The Taliban reject s Pentagon report the first six months of this year on Afghan casualties . Afghan children and women are increasingly bearing the brunt of the conflict , being killed and wounded in their homes and communities in greater numbers than ever , said Staffan de Mistura , special representative of the U.N. secretary-general . The report blamed insurgents for 12 percent of civilian deaths . A U.N. spokesman calls it U.N. propaganda . The U.N. report said the human cost of the conflict is escalating .
The Taliban reject s Pentagon report the first six months of this year on Afghan casualties . The report blamed insurgents for 12 percent of civilian deaths . A U.N. spokesman calls it U.N. propaganda . The U.N. report said the human cost of the conflict is escalating .