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UN: More Women, Children Killed in Afghan Fighting
The United Nations says more women and children were killed or wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since 2009. That is when the United Nations began keeping count.
The U.N. Afghanistan Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict office produces such a report every six months. It said, in all, there were 1,659 civilians killed and 3,254 wounded. That was a 47 percent increase compared with the same period last year.
Deborah Lyons is the U.N. secretary-general's special representative for Afghanistan. She asked the Taliban and Afghan leaders to pay closer attention to the current path of the war and its terrible effects on civilians.
Children nearly a third of all civilian casualties
Men still make up most of the civilian casualties. But, the rise among women and children is sharp. Thirty-two percent of the casualties in the first half of this year were children, with 468 killed and 1,214 wounded. Fourteen percent of civilian casualties were women, with 219 killed and 508 wounded, the report said.
Taliban rebels have quickly captured more territory in recent weeks. They took control of border crossings with several neighboring countries and threaten a number of area capitals. The gains come as the last U.S. and NATO soldiers leave Afghanistan.
The report says there was an especially sharp rise in casualties since May 1, when international military forces began withdrawing. That operation is more than 95 percent complete. All US-NATO forces are to be out of the country by August 31.
Taliban leaders have said they do not want to take total control of the country. But, they say there will not be peace in Afghanistan until they have a place in a new government and President Ashraf Ghani is ousted.
'Stop the Afghan against Afghan fighting'
Lyons, the U.N. representative, also heads the U.N. mission in Afghanistan. She called on the Taliban and Afghan leaders to make greater efforts at the negotiations. "Stop the Afghan against Afghan fighting. Protect the Afghan people and give them hope for a better future," she said.
The U.N. report warned that Afghanistan is headed toward its highest number of yearly civilian casualties since 2009. It noted that much of the fighting during the months of May and June took place outside cities, in areas with comparatively low population levels.
"The pursuit of a military solution will only increase the suffering of the Afghan people," the report said.
It blamed anti-government forces for most of all civilian casualties. The report said the main cause of civilian casualties was improvised explosive devices (IEDs), followed by fighting on the ground and targeted killings.
More than 300 civilians were killed or wounded in one attack at the Sayed ul-Shuhuda school in Kabul. The attack took place in the second half of the school day, when the school is attended by females only. Girls represent most of the more than 300 civilian casualties, including the 85 students killed. No one has claimed responsibility for that attack, the report said. But the Taliban opposes the education of females.
I'm Jill Robbins.
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重点讲解：
1. take place 发生；举行
The meeting should take place on the fifth of May.
会议应于5月5日举行。
2. take control of 控制
She was thwarted in her attempt to take control of the party.
她控制这个政党的企图受阻了。
3. pay attention to 注意；重视
I didn't pay attention to what she was saying.
我没有注意她在说什么。
4. in all 总共；总计
In all, some $l0 billion worth of damage was credited to Hurricane Gilbert.
飓风吉尔伯特所造成的损失总计约100亿美元。
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联合国:阿富汗妇女儿童伤亡人数大幅上升
联合国表示，2021年上半年阿富汗妇女和儿童的伤亡人数比2009年以来任何一年的前六个月都多。联合国于2009年开始统计这一数据。
联合国阿富汗武装冲突平民保护办公室每半年就会发布一份这样的报告。报告称，总共有1659名平民死亡，3254人受伤。这与去年同期相比增长了47%。
黛博拉·莱昂斯（Deborah Lyons）是联合国秘书长阿富汗问题特别代表。她恳请塔利班和阿富汗领导人密切关注目前的冲突路线及其对平民的可怕影响。
儿童几乎占平民伤亡的三分之一
男性仍然是平民伤亡的主要组成部分。但是，妇女和儿童的伤亡比例却在急剧上升。今年上半年的伤亡人数中，儿童占32%，有468人死亡，1214人受伤。报告称，女性占14%，219人死亡，508人受伤。
塔利班反政府武装最近几周迅速攻占了更多的领土。他们控制了与几个邻国的边境口岸，并威胁到一些地区的首府。这一行动发生之时正值最后一批美国和北约士兵撤离阿富汗。
报告说，自5月1日国际军队开始撤离以来，伤亡人数急剧上升。超过95%的士兵已经撤离。所有美国-北约部队都将在8月31日之前撤离阿富汗。
塔利班领导人表示，他们不想完全控制阿富汗。但是，他们也表示，除非在新政府中占据一席之地，将总统阿什拉夫·加尼赶下台，否则阿富汗不会迎来和平。
“阿富汗人停止内斗吧”
莱昂斯是联合国代表，同时也是联合国驻阿富汗特派团的负责人。她呼吁塔利班和阿富汗领导人在谈判中做出更大努力。“停止阿富汗的内战。保护阿富汗人民，给予他们美好未来的希望。”
这份联合国报告警告称，阿富汗平民伤亡人数正朝着2009年以来的最高水平发展。报告指出，5月和6月的大部分冲突发生在城市外人口水平相对较低的地区。
报告称，“寻求军事解决方案只会徒增阿富汗人民的苦难”。
该报告指责反政府武装造成了大部分平民伤亡。报告称，平民伤亡的主要原因是简易爆炸装置，其次是地面冲突和有针对性的杀戮。
针对喀布尔赛义德舒哈达（Sayed ul-Shuhuda）学校的一次袭击导致300多名平民伤亡。袭击发生在上学日的下午，当时这所学校的学生都是女生。在300多名平民伤亡中，女孩占大多数，其中包括85名遇难者。报道称，目前还没有人声称对那次袭击负责。但是塔利班反对女性接受教育。
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