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Civilian victims of Afghan war 'rises by 31% in six months 'UN report released today expresses concern that the human cost of conflict is 'paid too heavily by civilians' The number of civilians killed or wounded in the Afghan conflict rose 31% in the first six months of the year, with anti-government forces causing about three-quarters of the casualties, the United Nations said in a report released today. "The human cost of this conflict is unfortunately rising," Staffan De Mistura, the top UN envoy in Afghanistan, said. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/10/human-cost-afghan-war-too-high?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter