UNICEF: At least 27 children killed in past 72 hours in Afghanistan
What is going on in Afghanistan shows that the ones who suffer most from wars are women and children. At least 27 children were killed in the past 72 hours in Afghanistan, says UNICEF.
News Center- At least 27 children were killed in the past 72 hours in Afghanistan, the UN children's agency UNICEF said in its statement. The Taliban have taken the control of six regional capitals since Friday.
According to received reports, more than 1,000 civilians were killed as a result of the conflict in the past month.
“Afghanistan has long been one of the worst places on Earth to be a child but in recent weeks and, indeed, the last 72 hours, that's got a lot worse," Unicef Afghanistan's Samantha Mort told the BBC.
In the statement, UNICEF said 27 children were killed across three provinces, Kandahar, Khost, and Paktia. Some 136 children were also injured in these areas over the past three days.