Resulting from a spike in violence in May that corresponded with the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the civilian casualties reported in the country for the first half of 2021 have reached record levels, the UN said in a report released on Monday. 

In this program, host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with the following panelists.

Shukria Barikzai, former Afghan ambassador in Norway 

Mohammad Naeem Nazari, deputy head of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission