Over 2,400 Civilian Deaths in 2009: UNAMA, IRIN News, 13 January 2010
EXCERPT: "Armed conflict in Afghanistan is taking an increasing toll on civilians, according to figures released by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). At least 5,978 civilians were killed or injured in 2009, UNAMA said in a report entitled Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict 2009. 'UNAMA Human Rights [unit] recorded a total of 2,412 civilian deaths between 1 January and 31 December 2009. This figure represents an increase of 14 percent on the 2,118 civilian deaths recorded in 2008,' said the report released on 13 January 2010. Afghans in the southern provinces of Helmand, Kandahar, Nimruz, Uruzgan and Zabul, where the conflict is the most intense, were the most severely affected, the report said. The average monthly number of security incidents was 960 in 2009 - up from 741 in 2008 (a 29.6 percent rise)."
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