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Afghans stage protest after UN data shows massive civilian loss of life

Afghan residents sit in front of a destroyed building after a powerful truck bomb tore through the centre of Kabul just after midnight in the neighbourhood of Shah Shaheed, in Kabul on August 13, 2015. AFP

Fayez Khorshid

Press TV, Kabul

UN figures show civilian deaths jumped in Afghanistan in 2015. The UN says one in four victims was a child and one in ten was a woman. The report has sparked angry reaction among young Afghans who want a quick end to civilian casualties. Our correspondent in Kabul, Fayez Khorshid, reports.


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