UN envoy on Afghan civilian casualties
(14 Feb 2016) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLY Kabul - 14 February 2016 1. Various of United Nations news conference 2. Camera screen 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nicholas Haysom, United Nation Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan: "The most importing finding in the report is 11,002 Afghans, civilians, non combatants, have died or were injured in 2015. This figure surpasses by four percent the same figure for 2014." 4. Media 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nicholas Haysom, United Nation Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan: "The real cost we are talking about in these figures is measured in maimed bodies of children, the communities who have to live with loss the grief of colleagues and relatives, the families who make do without a bread winner, the parents who grieve for lost children, the children who grieve for lost parents." 6. Various of briefing STORYLINE: Civilian injuries in Afghanistan's long war with the Taliban rose last year, with women and children again bearing the brunt of the violence, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday. A total of 3,545 civilians were killed in 2015 as a result of the war, the UN report said, with another 7,457 wounded. The figures mark a 4-percent drop in civilian deaths, but a 9-percent rise in civilian injuries, compared to 2014. The annual report, titled Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, is based on on-site investigations where possible. It attributed 62 percent of all civilian casualties to anti-government elements, which includes the Taliban who have been fighting to overthrow the Kabul government for 15 years. Another 17 percent were blamed on pro-government forces and 2 percent on international military forces. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: [email protected] (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
