KABUL, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 38 aid workers with the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) were killed during the past two years in Afghanistan, local media reported.
Most of the victims were polio vaccinators and deminers, Daniel Peter Endres, UN Deputy Special Representative and Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator ad interim for Afghanistan, told TOLOnews TV channel.
The media outlet added that UN employees provided humanitarian aid to more than 26 million people in 401 districts of Afghanistan in 2022.
Afghanistan is one of the most mine-maimed countries globally due to decades of war, and aid workers have been risking their lives on their mission to dangerous regions.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), in a recent report, documented 1,095 civilian deaths and 2,679 injuries in the war-torn country between Aug. 15, 2021 and May 30, 2023. Out of the casualties, 639 cases were caused by unexploded ordnance or landmines. ■