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Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan under Taliban rule: UN

Taliban members take security measures and block roads after a bomb attack towards the largest hospital in Afghanistan's capital Kabul at Wazir Akbar Khan region on November 02, 2021 [File: Bilal Güler/Anadolu Agency]

A new United Nations report has said nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80 percent by a group affiliated with ISIL (ISIS).

It is the first major human rights report since the Taliban seized power from the former US-backed government in August, triggering concerns in the West about a broader rollback of rights for women, journalists and others.

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