(MENAFN) The UN mission in Afghanistan declared that up to 581 Afghan civilians have died as 1,192 more were injured in the Afghan war in the first three months of the year.
A quarterly report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict of UNAMA revealed: "From 1 January to 31 March 2019, UNAMA documented 1,773 civilian casualties (581 deaths and 1,192 injured), including 582 child casualties (150 deaths and 432 injured). This represents a 23 percent decrease in overall civilian casualties as compared to the same period last year and is the lowest for a first quarter since 2013."
The report added that in the initial quarter of 2019, the UNAMA resumed to record high levels of harm to civilians from the armed battle.
The ground gunfights and battles in countryside were the main factor in the civilian fatalities over the period.
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