Cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer. But pipe and cigar smokers are still much more likely to get lung cancer than non smokers. They are also much more likely to get cancer of the mouth or lip. In the past, lung cancer has been more common in men than women.
The Staggering Death Toll of Mexicoâs Drug War. Over the course of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the number of civilian deaths has been staggering. In Afghanistan, more than 26,000 civilians are estimated to have died since the war began in 2001. In Iraq, conservative tallies place the number of civilians killed at roughly 160,500 since the U.S. invasion in 2003. Others have put the total closer to 500,000.
Demographics of Afghanistan 2016. As of 1 January 2017, the population of Afghanistan was estimated to be 34 043 082 people. This is an increase of 3.02 % (997 642 people) compared to population of 33 045 440 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 894 210.