UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
Afghan Forces Bomb Taliban Fighters to Repel Assaults on Key Cities
Afghan forces fought fierce street battles and bombed Taliban positions while insurgents swarmed major cities as they stepped up their nationwide offensive.
UN Warns of ‘Unprecedented’ Afghan Civilian Deaths From Taliban Offensives
The United Nations warned that Afghanistan could see the highest number of civilian deaths in more than a decade if the Taliban's offensives across the country are not halted.
Afghans Mark Eid as Ceasefire Pauses Deadly Violence
A three-day ceasefire agreed by the warring Taliban and Afghan government came into force on Thursday as the country celebrated Eid al-Fitr, after weeks of intense clashes.
UN to Maintain Afghanistan Mission After US, NATO Withdrawal
The UN said it will maintain its political and humanitarian mission to Afghanistan despite the departure of US and NATO troops later this year.
Violence increased in Afghanistan after US-Taliban deal, UN says
Violence surged in Afghanistan in the weeks after the US and the Taliban signed a deal supposed to pave the way for a peace process, UNAMA said
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An "unprecedented" number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new...
US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
Afghanistan civilian deaths from airstrikes on the rise
The number of Afghan civilians killed in airstrikes has increased even as the overall number of civilian casualties fell, UNAMA said
Afghanistan airstrikes kill 14 civilians in 3 days, UNAMA says
Two airstrikes have killed 14 civilians in Afghanistan in recent days, the UN said as the US intensifies its air war across the country
Pro-government forces kill more Afghanistan civilians than insurgents, UN finds
The number of Afghanistan civilians killed and wounded at the hands of pro-government forces increased in the first three months of the year even as civilian casualties fell
Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says
At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said
Afghanistan investigates reports of 16 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province
US airstrike in southern Afghanistan killed 23 civilians, UN finds
At least 23 civilians, including women and children, were killed by a US airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to an UN investigation
Afghanistan civilian casualties from airstrikes rise 39 percent, UN says
The number of Afghans killed or wounded by air strikes rose 39 percent in the first nine months of 2018, the United Nations said, as the overall number of civilian casualties remained at "extreme levels"
Afghanistan civilian casualties from suicide bomb attacks surge by 46 percent
The number of Afghans killed or wounded in suicide attacks soared 46 percent in the first nine months of 2018, as militants increasingly target civilians, the United Nations said
Airstrike in Afghanistan’s Wardak killed 12 women and children, UN initial probe finds
An airstrike appears to have killed 12 members of an Afghan family, the UN said, as US and Afghan forces ramp up aerial bombardments against militants
UN investigates ‘credible’ reported Afghanistan airstrike that killed 9 from a single family
The UN said it was investigating reports that 9 family members had been killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but US Forces denied the victims were civilians
Afghan special forces kill at least 9 civilians in Nangarhar night raid
Afghan special forces have killed at least nine civilians in an operation in the eastern province of Nangarhar late on Monday, May 28
UN Afghanistan investigation concludes at least 36 children killed in Kunduz madrassa air raid
A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report concluded that an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in the Taliban-controlled Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province killed and wounded at least 81 children
UN to investigate ‘disturbing reports of serious harm to civilians’ after Afghan airstrike
The UN mission in Afghanistan said it will investigate an airstrike targeting the Taliban that reportedly killed dozens of civilians in a religious school in the northeastern Kunduz province
Record number of Afghan civilian casualties in attacks in 2017, UN says
Nearly 2,300 civilians were killed or wounded in suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan in 2017, more than any previous year of the conflict on record, a UN report said
UN Security Council members meet Afghan leaders during 3-day visit
Representatives of the United Nations Security Council held talks with Afghanistan's top leaders during a three-day visit to the country
