Baku-APA. October was the deadliest month in conflict-torn Afghanistan over the past two years, which left about 125 civilians dead and 617 wounded, a study revealed Friday, APA reports quoting sputniknews.
According to the study carried out by the TOLOnews, Afghan security forces conducted 662 ground operations against the insurgents' movements, mainly Taliban, which left over 4,000 insurgents and nearly 400 soldiers dead. Around 2,000 insurgents were wounded.
The casualty toll among civilians in October increased by 55 percent against September, while the casualty toll among insurgents and security forces increased by nearly 25 percent, the study revealed.