In its annual report for 2017 on civilian casualties in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said Thursday that Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of Afghanistan’s ongoing conflict with over 10,000 casualties reported during 2017.

In this episode of Mehwar, host Jamalnasir Farahmand discusses the topic with following guests: 

•    Bilal Seddiqi, spokesman for Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

•    Faisal Sami, member of internal security of Meshrano Jirga, Upper House of Parliament