British forces have paid compensation for the deaths of 64 children in Afghanistan, a toll four times higher than the 16 child deaths publicly acknowledged by the Ministry of Defense, according to a new report.
Action on Armed Violence, a United Kingdom-based charity, found that the British government paid, on average, £1,656 ($1,894) in compensation for each person killed.
Between 2006 and 2014, “there were 64 confirmed child victims in Afghanistan where the British military paid compensation, although the number of children killed could be as high as 135."
The average age of a child killed was 6 years old, and air strikes were the most common cause of death listed.
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