UNAMA: Four decades of war have claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Afghan civilians

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has announced that from January 2009 to August 2021, nearly 40,000 civilians were killed and more than 77,000 others were injured as a result of war and armed conflict in Afghanistan.

UNAMA presented these statistics in a report based on interviews with war victims, their family members, representatives of civil society organizations and Taliban officials.

The report, which was prepared in 2024 and 2025, focuses on the situation of victims of armed conflict in Afghanistan and examines their experiences, problems and needs.

In this report, UNAMA emphasized the widespread consequences of the war on civilians and the need to pay greater attention to the rights and needs of victims.