Recently, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported 1,773 civilian casualties in Afghanistan in the first quarter of 2019.

The report published in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's official website confirms the claim.

The report published in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's official website confirms the claim.According to UNAMA's report on March 31, 2019, 1,773 civilians were killed or wounded (581 death and 1,192 injured) from 1 January to 31 March 2019 due to harsh winter condition or measures taken by parties to protect civilians, a significant drop from the same period last year was 2,305 civilians were killed or wounded in the conflict. It is consistent with the report published by CBS news website.

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