Civilian casualties in Afghanistan war have spiked by 30.5 percent . CNN : 1,013 civilian deaths in KABUL during year . The UN highlighted a pattern of deadly Taliban attacks , targeting humanitarian workers , government employees , medical and educational staff ... and in particular , girls ' schools . Western military airstrikes killed 24 percent of the civilians .
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan war have spiked by 30.5 percent . CNN : 1,013 civilian deaths in KABUL during year . Western military airstrikes killed 24 percent of the civilians .