ISLAMABAD: The United Nations said on Tuesday it had documented thousands of civilians killed and wounded in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban retook control of the country, despite a stark reduction in casualties compared to previous years of war and insurgency.

A new report by the UN mission in Afghanistan, or Unama, said that from the time the hardline Islamist group took over in mid-August 2021 until the end of May, there were 3,774 civilian casualties, including 1,095 people killed, in the South Asian country.

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