Targeted Killings In Afghanistan Up 53 Per Cent -- The Telegraph
An insurgent assassination campaign against people working with the government or Nato forces has seen the number of targeted killings in Afghanistan climb by more than half, the United Nations said.
Government workers, tribal elders, contractors and those alleged to spy for foreigners have all been targeted in a wave of killings in the first six months of the year.
A total of 255 civilians were executed and 101 wounded in the attacks in the first half of the year, up 53 per cent from a year earlier.
The overall number of civilians killed in the conflict fell over the same period, but officials said they feared the decline was in part due to a bitter winter and heavy snowfall rather than improving security.
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