August 'second deadliest month' for Afghans: UN

September 22, 2012 03:03

A total of 374 civilians were killed and 581 injured in August as a result of the war in Afghanistan, making it the second deadliest month for civilians since 2007, the United Nations said today.

The UN's special representative in Afghanistan, Jan Kubis, said that although fatalities were down in the first half of the year, the summer months had been particularly bloody.

"Civilian casualties have decreased overall through the first eight months of the year compared year on year. However, this trend began reversing during this summer with a greater number of civilian deaths and injuries occurring in July and August than in the same period last year," he said.

"In fact, August was the second deadliest month for civilians since UNAMA (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) began recording civilian casualties, with 374 civilians killed and 581 injured."

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