Civilian casualty numbers fall for first time in six years but insurgents and Nato still inflicting 'unacceptable' toll on populaceCivilian casualties decreased in Afghanistan for the first time in six years in 2012, the United Nations has announced. But targeted killings by insurgents – particularly of women, girls and government employees – climbed compared with the previous year.In its annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, which it first published in 2007, the UN said 7,559 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in the conflict in 2012, a decline of 12% on the ... Read More