Kabul: At least 2,777 Afghan civilians had been killed in 2010, United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said on Wednesday.
The death toll indicates 15 percent increased as compared to 2009, a report issued by UNAMA said.
A total of 2,080 or 75 percent of people had been killed by anti-government elements, 440 by pro-government forces and 257 others by unknown people, according to the report.
The report also said that 55 percent of all the fatalities had been inflicted by suicide bomb attacks and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts.
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