Child deaths, injuries rise in Afghanistan, UN says

(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Kabul, Shawwal 20, 1437, July 25, 2016, SPA -- A quarter of civilian deaths in Afghanistan in the
first half of 2016 were children, the United Nations Assistance
Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Monday, according to dpa.
From January to June this year, 388 children were killed and 1,121 were wounded, the group said in a report.
The number of child casualties in Afghanistan in the first half of 2016 was the highest half-year total since 2009, the report said, calling the development "alarming and shameful." Afghanistan had 5,166 total civilian casualties in the first half of 2016, including 1,601 deaths and 3,565 injuries, the report said.
Female casualties stood at 507, including 130 killed and 377 injured.
--SPA
12:36 LOCAL TIME 09:36 GMT