text: The Kabul Times. · ICRC treats over 4,000 wounded Afghans in 10 Days ·
  August 11, 2021 0745
  KABUL: Since the beginning of August, 4,042 weapon-wounded patients have been treated at 15 health facilities supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), an indication of the intensity of the recent violence, the organization said in a statement on Wednesday.
  Hundreds of thousands of civilians are at risk as fighting intensifies in and around Kunduz, Lashkar Gah, Kandahar, and other Afghan cities. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called on both warring sides to show restraint and protect civilians and vital infrastructure such as hospitals from attacks, especially in urban areas.
  "We are seeing homes destroyed, medical staff and patients put at tremendous risk, and hospitals, electricity and water infrastructure damaged," said Eloi Fillion, ICRC's head of delegation in Afghanistan. "The use of explosive weaponry in cities is having severe and indiscriminate effects on the civilian population well beyond its target. Many families have no option but to flee in search of a safer place. This must stop." Street-to-street clashes in Kunduz, Lashkar Gah and other cities over the last few days have injured hundreds of civilians even as medical services are heavily strained due to damage to health facilities and a lack of staff, the ICRC said in a statement.