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

Nearly 400 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, more than 80 percent by a group affiliated to Islamic State, a UN 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 US-backed government in August in a move that triggered deep concerns about a broader rollback of rights for women, journalists and others...