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Afghanistan: 28,500 children killed in past 16 years, says UNICEF
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KABUL, 03 January 2022, (TON): The United Nations Children’s Fun said in a press release “over 28,000 children have been killed in conflicts since 2005 in Afghanistan.”
According to UNICEF, Afghanistan has the highest number of verified child casualties since 2005 “Afghanistan, for example, has the highest number of verified child casualties since 2005, at more than 28,500, accounting for 27 percent of all verified child casualties globally.”
Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria and northern Ethiopia are the places where children have paid a devastating price as armed conflict, inter-communal violence and insecurity continued, UNICEF said.
UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said “year after year, parties to conflict continue to demonstrate a dreadful disregard for the rights and wellbeing of children.”
“Children are suffering, and children are dying because of this callousness. Every effort should be made to keep these children safe from harm.”
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