UN Reports Rise in Women, Children Casualties in Afghan War

The United Nations said Wednesday a growing number of women and children are getting hurt or killed in Afghanistan’s war against the Taliban and other insurgents

Danielle Bell, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, Human Rights Director shows a copy of the United Nations casualty report during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. AP Photo/Rahmat Gul

KABUL, Afghanistan—The United Nations said Wednesday a growing number of women and children are getting hurt or killed in Afghanistan’s war against the Taliban and other insurgents.

The total number of casualties in the almost 14-year conflict was up 1 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the same period last year, a new U.N. report said. However, the number of women casualties rose by 23 percent and children 13 percent.

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