Civilian casualties in Afghanistan hit record high with 3,188 dead in 2014: UN

According to a United Nations report, civilian casualties in Afghanistan have hit a record high this year with 3,188 dead and 6,429 injured as violence worsens with the withdrawal of U.S.-led troops after more than a decade of fighting the Taliban.

According to News24, the casualties have jumped by 19 percent as compared to last year, said the United Nation's Mission's for Afghanistan (UNAMA) in the report.

The UNAMA warned that civilian casualties were expected to exceed 10 000 by the end of the year, making it the deadliest year for noncombatants since the organisation began issuing its authoritative reports in 2009.

Civilian casualties are a prominent part and are extremely significant and form the benchmark of the horror of the violence that ordinary Afghans face, said Nicholas Haysom, the top UN envoy in Afghanistan.