ICRC concern over rising violence in Afghanistan

The ICRC says escalating violence in Afghanistan last year has resulted in rising humanitarian needs.

Smoke billows from the scene of a suicide bomb blast that targeted a police headquarters in Kunduz on 10 February - AAP

The International Committee of the Red Cross says escalating violence in Afghanistan last year has resulted in rising humanitarian needs.

It warns that countless hardships, including large-scale indiscriminate attacks and difficulties in reaching health care for those affected, are among the grim realities facing the war-weary population.

Marek Resich is a spokesperson for the ICRC in Afghanistan.

He told Zara Zaher there are fears conditions could get even worse this year.

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