Afghanistan suffers record 4,300 civilian casualties in three months: UN
A record 4,313 civilians were injured or killed in Afghanistan`s war against the Islamist Taliban between July and September, the United Nations said on Thursday. The tally was up 42 percent from the same period last year - in a war that ebbs and flows with the seasonal weather - and included more than a thousand deaths, according to data from the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Oct 17, 2019, 20:57 PM IST
US opens formal investigation into civilian deaths in Mosul
The top US general for the Middle East says the military has launched a formal investigation to determine what role the US played in the deaths of dozens of civilians in Mosul, Iraq.
Mar 30, 2017, 00:15 AM IST
US military says difficult to avoid Mosul casualties, probes blast
A senior U.S. general said on Wednesday it will be difficult to maintain "extraordinarily high standards" to avoid civilian casualties in Mosul, even as the U.S. military begins a formal investigation into an explosion in the Iraqi city that is believed to have killed scores of civilians.
Mar 30, 2017, 00:08 AM IST
Coalition 'probably' had role in civilian casualties in Mosul, says US general
Coalition forces were "probably" involved in the deaths of numerous civilians during recent bombings in west Mosul, the head of the anti-IS coalition in Baghdad said on Tuesday.
Mar 29, 2017, 00:34 AM IST
Avoid civilian casualties in Mosul battle: Putin tells West
President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called on the US-led coalition to avoid civilian casualties in the battle to recapture the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group.
Oct 17, 2016, 00:46 AM IST
