Nearly 400 civilians killed in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover, UN says

FILE PHOTO: A Taliban fighter searches a car as he guards a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Khara

GENEVA (Reuters) -Nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80% of them by a group affiliated to Islamic State, a U.N. report shows, underscoring the scale of the insurgency faced by the new rulers.

It is the first major human rights report since the Taliban seized power from the former U.S.-backed government in August, triggering concerns in the West about a broader rollback of rights for women, journalists and others.