This annual report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict in Afghanistan for 2011 was prepared by the Human Rights Unit of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and covers the period 01 January to 31 December 2011.

This report is compiled in pursuance of UNAMA’s mandate under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1974 (2011) “to monitor the situation of civilians, to coordinate efforts to ensure their protection, to promote accountability, and to assist in the full implementation of the fundamental freedoms and human rights provisions of the Afghan Constitution and international treaties to which Afghanistan is a State party, in particular those regarding the full enjoyment by women of their human rights.”