The UN has revealed that there were more than 11,000 civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2015 . Disturbingly , this marks the highest number since the organisation began taking records in 2009 . Of the total , 300 civilians were killed , and 7,457 were injured . The UN report suggested that 62 % of these casualties could be attributed to the Taliban and other groups supporting the government . This was down from 72 % in the previous year . Meanwhile , 14 % of the casualties were attributed to Afghan security force operations , up from 10 % in 2014 , while the rest could not be attributed to any side . Among the common reasons for the casualties were improvised explosive devices ( IEDs ) , followed by suicide bombings . A US military inquiry concluded the attack happened “in error”, because the plane mistook the hospital for a government building occupied by Taliban. The number of targeted attacks , particularly against judicial institutions and personnel , recorded a significant increase .
The UN has revealed that there were more than 11,000 civilian casualties in Afghanistan in 2015 . Disturbingly , this marks the highest number since the organisation began taking records in 2009 . Of the total , 300 civilians were killed , and 7,457 were injured . The UN report suggested that 62 % of these casualties could be attributed to the Taliban and other groups supporting the government . This was down from 72 % in the previous year . Meanwhile , 14 % of the casualties were attributed to Afghan security force operations , up from 10 % in 2014 , while the rest could not be attributed to any side . Among the common reasons for the casualties were improvised explosive devices ( IEDs ) , followed by suicide bombings . The number of targeted attacks , particularly against judicial institutions and personnel , recorded a significant increase .