UN reports rise in Afghan civilian deaths and injuries

No shit.  Civilian casualities rise as a result of heavy fighting between Taliban and Afghan government troops as Western troops depart.  Who woulda thunk? 

FROM BBC.CO.UK:

8 February 2014 Last updated at 04:11 ET

UN reports rise in Afghan civilian deaths and injuries

A boy injured in a bombing is treated at Ghanikhel district hospital after two roadside bombs struck the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on 28 November 2013 Women and children were particularly badly affected, the UN says.

The number of civilians killed and wounded in the conflict in Afghanistan rose 14% last year, the UN says.

Nearly 3,000 civilians were killed and more than 5,600 were injured in 2013.

The report said the gradual withdrawal of foreign troops left Afghan government forces more vulnerable to attack by insurgents.

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