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The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) reported that 2,118 civilians were killed as a result of armed conflict in Afghanistan in 2008, the highest civilian death toll since the end of the initial 2001 invasion. This represents an increase of about 40 percent over UNAMA's figure of 1,523 civilians killed in 2007. [22] [24] [25] [29]
Civilian deaths caused by non-Afghan Coalition forces were low later in the war after most foreign troops were withdrawn and the coalition shifted to airstrikes. For example, in 2015 pro-government forces caused 17% of civilian deaths and injuries – including United States and NATO troops, which were responsible for only 2% of the casualties.
Amnesty International said that 756 civilians were killed in 2006 from Taliban road bombs or suicide bombers. [10] In 2010, the Taliban systematically killed civilians in Afghanistan, usually based on claims of the victims supporting the Afghan government.
Overall, the war killed an estimated 176,000–212,000+ people, including 46,319 civilians. [90] While more than 5.7 million former refugees returned to Afghanistan after the 2001 invasion, [91] by the time the Taliban returned to power in 2021, 2.6 million Afghans remained refugees, [92] while another 4 million were internally displaced. [93] [94]
The ceremony took place two days after the House Foreign Affairs Committee released a 345-page report on the fiasco that ended America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan.
February 2003 – At least 17 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in coalition bombing raids in a mountainous region Helmand province. [5] [11] February 2003 – Reuters reported that according to locals, 8 civilians were killed in the Baghran Valley area of Helmand province when a U.S. bomber and gunship attacked the area. [5]
The US still has a force of nearly 10,000 soldiers in Afghanistan due to changing threats by the Taliban. The war in Afghanistan is 15 years old — here are 29 photos of one of the US's longest ...
This is a partial list of Afghan security forces killed in the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021).. Besides serving as an indicator of some of the numbers of policemen, soldiers and private military contractors (PMCs) deaths during specific time periods, this article allows readers to investigate the circumstances of those deaths by reading the citation articles.