289 civilians killed, 559 injured in Kunduz during Taliban capture: UNDecember 12, 2015 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan is releasing a report documenting human rights abuses in the northern city of Kunduz during the two weeks when the city was overrun by the Taliban, the Associated Press reports. The report, released on Saturday, December 12, documents 289 deaths and 559 civilian injuries that occurred in Kunduz city and the surrounding districts between September 28 and October 13. "The vast majority of casualties documented so far resulted from ground fighting that could not be attributed solely to one party," the report stated. During the counter-offensive to retake Kunduz, 30 people were killed and 37 wounded on October 3 in an accidental airstrike by the international military coalition on a hospital run by the medical charity Doctors without Borders. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |