That compares to 818 Afghan civilians who were killed during the same period in 2008 , while 684 civilians were killed during the first half of 2007 . Civilian casualties in the war have spiked by 24 percent . U.N. : 1,013 civilian deaths in Afghanistan during first six months of year . Western military forces killed 30.5 percent of the civilians .
Civilian casualties in the war have spiked by 24 percent . U.N. : 1,013 civilian deaths in Afghanistan during first six months of year . Western military forces killed 30.5 percent of the civilians .