The casualty toll is just a snapshot of the situation on the ground in Afghanistan But the fatalities in August are three times higher than either Syria or Yemen Read the full report and how the BBC collected the data here: bbc.in #BBCOneMonthInAfghanistan
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The BBC discovered 611 security incidents, in which 2,307 people died Most of the people killed were combatants But 1/5 of those killed were civilians [Tap to expand] #BBCOneMonthInAfghanistanbbc.in t.co
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The BBC was able to confirm fatalities in 31 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces One in 10 deaths occurred in the province of Ghazni One-third of the 66 attacks in Ghazni were airstrikes on suspected Taliban locations #BBCOneMonthInAfghanistanbbc.in t.co
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Thirty-one days of killing in Afghanistan THREAD Throughout August, a BBC team attempted to track every instance of conflict related violence It found an average of 74 men, women and children were killed every day #BBCOneMonthInAfghanistanbbc.in
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The wedding in Kabul and large events like the battle for Kunduz are covered widely in the media, yet most of Afghanistan's deadly conflict is persistent and small-scale violence #BBCOneMonthInAfghanistanbbc.in t.co
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"All my hopes and all my joy was destroyed in one second" The deadliest day for civilians was 18 August, when 112 people lost their lives Most died when a suicide bomber killed 92 people and injured 142 at a wedding in Kabul #BBCOneMonthInAfghanistanbbc.in t.co
