US airstrikes on alleged drug facilities in Afghanistan, conducted in May, resulted in over 30 civilian casualties, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday, stressing the unlawfulness of the attacks
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 09th October, 2019) US airstrikes on alleged drug facilities in Afghanistan, conducted in May, resulted in over 30 civilian casualties, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday, stressing the unlawfulness of the attacks.
"As of 15 September 2019, UNAMA had verified 39 civilian casualties (30 deaths, five injured and four undetermined), including 14 children and one woman, due to the 5 May airstrikes," UNAMA said, adding that it was verifying information about "further 37 additional civilian casualties."
UNAMA added that it had concluded, in cooperation with the UN Human Rights Office, that the drug facilities "may not be lawfully made the target of attack and should be protected."
