1,509 Afghan child casualties in 6 months: UN 
A UN report on Afghanistan revealed that there have been 1,509 child casualties (388 dead and 1,121 injured) this year, the highest in a six-month period since 2009. Casualties caused by pro-government forces increased 47% over the same period last year, it added. Further, the overall civilian casualties in this period increased 4% from last year to 5,166.