然而，冲突给平民造成的影响仍然严重。我怀着沉重的心情必须报告说，年复一年，平民伤亡数字再次呈现上升趋势。这一趋势表现得最明显的莫过于儿童的伤亡，冲突造成的儿童伤亡率增加了18%，6个月里就有388名儿童惨遭杀害。7月23日在喀布尔发生了一起针对一次示威活动的袭击事件，伊拉克和黎凡特伊斯兰国声称对该事件负责。那是一次特别令人痛心的事件，有85人遇难。政府承诺全面调查此事。联合国阿富汗援助团将向各相关利益攸关方介绍其自己调查的结果。
The impact of the conflict on civilians remains severe, however. It is with a heavy heart that I must report that yet again, year on year, civilian casualty figures are trending upwards. Nowhere is this trend more apparent than for children, among whom there has been an 18 per cent increase in casualties, with 388 children killed in six months. The attack claimed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant against a demonstration in Kabul on 23 July was a particularly gruesom incident, with 85 civilians killed. The Government promised to investigate in full. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan will share the findings of its own investigation with relevant stakeholders.