Alarming rise in Afghan civilian casualties - 9 March 09

  • 12 years ago
The number of civilians killed in fighting between the Taliban and foreign forces in Afghanistan is rising.

The United Nations says the toll in 2008 was 40 per cent more than in the previous year, and things could get worse with the arrival of more US troops.

Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports from Kabul.

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