Attacks Targeting Afghan Civilians Spread Terror

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Kabul street where gunmen fatally shot two women judges who worked for Afghanistan's high court, and wounded their driver, January 17, 2021. © 2021 AP Photo/Rahmat Gul With Afghan peace talks making little progress, the latest report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) makes for grim reading. Although 2020 saw an overall decline in civilian casualties — the lowest numbers since 2013 — a slew of attacks targeting civilians has spread terror and undermined trust crucial for a future settlement. Following the United States-Taliban agreement…

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