Afghanistan war victims left 'without justice', UN says
UNAMA says 40,000 civilians were killed and 77,000 wounded in Afghanistan’s war, while most victims still lack reparations and accountability.
- On Tuesday, the United Nations reported most civilian victims of Afghanistan's 2001-2021 war remain "without justice, reparation or even acknowledgement" of their suffering, according to the UN mission in Afghanistan .
- More than 40,000 civilians were killed and 77,000 wounded during the conflict involving attacks by the Taliban, Islamic State , and operations by the Afghan Republic and the United States.
- In Logar, farmer Khan Yousufi recounted how an Afghan Republic police tank killed his eight-year-old son; 95 percent of nearly 200 victims interviewed by UNAMA "experienced psychological harm."
- While the Taliban government claimed it distributed $695 million to families of martyrs since 2021, the 2020 US-Taliban peace deal "did not include any specific provisions for victims' rights, justice or accountability."
- An action plan for "Peace, Reconciliation and Justice" launched in 2006 was "never fully implemented," while The International Criminal Court continues investigating the conflict as victims like Mohammad seek support.
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A large United Nations survey points out that the majority of civilian victims of the war in Afghanistan remain deprived of justice, reparations and recognition Most civilian victims of the war in Afghanistan remain deprived of justice, reparations and recognition.
Nearly 25 years ago, the United States intervened in Afghanistan in response to the 11 September attacks in New York. Twenty years of conflict was followed by abuses against the population. More than 40,000 civilians were killed and 77,000 injured in attacks by Taliban insurgents, the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, as well as in operations by the Afghan Republic's armed forces or the international coalition led by the United States, said the…
Afghanistan war victims left 'without justice', UN says
The US launched a military intervention in Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001, attacks, ushering in two decades of conflict in which civilians suffered widespread violence and abuses. More than 40,000 civilians were killed and 77,000 wounded in attacks by Taliban insurgents, the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group and also during operations by the armed forces of the Afghan Republic or the international coalition led by the United States…
Most civilian victims of Afghanistan's 2001-2021 war have been left without justice, reparation or even recognition of their suffering, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Most civilian victims of the war in Afghanistan (2001-2021) have been left “without justice, compensation or recognition” of their suffering, the UN said in a report today. “The world has forgotten us,” one of the victims told an AFP team in Kabul. Almost 25 years ago, the US intervened in Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. 20 years of conflict followed, marked by atrocities against the country’s population. More than 40,000 civilians w…
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