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Afghan Civilian Casualties Rise as Taliban Gain Ground
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August 10, 2021
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1:50Now PlayingThe intensifying conflict in Afghanistan has led to an increase in the number of civilian casualties, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.
The ICRC said that its staff has treated more than 4,000 Afghans this month in their 15 facilities across the country, including in Helmand and Kandahar, where Afghan and U.S. airstrikes are trying to rein in the Taliban onslaught.
Eloi Fillion, the ICRC's head of delegation in Afghanistan said as the fighting intensifies it is getting more difficult for health organizations to provide services to people in need.
The insurgents have captured five out of 34 provincial capitals in the country in less than a week.
They are now battling the Western-backed government for control of three others, including the city of Lashkar Gah, the capital of southern Helmand province, and the city of Kandahar, the capital in neighboring Kandahar province.
Fillion also urged the parties involved in the fighting to allow the humanitarian organization to carry on with their operation in supporting the communities.
The lightning speed at which the Taliban have accumulated battlefield gains has lent urgency to the need to restart talks.
The surge began in April, when the U.S. and NATO announced they would end their military presence and bring the last of their troops home.
The final date of the withdrawal is August 31, but the U.S. Central Command has said the pullout is already 95% complete.
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