More Afghan civilians are being killed by Afghan government and American forces than by the Taliban and other insurgents, the United Nations said, as efforts falter to reach a negotiated settlement of the grinding, 18-year war. For the first time since it began compiling the data more than a decade ago, the U.N. said pro-government forces caused more civilian deaths, accounting for 52.4% of the 581 deaths in the first three months of this year, compared with 39% by the Taliban, the local affiliate of Islamic State and “undetermined...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 24, 2019 15:45 UTC