The conflict in Afghanistan claimed the lives of 2,615 civilians and left another 4,072 including women, children, elders and youth wounded last year, the Civilian Protection Advocacy Group (CPAG) said on Monday.
Comprised of civil society organizations and legal experts, CPAG, which monitors civilian casualties and seeks justice for the victims of war, said in a report that 40 suicide attacks took place in 2018, killing 744 and injuring 1,668 others.
According to the report, most of the incident of civilian casualties last year happened in Kabul province and there were no casualties in Daikundi province.
After Kabul, people in Nangarhar, Helmand, Ghazni and Paktia provinces suffered most of the casualties.
CPAG called on the warring sides to do their best to protect civilian lives during clashes and operations.
