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The first half of 2021 saw record high civilian casualties in Afghanistan, according to a report from the United Nations on Monday. 

Roughly 5,183 casualties were recorded in the first six months of this year, which is a whopping 47% increase from 2020. These figures were recorded and reported by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). The number of deaths and/or injuries recorded during May and June alone was 2,392, which is almost as high as the total for the previous four months, where only 2,791 casualties were recorded.

UNAMA said 2021 would be the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since its records began unless urgent action was taken to tackle violence in the country. In the report, the United Nations added that it was “sickening” that nearly half of all the recorded tragedies were made up of women and children. Some 32% of casualties were children, while 14% were women, with a combined total of 687 dead and 1,722 injured. 

Although 2021 has brought more conflict in the middle east, The UNAMA report noted that for the first time, no casualties were attributed to international military action but rather that fighting had “taken on a distinctly Afghan fighting Afghan character,” per a CNN report.

ARTICLE: ETHAN FINN

MANAGING EDITOR: CARSON CHOATE
PHOTO CREDITS: NEW YORK TIMES

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Ethan Finn lives just outside of Sacramento in California. He was involved in Boy Scouts for most of his life and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in January of 2019. A passion for politics prompted him and his friend to start an Instagram page all about politics during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—@conservative.outlet. Ethan finds it fascinating to be a part of the journalistic side of news as opposed to always being just a reader.

Ethan Finn lives just outside of Sacramento in California. He was involved in Boy Scouts for most of his life and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in January of 2019. A passion for politics prompted him and his friend to start an Instagram page all about politics during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—@conservative.outlet. Ethan finds it fascinating to be a part of the journalistic side of news as opposed to always being just a reader.

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