A report by the United Nations indicates that 8,019 civilians including women and children were killed and wounded in the Afghan conflict in the first nine months of this year. 

The report also says anti-government armed groups are responsible for the 64 percent of the casualties while the Afghan government affiliated forces are responsible for 20 percent of the civilian deaths. 

The report shows that civilian casualties in airstrikes have increased by 50 percent during the past nine months.

In this episode of Tawde Khabare, host Zabi Sadat discusses the topic with the following guests:

· Head of senate defense commission Hashim Alokozay

· Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission commissioner Abdul Rahman Hotaki

· Defense ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri

· Mehwar-e-Mardum-e-Afghanistan party spokesman Sayed Ahmad Ahmadi