More Afghan civilians died last year than the total number of NATO troops, 3,009, killed since 2001. In addition, last year’s 3,021 civilian deaths marked the fifth consecutive year that the toll has risen, according to UN figures.
The number of internal refugees last year hit nearly half a million, the highest for about a decade, part of what Amnesty International has called “a largely hidden, but horrific humanitarian and human rights crisis.”
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