The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) stated in its annual report for last year on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict that between 1 January and 31 December, UNAMA documented 11,418 civilian casualties - 3,498 deaths and 7,920 injured; marking a two percent decrease in civilian deaths but a six percent increase in civilians injured.
 
The report also stated that casualties perpetrated by Daesh increased by ten times in 2016 compared to 2015.
 
UNAMA documented 899 civilian casualties (209 deaths and 690 injured) in comparison to 82 civilian casualties (39 deaths and 43 injured) in 2015. Daesh used suicide attacks and targeted killings as primary tactics against civilians, particularly targeting members of the Shia Muslim religious minority.
 
In this episode of FaraKhabar, host Fawad Aman discusses the topic with Dawlat Waziri, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense and Mohammed Abul Ahrar Ramzipoor, member of the Human Rights Section of UNAMA.