Fighting kills, injures nearly 1,800 Afghans in first three months of 2021: U.N.

FILE PHOTO: Afghan officials inspect a damaged minibus after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail/File Photo/File Photo

KABUL (Reuters) - Nearly 1,800 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first three months of 2021 during fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said in a new findings on Wednesday.

Fighting has increased in several parts of Afghanistan in recent weeks while the peace process between both warring sides has made no progress despite international calls to reduce violence.