05/23/2012: Assailants in military uniforms opened fire on Saleh Bai, an influential entrepreneur, at his residence in Kahmard district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Bai and his cousin were killed and one of his sons injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the Taliban.
05/23/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2012: Two suicide bombers driving an explosives-laden vehicle and targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ceremony were captured by authorities in Nawa-I-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No other information is available.
01/02/2012: A civilian car hit a roadside bomb in Khwaja Azfal Qala neighborhood, Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials suspected the Taliban, saying that they had planted the explosive device to target security forces.
07/08/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and 22 assailants died in the fighting. Another six police officers sustained injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2012: Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were targeted by a remotely detonated landmine in Cholan area near Khost province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed one soldier and wounded two more. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/22/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Dawlat Shah district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Chahar Burjak, Nimroz, Afghanistan. The device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse it; four officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: A landmine detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Saaj Qala area, Pusht-e-rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two more were injured in the blast; in addition, the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the Dunya radio station in Parwan province, Afghanistan. One security guard was injured in the attack, and the station's building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated by a bus in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five people died and 11 other individuals suffered injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials attributed it to the Taliban.
05/08/2012: An explosives-laden vehicled detonated in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a bus in Spin Boldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven people suffered injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Barg-e-Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Three attackers were killed in the return fire; there were no reported police casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and one other person injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Suicide bombers attacked a business center in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
05/29/2012: Assailants in police uniforms attacked an oil supply vehicle in Naway Qala area, Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The attackers burned the vehicle, destroying it. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2012: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in the Zair Koh area of Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed, and three people, including two Afghan police officers and an attacker, were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/02/2012: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in Tergeran area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed, and 11 others were abducted. The abducted police officers were successfully rescued on April 5, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/17/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan military troops in Zheray district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two NATO soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked the Afghan Parliament building with explosives and guns in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 perpetrators, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the attacks.
01/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2012: Assailants stormed the residence of Mohammad Saleem Mirab in Dong Qala village, Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Mirab, a local police officer, was killed along with four members of his family. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/03/2012: Assailants abducted a police officer from a checkpoint in Payan village, Faqir Payan Kalay, Helmand province, Afghanistan. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers successfully rescued the police officer later the same day. One British soldier was killed in the rescue operation, and a second soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2012: Three assailants shot and killed Amanullah Palawan and injured his son the Dhun Darra area of Pashtunkot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Palawan was the ex-leader of the Junbish-i-Millie local council. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2012: Gunmen shot and killed an education department worker in Mashkor area, Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked an oil tanker in Pass Sabar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the incident, and the tanker was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated at a bazaar in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the bazaar on the same day; the second blast occurred as police were responding to the first explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/28/2012: Assailants abducted Mohammad Mehdi along a road between Badghis and Herat provinces, Afghanistan. Mehdi, an Afghan education official, was killed by multiple gunshots, and his body was discovered in Badghis province on July 8, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Sherbak area of Koshtepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A police commander and his guard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed to the incident to the Taliban.
02/09/2012: An explosive device detonated while Afghan National police were working to defuse another one in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police office officers were killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated at Sher Market in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at this market on this day; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. Twenty-three people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle destroying poppy in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of two vehicles that were attacked in this district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2012: A suicide bomber walked into a meeting of Afghan Local Police (ALP) and tribal elders and blew himself up in Koshk-e Kohneh area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Six people, including the bomber, died, and six were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2012: An explosive device detonated in Yusof Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a civilian vehicle, killing four children and injuring one adult. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2012: Suicide bombers in an explosives-laden car detonated outside a government facility in Gurzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including three police officers, were killed and 30 others injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks against police targets in Afghanistan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsbility for the incidents.
12/22/2012: Explosives strapped to a bicycle detonated in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast, which was targeting a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, injured at least two people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on Moulavi Arsala Rahmani in the third police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Rahmani, a former politician and a high-ranking member of the peace council, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan.
01/18/2012: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated himself in a crowded market in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 13 people were killed and 22 injured in the attack. One of those killed was a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2012: A landmine detonated, targeting a group of police officers in Sar Hawzah district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A British NATO soldier was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/11/2012: An explosive device detonated near two security personnel in Sirkanay district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One man was killed and the other was wounded. The two men were removing a Taliban flag when the device detonated. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in Zheray district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Bruce K. Clark (US Army), was killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/04/2012: Assailants fired mortars at the Forward Operating Base Ouellete in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two British North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was part of a spring offense in southern Afghanistan targeting Afghan and foreign troops.
10/23/2012: Three assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two of the assailants were killed in the clash, while the third fled the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Senjetak area of Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two police officers and three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle containing police instructors and their translators in Rodgaz area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two people died and two were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tankers in Mir Ali area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five people, including one assailant, were killed and two people injured in the attack; none of the vehicles were damaged. One assailant was also arrested. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/12/2012: Gunmen attacked Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Abband, Paktika, Afghanistan. Six assailants and two police officers were killed, and three more police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on a wedding in Chahar Bagh Gulshan village, Balkh district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three more injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/17/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier shot and killed his commanding officer in Ganjgal area, Sarkano district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The soldier fled following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility, stating that the assailant had joined the group.
12/02/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a young female polio vaccination campaign volunteer in Mahmoud Raqi district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2012: Assailants poisoned at least 30 female schoolchildren at Shirin Hazara High School in an unknown location in Bamyan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near a water pipeline in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including two Afghan police officers, were killed in the attack, and four people, including two Afghan police officers, were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, one person was arrested in connection with the incident and admitted to remotely detonating the device.
06/12/2012: An explosive device detonated in the center of Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the blast and another 20 injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2012: A rocket was launched into Forward Operation Base (FOB) Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. A Czech member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Sokair district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in western Afghanistan. The soldier, whose nationality was not disclosed, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants abducted Ahmad Shah Saadat, an Afghan government official, from the provincial governor's office in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police checkpoint in Fateh Mena area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed, and three other people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2012: A roadside mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Mimlah village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians, all members of the same family, were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2012: Members of the Taliban kidnapped five members of a family in the Qara area of Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Malik Arsala was one of the abductees; he was a tribal leader and member of the district development council. The bodies of the victims were handed over to villagers on November 27, 2012.
05/28/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a Shura councilmember in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2012: Assailants attacked a border police post in the Chinar area of Lalpura district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and another three injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a police convoy in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another three injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants launched rockets at the Japanese embassy in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
10/09/2012: Assailants shot a cleric in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Mawlawi Abdul Samad, the head of the Uruzgan council of scholars, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2012: At least one member of the Afghan National Army (ANA) opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at the ANA headquarters in Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One Spanish NATO soldier was injured in the attack, while the assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2012: Assailants detonated a roadside bomb targeting Wali Mohammad in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Mohammad was the district intelligence chief. Four people, including Mohammad, died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2012: A remotely detonated landmine targeting a police vehicle exploded near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Alishang district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded, and their vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/10/2012: An explosive detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Wakil Wazir Square, Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One NATO soldier was injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) officer was killed when the device detonated as he tried to defuse it. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2012: An explosive device detonated in Balghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol; four police officers were killed and one wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: An explosive device targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three Australian Special Forces soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2012: Two police officers were shot dead in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/10/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2012: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in the Tango area of Sarkani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: Four assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Kaj Qala area, Sayadabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike killed the assailants, and the device did not detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in a school in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant and a security guard were killed, and one assailant was wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2012: Gunmen attacked two United States special operations soldiers in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Both soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two police officers injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence officer in Qaram Qul district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2012: An explosive device detonated as a civilian vehicle was passing by in Jaghatu district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Shakar Shella area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/11/2012: A vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Washir city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/25/2012: A police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Gala Shor area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two people died and two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2012: An ambulance struck an explosive device in Qushtepa, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The ambulance was transporting a pregnant woman and her family to the hospital; five people, including the pregnant woman, were killed in the blast, and another two people were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/09/2012: A landmine detonated near a police armored tank in the Joi Ganj area, Bala Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed and four others wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/25/2012: An assailant dressed in an Afghan police uniform opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Kashif M. Memon and Clinton K. Ruiz, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailant was a Taliban infiltrator.
07/25/2012: Assailants attacked the convoy of the Abdol Wahab Qatali Security Company in the Shobi Masjid area of Karokh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two attackers and four security guards were killed and two other guards injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2012: An explosive device planted on the road detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and five ANA soldiers and a civilian injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one NATO soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2012: Gunmen kidnapped four civilians in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The victims were released after a military offensive in the area on July 24, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2012: Assailants fired rockets at a jail undergoing construction in Maydan Shahr, Wardark, Afghanistan. Two workers were killed and two others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Taliban.
02/27/2012: A border police checkpost was attacked in Zaisar area, Nazian district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and three more wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/15/2012: A roadside mine prematurely exploded on two people who were planting it in Musa area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Both assailants were killed in the blast, which came after they had successfully laid seven other mines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2012: An assailant attacked a police security checkpoint in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on Mir Akhtar, an anti-crime district police chief, in Galaee area, Ghanikhel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Akhtar was killed in the attack, and his companion was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy of oil tankers providing supplies to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Joymalan area, Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. A tanker driver was killed and one truck set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/15/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan police commander near a police checkpost in Dagyan area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2012: A provincial council secretary was targeted by a roadside bomb in northern Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Mawlawi Khosh Mohammad, the secretary, was unhurt, but another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nori village, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/03/2012: Assailants ambushed Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Pech Dara village, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed, including two assailants, and four people wounded, including one assailant, in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2012: Members of the Taliban opened fire on Haji Mir Sultan, the district intelligence chief, in Qala-e-Kah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Sultan was killed in the attack.
02/08/2012: A roadside bomb struck Dr. Hamayon Sadid's car in Baghlan-e-Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, though the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected the Taliban.
05/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle carrying the district counterterrorism chief in Eidgah area, Dasht-e-Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four people, including the chief and his three bodyguards, were killed and two additional people injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2012: A gunman dressed in an Afghani National Army (ANA) uniform opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Laghman province, Afghanistan. NATO troops returned fire, killing the assailant. No NATO troops were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2012: A landmine exploded near a truck full of laborers going to work in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people died and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants kidnapped four Afghan civilians in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The four civilians were found dead on August 1, 2012 in the same district. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
06/21/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting the vehicle of Omar Khan Baiani in the Ghoramch area of Bamyan city, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Baiani, a local administrative chief, escaped the attack unharmed; however, his vehicle was damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2012: Two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were shot and killed inside the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The two soldiers were from the United States. The assailant, Abdul Saboor, was a junior intelligence officer with connections to a Pakistani madrassa. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in response to Qurans being burned at Bagram Air Base.
03/20/2012: A military vehicle struck an explosive device in Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier and two civilians were injured. No further information is available.
05/19/2012: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive device at a police checkpoint in Ali Sher district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Besides the assailant, 13 people, including three police officers, were killed and an unknown number injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An assailant in an Afghan army uniform attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in eastern Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the attack, and two soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two NATO soldiers from the United States were killed as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2012: An explosive device planted on the road detonated in Sarfarazi area, Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Abdul Mateen, the administrator of that district, was injured in the blast and died of his injuries on October 6, 2012. Additionally, two of his bodyguards were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2012: Assailants shot at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One Australian soldier died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2012: Assailants stormed the provincial education chief's house in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The chief was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Kakar Khan, a local shura member, in Qalat town, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that Khan was targeted because he was an intelligence worker. Government officials rejected this claim.
05/09/2012: A landmine detonated near an army village in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Markie T. Sims, a soldier from the United States (US), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2012: An individual assailant shot two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers dead in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The gunman was wearing an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the Taliban had recently urged citizens to attack foreign troops in revenge for an incident in which Korans were burned at Bagram base.
01/02/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a school in Paindakhel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and a child injured in the blast. It is suspected that the actual target was a police training building. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2012: Gunmen attacked a local police post in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/21/2012: A civilian car hit a landmine in Khak-e Chupan area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but media sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/28/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy of trucks in Tooto-Char area, Farah province, Afghanistan. The convoy, which was carrying supplies for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops, was guarded by officers from the private security firm Abdul Wahab Qitali. The guards returned fire and a clash ensued, during which five security guards and 30 attackers were killed and five guards and 15 attackers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Rural Development Department building in Sherbak area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in the blast, although the a truck was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2012: An explosive device was found in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition joint forces defused the device before it could detonate. This was the second of two devices found and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2012: Assailants opened fire in a government compound in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailants were targeting Tooryalai Wesa, the governor of Kandahar. Wesa was unhurt; however, two police officers and the two assailants were killed in the attack. One other person was also wounded. An explosives-laden vehicle was also discovered and defused outside of the compound. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/22/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand, Afghanistan. The soldier, a United States citizen, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Bakwa district, Tank Muhammad Essa, Farah province, Afghanistan. One guard was killed, another was injured, and a fuel tanker was set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2012: A United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Christopher Singer, died from an attack in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No other information is available.
08/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a passenger minibus in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2012: An explosive device detonated in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a civilian vehicle in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Six members of a family, including a newborn baby, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials blamed the Taliban for the incident.
01/10/2012: A roadside mine hit a civilian vehicle in Khawajin area, Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated at a park in front of the education department in Khost City, Khost province, Afghanistan. Five people, including three Afghan National Police (ANP) officers, were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; the second explosion targeted a crowd drawn by the first. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2012: An explosive device detonated at a maternity hospital in Khost province, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Kabul Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported; however, a Russian airplane was damaged in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicles in Dooab area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but both vehicles were damaged in the blast. This was one of three attacks on NATO targets in Afghanistan on this day, all of which the Taliban claimed.
04/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Hassan Khel area, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Military authorities did not report any casualties. This was one of three attacks on NATO targets in Afghanistan on this day, all of which the Taliban claimed.
01/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sorakh Dewal, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2012: Assailants killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2012: Assailants abducted 16 de-miners from the Mine Clearance Planning Agency (MCPA) in Islampoor village, Khewa district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Thirteen of the victims were released the next day; however, the whereabouts of the other three are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2012: Assailants executed a woman accused of being an adulteress near Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Pirka area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/28/2012: Three youths carrying a variety of explosives were arrested in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Officials suspected that the detained youths were trained to be suicide bombers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials believed that the Taliban were teaching young students terrorist tactics in their religious schools.
06/29/2012: Suicide bombers and armed assailants attacked a government compound in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least 31 people, including 21 assailants, were killed and an unknown number injured in the clash; in addition, at least 50 houses were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2012: Assailants shot at a judge in the Miangan area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The judge and two of his relatives were killed, and four more were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/22/2012: Assailants killed an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in eastern Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/07/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a civilian vehicle in Sangar area, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six civilians died and two suffered injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2012: Two members of the Taliban opened fire on police officers in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One assailant and one police officer were killed in the ensuing firefight. The other assailant was taken into custody.
12/24/2012: A member of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpost in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailant defected.
03/29/2012: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle struck an explosive device in Pachir Aw Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged, but there were no casualties. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack but stated that two foreign soldiers were killed. ISAF press refuted this claim.
03/21/2012: An explosive device targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were injured in the attack, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/09/2012: Three assailants attempted to plant a mine in Towrgondi area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Afghan Border Police arrested the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed General Mohammad Musa Rasuli, the police chief for Nimroz province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2012: Two suicide bombers attempted to detonate suicide vests in Assadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Police shot the assailants as they attempted to target police; one bomber was killed and the other was injured. The injured attacker was taken into custody.
07/15/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel responding to a previous attack in Pul e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Pul e Alam on this day. Eighteen people were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a police commander; the police commander, his son, and two bodyguards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: Assailants executed five civilians in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Officials believed that the victims were targeted for supporting military troops. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2012: Two assailants shot and killed a police officer in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/29/2012: Assailants abducted Mohammad Mosa, a prosecuting attorney, and his two sons from their home in the Ganjabad area of Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/18/2012: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device planted along a road in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eight people were killed and another five injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/04/2012: Assailants shot at a bus in the Houz-e-Madad area of Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten passengers sustained injuries in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2012: Assailants remotely detonated a roadside bomb and then opened fire on the provincial deputy governor's convoy in Jangal Bagh area, Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The deputy governor, Hambullah Danishi, was unharmed, but three of his guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: An explosive device detonated inside of a mosque in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nineteen civilians, including the mosque's imam, were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
02/05/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a police headquarters near Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including police, civilians, and the bomber, were killed, and 19 more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, though authorities suspected the Taliban.
12/31/2012: Two Afghan soldiers opened fire on a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: Assailants shot and killed a female civilian in front of a crowd in Shinwari district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The crowd cheered and chanted when she was killed. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the assailants accused the victim of committing adultery.
10/29/2012: Assailants launched a mortar shell that struck a house in Jaghatu district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a local media source attributed it to the Taliban.
10/18/2012: Assailants opened fire on a teacher in Khak-e-Sufaid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/03/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in an unknown location in eastern Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2012: Gunmen attacked the district headquarters in Musa Khel district, Khost province, Afghanistan. No casualties or damages were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2012: Assailants kidnapped four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Manogai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The four soldiers were found dead on October 12, 2012 in Nanglam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2012: Assailants attacked a police check post in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three injured when police officers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/12/2012: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers from the United States were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2012: Assailants with automatic weapons attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol comprised of Italian soldiers in Badghis province, Afghanistan. No one was injured and none of the vehicles were damaged in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/08/2012: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated in Yarana market, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber targeted a police checkpoint, killing three officers and injuring two more. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Taliban is believed to be involved.
06/09/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Cestani area of Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device exploded prematurely, killing two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2012: Three assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Sheikh Qalandar area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. All three assailants were killed when a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike targeted them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated as a police vehicle was passing by in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2012: Approximately seven assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a popular hotel at Qargha Lake near Karga city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least 25 people were killed, including civilians, police officers, and attackers, and at least 32 hostages were released following an intense 12-hour standoff. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted the lakeside resort because it hosted parties that involved the consumption of alcohol and other exploits prohibited by Islam.
06/21/2012: An explosive-laden motorcycle was discovered in front of the Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The explosive device failed to detonate; however, two New Zealand International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) workers were injured while fleeing from the hospital following the discovery of the explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2012: A landmine detonated, targeting a car of a pro-government tribal elder in Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people in the car died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police suspected theTaliban.
01/16/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Deh Sheikh wa Parwana area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three oil tankers were destroyed in the attack, but no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/16/2012: A civilian minibus triggered a roadside bomb near Missezai village in Farah province, Afghanistan. The minibus was transporting people to a wedding; 17 civilians were killed and another nine were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials believed the Taliban were involved.
07/11/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated when a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck it in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a Campaign Forces vehicle in Saberi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and the vehicle was destroyed in the blast. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in the Gandma area of Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers, including a counterterrorism police chief, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2012: Gunmen attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two guards were killed, two others were wounded, and several vehicles were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Afghan National Security Forces shot and killed an assailant who was planting an explosive device in Kharwar district, Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/30/2012: An explosive device detonated near Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and another three injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/14/2012: Two suicide bombers were discovered and arrested in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bombers were attempting to target the Heart of Asia conference when they were caught. This was one of two suicide bombings targeting the conference that were disrupted. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed both unsuccessful incidents to the Taliban.
06/25/2012: A suicide bomber attempted to attack an unknown target in the Kochai area of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Afghan police officers opened fire on the assailant and killed him before he could reach his intended target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2012: A roadside bomb detonated after being struck by a motorcycle in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilians, including two adults and two children, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
05/27/2012: Assailants fired missiles at the district building in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and six others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: Assailants attacked and killed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2012: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Karz village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. As a result, four soldiers, a police officer, a translator, and a civilian were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was a revenge attack for the burning of Korans at a United States (US) military base in Bagram.
06/19/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One NATO service member was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two others injured. No further information is available.
06/19/2012: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Ahmad Khan in the Terli area of Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a deputy administrator of Chaparhar district, and another official were killed in the assault, and a third person was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2012: Assailants kidnapped a Georgian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from Musa Qala town, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. His body was discovered on December 29, 2012; he had been shot multiple times. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2012: A roadside bomb targeted the convoy of Chaparhar district chief Muhammad Sadiq in Ghorabad area, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the attack, and a police vehicle was damaged; however, Sadiq remained unharmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2012: Assailants attacked a private security firm in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were called in to back up the security firm and subsequently killed two attackers. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/23/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States, Travis Morgado, was killed by an explosive device while on patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/31/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two council members and one police officer were killed in the attack. This was one of two roadside explosions that targeted council members in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Spedar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One NATO soldier from the United States was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2012: Assailants attacked a border police outpost in the Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Balo area, Balkh province, Afghanistan. One NATO soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Sarkhom area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Saj village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle, killing three soldiers and injuring at least three more. The bombing was followed by gunfire, although the source of the gunfire is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that the Taliban was involved.
01/20/2012: An explosive device stuck on an oil tanker detonated as the truck entered Jalalabad Airport, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2012: An assailant in a security uniform opened fire on a local elder in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Sharifullah had protested parliamentary elections and was a former jihadi commander. He was injured and his companion killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Air Base in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured and a C-17 transport plane and a helicopter damaged in the attack. The C-17 transport plane was scheduled to be used by General Martin Dempsey, the chair of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two British soldiers died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
08/08/2012: Armed gunmen attacked civilians in Gosfandi district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
05/18/2012: A landmine detonated on a police patrol in Shali Naway area, Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/14/2012: Police officers acting on a tip located and securely detonated explosives attached to a motorcycle in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
01/21/2012: Four assailants attempted to attack a joint headquarters of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan forces in Nadi Adda area, Barmal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two of the attackers were wearing suicide vests, and the other two were armed with guns. A security company was able to kill all four assailants before they reached their target. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police (ANP) defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Khost province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police (ANP) defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Kobar area, Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on checkposts on this day. Five people, including two Afghan security officials and three assailants, were killed across the attacks, and one official and one perpetrator were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Darzab police chief's vehicle in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The police chief, Major Ismail Khan, and three others were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/15/2012: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked the United States (US) embassy in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others were wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
07/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near a tractor in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2012: A vehicle struck a roadside mine near the Noorzai area of Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two security guards were killed and two wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a police Rangers vehicle in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One Afghan Public Protection Forces (APPF) member and four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2012: A bicycle rigged with explosive devices detonated in a marketplace in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people died and 10 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2012: Two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed in Paktika province, Afghanistan. They were attacked with explosive devices by assailants. No further information is available.
07/07/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers, killing one United States service member. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2012: An explosive device targeting first responders to an earlier blast detonated in front of a shop in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents at the same place on the morning of January 10, 2012. Six people were injured in this attack, and stores were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2012: A mine exploded in front of a store near in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents at the same place on the morning of January 10, 2012. There were no injuries from this attack, but several shops were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Ahmadabad district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier, identified as Lance Corporal Anthony J. Denier from the United States (US), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in the Mohajir Bazaar area, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four security guards from a private security company were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: Three assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Aftab Sia area, Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike killed the assailants, and the device did not detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police commander's vehicle in Mahmude Raqi town, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The commander, Jan Agha Faizi, and three other police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Pol-e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
07/07/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of the government office in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of Haji Mazdoor, an elder of the Kochi tribe, in the Khairabad area of Sorkhrod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mazdoor was killed and his son injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2012: Assailants dressed in police uniforms attacked at least one police checkpost in the Deh Zor area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight and several motorcycle bombs and small arms were seized. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Six United States soldiers died in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2012: Assailants attacked a foreign forces supply convoy in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two fuel tankers were set on fire and two convoy guards were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: An explosive device detonated in a market in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two children were injured and a vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested two suspects in connection with the bombing.
09/15/2012: An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer, Gul Agha, opened fire on British International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers at a military checkpoint in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers died and three were injured in the attack. Soldiers were then able to kill the assailant in return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle in the Khwaja Orya area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast injured Colonel Mir Ahmad, a district police chief, and a bodyguard. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials claimed it was carried out by the Taliban.
08/06/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Louis R. Torres, was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in the Bagram area of Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on Ghaibullah in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Ghaibullah, a Junbish-i-Milli member, and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: A suicide bomber on the way to detonate his explosives in a market was shot and killed by security forces in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on Qazi Saib Shah in Nawabad area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Shah, the chair of the Ghazni provincial council, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2012: Gunmen attacked Kunar Governor Sayed Fazalullah Wahidi's motorcade in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no no reports of casualties in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
01/21/2012: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Lakarkhel area, Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The ANA soldiers then retaliated with gunfire. Two people were killed and nine injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsiblity for the incident.
04/24/2012: Assailants used mortars to attack a police district headquarters in Galahi area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Ghulam Sarwar Baloch, the deputy chief justice of the provincial High Court, in Zaranj, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Baloch, also a former chief of haj and religious affairs, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility, stating Baloch was targeted because of his support of the government.
04/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Kunar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant David P. Nowaczyk, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Sar-e-Hawza area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a police checkpoint in Mirandab village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three civilians died in the blast, and 15 people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2012: A roadside bomb exploded after being struck by a police vehicle in the Khwaja Ahmad area of Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officials, a police commander and his bodyguard, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2012: A civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2012: Assailants attacked police officers in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and his guard injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a truck in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 12 people died and seven others suffered injuries in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2012: Assailants attacked police officers destroying poppy crops in Mimla area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/25/2012: Gunmen attacked a police patrol in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated their explosive devices near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bombers, five people were killed, including three United States soldiers: Kevin J. Griffith, Thomas E. Kennedy, and Walter D. Gray. One United States aid worker, Ragaei Abdelfattah, and an Afghan civilian were also killed, and a State Department Foreign Service Officer was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/03/2012: A missile struck a private residence in Sayid Karam district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five civilians sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/31/2012: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Alexander Povilaitis, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants launched rockets at the British embassy compound in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
11/07/2012: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three Australian soldiers were injured in the blast; however, there were no reported fatalities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a district police headquarters in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and six others wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2012: An explosive device detonated in a poppy field in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two police officers taking part in an eradication campaign were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/25/2012: A man was killed and two children injured when an explosive device detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
04/30/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Awalqani area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/31/2012: A roadside bomb struck the vehicle of the district police chief, Abdul Ghani, in Khak-e Safid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. An officer was killed and three others, including Ghani, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2012: Assailants attacked Ghulam Jilani Farahi in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Farahi, the Shah Joyee district police chief, was unharmed; however, two assailants were killed when members of Farahi's security team returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2012: An explosive device targeting Afghan National Army soldiers detonated in Malikhel area, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/22/2012: Assailants kidnapped six Afghan civilians from Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The targeted victims worked for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and were attacked while returning home from a NATO base. The kidnappers killed five of the victims and tied explosives to their bodies. The sixth victim escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
03/11/2012: Two men wearing suicide vests were detained by National Directorate of Security (NDS) officials in Sirkanay district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the men were crossing from Pakistan through the Torkham border. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack.
10/03/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in Shakardara district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, identified as Sher Agha and Muhammed Zarif, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2012: A suicide bomber wearing a burqa detonated, targeting a joint military patrol in Pul-e-khwaja village, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, seven people, including French soldiers and interpreters, were killed; five soldiers and four civilians were also injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by the vehicle of Mohammad Salim Mubarez in Pur Chaman city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Mubarez, the chief administrator of the district, was killed and two of his security guards injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2012: Assailants drove a car into a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foot patrol in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian, who had been working as a linguist for NATO, died in the attack. NATO forces returned fire, killing the driver of the car and causing it to hit and kill a civilian bystander. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2012: Two gunmen in Afghan Army uniforms shot dead a United States (US) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The two attackers were shot, wounded, and arrested by responding NATO troops. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Najibullah's convoy in the Ghalbyan area of Garziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. It is not known if Najibullah, the district police chief, was harmed in the attack; however, two of his security guards were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Mohman Kotal area, Jaghatu district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an administrative head blamed the Taliban.
07/06/2012: An explosive device was found in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition joint forces defused the device before it could detonate. This was the first of two devices found and defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2012: An explosive device detonated near Fazl Ahmad Khalili's vehicle in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Khalili, the commander of the district's police training center, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: A joint Afghan and Italian military patrol discovered an explosive device along a road near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. As they were defusing the device, assailants opened fire on the patrol. The troops returned fire, causing the assailants to flee. There were no reported casualties in the attack, and the soldiers successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2012: An Afghan soldier opened fire on United States (US) troops playing volleyball in Qalat town, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three injured in the attack. The assailant was killed by retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but the Taliban claimed to have had contact with the shooter.
06/09/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck an explosive device in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the blast, and their vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2012: Assailants torched tractors taking part in a poppy eradication operation in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2012: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foot patrol in Nahre Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2012: An explosive device, targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops, detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded, and the vehicle was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/26/2012: Assailants attacked a government military convoy in the Salkatu area of Dan wa Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy carrying supplies for foreign soldiers in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two of the assailants died, and two fuel tankers were set on fire in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2012: Assailants attacked a foreign base in Pol-e Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One base employee was killed and two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2012: Assailants set two trucks on fire in Narin area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The trucks were carrying food supplies for the World Food Programme. One driver was killed and two others arrested by the attackers. No additional information was available with regards to the outcome for the arrested drivers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2012: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated himself near a police van at a bazaar in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and at least three others, a police officer and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official claimed that the suicide bomber was a Taliban member who came from Pakistan.
06/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Sherzab district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Malik Nazir, a tribal elder, was killed in the explosion, and two of his family members were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the group killed Nazir because he was providing intelligence to foreign forces.
11/26/2012: An explosive device detonated in Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/10/2012: An explosive device along a road detonated near a vehicle in Musa Qala town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and five others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/03/2012: A small explosive device detonated at Madad Chowk intersection, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of three explosive devices to go off in Kandahar on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: A landmine exploded under a civilian vehicle in Chaharsadda district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials blamed it on Mulla Ahmadzai, a local Taliban commander.
05/14/2012: An explosive device affixed to a bicycle detonated inside a drug store in Ghormach city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including a council member, were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the bombing to the Taliban.
02/26/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a tribal elder in Qarghaie district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The elder and two of his relatives were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Assailants threw a grenade into a military base during a protest in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The protest was against the recent burning of Qurans at Bagram Air Base. Seven United States soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2012: Gunmen attacked a security checkpost in Memla area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. During the ensuing gunfight, a stray mortar struck a civilian house, killing one person and injuring another. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Police found a vehicle rigged with explosives in Badamo Sarai area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosives were successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the thwarted attack.
04/06/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tanker in Panjwai, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The tnaker caught fire, killing seven people and wounding another three. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/17/2012: A school water tank was poisoned in Rostaq town, Takhar province, Afghanistan. One hundred and forty schoolgirls and teachers became ill as a result. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities suspected the Taliban.
08/20/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting Amanullah Khan Zadran's convoy near Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Zardan, an advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was not harmed in the blast, but three of his family members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected the Taliban.
10/29/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on Gul Zabit in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Zabit, a counterterrorism police officer, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2012: Two assailants on motorcycles shot and killed the acting director of Nawa district in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Najia Seddiqi in Mehtar Lam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Seddiqi, the provincial head of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2012: A roadside mine exploded, targeting a police vehicle in Mando Zayi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2012: A teenager with a suicide vest was detained when trying to cross the border in Spin Boldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The would-be attacker stated that he had been encouraged by Taliban commanders to attack government officials in Kandahar.
01/14/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Latak area, Khost province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two counter-narcotics Afghan police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2012: Six Northern Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Durai Junction, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on their website.
05/22/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a mosque in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Dargai area, Dand Wa Patan district, Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured, and seven attackers were killed and four injured by return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/04/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy was attacked in eastern Paktika province, Afghanistan. One ANA member was killed and one NATO member injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle; one United States soldier, Julian C. Chase, was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2012: Assailants fired mortar shells that landed on a civilian house in Dongal area, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and six injured in the explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a source attributed it to the Taliban.
05/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Alex Hernandez III, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2012: An explosive device attached to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tanker detonated in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The oil tanker caught on fire, igniting 10 additional tankers, destroying them and killing a civilian driver. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2012: An assailant opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at a checkpoint in Nahr-e Saraj city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in the death of three British soldiers and the injury of the assailant. Officials arrested two Afghan police officers in connection to the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated on a civilian car in Gerda Serai district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the explosion, and the car was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected the Taliban.
06/11/2012: Assailants fired a mortar shell at a government building in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The mortar missed the target, striking a civilian house instead. Four people, including two children, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was involved in the incident.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police headquarters in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2012: Assailants fired mortars at Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. One shell landed on a house, injuring three people inside. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Gargs area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed, and one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near Army National Guard troops in Salim Aka district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier was killed and four injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/24/2012: Assailants killed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The soldier was from the United States. There is no further available information.
04/15/2012: Assailants launched a rocket at the Kabul City Hospital in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others were wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
03/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Eleven people were wounded, at least four of whom were police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near Abdul Aziz's vehicle in Taloqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Aziz, a district mayor, and three other civilians were killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan security patrol in Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and nine other people, four military personnel and five civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident: however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2012: Assailants poisoned the lunch food at an Afghan National Army (ANA) training center at Pol-e Charkhi prison, Kabul city province, Afghanistan. Approximately 200 soldiers became ill as a result of the poisoned food and were taken to a hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2012: Assailants attacked a British soldier in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier, Matthew David Smith, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Afghan Ministry of Defense attributed it to the Taliban.
05/28/2012: Gunmen opened fire on Hajji Mohammad, a tribal elder, in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Mohammad was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government source suspected the Taliban.
07/11/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police truck in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated when an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck it in Moqor district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban opened fire on the troops following the blast. Three ANA soldiers were killed and another four were injured in the attack.
09/04/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a funeral for a tribal elder in Sagai village, Dur Baba district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Authorities believed that the target was Dur Baba district chief Hamesha Gul. Twenty-six people, including the bomber, died in the attack and 50 people, including Gul, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the Taliban.
11/10/2012: A bicycle bomb detonated in Sargarden Square in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a police vehicle, although no police officers were harmed. One civilian was killed and six more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2012: A tractor ran over a roadside bomb in Khosamand area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six people died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
03/26/2012: An Afghan police officer opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Paktika province, Afghanistan. William R. Wilson III, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Shobar area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/02/2012: An explosive device detonated at Sher Market in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at this market on this day; this second blast targeted people responding to a previous explosion. Twenty-three people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/31/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as three assailants were placing it along a road in Bagh-e Shamal village, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two of the assailants were killed in the blast, while the third was injured and later apprehended by security officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police patrol in Zangal Boshi area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and 10 assailants were killed in the attack, and four police officers and four assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/13/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Kyle B. Osborn, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at a burial ceremony for the father of an Afghan intelligence officer in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Only the assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device and then attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Jafari area, Moqor district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and three injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Badghis provincial governor blamed the Taliban.
06/01/2012: A roadside bomb was discovered and safely defused in Ghanikhel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/22/2012: A landmine targeting Haji Shah Wali, the head of a development council, detonated in Kemagam village, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Wali was unharmed in the explosion; however, a child was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/11/2012: Gunmen attacked a police vehicle in Azizabad village, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the assault while police returned fire and killed two of the attackers. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/16/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast, and their vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a civilian vehicle in Arghistan village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two women died and another person was injured in the blast. This attack came only hours after two roadside explosions in the same district killed 14 people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police suspected the Taliban.
08/17/2012: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier, Guardsman Jamie Shadrake, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2012: Two assailants died when their mines exploded prematurely in Bala Murghab, Badghis, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
06/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on district police chief Hazrat Muhammad, who was responding to a previous attack, in the Baraki Rajan area of Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including Muhammad, another police officer, and one assailant, were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred in the same area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2012: A suicide car bomber set off his explosives at an Afghan forces base in Ghanikhel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and three police officers injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Dosaraka area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One NATO soldier was injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks on NATO targets in Afghanistan on this day, all of which the Taliban claimed.
02/04/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a market near Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2012: Assailants fired a rocket at security forces in Siah Gerd district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The rocket missed the target, striking a civilian house instead. Two children were killed and five others injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a wedding in Aybak town, Samangan province, Afghanistan. The target was the father of the bride, a member of parliament. At least 23 people died, including the lawmaker, and at least 60 more sustained injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
01/10/2012: A suicide bomber detonated inside Kandahar Police Headquarters in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber had disguised himself as a civilian filing a complaint and was targeting Police Chief Brigadier-General Abdul Raziq. No one was injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/26/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a convoy of Italian soldiers in Khormaleq area, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, an armored vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2012: Three individuals were killed while planting mines on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Navagai, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
12/11/2012: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in the Barakzyo area of Nauzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Sarayab Pass, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured, and their vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airfield in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber targeted the airfield just hours after Leon Panetta, the United States (US) Secretary of Defense, had left. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed, including a soldier from the United States (US), and 18 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on a civilian bus in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and one injured in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/23/2012: Six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
08/19/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on an intelligence service official's car in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The intelligence service official and his brother were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Faiz Mohammad in the Yatim Qeshlaq area of Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a local spiritual leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2012: Assailants poisoned the food of police officers in Badghis province, Afghanistan. Ten officers became ill after ingesting the food. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and other ANA soldiers in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers, including the assailant, were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/10/2012: Assailants shot and killed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in southern Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2012: The director of the Ghani Khel Counter-Criminal Department survived a roadside bomb attack near Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near an Afghan police convoy in Shikari valley, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Five police officers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Suicide bombers detonated at the Jalalabad airport near Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A firefight then ensued between the assailants an North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked the Star Hotel in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
01/03/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device attached to a tricycle in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The explosive device was targeting first responders to a previous blast in Madad Chowk. Seven people were killed and 19 injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks in Kandahar on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2012: An explosive device planted inside an oil tanker detonated in Pol-e-Khomri town, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
10/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan police vehicle in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in the area on this date; this first one was meant to attract a crowd, and the second blast targeted first responders. Two police officers were killed and three other officers injured across both explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in Zhari, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One United States (US) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Nicholas Olivas, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2012: An individual was killed when the landmine he was planting exploded prematurely in Cholan village, near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
11/02/2012: Taliban gunmen attacked the district police chief's vehicle in Karwangah town, Herat province, Afghanistan. Ghulam Sakhi Hassani, the police chief, was not injured in the attack, although one of his guards was killed and another two were injured. Assailant casualties are unknown.
08/14/2012: A roadside explosive device detonated in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted local elders, killing four of them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on students attending the Seminar School in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two students were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/23/2012: Assailants launched a mortar attack in the Monti area of Shegal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2012: A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated near a mosque in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four people died and three were injured from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: A suicide attacker riding a motorcycle detonated in Maimana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Thirteen people, including three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers, were killed and 23 others injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/13/2012: Assailants remotely detonated a roadside bomb in Trinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A contractor was killed and another person wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2012: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked police headquarters in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and six others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Kandahar on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2012: A remotely detonated bomb exploded in Pashtunistan Square in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast was apparently meant to target a top border police officer, but another border police officer was injured instead. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2012: Gunmen attacked the head of Gulran village and a police chief, who were traveling with other police officers in Chah Turkmen area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officers returned fire and killed four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/19/2012: A vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected the Taliban.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated as a vehicle carrying Ayaullah Bek, a former member of the Afghan Parliament, passed by in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Bek was killed and two guards injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/31/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2012: A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Green Village base in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the base on May 2, 2012. In addition to the bomber, seven people were killed and 17 injured in the attack. Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility and stated that the incident, which targeted a housing compound for westerners in Kabul, was a message to United States (US) President Barack Obama that resistance would continue "until all the occupiers are either dead or leave our country."
06/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police post in the Barki Rajan area, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated events in the same area; police forces responding to this first attack were later ambushed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/24/2012: An explosive device struck a passenger vehicle in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan civilians, a married couple, were killed. Additionally, their three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed it to the Taliban.
12/10/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier, Wesley R. Williams from the United States (US), was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2012: Assailants kidnapped five people in Samoon village, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The victims included Mullah Saeedullah, the district attorney for Manogi, and two doctors. At least one individual was released soon after the abduction, and all the victims were released by May 16, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a police patrol vehicle in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast, and three more were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2012: A mine detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Syawash area, Gozara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the explosion. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2012: Assailants killed five civilians in the Regay area of Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed it to the Taliban, stating that the five victims were killed because they were accused of supporting the government. A spokesperson from the Taliban denied being involved.
08/29/2012: An assailant in an Afghan military uniform opened fire at a military base near Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three Australian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed and another two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2012: Assailants attacked a police security checkpoint in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan police officers were killed and another threeinjured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
11/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Bad Pakh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) supply convoy; five soldiers were killed and one more was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated at a park in front of the education department in Khost City, Khost province, Afghanistan. No one was hurt or injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2012: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2012: Assailants opened fire on United States (US) and Afghanistan military forces in Lodino area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and three injured in the crossfire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
11/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast hit a civilian van transporting guests to a wedding; ten people were killed and seven more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
03/28/2012: Assailants attacked police in Jobar area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed, and one was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident but stated that five officers were killed.
10/10/2012: Assailants threw explosive devices into a school in Ghandak village, Shibar district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was seriously damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/08/2012: Forty assailants attacked a security checkpost on Kabul-Bamiyan highway in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, security officials attributed it to the Taliban.
08/10/2012: Gunmen shot Sima Aka Khail in Shinki area of Balkh district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Khail, the principal of the Ahmad Shah Abdali Girls' High School, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2012: Six assailants planting roadside explosives were killed by an North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike in Nirkh district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a local government source stated that the assailants were members of the Taliban.
04/17/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Delaram, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed, and four others, including two civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One of the guards for the convoy was killed, another was wounded, and two fuel tankers were torched. Two of the assailants were killed in return fire. Taliban spokesperson Qari Yosuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2012: An explosive device planted under a bridge detonated, targeting Maulvi Abdul Wali and Ali Mohammad in Daulatyar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Wali, the district chief, and Mohammad, the district head of the National Directorate of Security, were both injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Pusht-i-Hassan area, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers and two assailants were killed, and one soldier and three assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2012: Assailants attacked a logistics convoy in the Otara area of Saidabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and three logistics vehicles set ablaze during the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2012: Haji Ahmad Ishaqzai, a member of the district developmental council and tribal elder, was shot and killed by unknown assailants while on the way to evening prayers in Dagaar area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Ishaqzai had received death threats over the phone in the past few days.
04/06/2012: A suicide bomber targeted the head of a High Peace Council outside a mosque in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The leader, Maulavi Mohammad Hashem Muni, and his son were both killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/06/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Antonio C. Burnside, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a patrol of soldiers taking part in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operation in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An Estonian soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2012: Two assailants died when the explosive device they were planting prematurely exploded in Painda Khel area, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2012: An explosive device detonated in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and four other youths injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/17/2012: An explosive device struck a police vehicle in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. In the ensuing fight, three attackers were killed and six arrested. The police officers suffered no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/22/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) died in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
02/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Spin Masjid area, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2012: Assailants stormed a security check post and opened fire on police officers in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and three more were injured. One of the resident officers fled with the assailants following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban and believe that the missing officer was a group member.
06/06/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a community meeting space in Balkh province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the explosion; one of the victims was a tribal leader. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2012: Assailants shot civilian contractors working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailant was wearing an Afghan security forces uniform. Three civilian workers, including at least two United States citizens, died in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2012: An Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle hit a roadside explosive device in Gura Shin area, Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Five officers were killed and six injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on an oil tanker in Doshi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government official suspected anti-government rebels.
05/24/2012: A landmine detonated after being struck by a police vehicle in the Shewan area of Bala Balok district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2012: Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2012: Assailants abducted four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Paktika province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an ANA official attributed it to the Taliban.
07/11/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated when a civilian vehicle struck it in Alam Khel town, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected the Taliban.
04/06/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan local and national police forces conducting anti-poppy operations in Bawario area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed, and two police officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at a security commandment in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and several others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2012: A roadside bomb detonated as a military vehicle drove past in Mussahi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported military casualties, although two students were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2012: Assailants stormed the home of Aminollah Khan in the Qorbaka Arigh Chaksh area, Mardian district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Khan, the Mardian District Council chairperson, was shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants attacked a mixed-gender party in Zamindawar village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, 15 men and two women, were beheaded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/30/2012: A Ranger police vehicle hit a roadside mine in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and another injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a police patrol in Pachir Aw Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2012: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Saydabad on this day. Three soldiers were killed across the two attacks.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Bowri Tana, Khost, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in southern Afghanistan. One soldier from the United States was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2012: Assailants attacked police officers at the district headquarters of Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and nine attackers, including a commander, were killed in the gunfight. Three police officers were injured in the attack as well. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2012: A landmine detonated hitting a police vehicle in Dusang area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A police check post commander, Mano Aqa, was killed and two other police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on Mohmmad Wazir's vehicle in Zawa district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Wazir, the mayor of Chamkani district, was killed, and two of his bodyguards were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/04/2012: Three assailants opened fire on police in Peera Khel village, Khogiani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The assailants were killed, and two people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Mirano area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three officers were injured in the blast, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/11/2012: An explosive device planted in a cart detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four Afghan intelligence officers, one United States (US) soldier, and one Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer were killed in the blast. Additionally, at least three Afghan intelligence officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2012: Eleven suicide vests were found inside the Afghan Ministry of Defense in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the explosives were intended for busses taking staff to and from work. Eighteen people were arrested in conjunction with this attack, but no group claimed responsibility.
04/28/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Ambukhar area, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Ten police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/21/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military logistics convoy in Sayad Abad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of Kandahar University in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians died and 23 other individuals sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
08/01/2012: An explosive device targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol detonated in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two United States (U.S.) soldiers, Todd W. Lambka (U.S. Army) and Jesus J. Lopez (U.S. Army), and an Afghan interpreter were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle destroying poppy in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of two vehicles that were attacked in this district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2012: An assailant dressed in an Afghan police uniform opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in the Malgir area of Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two NATO soldiers identified as members of the British Royal Gurkha Rifles were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailant was a Taliban infiltrator.
01/26/2012: Assailants launched a rocket at a residence in Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and seven injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
11/02/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the Garmaab area of Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred near a police vehicle, injuring two police officers and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2012: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and three children were killed when a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike interrupted their task. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/05/2012: A suicide bomber was arrested in the house of General Abdul Razaq in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Razaq, the provincial security chief, was unharmed, as the assailant was arrested before being able to detonate an explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near six North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers near Khvoshab area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six tankers were destroyed, and three people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorbike detonated in a square near the governor's compound in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting the governor's compound in Farah on September 9, 2012. One person was killed and 16 injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on the Tajuddin, the district deputy intelligence chief, in Shindad, Herat province, Afghanistan. The district chief was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2012: A landmine hidden underneath a culvert detonated in Markazai Baghlan district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported fatalities; however, a sanitation worker was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2012: An explosive device detonated under a tractor near Dasht Sheikh area, Ghurian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The driver of the tractor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2012: A landmine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Dasht area, Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and seven injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
07/08/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2012: An explosive device detonated in Mirandab area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A British soldier from the Second Battalion, Mercian Regiment, was killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/09/2012: Three suicide bombers prematurely detonated their explosives in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and six others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Kandahar on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a passing police convoy in the Mirwais Maina area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six of the assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/22/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2012: A suicide bomber and assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and rifles attacked Camp Bastion, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. In the attack, two soldiers and 14 attackers died, and one soldier and nine attackers were injured. Furthermore, six AV-8B Harrier jets, three coalition refueling stations, and six aircraft hangars were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility, stating that the incident was in revenge for an anti-Islamic film made in the United States.
06/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Dasht-i-Laila area, Khwaja Dokoh district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack; in addition, the assailants stole a police vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Abdul Mateen in Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Mateen was a former jihadi commander and the brother of a provincial peace council member. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/26/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed across two unrelated attacks in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 10 ANA soldiers were killed and another four injured in the assault. Moreover, an unknown number of soldiers were reported missing following the clash. It is unclear whether the missing ANA troops were kidnapped or if they joined the assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Shah Khan, the police chief of Shamazai district in Zabul province, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Khan and his two bodyguards were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
10/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in southern Afghanistan. The blast targeted North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, killing one United States (US) solider. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were killed in the attack, and one officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden bicycle in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and two civilians injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/10/2012: Assailants kidnapped four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from an unknown location in Afghanistan. Their bodies were found on June 12, 2012 in the Ghogian area of Gilan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/04/2012: A landmine exploded in Aqsai village, Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast, and one assailant was killed when police opened fire after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police (ANP) defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2012: Four assailants were killed while trying to launch a rocket into a military base near Nazian district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
06/21/2012: A roadside bomb detonated after being struck by Abdul Saboor Khidmat's vehicle in the Azizabad area of Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Khidmat, a member of the Wolesi Jirga, escaped the attack unharmed; however, his bodyguard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Sperwan village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier, Nicholas Reid from the United States (US), was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2012: Assailants fired rockets on a military base in Alikhel, Laghman, Afghanistan. Across this incident and an unrelated one in Maidan Wardak province, three people died and seven injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Khan Muhammad, a tribal elder and doctor, in his home in Heewa district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Muhammad was also identified as the head of the development department in Heewa district. His wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/28/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces and killed one United States soldier in Kotanai area, Sar Hawzah district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2012: An explosive device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse it in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Laghman, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Specialist Jason K. Edens, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2012: A rocket landed near the power company in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the blast. This was one of two rocket strikes in the same area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/04/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foot patrol and vehicle in the Sarak-i-Bala area of Char Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two German NATO soldiers sustained injuries in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2012: Assailants attacked a passenger bus on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Andar district near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians, who were members of the Hazara community, were killed after the assailants pulled them off of the bus. The victims' bodies were discovered on October 27, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/23/2012: A roadside mine detonated in Bagh-e Shamal area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2012: Assailants launched rocket-propelled grenades at an armored vehicle in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2012: Assailants killed Sean E. Brazas, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Sawkai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: Assailants launched a poisonous gas attack against a girls' school in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 100 female students were affected and subsequently hospitalized. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at a roundabout in Maimana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one other person was killed in the explosion, and eight were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2012: A pickup truck struck an explosive device in the Dehyak area of Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khairo Jan, a former Afghan parliament member; a tribal elder; and three bodyguards were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
01/07/2012: A border patrol vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Khawaja Namusa area, Pashtunkot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One border officer was killed and three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at an army patrol in Qal-ah-ye Mirza Jal village in an unknown province in Afghanistan. One United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Arronn D. Fields, was killed in the explosions. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a mosque in Dawlat Abad district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two more injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/30/2012: An explosive device detonated, killing an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in an unknown location in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
11/23/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) training facility in Maidan Shahr city, Maian Wardak province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three more people were killed and at least 90 were injured in the blast; the casualties included both military personnel and civilians. This was one of two suicide bombings targeting NATO military facilities in the country on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents, stating that the attacks were in retaliation for the execution of four Taliban prisoners.
01/14/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Tore Obeh area, Khost province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was heavily damaged by the explosive device. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a police station in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one police officer was killed; three civilians and an officer were also injured in the blast, and surrounding buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2012: At least four gunmen in police uniforms shot and killed four Afghan National Police (ANP) officers at a checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants fled following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the Taliban has been involved in similar incidents.
09/11/2012: Four people planting mines were killed in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
08/27/2012: A rocket landed at a military base in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The rocket failed to detonate; however, three soldiers were injured by flying stones and soil as a result of the rocket's impact. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Saydabad on this day. Three soldiers were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2012: An explosive device targeted a police van in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, the police blamed the Taliban for the incident.
08/29/2012: A rocket struck a civilian residence in Logar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Kotihkhel area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
04/25/2012: An explosive device detonated in Shah Ghasi village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2012: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Ismail Wafa in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Wafa, the district chief, escaped the attack unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as National Directorate of Security experts were defusing it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and another person injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eric Warren, a United States (US) Marine, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Firozi area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were wounded in the blast, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/07/2012: Assailants attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy in the Korangal Valley, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing clash, four attackers were killed. Taliban spokesperson Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/19/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint with guns and rocket-propelled grenades at the Gul-Agha police checkpoint in Jazi area, Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Fourteen people, including 12 assailants and two police officers, were killed in the attack, while three officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants launched an attack on the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and three civilians were killed in the attack, and three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Jaghatu district, Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan. Across this incident and an unrelated one in Laghman province, three people were killed and seven injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/27/2012: An explosive device detonted while soldiers tried to defuse it near Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six Afghan soldiers were killed, and 16 more were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a district administrative head in Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The administrator, Muhammad Hashim Habibi, was killed, and four of his guards were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/04/2012: A suicide bomber was shot dead before reaching his target, a police checkpost, near Dehrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The bomber was the only casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: A police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Speelangi area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/16/2012: A rocket landed on a house in Day Mirdad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, government officials attributed it to the Taliban.
07/10/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a boys' school in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blasts severely damaged the school building. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2012: An Afghan security guard poisoned and shot dead three colleagues in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. He opened fire on police officers when they attempted to intervene, killing two and injuring one. After stealing police equipment, the security guard escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2012: A landmine detonated when a vehicle ran over it in Chakhansor, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2012: Armed assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and police checkpoint in Shiwan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on checkpoints in this village. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and eight, including five assailants, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police chief blamed the Taliban.
06/25/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a police vehicle in Bagal Mast area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2012: Assailants launched rockets at the Japanese embassy in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This attack was part of a larger wave of attacks across Afghanistan and the second time this embassy was attacked in two days. During the wave of attacks, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the the incidents.
05/07/2012: An explosive device near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three United States (US) Army paratroopers were killed in the blast, and two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2012: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate his explosives near police forces in Mianashin district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed by police before he could carry out his attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) troops in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sergeant Lee Davidson, a British soldier, died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Haji Khel area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four police officers, including a district police chief, were injured in the blast, and the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2012: An explosive device placed along a road detonated near a police vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and three other people injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/30/2012: A police officer killed nine other officers while they were sleeping in Yahya Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The officer first poisoned the victims and then shot them before fleeing with guns and a police vehicle. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in this attack when a rocket fell on her house. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2012: Assailants ambushed a police checkpoint in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack, and two more were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/19/2012: Assailants set Mullah Abdul Salam's residence on fire in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Salam, a religious scholar, was not harmed in the attack; however, Salam's sister was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the residence was being used as a base for a local militia to carry out operations against Taliban forces.
07/22/2012: Three assailants planting landmines were killed in an airstrike in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated when a civilian car hit it in Pusht e Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and three people wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2012: Two men wearing Afghan National Police (ANP) uniforms opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Girishk city, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two British soldiers were killed in the attack, as well as one assailant when soldiers returned fire. One assailant was also injured in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two council members were killed in the attack. This was one of two roadside explosions that targeted council members in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the Jalalabad airbase in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including one assailant, were killed, and 12 more were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was targeting soldiers in retaliation for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops burning Qurans at Bagram Air Base.
06/12/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated prematurely in Barmal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The assailants were attempting to reach Barmal Bazaar when they detonated. Both bombers were killed; however, there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Wurduz district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Six people, including one Afghan soldier and five assailants, were killed in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a provincial official blamed the Taliban.
05/15/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Tajak area, Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three injured in the shooting; four assailants were killed and five injured when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The driver, his assistant, and a child were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered by Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Shahr-i-Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four drivers wounded in the attack; two vehicles were also burned. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2012: Assailants attacked a police post in the Kashi area of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed, and one police officer was injured. Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousaf Ahmad claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2012: Assailants abducted Kaka Jan from the Sperwan area of Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Jan, a local tribal elder, was found dead in a village house on November 1, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2012: A suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives near a group of police trying to disperse a peaceful demonstration in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Seventeen people, including the bomber, died, and 21 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a provincial police chief suspected the Taliban.
09/09/2012: Six people were abducted from a civilian vehicle in Mulla Khel area, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The dead bodies of the six were found on a highway later that day. No group claimed responsibility; however, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee suspected that a Taliban group committed the kidnapping.
02/26/2012: A customs official was abducted in Maulvi Khalis area, Jalalabad City, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. His fate remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/27/2012: Explosives detonated as 10 assailants tried to rig them to a vehicle in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and three more wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2012: An explosive device detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2012: An explosive device detonated in a cemetery in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted the family of a member of parliament who were visiting the grave of a relative. Two people were killed and nine injured in the attack; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Regi area, Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on checkposts on this day. Five people, including two Afghan security officials and three assailants, were killed across the attacks, and one official and one assailant were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2012: An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Kinisk village, Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Gregory T. Copes (U.S. Marine) and Darrel L. Enos (U.S. Navy), were killed in the attack. Additionally, the assailant was killed by return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Ashabi area of Shinwari district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. A police commander was killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Shinwari on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2012: An explosive device attached to the motorcycle of Sirajuddin, the Shahrak district governor, detonated in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Sirajuddin was injured and his guard killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2012: An explosive device strapped to a donkey detonated near a convoy carrying the district security chief for Charsadda, Gul Ahmad, in Charsadda district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Ahmad was killed and three others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, a government source attributed it to the Taliban.
09/28/2012: Gunmen abducted and killed a police officer in Memla area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2012: An explosive device detonated in Padshah Mir area, Dasht-i-Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three people, including two police officers, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a joint International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) patrol in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and at least four other people, including three ISAF soldiers and David Savage, an Australian aid worker, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, stating that it was revenge for the killing of Afghan civilians by United States (US) soldier Robert Bales.
10/15/2012: Assailants kidnapped 10 members of the national reconciliation council in Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
04/14/2012: Assailants set fire to a district council leader's house in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The leader, Haji Sakhi, was not wounded in the attack, but two children were injured and the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck an explosive device in an unknown location in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/16/2012: At least one gunman dressed in a local police outfit attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) checkpoint in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Lakarkhel area, Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two attackers were killed in the subsequent gunfight. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2012: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Hajiabad area, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. Three police officers were also kidnapped by the assailants; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Khashk area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/14/2012: A suicide bomber was caught attempting to detonate at a military installation in Sayad Abad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Soldiers shot and killed the bomber. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful attack.
07/16/2012: Gunmen attacked the Nuristani governor in Wama district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Although the governor survived the attack, a police officer died and two guards were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/11/2012: A tanker bringing fuel to foreign forces was targeted by a remote-controlled landmine in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle was killed. Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yousaf Adhmadi claimed responsibility for the attack but stated that the explosion killed security guards.
04/15/2012: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Pol-e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
03/27/2012: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Helmand, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed in the attack. No further information is available.
11/06/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle hit a landmine in Patan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a minivan in Arghistan village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 10 passengers were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Arghistan on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected the Taliban.
02/25/2012: A landmine was remotely detonated while Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers tried to defuse it in Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and 16 injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: Assailants ambushed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Khost province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2012: Assailants attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in Zabul, Afghanistan. The soldier, an United States citizen, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/20/2012: A 21-year-old Afghan soldier attacked French troops at a French and Afghan National Army shared base in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four French soldiers were killed in the attack, and 15 were hurt. The Taliban claimed responsibility, saying that they had recruited the soldier. The soldier claimed that he did it because of a video of United States Marines urinating on dead bodies.
06/20/2012: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan military checkpoint in the Spin Jumat area of Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 21 people were killed, including three soldiers from the United States. Another 31 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2012: A roadside bomb exploded on a vehicle carrying Duane Groom, a British soldier, in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Groom died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Musazai village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated bombing in Shah Joy district on May 16, 2012. Three police officers were killed, and two people, including one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2012: An assailant identified as an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three individuals, two United States (US) soldiers and the assailant, were killed in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Karez I Qala town, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a civilian vehicle. At least eight civilians died and six more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police suspected the Taliban.
10/23/2012: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices along a road in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Afghan police officials arrested the assailants before the devices could be placed. This was one of two unrelated incidents that occurred in the provinces of Zabul and Helmand on the same day. At least five assailants were apprehended across the two provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five officers were killed and one injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2012: Mawlawi Shafiollah Shafi was kidnapped while meeting with local heads in Asmar city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Shafi, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, was released on February 26, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a credible source said that a local commander, Tela Mohammad, was demanding Afghan security forces release his brother in exchange for Mawlawi Shafiollah.
04/25/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One solider was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2012: Assailants shot two school security guards and then set the building on fire in Alam Lek village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The security guards sustained injuries in the attack. The fire burned hundreds of copies of the Quran that had been in the building. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials suspected the Taliban, who denied involvement.
06/19/2012: An assailant on a motorcycle threw a grenade at the house of Abdul Haq Shafaq in Maymana district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the attack; however, Shafaq, the governor of Faryab province, escaped unharmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2012: A private security truck struck a roadside bomb in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. Four Aryana Security Company guards were killed in the blast, and their vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Five assailants in an explosives-laden vehicle attempted a suicide bombing attack near the international airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, as Afghan security officials discovered the vehicle and apprehended the assailants before the attack could be executed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Assailants attacked a unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2012: An Afghan soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in the Bagram military base in Parwan province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed and two injured in the attack. The gunman gave an interview with the Afghan Islamic Press stating that he had joined the police with the intention of killing NATO soldiers and had coordinated the attack with Taliban.
05/28/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Tangi area, Kashk-e-Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nahre Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Four assailants were killed while planting a roadside landmine in Bar Sabar area, Pachiragam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. They were the only casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/06/2012: Two unidentified persons were killed when the explosive device they were attempting to plant detonated in Dara-I-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian minibus in Dawlat Abad district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Nineteen civilians were killed and 16 wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, United Nations (UN) representatives suspected the Taliban.
07/15/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near Baghlan city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted the vehicle of the Minister for Higher Education, Obaidullah Obaid, but it did not harm him. Two police officers traveling with Obaid were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
05/25/2012: A roadside bomb struck a passenger bus in the Mujahir Bazaar area of Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two passengers were killed and another three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: A suicide bomber attacked a lunch gathering of Afghan police officers and civilians in Aliser district, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 13 people were killed and another six injured; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2012: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest attempted to attack a police headquarters building in Mehrabad area, near Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The bomber was arrested by police before he could reach his target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: An explosive device hidden inside a computer was discovered in Takhar province, Afghanistan. The device was planted to target the provincial council chief. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, Mohammad Amir Shah, a computer operator, was arrested. The provincial governor noted that Shah had been instructed by the Taliban-designated provincial governor to plant the device.
03/07/2012: Explosive devices attached to a motorcycle detonated in a busy market in Spin Boldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and eight others wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
11/08/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device hidden in a trash container detonated in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two young boys who were in the vicinity sifting through garbage were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2012: A roadside bomb detonated when a civilian vehicle struck it in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four family members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that the Taliban were involved.
08/15/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Charkh, Logar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Andrew J. Keller, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: An explosive device detonate,d targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand, Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: An Afghan police officer opened fire on his fellow police officials in Chino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailant was a member of their group.
09/10/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) suspected that the assailants were targeting police officers. One civilian died and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2012: An explosive device targeted a military patrol in Arghandabad district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were killed, including eight Afghan soldiers and one American International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked the provincial governor's office in Pol-e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
05/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2012: Four members of the Taliban were spotted planting landmines targeting security forces in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Security forces launched an aerial response, killing all four mine planters.
03/24/2012: Assailants fired mortars at a military base in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One Italian soldier was killed, and five other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/22/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting an Afghan military vehicle on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway in Batikot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted vehicle was damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. A United States (US) soldier, Michael S. Duskin, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Nahim Agha Mama in a mosque in Dand district, Kandahar city, Afghanistan. The victim was a member of the Dand district reform council. The victim had advocated for people not to join the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this day. Three people were killed and 11 others were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2012: Gunmen in military uniforms attacked a police vehicle in Nalek village, Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2012: An explosive device planted on a road detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in an unknown location in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2012: A civilian vehicle hit a roadside mine in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people died and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused by Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Sharan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2012: An explosive device planted on a road detonated as a police officer's vehicle drove over it in Manogi town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The police officer and his two children were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces destroying poppy fields in Kandaharyan, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the attack, and two police vehicles were destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2012: Assailants attacked and wounded an Iranian engineer in Gato Kala area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were also wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/19/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy near Do Abi village, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers from New Zealand were killed in the blast. This was one of two related incidents; responding security forces later discovered a second explosive device in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier, a United States citizen, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2012: A mine detonated on a Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Serwan area, Obeh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the explosion, and the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2012: Armed assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and police checkpoint in Shiwan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on checkpoints in this village. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and eight people, including five assailants, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police chief blamed the Taliban.
07/16/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan soldiers in Bargi Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and two other people were abducted in the incident. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/22/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted children who had picked up the device, mistaking it for a toy. Three children died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources noted that it occurred in a Taliban stronghold.
02/05/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck an explosive device in Ador area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, though the vehicle was damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three vehicles were destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Zangabad area, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2012: An Afghan police officer opened fire on his colleagues before being shot and killed in Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2012: Assailants attacked and killed nine police officers in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Sources indicate that a member of the local police let the attackers through the checkpoint before fleeing. Taliban spokesperson Yusuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Tajikano area, Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated while police were attempting to defuse it; one officer was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2012: Assailants carried out a poison attack targeting students of Rahmatabad high school in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 90 female students were poisoned and hospitalized as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
11/08/2012: Members of the Taliban ambushed the Qarabagh district police chief in the Moshki area, Muchay town, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported fatalities; however, Zaitullah Azimi, the district chief, was injured in the attack.
05/27/2012: Assailants fired two mortar rounds at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Kalagosh area, Noorgram district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The attack killed Colonel Sher Zaman Waziri, the commander of the 1st battalion of the 201st Sailab military corps, and wounded four others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers who were conducting an anti-poppy drive in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and a police officer injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Moshkak area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and unknown number injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Colonel Muhammad Arif Nizami, an Operational Coordination Center Provincial (OCCP) deputy chief, in Qamchi area, Watapur district, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Colonel Nizami's son was also killed in the attack, and a student was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in a bazaar in Sangin town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer died and 10 others, including civilians and a solider, sustained injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden truck detonated near the convoy of General Abdul Raziq in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Raziq, the provincial police chief, and 19 others were wounded and four civilians killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2012: Armed assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and police checkpoint in Shiwan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on checkpoints in this village. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and eight, including five assailants, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police chief blamed the Taliban.
07/22/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
12/17/2012: Assailants opened fire on a government forces convoy in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One United States NATO soldier, Daniel Linnabary II, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
11/19/2012: Assailants stormed a private school in Muhammad Aga district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The gunmen shot and killed a teacher and another school employee before fleeing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops; one United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant Eric S. Holman, was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2012: Assailants stormed Hajji Mohammad Muhaqiq's office in Bamiyan city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Muhaqiq was a member of Wolesi Jerga and chairman of the Hezb-i-Wahdat. There were no reported injuries or damages in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a tractor responding to a previous attack in Arghistan village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Arghistan on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected the Taliban.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Maidan Pukhta area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested a man with a remote triggering device shortly following the explosion.
03/09/2012: Assailants attacked the office of the Communist (Maoist) Party of Afghanistan in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One guard and one police officer were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/06/2012: A roadside bomb was discovered in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police officer was attempting to defuse it; he was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2012: At least two people planting mines died when the mines exploded prematurely in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No other information is available.
01/27/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Khar Nikah area, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A Gurkha soldier serving with the British Army was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/31/2012: Two individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were planting detonated prematurely in Grishk district, Helmand province. Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Ayubkhel area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2012: Assailants ambushed a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks in Sangsolakh area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two oil tankers were torched, and two truck workers were injured. Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: Three assailants wearing suicide vests were arrested in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Mullah Dadullah Front.
10/31/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two NATO soldiers were injured and the vehicle destroyed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers from the United States (US), identified as Darren Linde and Tyler Orgaard, were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in the Fayz Mohammad Wat area of Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a Ranger's vehicle passed by. Two police officers and three civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Adam C. Ross, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Khwaja Orya area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2012: Suicide bombers detonated explosive vests after failing to overrun a police checkpoint in Yayha Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Five police officers and all six assailants were killed in the attack. Three police officers were also injured as a result of the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2012: A landmine detonated near a civilian vehicle in the Rabat area of Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed three civilians and injured three more people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police suspected the Taliban.
06/09/2012: The vehicle of a police commander struck a roadside bomb in the Soli area of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The police officer and his guard were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Agha Qala area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of NATO soldiers were killed or wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/00/2012: Sometime between March 11, 2012 and March 18, 2012, an army vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. Three military officers were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2012: A vehicle carrying Muhammad Ayub struck a landmine in Pasni, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Ayub, a counterterrorism chief, and one guard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2012: Armed assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and police checkpoint in Shiwan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on checkpoints in this village. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and eight, including five assailants, were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police chief blamed the Taliban.
01/13/2012: A roadside bomb hit a convoy of Australia North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers during a troop transfer near Tarin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Roberto Loeza, was killed in an armed attack in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the military attributed it to the Taliban.
09/20/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a police vehicle in Brikhna Kot area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two people died and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2012: An explosive device detonated and killed a child in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/26/2012: Gunmen abducted an appellate court judge from Talashi Square in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The judge was beheaded and his body found in Chaparhar district on March 27, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/01/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Tarko area of Gereshk district, Helmand district, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that the Taliban was involved.
11/22/2012: A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle detonated in Shindad city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No police officers were injured; however, one civilian was killed and at least one child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2012: Assailants attacked the home of a political representative in Eidyakhil area of Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ansarullah, a deputy district governor, was shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
01/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the vehicle was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2012: An explosive device detonated along a road near a police vehicle on Kandahar-Uruzgan highway in the Kas area of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Hazrat Sultan neighborhood, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2012: Assailants set fire to three mobile telephone masts in Joghondak area, Karokh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The masts, which were damaged in the fire, were owned by Afghan Wireless, Etisalat, and Roshan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Nade-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on a former police commander who joined the High Peace Council in Jangar area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The former commander, Mohammad Gul, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2012: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and 12 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
03/01/2012: An Afghan civilian and a man dressed as an Afghan soldier opened fire on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers on a base in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. As a result, two soldiers were killed and one was injured. Soldiers returned fire, killing the two gunmen. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was meant as retaliation for the burning of Qurans on an American base.
11/06/2012: Approximately 20 members of the Taliban attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and six assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight, including one of the Taliban district chiefs; three more assailants were arrested.
10/23/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Besram village, Laghman province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, a NATO vehicle was damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on three ex-Taliban members who had joined the government in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. All three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2012: Members of the Taliban attacked police officers in Abuzai area of Mehtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued, lasting several hours. Eight assailants were killed, ten were injured, and two police officers were also injured in the clash. Two assailants, including the father of a Taliban commander, were taken into custody.
05/24/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a passenger bus in the Jungle area of Qara Bagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven people were killed and at least 14 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2012: Two suicide bombers attempted to detonate explosive vests targeting a provincial government compound in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. The assailants were killed by police before they could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated when a vehicle struck it in Siah Gerd district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and a second injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Gereskh district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Khost province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/22/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this day. Three people were killed and 11 others were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants poisoned the drinking water at Warza High School in Ismail Khil district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The poison injured at least 250 children. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed, including Afghan soldiers and civilians, and eight other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the Taliban was involved.
07/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tarinkot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted a mosque, killing five people, including a provincial judge. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck an explosive device in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the explosion, and four more were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2012: A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated near Dehrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three more wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2012: Assailants attacked a United States (US) soldier in western Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/31/2012: Assailants stopped a car coming home from a wedding and abducted a Ghor municipal judge, his father, and his driver in Chaghcharan village, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police source suspected the Taliban.
04/30/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Lakhshak area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three security guards were killed and four injured. Additionally, six oil tankers were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/29/2012: Assailants attacked a security check post in Sharshari area, Ghourian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four people, including two police officers and two assailants, were killed, while three other officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/16/2012: An explosive device attached to the car of a district governor detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/25/2012: Assailants forced government employees from their homes and then set the houses on fire in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties and, while no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/12/2012: A bus hit a roadside bomb near Nahr-e-Saraj District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Fourteen people were killed and an unknown number wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2012: Three border police officers were wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Adakhel region, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility, and no further information is available.
09/01/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a district council member, Hajji Hamidullah, in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police attributed it to the Taliban.
09/18/2012: A suicide bomber drove a car into an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Haiderabad area, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two other people were killed and five injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of two suicide bombings across Afghanistan on September 18, 2012 claimed by the Taliban.
04/15/2012: Assailants launched rockets at the German embassy in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhod, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
10/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian on a donkey in Qades district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The person riding the donkey was injured and the donkey killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2012: Three individuals were killed when a landmine they were planting detonated prematurely in Madad village, Chak district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. It is believed that the individuals were anti-government and were intending to target security forces.
02/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was remotely detonated outside of New Kabul Bank in Taloqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2012: Assailants kidnapped four members of a local development council in Qala-i-Wali area, Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Jogaroom area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2012: Assailants sprayed the Aahan Dara Girls School with toxic chemicals in Taloqan town, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least 160 students were hospitalized after complaining of headaches, vomiting, and dizziness. No group claimed responsibility; however officials suspect that the Taliban was behind the attack.
01/04/2012: An armored vehicle ran over a landmine in Golestan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One Italian soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2012: Two people were killed when the explosive device they were attempting to plant detonated prematurely in Bad Pas district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three civilians injured in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: Assailants attacked a police post in Shinkot area, Pasawand district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four people, including three assailants, were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2012: Two men with suicide vests and light weapons were apprehended as they entered Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Their intended target is unknown, and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
10/05/2012: An explosive device planted on a road detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Chahar Darreh district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2012: Assailants fired rockets at Heart Airport in Gozerah area, Herat province, Afghanistan. No casualties or damages were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
10/22/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway in the Zara Marko area of Batikot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2012: A landmine exploded near Nushki area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Pul e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Pul e Alam on this day. Eighteen people were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a police training center in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
09/09/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorbike detonated in a square near the governor's compound in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting the governor's compound in Farah on September 9, 2012. One person was killed and 16 injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2012: Assailants attacked a military convoy in the Koh-i-Kanda area of Khulam district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed it to the Taliban.
09/04/2012: Two explosive devices attached to tricycles detonated in a market in Lashkar Gah city, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. It is believed that the targets were Afghan military vehicles in the area. Seven people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2012: Assailants fired mortars at the district headquarters building in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The mortars missed their target and landed in a restaurant, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/28/2012: Gunmen stopped a car carrying at least one customs official in Dashti Abadan area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The gunmen shot and killed the official's bodyguard and kidnapped the official. The official was rescued in an operation on January 30, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an officer posited that local warlords had told customs officers there would be consequences if the warlords' illegal demands were not satisfied.
04/03/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Christopher L. Brown, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/27/2012: Assailants abducted 13 civilians from Korjin village, Chahar Sada district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The 13 civilians were released on October 31, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/19/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sarab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the exchange of gunfire. This was one of two related attacks in Sarab on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by a civilian's motorcycle in the Konjak area of Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A man was killed and four others, a woman and three children, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government official attributed it to the Taliban.
06/06/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopter was shot down in Qarabagh area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two pilots from the United States were killed in the crash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Khan Kalai village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated bombing in Shah Joy district on May 16, 2012. Three police officers were killed, and two people, including one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/18/2012: An explosive device detonated under the vehicle of Mohammad Ali, a former Islamic party jihadi commander in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Ali was not in the car at the time of the blast; however, his driver was killed and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: A suicide bomber and explosives-laden vehicles detonated at the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) offices in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
09/29/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The police rebuffed the attack, killing four assailants and wounding six. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2012: An assailant in an Afghan police officer uniform opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Coater B. Debose, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2012: Gunmen shot and killed two United States soldiers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion was targeting a police vehicle; two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2012: Four assailants attempted to carry out a suicide bombing operation in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. However, Afghan national police officials arrested the three attackers in the Shah Mardan area of Faryab province as they were on their way to execute the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
06/24/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Zair Koh area of Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Ten Afghan police officers were abducted in the attack; they were released in a rescue operation on June 27, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on Muhammadullah Batash's convoy in Dawlat Abad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Batash, the governor of Faryab, was unharmed; however, one police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2012: Assailants attacked a police security post in Qashqari area, Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two others kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: Explosives rigged to a bicycle were remotely detonated in Faiz Muhammad Khan area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six more were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that their target was a Quick Reaction Force patrol.
07/29/2012: An explosive device detonated near an armored North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle north of the Hazrat patrol base in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four Danish soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol was passing by in Shaban district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One United States (U.S.) soldier, Clayton R. Beauchamp, was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/24/2012: Assailants attacked the Mayan Dara bazaar in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants, five police officers, and two civilians were killed in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/05/2012: Assailants attacked Muhammad Hashim Saljoqi in Ghourian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Saljoqi, a border police officer and relative of an Afghan parliamentarian, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2012: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol detonated in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2012: A roadside landmine exploded in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed, and two more were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Bryant J. Luxmore, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2012: A roadside mine exploded in Mataki village, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two women were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/18/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Wazir Manda town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2012: Two male assailants dressed in women's clothing and a driver were arrested at a local government building in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailants were carrying anesthesia and weapons, and planned to attack the building. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in the Charshanba Tapa area of Khan Abad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the blast, including district police Sufi Habib and two of his sons. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near government officials in Shokheu area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, but a vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Sundurwa area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2012: Assailants attacked police officers eradicating poppies in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and three police officers injured in the attack. No gorup claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/24/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers in Shah Baid area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two tankers were destroyed and two were damaged; there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one United States soldier, Robert J. Billings, was killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked the Iranian embassy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
07/15/2012: Gunmen fired at the car of a tribal leader in Chapahar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three people died, including the leader, and the driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2012: A roadside bomb exploded near Camp Chena in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: A mine detonated on a Samandar Road Construction vehicle in Kashkak Duaab area, Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two construction workers were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Kajor area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
08/23/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in the Kankuh area of Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, a vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a police compound as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were exiting in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people, including the bomber and two United States (US) soldiers, were killed in the blast, and nine people, including several children, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/19/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Joshua R. Ashley, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2012: Assailants attacked a tribal elder in his home in Jambaran area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The leader was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, local authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
04/26/2012: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed when Afghan National Police (ANP) forces opened fire on them. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/03/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Pul-i-Jugi area, Mehtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two assailants, were killed, and two people, including one assailant, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military unit in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Mark H. Schoonhogen, a NATO soldier from the United States (US), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2012: Assailants attacked a school guard and then set fire to a school administration office in Keshabad area, Bannu district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The school guard was injured in the attack, and books and documents in the office were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/28/2012: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Afghan police officers shot and killed the assailant before he could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2012: A civilian vehicle taking part in a funeral procession hit a roadside bomb in Daulat Abad area, Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Fifteen people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility, but the provincial police chief attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2012: Assailants attacked a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. This was one of four attacks on military targets in Afghanistan on this date, all of which were either claimed by or attributed to the Taliban.
06/09/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Tore Obeh area, Khost province, Afghanistan. One soldier from the United States was killed in the blast, and three other soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2012: A roadside bomb exploded near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/10/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Musulmani area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this first explosion was designed to draw first responders to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
09/23/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/18/2012: Assailants fired rockets at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Nari city, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five United States (US) soldiers were killed and four US soldiers injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, NATO officials blamed the Taliban.
07/16/2012: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The assailants, including about 100 Pakistani and Chechen fighters, engaged security forces in a clash that left 10 of the assailants dead. There were no confirmed reports of casualties among the Afghan soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2012: Assailants attacked Swedish and Finnish soldiers from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2012: Assailants shot a tribal elder in Shah Baida area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The elder, Agha Sharif, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/12/2012: Gunmen opened fire on police headquarters in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device attached to a tricycle in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The explosive device was targeting a police post. Six people were killed and 16 injured by the blast. This was one of three attacks in Kandahar on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2012: Assailants stormed the district headquarters of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) in Lal Pur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Security responded, leading to a clash that lasted two hours. The building was damaged in the exchange; however, there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2012: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices along a road in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Afghan police officials arrested the assailants before the devices could be placed. This was one of two unrelated incidents that occurred in the provinces of Zabul and Helmand on the same day. At least five assailants were apprehended across the two provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in a shop in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the intended target was the provincial council head, whose brother owned the shop. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
02/10/2012: Six police officers were kidnapped in the Al-Burz, Chamtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. The fate of the hostages remains unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
09/18/2012: A female suicide bomber drove her car into a minibus carrying foreigners who worked at Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 12 people died and eight were injured in the attack. Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was in retaliation for an anti-Islamic film made in the United States.
03/18/2012: Assailants fired a rocket at police officers in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The officers were conducting a poppy eradication operation when they were attacked. The rocket missed the police and hit a nearby house, injuring three children. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/25/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Basand area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed, two were wounded, and 16 others were kidnapped. The 16 officers were released on April 28, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants abducted 10 students from the Khafek area of Ghor province, Afghanistan. Four of the kidnapped students were killed; the whereabouts of the other six are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in the Karwangah area of Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The convoy was being escorted by a private security company; one security guard was killed in the attack, and one of the company's vehicles was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: Four assailants with suicide vests and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the compound of the provincial governor, Mohammad Akram Khapalwak, in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including the four assailants, were killed and 12 people wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device and then opened fire on a convoy of education officials in Khawe Kamar village, Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, provincial spokespeople blamed the Taliban.
01/18/2012: Assailants detonated a roadside bomb targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) van in Kart-e-Faizabad area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Security sources said that an intelligence officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
09/09/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike killed seven people in the process of planting explosive devices in Myanishin area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Officials believe the assailants had intended to target a meeting between tribal and government representatives but were stopped by personnel at the checkpoint. In addition to the assailants, one security official was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2012: An explosive device detonated as the Spin Ghar district chief's car passed by in Spin Ghar area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Shakirullah Durrani, the district chief, was unharmed, but several of his security guards were wounded. Taliban spokesperson Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the attack but stated that six police officers were killed.
07/14/2012: An explosive device detonated in Shinwari district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Shinwari on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked the Kabul Military Training Centre in Qabel Bay area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
05/26/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed across two unrelated attacks in Helmand and Kandahar provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2012: Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in an attack in Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/04/2012: Police discovered an explosive device inside a car in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device may have been meant to target members of a provincial reconstruction team. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed blame to the Taliban.
07/24/2012: An explosive device planted in a water spring detonated as a group of children were grazing animals in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Seven children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/06/2012: A suicide bomber detonated explosives attached to a rickshaw in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a market and car park occupied by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks and employees. This was one of two explosions at the same location; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. In addition to the suicide bomber, another 11 people were killed and 25 injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Shegal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2012: Assailants attacked the convoy of Mohammad Karim Khalili in Sheikh Ali district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Kalili, vice president of Afghanistan, was not in the convoy at the time. There were no reports of casualties or damages. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying two middle-school teachers in Surkh rod district, Ghondai Kala, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One teacher was killed and the second was injured; an assailant was also injured when one of the victims returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Safar town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and six others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
04/12/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near the home of a Quick Reaction Force commander in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the attack, and four others, including the commander, Abdullah Guard, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2012: A roadside mine detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Akazai village, Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast and two more were injured. Following the explosion, Taliban members attacked the surviving soldiers.
05/19/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in the vicinity of Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in the Musulmani area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this explosion targeted police responding to the first bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated after being struck by a police vehicle in the Binshi area of Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three border police officers were killed and another two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2012: Assailants kidnapped an employee of the Afghanistan Centre for Training and Development (ACTD) as he was driving an ambulance on a highway in Ghor province, Afghanistan. The ambulance was also stolen; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Assailants attacked police in Seeng area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Dooab town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. This was one of four attacks on military targets in Afghanistan on this date, all of which were either claimed by or attributed to the Taliban.
06/01/2012: A suicide bomber detonated in Ghanikhel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops that were defusing an explosive device found on the roadside. The bomber detonated prematurely, killing himself but failing to injure anyone else. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked government buildings in Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
06/30/2012: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Mohammad Esmail in the Yaqubi bazaar area of Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Esmail, the head of Sabari district's education department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting the private residence of a government official and a pro-government militia leader in Karte Dostom area, Sherberghan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were injured in the blast, including the militia leader. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy on the Samangan-Mazar Sharif highway in Rabatak village, Samangan province, Afghanistan. The assailants detonated an explosive device, then set three vehicles on fire; there were no reported injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2012: Assailants attacked provincial government officials on their way to a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Security chief Abdul Nabi Elham and governor general Mohammad Naim Baloch both survived the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: An explosive device in a tanker detonated near a police headquarters in Maidan Shahr city, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a music store in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed, including the storeowner and a patron, and another two injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2012: Assailants stabbed and killed a moazzin while he was going to mosque in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, and no further information is available.
09/23/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three injured in the attack, including an area police commander. This was one of two attacks in Shahjoy on September 23, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khado area, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least six police officers went missing as a result of the assault. The final outcome of the six missing police officers is unknown; however, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the officers had defected to their armed movement.
11/14/2012: Members of the Taliban fired a rocket at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Zangiabad village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The rocket set an ammunitions depot on fire, causing a large explosion. There were no reported casualties.
04/15/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
04/15/2012: Assailants fired rockets at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Camp Warehouse base in Qabel Bay area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
12/05/2012: Assailants abducted Dr. Dilip Joseph and two of his colleagues in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Joseph's co-workers were released on December 8, 2012, and a rescue team tried unsuccessfully to rescue Joseph a few hours later. One rescue team member and seven assailants were killed in the failed attempt. Joseph was released on December 9, 2012, after his family paid a ransom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction and subsequent clash to the Taliban.
05/10/2012: Assailants on motorcycles shot and killed an intelligence official in Khwaja Du Koh area, Shiberghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/19/2012: Assailants poisoned students of the Karta-e-Sol school in Bamyan province, Afghanistan. At least 47 students were poisoned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan intelligence officials suspected the Taliban.
05/30/2012: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three local officials, including a district senior officer, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2012: Gunmen shot and injured Adila Haqmal in Pal Hisar area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Haqmal was a women's rights activist and had lost the prior provincial assembly election. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2012: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device near Do Abi village, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military officer and his family in Sayadan, Parwan, Afghanistan. General Mir Mirza and three family members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2012: Four assailants, including suicide bombers, in Afghan police uniforms attacked a police base in Zara Bazaar, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven people were killed, including three police officers and the four attackers, and another six police officers were injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2012: A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest detonated himself near a group of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members repairing a bridge in Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one person was killed and two injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of two suicide bombings across Afghanistan on September 18, 2012 claimed by the Taliban.
11/13/2012: Members of the Taliban abducted three Afghan National Army soldiers in Naray district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The soldiers had been traveling home on foot for temporary leave at the time of the kidnapping. Their bodies were found on November 18, 2012; they had been shot.
09/10/2012: Four rockets were launched into Bagram Air Base in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. Three Afghani intelligence employees were killed, two were injured, and a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopter was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Khvoshab area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed when NATO forces returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Manan, the commander of a pro-government tribal militia, in Sherbak village, Qushtepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/05/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting soldiers in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed while attempting to defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/26/2012: A mortar shell struck a civilian house in Dawran Khel village, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/02/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) officer, Mohammad Hashim, while he was working on his farm in Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/21/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, including a former Taliban commander, in Pachak area, Sarkano district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed, and two former members of the Taliban were injured. The former commander was not harmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2012: Three people attempted to plant explosive devices in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The would-be bombers were killed by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike before they could successfully complete their mission. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack; however, sources indicated that those killed were Taliban members.
06/29/2012: Scores of assailants attacked security posts in Paprok and Binoz villages, Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed and an unknown number of villagers and police killed and injured in the attack. In addition, Paprok village was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2012: Gunmen shot at the mayor in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Abdul Salam, the mayor, and a nearby shopkeeper died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: An explosive device targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol detonated in Bala Morgab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three Italian soldiers were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2012: Maulvi Safiullah, a High Peace Council (HPC) member, was kidnapped in Asmar city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. He was released on February 26, 2012 near Asadabad. No ransom was paid to free the captive. A local Taliban commander claimed the kidnapping, stating that it was carried out to demand the release of Taliban members in prison.
06/01/2012: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Forward Operating Base in Salerno city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Additional assailants shot rocket-propelled grenades and opened fire on the base following the blast. At least 21 people were killed in the attack, including 14 assailants, and an unknown number of people were injured. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2012: Assailants fired rockets at the Canadian embassy in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of 21 coordinated attacks in Afghanistan on this day, across which 51 people, including 36 assailants, were killed and 74 others wounded. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for all of the incidents.
12/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties among security forces, although five assailants were killed and three others were injured when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Panjsher Nawa area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and one wounded when the soldiers returned fire. This was one of four attacks on military targets in Afghanistan on this date, all of which were either claimed by or attributed to the Taliban.
06/24/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in the Ali Lala area of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2012: Assailants kidnapped three Afghanistan Red Crescent workers and their driver from Shahrabad area, Ghourian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The three workers, one doctor and two nurses, and the driver were released on October 21, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near the vehicle of Australian soldiers in Deh Rawud region, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers sustained injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2012: Gunmen opened fire at a memorial service in Zangabad area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The service was attended by two of President Hamid Karzai's brothers, who may have been the targets of the attack. One person was killed and two were wounded. No group claimed responsibility, but officials suspected Taliban involvement.
06/30/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of a Kabul Bank branch in Gardez city, Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and 10 civilians injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
12/06/2012: A suicide bomber disguised as a peace envoy detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting Asadullah Khalid, the chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS); Khalid was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2012: Gunmen attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy in Nika district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2012: Assailants dragged two people from their vehicle, shooting and killing them near Pol-e alma city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The two victims worked as interpreters for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. Officials blame the Taliban for the incident.
02/13/2012: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was shot dead in Naswaryan village, Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/16/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a vehicle carrying North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Wali Kot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Zabul province, Afghanistan. A Romanian soldier, Florinel Enache, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan police vehicle in Dawlatze area, Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and two wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/21/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four of the passengers died and two other people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials suspected the Taliban.
07/21/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Ghazni, Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2012: Assailants fired a missile at the Sakhibaba shrine in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one other wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2012: An explosive device targeting a district governor detonated in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. Governor Faridullah Neyazi and three bodyguards were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
12/18/2012: Assailants attacked joint police and military checkpoints in Do Ab district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and at least two others were injured in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2012: An explosive-laden motorcycle targeting Said Anwar Rahmati's vehicle detonated in Chaghcharan town, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Rahamti, the provincial governor, survived the attack; however, a civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier working for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/29/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a police vehicle, injuring four police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2012: Seven assailants, wearing suicide vests, attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Deh-e Bagh area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The seven attackers were killed and 10 NATO troops injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2012: A security forces vehicle struck an explosive device in Naw Shahr-e-Baluch area, Balkh province, Afghanistan. A Swedish soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/21/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, but the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/23/2012: A police officer shot a suicide bomber who was attempting to detonate near a police patrol in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian died and three were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Shahjoy district on September 23, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/01/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at the entrance to a joint Afghan/North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was followed by a second suicide bomber who detonated an explosives-laden truck. At least 14 people were killed, including the bombers, and 69 injured in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in a market in Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
03/30/2012: Armed assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in the Barg-e Matal area of Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The police returned fire, killing four assailants and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/01/2012: Assailants set a farmer's tractor and crops on fire in Ashogha area, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack, but property damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/01/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the Ghadakheyl area of Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was injured in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
04/05/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near an Afghan Local Police (AFP) commander in Keshm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The commander, Mohammad Rahim, and another officer were killed in the blast, and at least 16 civilians were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/04/2012: Three assailants were killed while planting an explosive device in Timar Band area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/23/2012: An explosive device detonated under a bridge in Chowk-e-Pashtunistan area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one person, though sources are unclear as to whether or not the victim was the person planting the device. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/00/2012: Sometime between March 11, 2012 and March 18, 2012, an army vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. Three military officers were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Albakan village, Tirin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was and killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2012: Assailants beheaded four suspected spies in Washir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2012: Assailants kidnapped Habibollah Hemat, the deputy head of the Education Department of Paktika, in Andar District, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Hemat's body was found on November 14, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a border police checkpoint in Islamqala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast, although there were no reported fatalities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
06/06/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated explosive vests in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a market and car park occupied by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks and employees. This was one of two explosions at the same location; this second blast was designed to target the crowd that had gathered following the first. In addition to the suicide bombers, another 11 people were killed and 25 injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
02/12/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a district administrative head in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. His security guard was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources suspected the Taliban.
10/09/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed and another nine injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: The head of Melma radio station was shot dead in Gardez city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2013: A roadside mine detonated under a vehicle in Sarab town, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and at least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of two nearly simultaneous bombings in this area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in Qarah Bagh District in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) unit. One United States (US) soldier, Sgt. Tristan M. Wade, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
02/24/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to enter police headquarters in Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. Police stopped the assailant, causing him to detonate his vest. The attacker was killed and one police officer was injured. This was one of three such attacks on this day in Afghanistan, all of which were claimed by the Taliban.
02/20/2013: Two border police vehicles struck roadside bombs in Narai District, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for this attack, but stated that five police officers were killed.
02/06/2013: A landmine detonated near the vehicle of the district police chief in Khalj area of Gizab District, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Four people, including the chief, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
11/15/2013: An explosive device was discovered in the Shekarpur Gate area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The device detonated before it could be defused, injuring at least two people, including police officers attempting to defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a compound in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber at least 13 people, including both civilians and security personnel, were killed and another 29 were injured in the blast. The compound, which was to be used as the venue for the Loya Jirga meeting on November 21, 2013, and surrounding buildings were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in Khashrod on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
11/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated next to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant Alex Viola, was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Tarinkot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the Taliban.
02/24/2013: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the attacker, two people were killed and three others were wounded. This was one of three such attacks on this day in Afghanistan, all of which were claimed by the Taliban.
07/04/2013: A roadside mine detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilian girls were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Armed Forces soldiers in Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers as they arrived on the scene of a previous explosion in Khas Kuanr district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the shooting. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the article attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/12/2013: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Logar province, Afghanistan. No other information is available.
07/23/2013: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden donkey targeted a joint patrol of United States (US) and Afghan soldiers in Sayedabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least four US soldiers, including First Lieutenant Jonam Russell, Sergeant Stefan Smith, Specialist Rob Nichols, and Specialist Nick Welch, four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and an Afghan translator were killed by the blast; four ANA soldiers were also wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/20/2013: A motorbike struck a roadside bomb in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2013: Assailants lured security officials to an explosives-laden house and proceeded to detonate it in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of security and intelligence officers were killed or wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in an unknown location in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The blast struck a police vehicle, injuring three police officers. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2013: Gunmen attacked a district police headquarters in Mohmandara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In the ensuing firefight one attacker was killed and two others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/28/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and one police officer were killed and 13 assailants and 3 officers were injured across this and an unrelated attack in Helmand. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, police officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated under a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Qasab village, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast only damaged the vehicle, which was carrying German soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/03/2013: Gunmen abducted three Afghan doctors in Nurgram district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The doctors, who worked for the International Medical Corps (IMC), were released on September 4, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: A roadside mine exploded in Samkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2013: Assailants attacked militia members in Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack, including the commander of the pro-government militia. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a telephone company in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One person, a security guard, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2013: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Chappadarra, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/05/2013: An explosive device prematurely detonated as assailants were planting it along the main road in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Ahmad Shah Ramazan's convoy in the Sang-Surkh area of Doshi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Ramazan, a member of the lower house of parliament, was not traveling with the convoy at the time of the attack; however, at least two of his guards were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2013: An explosive device detonated in Badghis province, Afghanistan. A Spanish North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was defusing the device when it exploded; he was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2013: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Jangal Bagh area of Baghlan city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and one officer was injured in the incident; a police tank was also damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in the Sarbolaq area of Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee and two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The blast killed at least three civilians, including a woman and a child. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that the Taliban may have been involved.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Paktia province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
06/12/2013: An assailant attacked police officers at a checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six officers were killed in the attack and two officers were reported missing. The assailant also stole weapons and vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating it was an insider attack perpetrated by an infiltrator.
09/14/2013: Gunmen attacked Sher Muhammad Sikanar in Aybak, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Sikanar, a Development Council chairperson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2013: Assailants abducted four Afghan intelligence agents as they travelled to Kandahar province in the Moqor district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the abductions in a video posted online and stated they would exchange the hostages for captured group members.
07/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, three police officers and eight civilians, were killed and another 20 were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: Assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire on Mohammad Akram in a bazaar of Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Akram, an employee of the National Directorate of Security, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/23/2013: A landmine was discovered and safely defused by police in Kashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No further information was available.
09/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a car in the Sanzari area of Zherai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed, while two officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkpoints in Qaisar on the same day; at least seven police officers were killed across the three attacks and the checkpoints were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
09/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Chughali area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Logar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
09/07/2013: Gunmen abducted Zafar Khan in Tangi area, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Khan, a senior district officer, was shot and killed several hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/26/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) security post in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated when children picked it up in Zantu village, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four children were killed and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2013: An explosive device detonated near a hospital in Hazargan village, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2013: A roadside bomb targeted Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two ANA soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2013: Assailants abducted three Helo Traf workers in Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The workers were released on September 16, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and a police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle carrying workers of the Aziz Hashimi construction company detonated in Dah Yak area of Maidan Shar city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device planted under a bridge detonated in Ahmadkehl area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two school children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a security committee member with the Musa Qala District Council, Haji Abdol Qadir, in the Toghi area of Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
07/28/2013: Assailants set a mobile phone tower on fire and kidnapped the tower's guard in Naseerabad town, Shindand district, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The tower was damaged in the attack; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2013: A mine planted in a grave exploded in the Taleban Hadira cemetery in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a tribal leader, were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2013: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured and nothing was damaged in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/08/2013: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, four police officers and 13 assailants, were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash which lasted until Wednesday, October 9, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of a National Directorate Security (NDS) official in Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The official, Mullah Qadir, was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a bazaar in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and ten others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
10/14/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden vehicle attempted to attack Afghan security forces in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks involving this assailant in Gardez on this day. In this incident, police opened fire on the assailant before he could detonate his explosives. The attacker was injured and taken to a nearby hospital, where the second attack occurred. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2013: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck a land mine in the Qala Amo area, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One Polish soldier was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Armed Forces vehicle in southern Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a passenger bus was driving by in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed and 17 were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Interior Ministry attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated under a motorcycle in Sarab town, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and one person was injured in the blast. This was one of two nearly simultaneous bombings in this area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks against police stations in Gizab district on the same day. At least 21 people, including 10 police officers, eight assailants, and three civilians, were killed and 12 assailants were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/03/2013: A roadside bomb, targeting Governor Mohammad Nazir's motorcade, detonated in Khairabad area, Bahark district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The governor was unharmed in the blast; however, four bodyguards were killed. Additionally, witnesses reported that the mayor was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/09/2013: An Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One Slovakian NATO soldier was killed and at least five other soldiers were injured in the attack. The assailant was taken into custody after the incident; however, he escaped soon thereafter. At a later date, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and confirmed the shooter was in their company.
07/22/2013: An explosive device detonated as assailants were arming it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/13/2013: A landmine hidden underneath a bridge detonated on a police vehicle in Karwangah city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured and the bridge was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and one police officer were killed and 13 assailants and 3 officers were injured across this and an unrelated attack in Laghman. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, police officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/30/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Chahardarah district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and three other assailants were injured when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a senator's private residence in Aybak city, Samangan province, Afghanistan. The device was located in the personal possessions of a guest; the guest was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2013: Assailants fired several rockets at a Quetta-bound Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight leaving Kandahar airport in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The rockets missed the plane, failing to cause any casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in Warduj on this day. One assailant and 14 poliece officers were killed and one assailant and 14 other officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2013: Assailants kidnapped three foreign aid workers in Koshan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The victims worked for the Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR) and included two engineers and their driver. The attackers freed the aid workers on April 26, 2013. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, local residents attributed it to the Taliban.
10/22/2013: Two assailants dressed in Afghan police uniforms opened fire in a police station in Zherai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded between this and two other attacks in other provinces. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a restaurant in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In additon to the bomber, at least three people were killed and 19 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
07/02/2013: An explosive device hidden in a vase detonated near a mosque in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: A roadside bomb targeted a provincial council chief in Hesa Awal Kohistan district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Muhammad Hussain Sanjni, the council chief, was not harmed in the explosion; however, his son and guard were both injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: An explosive device hidden in a pushcart detonated at a livestock market in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and 22 more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2013: An unknown number of homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in Derqad port, Khwajah Bahauddin district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another 12 civilians and police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police checkpoint in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2013: Nine assailants dressed as soldiers attacked a courthouse complex where several Taliban members were standing trial in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to the complex, while the remaining assailants entered the various buildings and began firing and throwing grenades. At least 53 people were killed in the attack and approximately 95 others were injured; the casualties included civilians and security personnel. All of the assailants died in the return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: A roadside mine detonated in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Shamtayo area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and four officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an army patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2013: Assailants attacked security forces in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One of the assailants was killed in the attack. This was one of four similar attacks in the province on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/07/2013: An explosive device planted along a road struck a vehicle of the Afghan National Army in Guli area of Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with local media.
08/24/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents on this day; two ANA soldiers were killed and five others were injured across the three attacks. No further information is available.
09/14/2013: A roadside bomb struck Abdul Hamid Fazli's vehicle in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Falzi, the governor of Shindand district, was not killed, but his vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated when a civilian vehicle struck it in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) van in Darra-i-Boom area, Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2013: A roadside bomb struck a passenger bus outside of Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2013: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives in Pol-e-Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and three police officers were wounded. This was one of three such attacks on this day in Afghanistan, all of which were claimed by the Taliban.
11/25/2013: Assailants fired a rocket that landed on a girls' school in Asmar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four teachers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were arming the device in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in Khashrod on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
04/23/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Gulkari, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The blast killed the assailant who was attempting to plant the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan soldiers were killed and three more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: An explosive device detonated in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four Afghan children were seriously injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2013: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Shafiqollah Alamyar, the director of rural rehabilitation and development for Konduz province, in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. After ordering the vehicle to stop, the assailants abducted Alamyar and killed his brother. Alamyar's body was found on November 20, 2013 in Baghlan province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/14/2013: A tractor hit a roadside bomb in Perozai, Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. As a result, one civilian was killed and another was wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
04/27/2013: Assailants attacked security forces in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. This was one of four similar attacks in the province on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/09/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a taxi in Wazirabad area, Khanshin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and two others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attribute the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another six were injured in the attack. This was one of four similar attacks in the province on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/08/2013: An explosive device detonated near a border police van in Gula Chah area, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2013: Assailants attacked military officers engaged in poppy eradication in the Yakhchal area of Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on poppy eradication teams in Greshk district on this day. Five assailants were killed and nine others were wounded across both attacks. In addition, four military officers were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in the Kalimo area in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Security forces returned fire, killing six attackers. There were no reported military casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2013: Assailants attacked a convoy of trucks in Sang-e-Kalima area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three drivers were killed, two civilians were injured, and two trucks were destroyed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/23/2013: Approximately 65 explosive devices were discovered and defused in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: A landmine detonated prematurely in Kundi Raji, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The three assailants who were attempting to plant the device were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and another two ANA soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2013: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers on patrol in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkpoints in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least ten assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a poppy field during a police eradication operation in Pusht-i-Koh area, Qala-i-Kah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three people died and one other person was injured in the explosion and the ensuing firefight. The Taliban was responsible for the incident.
02/14/2013: An explosive device detonated inside of Sheikh Abu Al-Fateh Basti School in Gereshk, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two intelligence officers stationed in the school were injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and at least five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2013: Assailants abducted a group of four alleged kidnappers in Kunduz city, Kunduz governorate, Afghanistan. The assailants handed the victims over to the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate, and no casualties were reported. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesperson for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they apprehended the four victims because they were allegedly involved in kidnapping people for ransom in Kunduz province.
10/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Qadir in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Qadir, a provincial candidate for an upcoming election, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden laptop computer inside a government building in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security forces were able to arrest the bomber before the attack was carried out. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2013: A motorcycle struck a roadside bomb in the Tagab, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two civilians died and five more civilians sustained injuries in the explosion. There was no claim of responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2013: Gunmen raided a police checkpoint in Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan police officers died and five more people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attirbuted the event to the Taliban.
04/22/2013: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on another soldier at a military base in Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The victim was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2013: A suicide bomber riding an explosives-laden bicycle detonated near a joint Afghan police and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and an Afghan police officer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2013: An explosive device detonated along a main road in Zarghun Shar district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Seven children were killed and three others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban. The Taliban denied responsibility.
11/16/2013: Assailants abducted six police officers from Zabul province, Afghanistan. The officers were beheaded and their bodies were discovered in Kandahar province on November 17, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/11/2013: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Nazir in his private residence in Sarhoza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Nazir, a tribal leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2013: Assailants fired mortars at a North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) base near Sarkani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed when the mortar struck a residential area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two Afghan Ministry of Agriculture employees, Gardening and Livestock Coordination Chief Naqeed Salik and head of technical relations Noor Agha Akbari, in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and five soldiers were injured as a result of the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Qush Tipa district, Jawzjan province,, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Gunmen ambushed the convoy of Nuristan governor Mohammad Tamim Nuristani in Bolwayi area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Nuristani was uninjured in the attack; however, at least two other people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in Koragaz area, Farah Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed, two police officers accompanying the convoy were injured, and six vehicles were destroyed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Sirkanay district, Kunar, Afghanistan. A school headmaster was killed in the attack, and one police officer was wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Faryab province, Afghanistan. A police officer and eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2013: Assailants opened fire on two Pakistani transporters in the Bati Kot area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Both transporters, driving in a trailer carrying armored personnel carriers, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six attacks on civilian and police targets in this district on this day. Police returned fire, and in the ensuing clashes nine people, including seven assailants, were killed and six people, including five assailants, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/01/2013: A land mine detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Khas Kuanr district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the explosion. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were killed and nine civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device near an Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) convoy in Tani district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant before the device exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated an explosive device near a funeral ceremony in Darzaab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted the district governor, Rahmatullah Hashar, who was in attendance at the funeral. Three people, including the district governor, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants kidnapped Nor Gul in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Villagers attempted to rescue Gul, the Achin district executive director, resulting in the death of three kidnappers, Gul, and Gul's son. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a hairdresser's shop in Kalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Trikhnawar area of Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another two were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The two assailants transporting the device were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded, including the police chief of Arghandab district, in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed as a result of the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in Khashrod on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
09/29/2013: An assailant attempted to attack government officials in an unknown location in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the individual prior to the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2013: Perpetrators remotely detonated an explosives-laden motorbike near the provincial governor's compound and a sports stadium in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast, which took place as a meeting of the National Front of Afghanistan was being held nearby, injured four civilians. This was one of two related attacks in Herat on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/27/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in Kuran wa Munjan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander in Qasimkhil area, Zrah district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The commander, Alim Shah, and two of his guards were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2013: Three assailants wearing Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms drove an ANA vehicle onto a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base and opened fire on security forces in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. A United States civilian contractor and two Afghan soldiers died before security forces could return fire and kill the three assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shahri Buzurg district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and one was injured in the return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A land mine detonated in Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One civilian transporting food to a police post was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and at least three more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers in Nazyan district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and one assailant were killed and three police officers were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2013: Assailants fired mortar shells at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in the Kohna Qala area of Seyah Gard district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed and another eight were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/07/2013: An assailant dressed in an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform opened fire on soldiers at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier was killed in the attack and six more soldiers were injured; the assailant was killed when troops returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed across three similar incidents in Logar, Badakhshan, and Kandahar provinces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/07/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting General Mohammad Hakim Andar's convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Andar, the chief of police, was not harmed in the attack; however, at least six people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2013: Approximately 100 assailants attacked a military outpost in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The attackers fired grenades and guns at the outpost, leading to a five hour battle. At least 13 soldiers were killed in the attack and the post was nearly destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but a vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed across three similar attacks in Logar, Badakhshan, and Kandahar provinces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/27/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a prayer leader in Haska Maina district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a local resident speculated that the Taliban may have killed the victim because he led the funeral services for a military officer killed by the Taliban.
03/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The blast targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2013: A roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in Nad Ali district of Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
04/24/2013: An unknown number of homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: A rocket struck a civilian house in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting members of a pro-government militia in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two were wounded from the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply compound at the Pinnacle Hotel in Kabul city, Kabul governorate, Afghanistan. Following the explosion, additional assailants engaged guards in an exchange of gunfire. At least 12 people, including five assailants and contractors from multiple nations, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Lal Hakimi in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hakimi, the Marja District Attorney, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2013: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated in a busy market in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 10 other people were killed in the blast and another 18 were injured. Two of the fatalities included the provincial chief of counter-terrorism police and the chief of traffic police. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming the counter-terrorism chief was a cruel person and was being punished for his "sinister actions."
01/14/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside mine in Meiani area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people, including two children, were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2013: Assailants carried out a suspected poison gas attack on the Khorasan Girls' High School in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least 150 students at the school were hospitalized. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
04/19/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Wardoj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed in the exchange of fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2013: An explosive device detonated near the house of the police security chief in Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The chief, Muhammad Aslam, was not injured; however, one civilian was killed and another was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2013: An explosive device was found and defused inside a girls' school in Ghaziabad area, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2013: Two suicide bombers riding motorcycles detonated their explosives prematurely in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Police speculate the target was the district police chief, who was inside the nearby police compound. Only the two bombers died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2013: Assailants threw grenades at a mosque in Yusufkhel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least nine people in the mosque were wounded. Immediately following the attack, security personnel fired on the assailants, killing two and wounding five more. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Approximately 200 assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Shama Gul Ghazi Kandao area, Narai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured. Additionally, there were 20 assailants among the casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2013: A minibus struck a roadside bomb in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and at least one person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2013: A suicide bomber detonated outside the Marjah Security Compound in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people, a police officer and a civilian, were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2013: Assailants abducted two Aga Khan Foundation workers from Band-e Amir, Bamyan, Afghanistan. The workers, a Canadian and a Bangladeshi, were rescued by security forces on August 23, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
01/13/2013: A roadside bomb detonated killing two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
09/14/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Government officials speculated that the intended target was a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy, but civilians were struck instead. At least three people were killed and seven others were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2013: At least two suicide bombers in an explosives laden vehicle attempted to approach a National Security Directorate (NDS) building in Shirpoor, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The would-be assailants were shot and killed by Afghan security forces and the explosives were successfully defused without further casualty. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident; however, sources indicate that the Taliban was suspected.
04/16/2013: Assailants took four soldiers hostage in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The beheaded bodies of the soldiers were found the next day. The Taliban took responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint outside Kabul Bank in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including police officers and civilians, were killed and at least 22 others were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/16/2013: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/29/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest while targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military patrol in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least one civilian was killed and seven more civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2013: Gunmen attacked the central market of Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer and two civilians were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in front of a Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) center in Qala-e-Naw, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One Afghan guard was injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/15/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and one assailant were killed while one other police officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2013: An explosive device placed under a stall detonated in the main bazaar in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The bomb was targeting a passing police patrol. Two children died and four civilians were injured in the attack. The perpetrators are unknown.
10/18/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in the Ghausdara area of Nejrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Five assailants and four civilian passers-by were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in Zangabad, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/17/2013: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Qari Khan Mohammad in Talequan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a Takhar Provincial Council member, was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2013: An explosive device detonated near Colonel Abdul Qayyum Noorzai in a bazaar in western Herat province, Afghanistan. Noorzai, a district police chief, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Barikot area, Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured and their vehicle was damaged in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police officers in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and a commander was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2013: An Afghan police patrol struck a roadside bomb near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Afghanistan. Four people, including three police officers, were killed and one was injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2013: Assailants fired a missile at the airport in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured when the missile struck a nearby residential area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2013: A suicide bomber prematurely detonated explosives in a private residence in Taluqan district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. After police identified the perpetrator, he fled into a civilian residence, where the explosion occurred. The owner of the house was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2013: Anti-government gunmen attacked Shamshad Post in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing gunfight, one assailant, identified as Zahid, was killed and four assailants were wounded. Additionally, two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol outside of the Bagram airfield in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. Three United States (US) soldiers were injured in the explosion. This was one of two incidents targeting US soldiers outside Bagram airfield on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six attacks on civilian and police targets in this district on this day. Police returned fire, and in the ensuing clashes nine people, including seven assailants, were killed and six people, including five assailants, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/29/2013: Six suicide bombers attacked the provincial governor's office in Bazarak, Panjsher, Afghanistan. One suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest and the other five assailants were killed by security forces. In addition, an explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused after it failed to detonate. At least one police officer was killed in the attack and two other officers were injured; several buildings were also damaged or destroyed in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) soldiers in an unknown location of Logar province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked Abdur Rahman at his father-in-law's house in Chahar Baran district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Rahman, the former district governor, were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle en-route to a wedding in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and another seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2013: An explosive device placed along a road struck an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Spin Jumat area of Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four officers and a civilian were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying the commander of a police detention center in Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Abdul Salam and two of his guards were killed in the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants and four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident
07/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Surab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2013: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces near Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant Todd J. Lobraico Jr., was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2013: Assailants kidnapped three workers for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The workers were released on July 12, 2013 after no ransom was paid and no deal was made. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2013: Assailants attacked border police checkpoints in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 11 police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Siagerd district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing clash, one police officer and an attacker were killed and six police officers and three assailants were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/20/2013: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/05/2013: Two suicide bombers wearing explosive devices attempted to target high-ranking officials in Traffic Square, Sharana town, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Police opened fire on the two bombers, which caused the suicide vests to explode, killing them both and wounding two nearby police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/19/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) ambulance in Azizabad area, Herat province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and the vehicle was damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device at a bus stop in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The device detonated and wounded at least five civilians. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
12/15/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and another seven were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police convoy outside of an elite housing complex in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two car bombs to detonate within several minutes outside of the complex on this day. At least nine people were killed and another 60 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to enter an Afghan National Army (ANA) base near Kandahar Airport, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The explosives worn by the attacker detonated after he was shot by security forces. One ANA soldier was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Pusht-e-Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2013: A land mine detonated as police were on a poppy eradication operation in Khak-e-Sufaid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Gunfire was also reported following the initial explosion. Three people died and seven other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb struck an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle in Bilchiragh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including the district police chief, were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four assailants and a police officer, were killed and another six assailants and two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Qala-I-Kah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Zamari Khan, the district police chief, and another police officer were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at police headquarters in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the assailant, were killed and another eight people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
10/12/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan police patrol in Chesht-e Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2013: Assailants fired mortars at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Sirkanay district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The mortars missed the base and struck a group of nearby civilians; at least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in a bazaar in Qara Bagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. As a result of the explosion, one civilian was killed and eight others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on Usman Jan in the Dwa Saraka area of Mandozi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Usman Jan, the Mandozi district National Directorate Of Security (NDS) chief, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2013: An explosive roadside device detonated near a tractor in Khanshin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five civilians died and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Arghandab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing at least nine members of a family and injuring three more. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after being struck by a vehicle in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and at least five other civilians were injured in the blast. No NATO soldiers were harmed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of the Pashtunkot district prosecutor in Maimana district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The prosecutor was killed in the attack, along with his wife and two guards. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official in eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/30/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and at least two other civilians were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a vegetable market in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One nearby Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed, while three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police van in Gul Mir area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Two engineers working for the Energy and Water Ministry were kidnapped in Bamyan province, Afghanistan. They were rescued in Baghlan province on the same day, along with three other engineers who had been kidnapped on August 17, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2013: Assailants shot and killed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near a music store in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, several shops were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2013: An explosive device detonated in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2013: Gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed, one police officer was wounded, and one assailant was arrested. Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, spokesperson for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: Assailants launched mortar shells at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the mortar attack; however, two children were killed and five other civilians were injured when NATO forces returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the initial attack.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Armed Forces patrol in Qala-i Kah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/01/2013: Assailants attacked soldiers in Pakhtunabad area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Mohammad Zaman as he left his office in the Gharabad area of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Zaman, the district chief of the Central Statistics Organisation (CSO), was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: A suicide vest detonated inside a Medressah or religious school in Shin Ghazak village, Helmand, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the explosion and another six were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that the Taliban were involved.
07/27/2013: A explosive device planted underneath a bridge detonated in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted targeting General Asadullah Sherzad, the provincial police chief; Sherzad was unharmed, but one person was killed and another injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident, stating that they targeted the general because he was a supporter of foreign forces.
02/27/2013: An explosive device detonated at a commercial market in Ghanikhil District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed one person and wounded six others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated hitting a police vehicle in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after being struck by a civilian motorcycle in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2013: Assailants attacked a private vehicle and abducted the son of Bakht Bibi, an Afghan senator for Ghazni province, on Kabul-Kandahar highway in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least eight people, Bibi's son-in-law, one civilians, and six assailants, were killed during the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Minar area of Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on police checkposts in Andar district on this day. Two police officers were killed and two others were injured across the attacks. In addition, ten assailants were killed and five more were injured in the ensuing firefights. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/24/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast killed the three assailants attempting to plant the device. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/27/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two officers were wounded in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) convoy in Panj Qala, Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least one person, the assailant, was killed. Both Hizb-I-Islami and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/29/2013: An explosive device detonated in Khogyani District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six people were wounded and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a marketplace in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Police Commander Habibullah. At least seven people, including four Afghan Local Police members, were killed in the blast and 16 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: An explosive device detonated in Chambarak area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and eight people were wounded in the explosion. Authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/19/2013: Assailants stormed the Hamesha Bahar FM radio station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The attackers opened fire on and physically assaulted radio staff, several of whom were injured, and destroyed equipment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on a car carrying two police officers in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Both police officers, Muhammad Aslam and Sher Ali Khan, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2013: An explosive device detonated along the road in Hakim Abad district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing seven members of a family. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Captain Aaron R. Blanchard and 1st Lieutenant Robert J. Hess, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2013: A remote-controlled roadside bomb struck a police pick-up truck in Chehla Tao area, Kishindih district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. A district police chief, Nasir Khan, and three of his bodyguards were killed, while three other people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident through a statement released to local media.
01/08/2013: Approximately 250 police officers fell ill after being poisoned by an unidentified substance at a police compound in Marmul district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the event is part of a string of poison attacks targeting police officers in Afghanistan.
05/07/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Eleven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was involved.
09/04/2013: Assailants broke into the residence of Sushmita Banerjee and opened fire on her in Sharan city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Banerjee, a famous author who was kidnapped by the Taliban in 1995 and escaped, was killed in the attack. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility and stated that the victim was targeted because of her disrespectful depiction of the Taliban in her book, which was also made into a film. Additionally, Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan claimed responsibility and stated that she was targeted because the group believed she was a spy for India.
09/04/2013: Assailants broke into the residence of Noor-ul-Haq Aghoundzada and opened fire on his family in Abdurrahim village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Aghoundzada, a local ethnic leader, and two of his children were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Jabarwal town, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: Assailants launched two rockets at Bagram Airfield in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from Poland was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police van in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two police officers, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2013: Assailants abducted Najibollah Kamran in Takhar province, Afghanistan. Kamran, the education director in Takhar, was released on December 28, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants abducted the head of the attorney general's office in Moqor district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. On August 18, 2013, the attorney, Mohammad Esmail Khan, was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near a school in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three school children were injured in the blast. Police shot and killed the assailant. Security forces discovered and safely defused a second device in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants ambushed a joint military and police convoy in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 22 security personnel and 60 assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuring clash. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2013: Gunmen stormed the Pachir Wa Agam District High School in Pachir wa Agam district, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The assailants then used the school as cover to attack a nearby Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint. A firefight ensued, during which at least three people, including two assailants, were killed and at least two other people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security convoy in Sanging district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven people were injured in the blast, including five police officers and two civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: A police vehicle was struck by an explosive device planted on a road in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Shilli area of Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kata Sang area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five of the assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2013: Assailants attacked a security forces checkpoint in Badghis province, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Dand Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two more were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2013: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Hajji Mohammad Muaqiq's convoy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Muaqiq, a member of parliament and a former vice president, was not harmed; however, three civilians were killed and 24 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Shahr-e Safa area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted the convoy of Mohammad Jan Rassoulyar, the Zabul deputy governor. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Rassoulyar attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2013: A sticky bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast; a police vehicle was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2013: Assailants planted a hand grenade at the private residence of a district police chief in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Colonel Akhtar Mohammad Ghalmini and five other family members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, the victims attribute the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a bus station in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2013: An explosive device targeting Khirullah Anosh, the governor of northern Samangan province, detonated in Aybak town, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Anosh and two other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident, stating that they targeted the governor because he was a supporter of foreign forces.
01/27/2013: Assailants abducted two tribal elders in the Zeel-Salam area of Manogai District, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The elders were found on January 30, 2013, stabbed to death with their eyes taken out. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/26/2013: Assailants on motorcycles threw a grenade at police officers in the Torghundi area of Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at a police checkpoint in the Joibar area of Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The rocket missed the checkpoint and instead struck a civilian home, killing one resident and wounding another. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2013: A rocket struck a police vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured by the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, hospital officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/11/2013: Assailants kidnapped police officers at a checkpoint in Charchino area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated abductions of officers at checkpoints in the same area. The resulting casualties are unknown; however, at least 11 police officers were kidnapped across the four incidents. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
05/11/2013: Assailants kidnapped police officers at a checkpoint in Charchino area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated abductions of officers at checkpoints in the same area. The resulting casualties are unknown; however, at least 11 police officers were kidnapped across the four incidents. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
01/03/2013: Assailants attacked a Georgian military base in Shukvani area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The incident occurred while the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was on the base. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack, although the base was damaged. Officials attribute the incident to the Taliban.
09/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the convoy of Abdul Latif Ibrahimi, the Takhar province governor, in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Several bodyguards were injured and a vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and then opened fire on two employees of the National Solidarity Program (NSP) in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The two targeted employees were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2013: Assailants fired a rocket into a market in Duhab district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and at least nine others were injured as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Khaki Sufaid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, four ANA soldiers were killed and another one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on private security guards working at an international military base in Sara Kala village, Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three guards were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2013: An explosive device detonated at a wedding party in Baghlani Jadid district district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: An explosive device detonated in Dobandi area, Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The explosion struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle, killing four soldiers and injuring another individual. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOPS) responding to a previous attack in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two ANCOP officers were killed and one was injured in the explosion. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2013: A police officer shot and killed a police commander in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition, the assailant also poisoned other police officers, injuring at least two officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2013: A member of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) attacked other officers in Dasht e Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant poisoned and shot to death five officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2013: A suicide bomber detonated inside of a private hospital in Balabalok district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The assailant targeted Zabith Jalil, a former police chief and owner of the hospital. At least four people were killed and at least three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another person was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The blast targeted and injured a deputy police chief. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/17/2013: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle hit an explosive device in Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least one United States soldier, Barrett Austin, died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Saidan area, Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2013: Assailants attacked Australian Special Forces soldiers in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) military vehicle in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one soldier, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near multiple oil tankers in Charikar city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, several of the oil tankers, shops, and houses were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated north of Kabul city in Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast struck the convoy of Obaidullah Ramin, a parliamentarian. Ramin was not harmed in the attack; however, five people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2013: An explosive device detonated at Forward Operating Base Arian, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers. One United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant Michael H. Simpson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: Assailants killed five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopter in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Six United States (US) soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2013: Assailants detonated a remote-controlled explosive device near a police van in Safian area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured as were at least two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a tractor in Kando city, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred while police officers attempted to defuse the device. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2013: An explosive device detonated in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2013: Assailants placed an explosive device near the fourth police station in Deh Khwaja area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police targets in Kandahar province on this day, neither of which were claimed.
12/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Azam near his private residence in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Azam, a captain in the Afghan National Army (ANA), and three assailants, were killed in the assault. The house was also set on fire during the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2013: An explosive device detonated under a civilian vehicle in the Baba Wali area, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a bazaar in Jani Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed, including former district governor Ihsanullah Sadat, and seven more people were injured in the explosion, including several Afghan National Police (ANP) officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One ANA soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/19/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at police officers in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two officer were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant Richard L. Vazquez, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: A roadside mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
10/10/2013: A mortar round detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to attack a military base in Asmar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
02/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Pul-e-Khurmi city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two nearby civilians were injured in the attack. There were no casualties among the police officers who were targeted; however, a police vehicle and a civilian car were damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in the Dab Bororo area of Asmar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others, including the civilian driver, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on worshippers in a mosque in Paterai area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five members of a family were killed and two more people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2013: A suicide bomber attacked the deputy provincial governor in Balkh province, Afghanistan. The deputy governor was not injured, but two people, including the assailant, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan soldiers in Farah province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and four others were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2013: Assailants attacked Muhammad Daud in Ahmadabad area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Daud, an Afghan police commander, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2013: Assailants abducted two Afghan children from Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The assailants killed the two children and their bodies were discovered on October 12, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the it to the Taliban, stating that the group carried out the attack because it suspected the children of spying for the Afghan government and foreign forces.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in Narkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at the same location; this blast was targeting a crowd that gathered in response to an earlier bombing. At least three people were killed and another nine people were injured across the two attacks; one of the victims was a Hizb-i-Islami commander. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/10/2013: Assailants opened fire on Zamary Paikan outside of his residence in Khairkhan area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Paikan, the civil order police chief, was unhurt; however, two of his guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in Narkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at the same location; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. At least three people were killed and another nine people were injured across the two attacks; one of the victims included a Hizb-i-Islami commander. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/24/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Deh Rawod, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/27/2013: A land mine detonated in Masheen Aab area of Qarahbagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The explosion was targeting the head of Afghan Wireless telecommunication company, Amin Ramin. Ramin was not harmed in the blast; however, five of his guards were killed and three more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) in Mushaka village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One United States (U.S.) soldier, Sonny C. Zimmerman, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Three suicide bombers wearing explosives-laden vests attempted to ram their vehicle into the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants opened fire on the checkpoint guards and one assailant detonated a vest. Nine civilians and three assailants were killed and 22 other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police commissioner attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network.
11/20/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Maqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing only the bomber. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked an office building in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six attacks on civilian and police targets in this district on this day. Police returned fire, and in the ensuing clashes nine people, including seven assailants, were killed and six people, including five assailants, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Nirkh district, Wardak, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a civilian passenger vehicle. Four people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed across three similar incidents in Logar, Badakhshan, and Kandahar provinces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/26/2013: A motorcycle rigged with explosives detonated in a marketplace in the Nad-e-Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2013: A remote-controlled landmine detonated as a police van comprised of Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers passed on the road in Janikhel village, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and seven were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on protestors in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians and eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash; a suicide bomber was also detained before he detonated his explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2013: An explosive device detonated hitting a vehicle carrying engineers from the National Solidarity Program (NSP) in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two NSP engineers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Gereshk area, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion struck a police vehicle, injuring three officers and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2013: A suicide bomber using an explosives-laden car targeted a police vehicle in Gyan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Five police officers died and two other officers were wounded in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2013: A magnetic bomb attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Karokh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2013: Security forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosive device in Muqar district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The device detonated, killing three Afghan soldiers and injuring at least four others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2013: Four missiles were fired into Bagram Airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Eshkamesh district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Three people, including an administration chief, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a civilian vehicle in Khanashin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five people died in the blast, including four members of a family. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing three civilians and injuring two more people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: An assailant in a police uniform opened fire on police officers in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least fifteen officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Surkhrod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers and four assailants were killed in the attack and four assailants were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb near the ninth police district, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The officers were returning to the police station after defusing a bomb at another site where they had taken several suspects into custody. At least eight police officers and two people in custody were killed in the blast; in addition, five officers and one person in custody were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, although officials suspect the involvement of the Taliban.
06/18/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Abdulkhel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six similar attacks on the same day on towers belonging to Roshan, MTN and Etisalat. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, security personnel guarding the towers were kidnapped then released following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Deh Gul area, Obeh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two attackers were killed in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility; however, a police chief attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Khwaja Orya area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No other information was provided.
10/24/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were injured in this incident and two other unrelated attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants fired seven rockets at the district headquarters in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damage. At least two assailants were killed and two were wounded, while one civilian was also wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/15/2013: An explosive device placed on a pushcart detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Tara Khel area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, a vehicle sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks against police stations in Gizab district on this day. At least 21 people, including 10 police officers, eight assailants, and three civilians, were killed and 12 assailants were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/13/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Takhteh Pol district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2013: Gunmen ambushed an Afghan National Police (ANP) patrol in Enjil village, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and at least one person was wounded. An unknown number of assailants were also reported as being killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: An assailant in Afghan National Army (ANA) attire attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Staff Sergeant Patrick Quinn, was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group and one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in that district on the same day. At least three police officers and 20 assailants were killed while four police officers were injured across the Bala Murghab attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2013: Assailants attacked local residents in Oashan area, Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The incident occurred after local residents refused to pay a religious donation (zakat) to the assailants. Two civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two uncoordinated attacks in the area on this day. Six civilians were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2013: Assailants attacked joint forces in Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Twenty assailants were killed by return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police unit in Safar area, Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2013: An explosive device detonated in Ghani Khel city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a family visiting a relative's grave, killing fourteen civilians and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility; however, relatives attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/05/2013: Assailants set fire to Enayatollah Moslemyar's private residence in Want Waigal district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Moslemyar, a Nurestan Provincial Council member, was not injured in the attack, although his house was damaged. This was one of three arson attacks on houses in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attribute the incidents to the Taliban.
04/27/2013: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives after members of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) attempted to stop him in Wesh, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people, a woman and a child, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/13/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kashkak area of Pusht-e-Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2013: An explosive device targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One Afghan soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated prematurely while being planted in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the provincial governor attributed the attack to the Taliban and added that one of the people killed was a senior leader of the group.
07/28/2013: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on colleagues at a security checkpoint in Kandgal town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and another wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Kabulcha area of Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured and one assailant was killed when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
10/23/2013: Assailants fired rockets at the District Governor's office in Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The rockets missed and hit a private residence; two civilians were killed and three were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to attack the Mehrabad police station in Tarinkot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Police opened fire and killed the assailant before he could detonate his explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan police checkpoint in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers killed in the attack and another six were abducted. The whereabouts of the missing officers remain unknown. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in the Pul Mulan area of Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police checkpoints in Pul Mulan; one police officer was killed and five were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, a police source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in a bazaar in Dialaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One civilian died and 16 people, including three Afghan troops, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2013: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Shivan area of Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six ANA soldiers were killed in the resulting blast blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Beerana area of Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and at least four were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/07/2013: Assailants fired a mortar at a residential area of Pateer town, Wurduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one person and injured three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2013: A landmine detonated in Dagar area in an unknown province of Afghanistan. Three civilians, including Muhammad Alam, were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2013: Assailants launched a mortar at a residential area in Ghani Khail town, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and one person was injured in the blast; the victims were all from the same family. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that the Taliban was involved.
08/22/2013: An explosive device attached to a donkey detonated near an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military convoy near Camp Phoenix in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three North Atlantic Treat Organization (NATO) International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed, one from the United States (US) and two from Slovakia, and six civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2013: An explosive device detonated on a police van in Yakh Karez area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on police targets in Kandahar province on this day, neither of which were claimed.
06/15/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Rozi Khan, a former governor and tribal elder, in Shah Joy village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by an auto rickshaw in Kakaran area, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians, a father and his two daughters, were killed and another civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/13/2013: A roadside bomb targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers detonated in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2013: Assailants opened fire on the governor's house in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
07/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks targeting checkposts in the province during fighting that lasted 48 hours. At least eight police officers were killed and 13 others were injured across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Gunmen shot the head of the local development council and a police officer in Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two victims died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/30/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Pashtun Kot, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 15 were injured, including three police officers. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
06/21/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Garmsir, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2013: Gunmen opened fire on two local militia commanders in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two commanders were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, a government source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/08/2013: A police post was attacked in Bala Morgab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer died and two were injured in the attack; one assailant was also killed and another one was injured in return fire. Sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
12/12/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan security forces patrol in Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 19 people, two soldiers and 17 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two security officials, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2013: An explosive device detonated at a market in Chamkani district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer and a civilian were killed and another person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van parked in front of the home of the provincial governor in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No one was hurt in the attack; however, the police van was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blamed the attack on the Taliban.
09/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and an unspecified number of assailants were either killed or injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the assault to the Taliban.
07/18/2013: Assailants attacked two security posts in Siahgard district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed while three assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2013: Four assailants were killed when the explosive device they were planting detonated prematurely in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle in Qala Akhond village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2013: Assailants shot and killed Sayed Mushtaq Sadt in Saha-e-Jamal area, Afghanistan. Sadt was the district chief for Hesa-e-Dowom Kohistan. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
05/05/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Azizabad area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers as they were traveling home in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2013: Ten assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army Special Operations Kandaks (SOKs) in Bala Buluk district, Shewan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. Five attackers were killed by soldiers in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2013: A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform detonated in a dining hall at a police base in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 12 police officers were killed and five other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing four people and injuring another six people. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/02/2013: Assailants ambushed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Babukhel area, Janikhel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. This was one of two related attacks on the same police patrol in Janikhel district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device at the Jahan Mulki Girls High School in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Police successfully defused the device without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Mullakhel area of Baghlan-e Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and four assailants were killed; three civilians and seven assailants were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2013: At least two assailants, including at least one suicide bomber, attacked an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailants and at least one other person died and another individual was injured in the ensuing firefight. Seven staff members, trapped in the crossfire, were rescued after several hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police officer between Khawaja Dokoh and Sheberghan districts in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The district logistics commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2013: An explosive device detonated in a mosque in Khairkot district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted the Afghan Local Police (ALP), killing three officers and injuring another person. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2013: Two explosives-laden motorcycles planted near the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) building were discovered and defused in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 13 police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Deraki, Kunar, Afghanistan. The blast struck a Border Police Force vehicle, injuring four officers. This was one of two similar blast targeting the same group of police officers on the same day. There was no claim of responsibility for either of the attacks; however, police officials attributed them to the Taliban.
09/02/2013: Suicide bombers and gunmen dressed in police uniforms attacked a United States (US) military base near Torkham area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. In addition, more than 40 military and supply vehicles were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2013: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder, Imam Arban, in Pakhtunkot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination, stating that the victim was a commander of the local pro-government militia.
11/22/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Bala Morgab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Eight people, including two soldiers and six assailants, were killed, while 23 others, including 10 additional assailants, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the ambush; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/16/2013: A group of perpetrators attacked two buses of the Demining Agency for Afghanistan (DAFA) in Anoz area, Arghestan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The attackers burned at least one de-mining vehicle and kidnapped one employee, whose whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attribute the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2013: An explosive device detonated in Nekmanda, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one construction worker was killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2013: A suicide bomber detonated near Mohammad Zahir Wahdat's convoy in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Wahdat, the provincial deputy governor, was unharmed in the attack; however, one civilian was killed and four people including two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2013: Perpetrators stormed a checkpost manned by Afghan National Army (ANA) members in Nadir Shah Kot, Khost Province, Afghanistan. At least one attacker was killed in the ensuing gunfight. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2013: A suicide bomber detonated a bicycle bomb near a police checkpoint in the Kulah-Sabz area of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and another five were injured in the blast. The casualties included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Khan Kala area of Alisheng district, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on ALP checkposts in Alisheng district on this day. Seven assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) operational base in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2013: Assailants attacked the police convoy of Tooryalai Khan, the district police chief, in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Khan was killed and one of his bodyguards was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2013: Assailants attacked a Public Protection Police Force (PPPF) convoy in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which at least 12 police officers and 70 assailants were killed. At least 22 police officers were also injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2013: Three explosive devices detonated near a bus station in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near where children were playing in Doshi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Six children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2013: Assailants abducted a female police officer and her sister, a teacher, in Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailants hung and shot the victims, and their bodies were found the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2013: Assailants remotely detonated an explosives-laden motorbike on a highway leading to Herat airport in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast, which was reportedly targeting a police van in the area, did not cause any casualties or property damage. This was one of two related attacks in Herat on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2013: Assailants abducted three National Solidarity Program (NSP) employees in Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The three workers were killed and their bodies were discovered on October 4, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Assailants attacked General Mohammad Faruq in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Faruq, an executive officer with the Afghan National Army (ANA), was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/03/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a school and a market in Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting a passing North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol. At least 11 Afghan children and two United States (US) soldiers were killed in the blast; another 15 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/25/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a market in Jado Khail village, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The bomber was attempting to target a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy; however, the blast missed the convoy and struck civilian houses instead. At least five civilians were killed in the blast and at least 15 more were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2013: A mini-bus struck a roadside bomb in Khakhrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including eight women and two children, were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2013: Assailants ambushed Roh Gul Khairzad and her family as they were traveling in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khairzad, a Nimroz senator, and her husband were injured, while her daughter and driver were both killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan police convoy in Ghazni city, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The military responded with an airstrike, during which 11 people were killed, nine of which were assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three employees of a National Solidarity Program village aid agency were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army soldiers in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting soldiers on this day. Six soldiers were killed and two were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants launched four missiles at a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) base in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a market in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a passing Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy. One soldier and one civilian were killed and another six civilians and soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials, attribute the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpost in Nawabad area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian, a doctor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2013: A suicide bomber riding an explosives-laden bicycle detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) officer and an Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence agent in Pul-e-Behsud area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, the officer and agent were both killed and three others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attribute the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2013: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden jacket attempted to enter the compound of the provincial police chief in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant before he could enter the compound. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Gruch area of Bad Pakh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four people, including two ALP personnel and two assailants, were killed and three others, an ALP officer and two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) tank struck a roadside bomb in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/04/2013: A land mine was discovered near the grave of former Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander Marwais in Tunika area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Officers were able to successfully defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Malk Saifullah, a tribal elder, between Pacheer Agam district and Jalalabad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, the news article noted that sources suspected the elder was killed by anti-government assailants.
11/29/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one NDS employee was killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2013: A roadside mine exploded under a police vehicle in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One officer was injured and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a police van detonated in the Shahbaz area of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and at least two others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Rockets fired from an unknown location struck a residence in Pol-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and at least four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties on the side of the police; however, eight assailants were killed in retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/07/2013: Gunmen attacked a police vehicle in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack and their driver was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in which the assailants claimed that they killed at least 14 police officers and wounded 14 others. Additionally, one assailant was killed and another was wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks.
07/09/2013: Gunmen kidnapped Lakhkar Khan from his home in Jokan area, Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and his body was found on July 12, 2013. The assailants also killed four family members and wounded six others during the assault on Khan's home. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban and speculated that Khan was targeted because he had called for other villagers to riot against the Taliban.
08/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilians traveling to a wedding in Jar-e-Khushk, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: Two gunmen opened fire on Islam Bibi, a female police inspector, in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Bibi was killed and her son-in-law was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspect the Taliban was involved.
08/21/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the attack. No further information was available.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) patrol in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 15 police officers were killed and 10 others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2013: A police vehicle on a joint patrol with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops struck a roadside bomb in Mulla Abdallah village, Logar province, Afghanistan. Assailants also opened fire on the patrol. At least eight police officers were killed and an unknown number of assailants and police were injured in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Dohama Hisa district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. In addition, three officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: A roadside bomb exploded on a military patrol in Helmand, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were wounded in the attack. The patrol had uncovered three explosive devices at the scene before another one detonated. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded between this and two other attacks in other provinces. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/16/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost on the Islam Qala highway in Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed, another was injured, and two more were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, the police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2013: Assailants abducted 11 employees of a landmine clearing operation in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The victims were released on June 1, 2013, after local tribal leaders negotiated with their abductors; no ransom was paid for their release. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
07/23/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, but four vehicles may have been damaged or destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2013: Gunmen attacked police check posts in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three gunmen were killed and two were injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however police authorities attribute the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2013: Eight assailants attacked a border police checkpost in Joiganj area, Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. All eight of the attackers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan border police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a market in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: An explosive device attached to a car detonated in Kabul city, Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack took place near the interior ministry building in District 15. Two civilians, one Afghan and one foreign national who was working as an adviser for a private security firm, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2013: A roadside bomb detonated under a civilian vehicle in Taj area, Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast killed 19 people and injured seven. The attack was intended to target a joint Afghan military and police patrol but missed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attribute the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: A man stabbed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Shinwar District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The United States (US) soldier, Sergeant Michael C. Cable, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
07/02/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a police checkpost in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/09/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Alchin area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing gun battle, two attackers were killed and another was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2013: An explosive device attached to a donkey detonated in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One police officer died and three other civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blamed the Taliban for the blast.
10/08/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a mobile phone shop in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2013: An explosive device detonated on a group of Polish North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers on patrol in Shelgar area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A member of Poland's Elite Special Forces Unit (GROM), Krzysztof Wozniak, was killed in the attack and two soldiers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2013: An explosive device detonated near the private residence of Mohammad Azim in Waghaz district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Azim, the district administrative head, and his son were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2013: Six suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and attacked the Independent Election Commission (IEC) provincial office building in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. All six attackers were killed and 18 people were injured in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2013: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram airbase in Bagram city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers from the United States (US) were killed in the attack and an unknown number of NATO soldiers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Two gunmen opened fire on a female police officer in near Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Officer Masooma was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: A bus struck a roadside bomb in the Qilla Jhala area of Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The bus was carrying employees of the Chromite Extraction mining company. At least eight workers were killed and six others were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2013: Assailants opened fire on a customs agent's vehicle in Herat province, Afghanistan. One agent was killed and a second agent was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2013: Assailants kidnapped a government employee from the Ministry of Rural Development in Farah province, Afghanistan. The abductee was executed a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/03/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint Afghan National Police (ANP) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) joint patrol in Upper Gereshk Valley, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier from Denmark was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2013: An explosive device detonate in a parking lot in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two Hindu civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan police vehicle in the Karu area of Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another four were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2013: Assailants ambushed government forces in Hashemkhle area, Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The number of casualties from either side were unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Noorai village, Sabari district, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Three ANA soldiers were killed and two were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, the provincial administration attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Yatimsi village, Musa Qala district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one was injured in the attack. Two of the assailants were also killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers as they were defusing another device in Qush Tapa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2013: Assailants attacked police officers at a post in Kala Khel area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The assailants first poisoned the officers' food, then abducted 12 of them. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, spokesperson for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they intended to punish the abducted police officers because the officers had allegedly tortured local residents.
09/15/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Nakhel area in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2013: Gunmen attacked workers near Butkhak village, Logar province, Afghanistan. The gunmen first forced the workers out of their car, and then shot and killed them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials speculated the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
04/22/2013: Gunmen attacked a group of police officers in Khanshin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. A spokesperson for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
07/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Sarobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Sergeant Stephen M. New, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a mosque in Qarluq village, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted Sheikh Saddruddin, the Archi district governor. The governor and 12 other people were killed, and 40 other people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities speculated that the Taliban was involved.
03/13/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a motorcade which included reporters and police officials in the Fateh Muhammad Manda area of Helmand province, Afghanistan. No one was hurt in the attack, however, an unknown number of vehicles were damaged by the gun fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a power pylon in Yaka Toot, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No injuries were reported. This was one of two coordinated attacks at this location; this first attack was designed to attract first responders. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/28/2013: A land mine detonated in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a border police vehicle in Mohamand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2013: An Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shinwari district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast and the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police van in the Yakhchal area, Grishk district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/05/2013: Assailants set fire to Jamaluddin's private residence in Waygal district, Nurestan province, Afghanistan. Jamaluddin, the head of a private firm, was not injured in the attack, although his house was damaged. This was one of three arson attacks on houses in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attribute the incidents to the Taliban.
07/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in Paktika province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: Assailants attacked a former National Directorate of Security (NDS) operative in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The victim was found dead in a graveyard on July 19, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2013: An explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a border police vehicle in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and two of their members were detained in connection with the bombing.
10/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian bus in the vicinity of Habib Gulda village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 18 civilians were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/00/2013: Sometime between January 7, 2013 and January 12, 2013, a female journalist was kidnapped from an unknown location in Afghanistan. Her body was found on January 13, 2013, in Chaki district, Wardak province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A mortar shell struck a residence in Chinari area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2013: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Akazu area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least 40 assailants were killed and eight soldiers were wounded in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2013: A civilian vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Bibe Hajira area, Mihtarlam district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one was injured. The Taliban took responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near civilians in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2013: At least 30 Afghan girls at Bibi Maryam Girl High School fell ill from gas poisoning in Takhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at a bus station in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast and another person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2013: Assailants opened fire at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Shah Mirza area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. An unspecified number of assailants were injured, while the targeted police officers did not suffer any casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on Nisar Ahmad in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ahmad, the brother of a provincial assembly member, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle owned by a private construction firm in the Sar Murghab area of Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2013: Assailants attacked the district center in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued in which one police officer was killed and three civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The district's counterterrorism chief and one other police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2013: A land mine detonated as an assailant attempted to plant it on the side of a road in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the failed attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2013: Assailants kidnapped a school principal in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The principal was later beheaded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated near the district compound in Yakhya Khelo district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two civilians were killed and five police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2013: Assailants attacked military officers engaged in poppy eradication in the Goband area of Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on poppy eradication teams in Greshk district on this day. Five assailants were killed and nine others were wounded across both attacks. In addition, four military officers were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2013: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2013: Assailants crossed over from Pakistan and attacked a border checkpoint in the Shina Narai area of Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Border forces returned fire and killed at least twelve perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attribute the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in the Malikhel area of Saidabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, although the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants attacked Malik Wardak at his residence in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Wardak, a tribal elder, was not injured in the attack, although at least 16 assailants were killed when the military responded. This was one of two attacks in the same area; in a later incident, assailants ambushed security personnel returning from Wardak's residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/21/2013: Assailants kidnapped and beheaded the family of an Afghan intelligence officer in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Four of the officer's family members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, government officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/22/2013: Assailants kidnapped five employees of the Afghan Centre for Socio-Economic and Opinion Research (ACSOR) in Asqalan area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The workers were rescued several hours later. One of the victims suffered an injury during her release. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting first responders in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and another eight people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Achin on the same day; this attack took place when first responders rushed to the scene of an earlier incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/14/2013: Six individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were planting detonated prematurely in the Lwara area of Gayan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: Assailants launched rocket-propelled grenades at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) contingent in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A United States soldier, Job Reigoux, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier died in the attack. No further information was available.
08/27/2013: A motorcycle bomb was discovered and defused near a high school for boys in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Yaka Toot, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two officers and two attackers, were killed and at least four assailants were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks at this location; this incident targeted police officers responding to a previous bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
05/14/2013: Assailants kidnapped and killed a resident of Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The body was recovered in Gizab district on May 15, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2013: An explosive device targeted a former leader of Hizb-i-Islami, Abdul Ghafoor, in Wama district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Ghafoor was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The police officers on-site were sleeping at the time of the attack; six officers were killed and one was injured. The assailants were aided by one officer who fled with them. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device detonated in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings in Khost on the same day; this later explosion targeted police personnel arriving at the scene of an earlier blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2013: Assailants dressed in police uniforms opened fire on a vehicle containing a pro-government tribal elder in Faryab province, Afghanistan. The elder and another passenger were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/11/2013: Assailants kidnapped police officers at a checkpoint in Charchino area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated abductions of officers at checkpoints in the same area. The resulting casualties are unknown; however, at least 11 police officers were kidnapped across the four incidents. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
07/22/2013: Gunmen ambushed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2013: Assailants attacked a police security post in Feroz Nakhcheer district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. A highway police commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, four people were arrested in connection with the attack.
05/09/2013: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely when security personnel tried to stop him in Faiz Muhammad Khan Square, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2013: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Kamdesh district, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkpoints attacked in Kamdesh district on this day. At least 13 assailants and four police officers were killed, while four other officers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/10/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Qadas district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. This was one of four attacks on police posts in the province on the same night. Officials attribute the attacks to the Taliban.
09/06/2013: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six of the assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the main mosque in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and at least five others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2013: Assailants fired 30 mortars from Pakistan into Shegal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/15/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device planted near a mosque detonated in the Dunyaie area of Sarkano district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including an ex-intelligence officer for Marwara, were killed in the blast. A nearby police officer was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2013: Perpetrators launched two missiles at Bagram airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Although the airfield was hit, no damages or casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants killed two Afghan Border Police (ABP) repairing their car in Islam Kala port, Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2013: Assailants shot and killed the secretary to the senate chairman in Lalma area, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2013: Assailants in two vehicles attempted to access the presidential palace in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. When denied entrance by security forces, suicide bombers in one vehicle detonated explosives. The remaining assailants engaged in a firefight with security forces. At least 14 people were killed in the attack, including eight attackers, and at least two people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were targeting the Defense Ministry and the Ariana Hotel, where members of the United States (US) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) were staying.
08/26/2013: Fifteen assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers and five assailants, including the suicide bomber, were killed in the attack; ten assailants and three soldiers were also injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Gunmen attacked Mohammad Ibrahim in Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ibrahim, the district executive manager, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a market in Charbolak district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least eight civilians were injured as a result. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources speculated that the Taliban may have carried out the attack.
04/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four children were killed in the blast and one other child was injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, officials attribute the incident to the Taliban.
09/02/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device at a busy bazaar in Narang district, Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Security forces arrested the assailant before the attack could be carried out. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/23/2013: Gunmen attacked a construction company's vehicles in Laman, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one truck driver was killed and 17 vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/06/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Momand Khan in Wama district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Khan, the chief of the operations department for the Kunar security commandment, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/07/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to target a senior government official in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Authorities arrested the assailant before he could detonate the explosive device. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Gandomak, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2013: Assailants kidnapped six school children in Balaboluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. All six hostages were released unharmed on July 4, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban, which denied involvement.
10/15/2013: An explosive device detonated in a market in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/25/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in the Pul Mulan area of Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police checkpoints in Pul Mulan; one police officer was killed and five were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, a police source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2013: Attackers ambushed an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Rabat Sangi, Herat Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. Two perpetrators were also arrested after the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, an ANA colonel blamed the Taliban for the incident.
08/26/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, First Lieutenant Jason Togi, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated in a market in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The bomber was targeting a tribal elder, Shir Zaman. In addition to the bomber, one person was killed and six more, including the elder, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and six were injured across this blast and a separate blast in Asmar district of Kunar province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2013: An explosive device placed on a road detonated near a police vehicle in Khogyani district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, including the district chief, were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2013: Gunmen attacked a Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) compound in Mosahi town, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No injuries were reported, and nine assailants were arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier died in the attack. No further information was available.
03/19/2013: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including the director of a detention center, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants attempted to plant it along a road in Naw Bahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Six Assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the failed attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2013: Assailants attacked two people in Baghlan district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The victims, whom sources indicate may have been police officers, were shot and killed and their bodies were dumped in the same area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four people, including three security personnel, were killed in the blast and another person was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at the Friendship Gate border crossing in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2013: An assailant shot the Afghan Local Police commander in Mangajek district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The commander, Haji Muhammad Aslam, and a guard died in the attack. The assailants was a guard who had turned against his commander. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2013: An explosive device detonated in Dohani area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a police vehicle, killing one police officer and injuring a second officer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Abdul Jabbar detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Jabbar, the head of the local police, was not harmed in the attack; however, one nearby officer was wounded in the blast. While no group claimed responsibility for the incident, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: A landmine detonated in the Zartala area of Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four children were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were injured in this incident and two other unrelated attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2013: A roadside bomb in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing four members of a family and injuring one other family member. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on politicians and teachers in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two teachers and a provincial candidate were killed, while the district governor was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2013: Assailants in army uniforms abducted eight people from a bus in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The assailants shot and killed the eight people, which included one security official, and their bodies were discovered on August 12, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/14/2013: An explosives-laden bike was discovered and defused in Shibirghan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The bike had been planted outside of the home of Faqir Mohammad Jawzjani, a provincial police chief. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2013: Gunmen ambushed a police patrol in Pasawand district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/07/2013: A roadside bomb targeted the vehicle of Fazil Ahmad in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast killed Ahmad, the chief of the High Peace Council, and injured four others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2013: An explosive device detonated on a bridge connecting Giro and Andar districts in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Aqa Muhammad, the chief of the National Solidarity Council, in his home in Chakosh area, Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Mandozayi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four Afghan civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2013: An explosive device detonated inside of a mosque in Pul-e-Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted Arsala Jamal, the governor of Logar province. Jamal was killed in the blast, and 15 others were injured. Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2013: Assailants shot and killed three teachers in Daulatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. The teachers were on their way to school when they were attacked. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants fired two missiles at a prison in Pol-e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two prisoners were killed and seven prisoners were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan army van in Beshud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded and their vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police bomb squad vehicle in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers, returning from defusing another device, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: Assailants attacked security posts in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The incident led to renewed gunfire between security forces and the assailants after attacks on police check posts the night before. No casualty figures were available. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2013: Assailants fired an unknown number mortars at the barracks building on Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two civilian workers from the United States, one of whom was identified as Albert Henry Haas, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2013: Assailants fired a mortar shell at United States troops stationed at Forward Operating Base Torkham in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The rocket landed just outside the base; there were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2013: An explosive device detonated after it was struck by a tractor in the Qari Sadi area of Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) mobile clinic vehicle in Khanaqah district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two Red Crescent workers were killed and one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Sayed Azizullah in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Azizullah, a tribal elder, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected Azizullah was targeted because he worked with Afghan security against banned groups.
09/15/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Nigar in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nigar, a female police officer and Sub-Inspector, was fatally injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Wardak province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Master Sergeant George Bannar, Jr., was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.; however, the sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/12/2013: Assailants launched two rockets at Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Manogi district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One of the rockets struck a nearby civilian residence, killing at least two people and wounding two others. The targeted security forces did not sustain any casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued, during which at least 20 people, including 18 assailants and two police officers, were killed, and at least two other officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2013: Six suicide bombers attacked the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle, while the remaining assailants were shot and killed by security. In addition, one civilian was killed and 30 more people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including five intelligence officers and one police officer, were killed, and at least two more people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the attack. No further information was available.
11/03/2013: Assailants launched a rocket at the Boghawee area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The attack injured three police officers and two elections workers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Jamjamo village, Jani Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four suspected assailants were killed. This was one of two incidents involving roadside bombs that occurred in Jani Khel district on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Gelan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Gelan on this day in which assailants attempted to plant explosive devices. Thirteen assailants were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an army spokesperson attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mangoi area, Sheberghan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in the Bolan area of Lashkar Gah city, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a mechanical college in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: A police officer opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Abdulkhel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six similar attacks on the same day on towers belonging to Roshan, MTN and Etisalat. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, security personnel guarding the towers were kidnapped then released following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan security forces convoy in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 23 police officers were killed, and 21 others were injured. Twenty-four officers were also abducted. Seven of the hostages were released on September 21, 2013. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/04/2013: Assailants shot and killed a police commander in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
09/21/2013: An assailant wearing an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform opened fire on a group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three United States (US) soldiers and one assailant, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: A roadside bomb struck a patrol of Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers in Sara Chahan area of Shorabak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two ABP officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in the Bachki area of Khogyani District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2013: Assailants with roadside bombs and artillery attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police van in Tawah Shakh area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Ghulam Yahya in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Yahya, an intelligence official with the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and one other was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2013: At least two roadside bombs detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blasts killed seven soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Band-e Barq area, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2013: Assailants fired rockets at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airbase in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
10/26/2013: Assailants attacked an armored vehicle in Dewana Khan village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two people, a civilian and a security official, were killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle detonated in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two officers, including commander Haji Agha, were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of an intelligence official in Kajran district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. The official was injured and his guard was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three ANA soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2013: A suicide bomber crossed the border from Pakistan and detonated an explosive device at a checkpoint in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police official, were killed in the blast and several others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2013: An assailant opened fire on a tribal elder, Haji Ahmad Shah, in Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Shah and the assailant were killed in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants attacked a unit of police officers on a poppy eradication operation in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Ten perpetrators were killed and an additional nine were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Two police officers were also injured as a result of the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/03/2013: A landmine detonated in the vicinity of a civilian vehicle in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and six more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: Three assailants were killed when their explosive device detonated prematurely in Push-e-Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Saranwal Malang in Assadabad town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Malang, an intelligence official, and at least two of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2013: An explosive device detonated in Maiwand village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted the United States (US) Army's 1st Armored Division, killing one soldier. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/13/2013: A suicide bomber targeting the family of Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi, Speaker of the House of Parliament, detonated his vest at a Buzkashi match in the Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed, including Ibrahimi's father and brother, and six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Deraki, Kunar, Afghanistan. The blast struck a vehicle, killing 10 people, including Border Police Force officers, and wounding at least one civilian. This was one of two similar blasts targeting the same group of police officers on the same day. The police officers had been wounded in an earlier attack, and were being transported to a hospital when their vehicle was targeted by this second explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for either of the attacks; however, police officials attributed them to the Taliban.
10/24/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting a tractor-trolley in Hasti village, Jani Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three people were wounded in the blast. This was one of two incidents involving roadside bombs that occurred in Jani Khel district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2013: Three attackers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to the Traffic Police Headquarters compound in Deh Mazang area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two more attackers with suicide vests then stormed the building and opened fire. After the ensuing gun battle, all five attackers and three civilians had been killed and 10 civilians were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that their target was the border police.
05/21/2013: Assailants abducted Hajji Khubi from outside his home in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khubi's son is the captain of the Afghan cricket team. The victim was released on August 3, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
09/07/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Eisa Khel area, Chardarra district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Seven people, three police officers and four assailants, were killed in an exchange of gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near security personnel on the Kandahar-Helmand highway in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The bomber and one police officer were killed, while another police officer and four civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a youth on a bicycle in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The youth was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2013: Assailants attacked a vehicle carrying Eng. Shah Wali in Quram Qul district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Shah Wali, the director of the provincial Mines Department, was kidnapped, along with two other employees; in addition, his driver was killed. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at a quail fighting match in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and eight were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that police were present.
08/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. The police returned fire, killing two assailants and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/06/2013: Assailants carried out an attack in eastern Afghanistan. A United States civilian was killed in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2013: Assailants attacked a police base in Roznak village, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the police accused the Taliban.
04/28/2013: Two gunmen shot at a district police chief in Khosan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The chief, Major Najeebullah, was wounded and his car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/12/2013: The vehicle of Haji Said Hassan struck a landmine in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hassan, a member of the Nawa district shura, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were injured in this incident and two other unrelated attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2013: Assailants abducted parliamentary woman Fariba Ahmadi Kakar and three of her children from their vehicle near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The three children escaped, unharmed, in a security operation on August 12, 2013. On September 7, 2013, Kakar was released in exchange for the release of several Taliban prisoners and their family members. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kakrak village, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and four were injured in the blast; a military vehicle was also damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/03/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device next to a school in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of Ghulam Jan in Sarwan Kala area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Jan, the deputy head of a social shura council, was unharmed; however, at least three civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2013: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in the Dong Qala area of Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one security force member was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/14/2013: Assailants threw two hand grenades at a police checkpost in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2013: A civilian vehicle was struck by an explosive device in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a government employee in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The victim was Ali Asghar Yaqubi, a public relation officer in the information and culture department. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/22/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a timber market in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Assailants ambushed Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Spinghar area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Three soldiers were also injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Multiple explosive devices detonated in the Chinari area of Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside of a government building in Pol-e Khomri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Rasoul Mohseni, the head of the provincial council, killing him and 14 other people. An additional nine people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one ANA soldier was killed and another three were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Farah province, Afghanistan. Five members of a family were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/14/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Ghourian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2013: Assailants attacked a police mobile in Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into Nabi Ilham's convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ilham, the provincial police chief, was not harmed in the blast; however, three people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2013: Assailants fired 35 mortars from Pakistan into Sarkani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
09/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, two officers, three civilians, and four assailants, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2013: An explosive device was discovered in Tarin Kowt city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers were attempting to defuse it; two officers were killed and a third officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shawal Manda area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eleven assailants were killed and a police officer was injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle approached a police checkpoint in Mir Bacha Kot district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The police signaled for the driver to stop and opened fire on him when he attempted to drive away. The shots caused the explosives to detonate, killing the bomber and injuring two civilians nearby. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/04/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in the Tangi area of Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including three ALP officers and five assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qalae Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer and 18 assailants were killed and 11 assailants were injured in the attack. This was one of two police checkpoints attacked in this district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier died in the attack. No further information was available.
02/06/2013: Perpetrators attacked a fuel station in Herat province, Afghanistan. One security guard died and another guard was injured in the incident. Security officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2013: Assailants attacked security forces in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. This was one of four similar events in the province on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/07/2013: Assailants armed with explosives ambushed a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and local police in Bala Bolok district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers and police officers were killed and four additional officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a deputy commander of the Afghan Local Police (ALP) detonated in Shah Joyee district, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including the deputy commander and four police officers, were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at the courtyard of the Education Faculty building of Jalalabad University in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least seven students were wounded in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2013: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. No injuries were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2013: Gunmen attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) base in Khwaja Kenti village, Qisaar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Fifteen police were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Deh Kochi area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another five people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2013: A civilian bus struck a roadside bomb in Lakhshak area, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The bus then struck another vehicle. At least 15 people were killed and another 25 people were injured in the blast and in the following collision. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpost by the provincial governor's office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
08/21/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a logistics convoy in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Following the blast, the assailants opened fire on the convoy and the police vehicle guarding it. No injuries were reported, but the police van and at least two convoy vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, several sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
07/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian van in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and four others were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in eastern Afghanistan. Two Romanian soldiers, Vasile Popa and Adrian Postelnicu, were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Mualim (Sarmalem) Azim in the Hafezan district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Azim, a Chaparhar district education officer, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2013: An explosive device detonated in Pushrod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and three were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2013: An assailant opened fire on the brother of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including the assailant, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2013: A landmine targeted the vehicle of Abdul Jabar Zazai in Chonai area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Zazai, the Paktia deputy spy chief, and two guards were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a local police officer in Bakhtabad, Herat, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2013: An explosive device along a road detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in southern Afghanistan. One civilian contractor was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2013: Gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in Shewan area, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2013: A land mine was found and defused by police officers in Sah Darak area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2013: Two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil supply tankers were attacked at an airport in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The two tankers were completely destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers from the United States (US) were killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a police station in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khan Abad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2013: Eighteen rockets fired from Pakistan landed in the Zor Barol area of Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two women were injured from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2013: Assailants attacked the sectorial head of Darzab district in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The official and his son, a police officer, were killed; another person was also abducted in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. The outcome of thekidnapping is unknown.
04/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military patrol. Three British soldiers and nine civilians were killed in the explosion. Six other soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in a mosque in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Twelve people, including six assailants who were transporting the device, were killed in the blast, while 13 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the media and local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2013: Gunmen opened fire on police officers in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a local tribal elder in Qaria-e-Qabol village, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2013: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on Ghulam Hussain as he was going to work in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Hussain, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) administrator, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2013: An explosive device targeted an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. This was one of two nearly simultaneous blasts in this area on this day. At least twelve people were wounded across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/17/2013: Assailants kidnapped five engineers in Tala Wa Barfak district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The engineers, who were working for the Energy and Water Ministry and the Ministry of Mines and Industry, were rescued by local residents on August 27, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a bazaar in Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including two Afghan Police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2013: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2013: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and another eight were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sayid Karam, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2013: Assailants abducted nine deminers in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The deminers were employees of the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan. The captives were released on April 26, 2013. Authorities attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban; however, the group denied any involvement in the incident.
04/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Laghman province, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing three assailants and wounding another. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed to the Taliban.
10/04/2013: Assailants fired approximately six rockets at the Bagram airfield, a United States (US) military base, in Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the base's airport was damaged in the attack. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2013: An assailant with a suicide vest was intercepted on his way to a cricket game in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The explosive devices on the vest were defused and no injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2013: Two suicide bombers wearing police uniforms attempted to attack district headquarters in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Police officials identified the two attackers and opened fire, resulting in the detonation of one of the assailants' explosives-laden vests. The two assailants were killed and the district headquarters and several nearby vehicles and houses were damaged in the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the attack. No further information was available.
08/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast killed at least three women. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2013: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Nazir, a former Hizb-I-Islami member, in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Nazir had supported local police, but also had ties with Jumbash-e-Milli. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) van in Nawa-I-Barakazayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Korghan area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and five others were injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden vehicle and a second explosive-laden vehicle detonated at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Provincial Reconstruction Team base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Assailants then opened fire on NATO forces inside the base. In addition to the bomber, 14 people, including seven assailants, were killed and 62 others, including Polish soldiers, Afghan police officers, and civilians, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police vehicle in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the explosion to the Taliban.
07/30/2013: An assailant attempted to plant a landmine by the road in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The assailant was arrested before he could place the explosive. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Abdulkhel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six similar attacks on the same day on towers belonging to Roshan, MTN and Etisalat. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, security personnel guarding the towers were kidnapped then released following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer and one assailant were killed and two assailants were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Khair Kot district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two NDS agents were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Rustam area of Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on police checkposts in Andar district on this day. Two police officers were killed and two others were injured across the attacks. In addition, ten assailants were killed and five more were injured in the ensuing firefights. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/04/2013: A mortar round struck a house near an army base in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/17/2013: A roadside mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Aliabad village, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the blast and four were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/09/2013: A suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body near a joint patrol of Afghan police and foreign military forces in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The blast killed 10 people, including the attacker and eight children. A police officer who tried to prevent the attack by embracing the perpetrator was also among those killed in the blast. Additionally, two nearby civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car and assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One civilian, in addition to the bomber, was killed in the attack, while two United States (US) soldiers and another civilian were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2013: Five Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers shot and killed five colleagues while on duty in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Authorities report that the perpetrators then joined the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.
10/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy escorting a Mobile Vote Distribution Team in Kohistanat district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. In the ensuing clash, two attackers and three Afghan soldiers were killed while 12 people, including a civilian, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Nauzad village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, the district governor attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/24/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Garmao area of Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion struck a civilian car, killing two people and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2013: Gunmen shot and killed three family members in a house in Pajak village of Dihyak, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One person was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the police suspected the Taliban targeted the family because they were previously members of an anti-Taliban rebellion.
09/13/2013: Security forces halted a suspicious truck in Sar Howza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The driver detonated the explosives-laden vehicle, committing suicide and injuring at least 18 other people, including both civilians and security officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in a tea shop in Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 13 more individuals were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that the Taliban was involved.
02/03/2013: Perpetrators shot at Afghan police officers in Vesh Mandi town, Afghanistan. Two police officers died in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers were injured and their tank was destroyed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2013: Assailants fired a missile at Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The missile damaged a house near the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2013: Gunmen attacked a police post in the Khwajak Baba area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, and three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
03/09/2013: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Shadal Bazaar area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of casualties occurred during the fighting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: A roadside mine detonated targeting the vehicle of police chief Nasir Ahmad in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two people, including Ahmad, were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the police attributed the incident on the Taliban.
10/25/2013: Two explosive devices detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2013: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2013: Three assailants abducted a French man working for the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in Taimani area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. He was released April 8, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2013: A sticky bomb on the vehicle of Laal Agha Kakar detonated in Pashtunistan area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Kakar, the mayor of Jalalabad city, was unharmed as he was not in the vehicle at the time of the attack; however, his driver was severely injured and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at the home of Abdul Satar Noorzai in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Noorzai, the commander of the Afghan National Police (ANP) First Battalion, was not harmed in the attack, but at least two people were killed and at least three police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in a crowded area in Nad Ali District, Helmand, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Mimla village, Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a passing military vehicle, killing at least one soldier and injuring one more. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2013: An unknown number of homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2013: An unknown number of homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six attacks on civilian and police targets in this district on this day. Police returned fire, and in the ensuing clashes nine people, including seven assailants, were killed and six people, including five assailants, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/05/2013: Assailants set fire to a cell phone tower owned by the Etisalat telecommunications company outside of Farah city in Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire, although the tower was destroyed. This was one of three cell phone towers that were torched in Farah province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Bara Kala area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and at least four were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/08/2013: A roadside bomb was discovered by civilians in the Bongi area of Behsud district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed when they attempted to defuse the device, causing it to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at the Kandahar airfield, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy. The assailant was killed and at least 14 people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2013: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police vehicle was passing the Imam Sahib education department. At least three people, including at least two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device placed near a car dealership detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police bomb squad attempted to defuse it; one police officer was killed and five people, including three police officers and two intelligence officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2013: An explosive device detonated in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2013: A land mine struck an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Babo Khail area, Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the blast. This was one of two attacks on the same patrol team in Jani Khail district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle as a convoy of German North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops passed near the military entrance of Kabul International Airport in Qasaba area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber detonated prematurely; therefore, only the bomber was killed and two vehicles in the convoy were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was directed at Germans, whom the group viewed as "invaders.''
10/03/2013: Assailants kidnapped the mayor of Garmser district in Nawa-I-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The mayor and another official were killed soon after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on Muqbil Fazli in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Fazli, a tribal leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2013: Assailants shot and killed two tribal elders in Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near the provincial attorney general office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Only the two assailants attempting to plant the device were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/29/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians and two assailants were killed, while four gunmen were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2013: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkpoints attacked in Kamdesh district on this day. At least 13 assailants and four police officers were killed, while four other officers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Sattar Khan in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Khan, a local tribal leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near a patrol of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2013: Assailants abducted Ramazan from Akakhel area, Dih Bala district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ramazan was a former Nangarhar court official and had more recently been a Laghman provincial judge. His dead body was found the next morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in front of a marketplace in Spin Boldak city, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2013: An explosive device detonated after it was stepped on in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban
06/25/2013: A landmine detonated in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The incident occurred inside a vehicle operated by Polish troops, who had found the device in a field and who were transporting it. At least four soldiers were killed and three others were injured.
12/15/2013: A suicide bomber opened fire on then detonated his explosives at a National Directorate for Security (NDS) office in Torkham city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person, the assailant, was killed and at least three people, including security guards, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/13/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it at a bazaar in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. All three assailants were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a media source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/06/2013: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a Georgian military truck and detonated at a forward operating base in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven Georgian soldiers were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/05/2013: Assailants set fire to a cell phone tower owned by Afghan Wireless outside of Farah city in Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire, although the tower was destroyed. This was one of three cell phone towers that were torched in Farah province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six attacks on civilian and police targets in this district on this day. Police returned fire, and in the ensuing clashes nine people, including seven assailants, were killed and six people, including five assailants, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused by police officers in the Pero Qalacha area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three suspected bombers were taken into custody. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle at Bagram airfield, Parwan Province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier, Specialist Christopher R. Drake, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2013: Two suicide bombers attacked a meeting of community elders in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One assailant detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and the second bomber opened fire while storming the building, detonating inside. In addition to the two bombers, at least five people were killed and another 15 were injured in the explosions. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2013: Gunmen shot at a civilian vehicle in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a police van in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including five police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2013: Assailants attacked police in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and one civilian was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2013: Rockets were discovered in Mosahi district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Authorities believed that the rockets were going to be used in an imminent attack on parliament during the inauguration celebration of the Spring session. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Assailants attacked and set fire to a school in Asmar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack; however, the school suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2013: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden turban detonated inside the residence of Hamidullah Tokhi in Kart-e-Parwan area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Tokhi, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Zabul province, and two of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2013: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Gerda Sarai district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least two people, inclduing one United States (US) soldier, Thomas Baysore Jr., and an assailant, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another three were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2013: Gunmen shot Abdul Karim, an employee in the prosecutor's office, in Ghazni City, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Karim was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2013: An explosive device detonated in a market in Askhmash district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near Malem Baredad's residence in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Baredad, a school teacher, was not injured in the blast; however, two of his children were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Wama district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were injured in the attack, while three assailants were killed in the return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device targeting the sons of the former Kunduz governor detonated in Bangi district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured when their vehicle hit the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shamalgah area, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and three were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Daulina district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and 11 more individuals were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Quick Reaction Force police vehicle in Guzra district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast and a police vehicle was damaged. This was one of two attacks targeting police at this location on this day; the second attack targeted a police chief who was responding to this first explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
06/30/2013: An explosive detonated in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel, killing one soldier. This was one of three such attacks in Helmand province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/15/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Shahr-e-Khalil area, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were beheaded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
10/24/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as an Afghan Air Force (AAF) vehicle was passing by in Adraskhan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Six AAF soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2013: Civilians on a motorcycle struck a roadside bomb in Arbab Shamsuddin area, Robat Sangi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Khwaja Buran area, Shiberghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two Rapid Reaction Force patrol members were killed and four more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated targeting a police vehicle near Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed in the blast and another eight were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that the Taliban was involved.
12/18/2013: Three suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel trucks in Torkham area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. After the blast, gunmen stormed the nearby building and opened fire on Afghan Border Police (ABP). Three assailants were killed in addition to one Afghan officer. Additionally, two other people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2013: An explosive device detonated in Joe Hafta area, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. As a result of the blast, four border police were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on Frishta Anwari, a legislator with the Wolesi Jirga, in Tangi area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. She survived the attack, although one of her security guards was badly injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
09/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on Sayed Ahmad Khaliqi in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Khaliqi, an Afghan judge, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police check post in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The provincial governor was in the vicinity of the blast but was not harmed, although three people, including the bomber, were killed and four more people, including three other assailants, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculate that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
04/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a police commander's vehicle; Commander Miran and his civilian driver were killed in the blast and two other police officers were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
10/08/2013: A landmine detonated near an Army Ranger vehicle in Manogai town, Dara-I-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two were wounded by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2013: Assailants attacked police in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The police had been responding to a tip-off about the location of seven soldiers' bodies. Three assailants were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2013: Gunmen stormed a house where Aaya Baika, a vaccination nurse, lived in Qarqin district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Baika was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2013: Seven assailants, including two suicide bombers, launched an attack on the Kabul airport in the Qasaba area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailants fired grenades at military structures from an abandoned building near the airport. All seven attackers were killed and two civilians were injured in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2013: Assailants beheaded two young boys in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The victims had been collecting food from the garbage at a police checkpoint; the attackers accused them of spying for the police. Officials attribute the incident to the Taliban, although the Taliban deny any involvement.
07/20/2013: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in Syed Karam district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and at least 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/19/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device under a bridge in Mahmud-i-Raqi town, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The device was safely defused by members of the police bomb squad. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2013: Two gunmen on a motorcycle attacked Wali Jan Taheri in Karokh town, Herat province, Afghanistan. Taheri, a public prosecutor and brother of the Afghan National Security Adviser, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2013: An explosive device targeted an Afghan National Civil Order Police vehicle in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. This was one of two nearly simultaneous blasts in this area on this day. At least twelve people were wounded across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/30/2013: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2013: An assailant opened fire on police officers at a police station in Khanashin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and seven were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/16/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a cinema in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast, which came from a sticky bomb attached to the car of a prominent business owner, injured at least one person. The targeted business owner was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led vehicle operated by Italian soldiers passed by in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged in the blast; there were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) outpost in Nad Ali town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2013: Assailants abducted Mohammad Qasem from Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Qasem, an Afghan Police ligistical convoy commander, was killed and his body was found on October 18, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/24/2013: An explosive device concealed in a bag detonated near a bank, shrine and provincial security commandment in Darwaza Balkh area, Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility, asserting their target was a police vehicle.
07/22/2013: Assailants fired a mortar shell at an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Tantil area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The shell missed the post and instead struck a civilian house, injuring 13 people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2013: Assailants attempted unsuccessfully to kidnap Arbab Ali, a tribal elder, in Moghol village, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Residents retaliated; one assailant was killed and a tribal leader was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/14/2013: Suicide bombers drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a checkpoint in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The two assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Helmand, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Matthew Rodriguez, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2013: Assailants opened fire on district headquarters and nearby houses in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three women were injured and property was damaged as a result of the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Logar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
10/26/2013: An explosive device detonated near an police vehicle in Shar-e-Kohna town, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated while two assailants were planting it; both assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
04/17/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Malik Khurasani in Joram district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Khurasani, the head Kokcha Radio station, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in the Managi area of Watahpur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and one other was injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/27/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying Afghan employees of the French aid organization Agency for Technical Co-operation and Development (ACTED) in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed and one other person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least four civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel, killing one soldier. This was one of three such attacks in Helmand province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/23/2013: An assailant opened fire on civilians at a market in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and at least three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and one person was injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) in Chinarto district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers died in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, provincial officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2013: Assailants attacked a border police post in Terizi area, Ali Sher, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three border police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/21/2013: Assailants kidnapped 11 members of a construction team after their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing due to inclement weather in Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The abductees included eight Turkish construction workers, two pilots, one from Russian and one from Kyrgyzstan, and one Afghan worker. On April 22, 2013, a Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the abductions and stated that the victims would soon be released. On Sunday, May 12, 2013, four of the Turkish workers were released. The remaining four were released two days later on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. The Kyrgyz pilot was released on June 11, 2013. The Russian pilot and the Afghan worker were released on October 29, 2014.
04/10/2013: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Sayyad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2013: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest near an Afghan police vehicle close to the Bab-e-Dosti (Gate of Friendship) border crossing in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three people were killed and 10 others, including Afghan security officials, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Maqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed, another two were injured, and the post was set on fire during the attack. In addition, one officer was reported missing following the attack; authorities believe that he was kidnapped. This was one of four attacks on police posts in the province on the same night. Officials attribute the attacks to the Taliban.
06/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Wardak province, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Ray Ramirez, a member of the United States Army, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Ghani in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Ghani, a former senator, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Gunmen attacked a police convoy in Afghan Tapa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One perpetrator was killed and five officers were injured in the ensuing gunfight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
11/27/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed across this and an unrelated attack that took place in Helmand province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated in Charrah-e-Qambar Square in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2013: An explosive device detonated at a recreational area in Tirinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
07/01/2013: A suicide bomber's explosive vest detonated prematurely as he was riding a motorcycle in Dasht-e-Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2013: Afghan security forces shot a would-be suicide bomber targeting a police checkpost near Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/09/2013: Assailants attacked a government official in charge of the Rural Development Department in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The government employee was axed to death. The Taliban claimed responsibility, stating that the victim was spying and sharing information with foreign entities.
02/09/2013: Assailants fired at least one mortar round at the district headquarters in Ahamabad district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Ehsan-ul-haq Akbarzai, the district governor, was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in Dehyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A police commander and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police security checkpoint in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Gelan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions that detonated prematurely in the same area on the same day. The 13 assailants who were planting the devices were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2013: A mine detonated in the Sepai area of Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government spokesperson attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2013: A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another two were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Achin on the same day; a later attack targeted the first responders who were rushing to the scene of this first incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/13/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Haji Razi Khan in Korbagh area, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a Governor's House chief executive, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a traditional festival in Garsmer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nine civilians were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/12/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in Porak area, Pule Alam district, Logar Province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were killed and one police officer was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdol Ahad, the head of the Jamiat-e Eslami regional office, in Samangan province, Afghanistan. Ahad and a bystander were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police patrol in the Manar area, Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army supply convoy in Ghani area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the initial assault and 22 other soldiers were abducted and taken to an unknown location. The bodies of 16 of the kidnap victims were found by village elders on March 6, 2013 in the same province as the initial attack. The remaining six kidnap victims were released a day later in exchange for the release of an unspecified number of prisoners. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police vehicle in Dand Square, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two more were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2013: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Herat City, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on a district commander at a mosque in Jorm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The commander, Naik Far, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants attacked an oil tanker convoy on the Kabul-Ghazni highway in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officers and a driver were killed, at least four security officials and eight civilians were injured, and 23 tankers were set ablaze. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/26/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and another wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Deh Qazi area of Alisheng district, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on ALP checkposts in Alisheng district on this day. Seven assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Farah province, Afghanistan. Three people, including a tribal elder, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant died and at least 29 people, including civilians and four United States (US) soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2013: Assailants used a roadside bomb and gunfire to attack Abdul Sattar Khan Noorzi in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Noorzi, a high ranking police official, escaped the attack unharmed; however, three of his guards were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2013: Assailants fired rockets at security posts in Gayan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The rockets missed their targets and struck civilian homes, killing two children and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Maidani area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and another was injured in the exchange of gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident
07/12/2013: Assailants fired multiple rockets at the district headquarters compound in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed after at least two rockets struck two nearby residences. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2013: Assailants kidnapped police officers at a checkpoint in Charchino area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated abductions of officers at checkpoints in the same area. The resulting casualties are unknown; however, at least 11 police officers were kidnapped across the four incidents. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
12/17/2013: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden motorbike at a market in Spin Boldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers were killed and six people were wounded as a result of the blast. Both the Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/25/2013: A Pakistani engineer working on a hospital project was abducted in the Konjak area, Logar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: A police officer opened fire on colleagues at a security post in Amirbuland area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and four others were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2013: Assailants, including two suicide bombers, attacked a military checkpoint in Kohspera area, Barmal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four Afghan soldiers, in addition to two assailants, were killed, while three soldiers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One assailant arming the device was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Eleven assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2013: Two people on a motorbike struck a roadside bomb in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Both passengers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2013: Assailants fired a mortar into a residential neighborhood in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and four people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2013: Gunmen ambushed a patrol of Police Public Protection Force officers in Haft Asiab area, Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five officers were killed and one other was injured in the attack. One assailant was also killed and three were wounded when the officers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the provincial governor's compound in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed while five police officers and three civilians were wounded in the blast. This was one of two bombings outside the compound on the same day; this explosion was designed to target police officers responding to an earlier attack. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
07/22/2013: An explosive device in a vase detonated in a market in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2013: An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer opened fire on other officers in a green on blue attack in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: Two gunmen opened fire on police at a checkpoint in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven officers were killed and one was injured in the attack. The assailants, who were invited guests at the checkpoint, reportedly opened fire on the officers after a verbal argument broke out over an unspecified matter. A spokesperson for the Taliban later claimed responsibility for the incident, denying that the shooting was personal in nature and suggesting instead that it was an "insider attack."
10/27/2013: An explosive device detonated in a market targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and five soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2013: Perpetrators kidnapped the head of the Shorabak District Development Council, Mohaboob Khan Barisi, and a friend in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the council head are unknown; however, the body of his friend was found on June 19th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2013: Assailants attacked a house in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The house belonged to Sayyed Belal, a former militant commander, who had recently joined the government peace process. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack; however, the assailants abducted Belal's son. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
11/21/2013: Assailants abducted two polio workers in Khush Qadeer village, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The workers were hanged and their bodies were discovered later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspect that the Taliban was behind the attack.
12/24/2013: Gunmen opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer, Safihollah, in the Ghond-e Yazda area of Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Safihollah, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2013: Assailants attacked a security post in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and at least three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured in the ensuing exchange of gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2013: An explosive device detonated in Maidan Shahar city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. As a result of the explosion, one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed while three were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2013: Assailants launched a pre-dawn attack on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Andar, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including police officers and civilians, were killed by poisoning and gunfire. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the checkpoint was targeted because the personnel staffing it were harassing citizens and stealing from them.
04/15/2013: A tractor trailer struck a roadside bomb in Malizai area of Qalat city, Souri district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and another four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the incident to the Taliban.
10/30/2013: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Nawozad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2013: An assailant opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander at a home in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The commander, Shamsullah, and three other local police officers were killed, while five others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Seh Paee area, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least four people, two police officers, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and an assailant, were killed in the attack. Additionally, five people, including an ANA soldier and four police officers, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2013: Assailants abducted three Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan (MRRD) construction workers in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The three workers were released on December 23, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the office of Agha Khan, a private security firm, in Kholm area, Tashqurgan district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The attackers first killed a guard outside the firm and then set the building on fire, killing two additional guards. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2013: Assailants attacked a fuel tanker near the border of Helmand province in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. It is unknown if anyone was hurt or killed in the attack; however, one tanker was damaged after it was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack on the Taliban.
05/17/2013: Two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the Khak-e-Safid district police chief in Charbagh district, near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The chief, Ghani Khan, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The assailant attempting to plant the device died in the explosion. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources attributed this incident to the Taliban.
09/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2013: A roadside bomb struck a police patrol in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on Malim Shahwali's convoy in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Shahwali, a senior peace envoy, was killed in the blast, along with at least two of his guards. In addition, three police officers and one soldier were injured and several vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2013: Assailants attacked a tribal elder in his residence in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The elder and two of his sons were killed and one person was injured in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks by the same group on the same day; this attack occurred after clashes at two local checkposts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel, killing one soldier. This was one of three such attacks in Helmand province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No damage was done to the vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a civilian vehicle in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2013: Assailants fired mortars toward the District Administrative Headquarters in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two mortars shells landed on a house, killing two children and injuring two other people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and a police officer were killed and three assailants and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Pacha Qalindar village, Gortipa area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2013: A explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shorshorak area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the explosion and another three individuals were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kunar province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2013: Assailants attacked Sahkhi Khan in Ainulmajar area, Char Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Khan, a former commander of Junbish-i-Milli Islami Afghanistan, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Afghan Commander Akhtar Muhammad in Spin Buldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops near Baghlan city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One German soldier was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2013: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) Marines were killed in the attack; the assailant was killed by return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military headquarters in Bargi Matal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also noted that the attack included Chechens.
03/31/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police vehicle in Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan. The attack targeted the district police chief, who was unharmed; however, one police officer died and another one was injured in shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Perzo area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also note that the attack included Chechens.
12/04/2013: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in the Haska Mena district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack and nine people, including four police officers, were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Taliban.
10/30/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in the Peer Koti area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and one was wounded in the assault; one assailant was killed and four were wounded by return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on Imam Maulvi Anisur Rehman in the Sardah area of Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Rehman was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2013: A roadside mine exploded next to a military convoy in Bala Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on a wedding convoy in Dogh-i-Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2013: Assailants attacked residents in Nawabad village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and dozens of houses set on fire. An unknown number of assailants were also killed when the military responded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2013: Three police officers opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy of Italian soldiers in Bala Bolouck town, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries among the NATO soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the police officers had joined their group.
06/14/2013: Assailants launched a rocket at Karez Post in Allah Jirga area, Maroof district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A civilian worker was killed and two police officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Joi Lahore area, Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Kunar peace council in Salam Pur area, Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The peace councilor, Lajbar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An individual unleashed an unknown poisonous gas outside of the Islam Qala Girls' Middle School in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Approximately 80 school girls fell ill after inhaling the gas. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the attack was part of a larger campaign to undermine girls' education in Afghanistan.
12/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shaigal Aw Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six attacks on civilian and police targets in this district on this day. Police returned fire, and in the ensuing clashes nine people, including seven assailants, were killed and six people, including five assailants, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/22/2013: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Zryob Zazi, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the attack. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2013: Assailants abducted a Turkish truck driver in Khwaja Du Koh district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Before fleeing the area, the assailants set fire to the victim's truck. The truck driver was released on July 12, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at an internet tower that supplied a school in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The school and tower were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed by beheading. The assailants were assisted by a local police officer who fled with them following the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
12/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle of road construction workers in Pusht Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two workers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three United States (U.S.) soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police convoy outside of an elite housing complex in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks outside of the complex on this day. At least nine people were killed and another 60 people were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: A police vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Haidar Abad area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six officers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2013: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Manogai town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least eleven security personnel were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/12/2013: Assailants fired rockets at the Jalalabad Airbase in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban, stated that the attack intended as a message for foreigners and an indication that United States (US) bases in Afghanistan are not safe.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
08/08/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police van in Sheikhan village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The blast killed four police officers and damaged the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Abdulkhel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six similar attacks on the same day on towers belonging to Roshan, MTN and Etisalat. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, security personnel guarding the towers were kidnapped then released following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
03/24/2013: Approximately 15 men abducted a German citizen from Batash village, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Afghan forces freed the German citizen later that evening. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping; however, authorities suspected the Taliban carried out the attack.
04/06/2013: Gunmen shot the Paktia provincial chief in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The victim, Mirza Ali, was an influential anti-Taliban commander; he was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
03/09/2013: A suicide bomber on a bicycle detonated explosives in front of the main gate to the Defense Ministry in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast killed ten people, including the attacker, and wounded 13 other individuals. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the blast was timed to coincide with a visit to Afghanistan by United States Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel. Furthermore, a Taliban spokesperson claimed that the attack was not an attempt to assassinate Secretary Hagel, but was meant to send a message to the United States that Kabul remains vulnerable to Taliban assaults in spite of heightened security.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
11/10/2013: An assailant dressed as a woman was stopped and shot dead by military forces in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was on his way to carry out an attack in Kandahar; several grenades were found on his person when he was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the failed attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
06/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2013: Assailants launched at least six rockets at a military base, two of which hit civilian homes, in the Yargul area of Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two children and a woman were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Ali Khan area, Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2013: A landmine detonated near a civilian house in Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2013: An explosive device detonated on an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least four ANA troops were killed and at least one other was injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
10/15/2013: Assailants abducted two Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officers in Laman area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police chief responding to a previous attack in Chahar Kabotar Khan area of Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: Assailants attacked a joint British-Afghan patrol base in Nad Ali District, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailants used a roadside bomb and gunfire in the attack. Ten British soldiers were injured and one passed away the next day from his injuries. An unknown number of Afghan forces were also wounded. Five assailants were killed when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/23/2013: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one United States (US) marine was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2013: An explosive device planted along a road struck a police van in the Deh Khwaja area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on an North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Nauzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two Georgian soldiers, Corporal Erekle Kharshiladze and Junior Sergeant Iaho Kakulia, were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on Georgian NATO soldiers on January 25th. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol outside of the Bagram airfield in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a United States (US) military vehicle; there were no reported injuries or damages. This was one of two incidents targeting US soldiers outside Bagram airfield on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/21/2013: A gunman opened fire on a police checkpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2013: Three explosive devices were discovered in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One of the devices detonated as security forces attempted to defuse it; one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two police officers in the Deh Khudadad area of Ghazni City, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A spokesperson for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with local media.
11/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Rasoul Kuchi in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Kuchi, a tribal leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) convoy in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and four civilians were killed and a second police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/14/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkpoints in Qaisar on the same day; at least seven police officers were killed across the three attacks and the checkpoints were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the attack. No further information was available.
09/06/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military vehicle in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: A civilian vehicle stuck an explosive device in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkpoints in Qaisar on the same day; at least seven police officers were killed across the three attacks and the checkpoints were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/26/2013: Gunmen shot and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tirin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast and a third officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2013: Assailants released toxic gas ino the Semin Akbari Girl High School in Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Fifty young girls fell ill from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: An explosive device placed in a tree detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a camp of construction workers in Karokh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Nine workers were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2013: Gunmen attacked the convoy of General Sher Ahmad Maldani, the Fourth Border Zone police commander, in Chah Takhta area, Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four assailants were injured when the police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, Maldani claimed the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
09/13/2013: An explosive device detonated as it was being defused in Marjah district, Helmand, Afghanistan. The police officer attempting to defuse the device was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2013: Assailants fired a mortar round at police in Mir Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The mortar missed the police officers and instead struck a civilian house. Five children were killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Mufti Painda Muhammad in Ambar Khana area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Muhammad was the chief of the education inspection office for Nazian District. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
01/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chapparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The two soldiers, who were brothers, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Dawalatabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed the incident; however authorities suspected the Taliban was responsible.
05/11/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) convoy in Bala Andkhoi district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers, including the district security police chief, and one civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: Assailants crossed the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and attacked a police checkpost in Registan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued during which at least seven assailants were killed and one officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/06/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Italian soldiers and their Afghan interpreter were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near the office of the provincial high peace council in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after being struck by a mini-bus in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and another eight were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2013: An assailant threw a hand grenade at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One Italian soldier was killed in the blast and three more soldiers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2013: An explosives-laden motorbike detonated at a cattle market in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2013: A hand grenade was thrown at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Five civilians who were nearby were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces arrested an attacker named Abdol Wakil.
04/18/2013: Gunmen opened fire on construction workers building a security checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the Taliban.
07/25/2013: An explosive device planted on a rickshaw outside of a police station detonated in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The blast killed two people, including one police officer, and injured 10 others, including four police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials suspect the Taliban was responsible.
08/12/2013: Assailants abducted six truck drivers in Paktika, Afghanistan. The assailants killed the drivers and their bodies were discovered on August 26, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/14/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in the Zang area of Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant planting the device was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army soldiers in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting soldiers on this day. Six soldiers were killed and two were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2013: A landmine exploded on a police patrol in Basolan area, Naveh Barakza'I, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured in the attack. One person was also arrested in connection with the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Paktia province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
09/21/2013: Gunmen attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) station in Zhay, Zambul, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued, during which six assailants were killed, three assailants were wounded, and one officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and three soldiers injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2013: An unknown number of assailants attacked a police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The assault led to an extended gun battle in which ten assailants and two police officers were killed and four assailants and eight police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2013: Assailants attacked a checkpoint Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in Gereshk on the same day. At least 25 assailants were killed and three police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents
10/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Kohistanat district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The blast was followed by a gunfight that lasted until the following day, October 30, 2013. At least two soldiers and one assailant were killed between the explosion and assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on Yardil Nizami, the former Mirbachakot police chief, in Daku village, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Nizami and three guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2013: Assailants crossed the boarder from Pakistan and attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) security post in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, two border police officers and 10 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one NATO soldier, United States (US) Lance Corporal Christopher Grant, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/12/2013: An explosive device detonated in northwestern Badghis province, Afghanistan. Five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and four were wounded from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kolali area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also note that the attack included Chechens.
09/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rahis Najib in Taloqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Najib, the head of the National Solidarity Program, and one of his bodyguards were killed and two other passengers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Wardak province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier, Staff Sergeant Joe A. Nunezrodriguez, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2013: A roadside bomb detonated on a border police vehicle near Karez Ilyas area, Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a security official was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kala Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. This was one of two police checkpoints attacked in this district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: A police motorcycle struck an explosive device in Landi Nawa area, Nawzad district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2013: Assailants fired rockets at the village of Jeeran in Daulina district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. One civilian, a woman, was injured in the attack. Additionally, the assailants abducted four villagers as they were fleeing from the area; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Asmar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and six were injured across this blast and a separate blast in Sangin district of Helmand province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian car in the Nakrzo area of Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police post in Darbar village, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Khak Jabra district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and five soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2013: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The building was damaged in the incident, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/12/2013: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nahr-i-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An ISAF representative stated that there were no casualties among the unit that was targeted in the attack, but that one ISAF vehicle was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Habib Gadalo area of Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on police checkposts in Andar district on this day. Two police officers were killed and two others were injured across the attacks. In addition, ten assailants were killed and five more were injured in the ensuing firefights. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2013: Assailants kidnapped Sami Yavuz in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Yavuz, the head of the Afghanistan Turkish Industrialists & Businessmen's Association, was rescued unharmed on May 22, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police checkpoint in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and five perpetrators died in the exchange of gunfire. The Taliban was responsible for the incident.
04/13/2013: Assailants fired three rockets into the Jalalabad airport in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported; however, one helicopter was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2013: An explosive device planted inside a garbage bucket detonated as police vehicles were passing by in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported police casualties; however, five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2013: Assailants abducted the head of Mawlana private university in Mazar-e-Sharif area, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The victim's body was discovered two days later on April 15, 2013 in Jaldani district. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction and killing.
09/08/2013: Six assailants attacked the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Maidan Shar city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the entrance of the building, allowing the remaining five to enter and open fire on the people inside. Four NDS workers were killed and approximately 150 NDS workers and civilians were injured. The remaining five assailants were also killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2013: Assailants fired two rockets at the United States (US) Embassy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three rocket attacks on targets in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
06/04/2013: A suicide explosive vest detonated prematurely in Dasht-e Apai area of Daymirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants, who were on their way to carry out a suicide attack, were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two more were injured across this incident and unrelated bombing in another province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two more were injured across this incident and unrelated bombing in another province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2013: Four police officers shot and killed their commander in Khwaja Kainti, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The attack took place at a police checkpost in Qaisar district. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: Assailants attacked the United Nations' International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The attackers used a combination of suicide bombings, gunfire, and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) during the attack that left ten people dead and 14 other individuals injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were targeting a guesthouse used by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
07/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Sarwan Kala town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and another two were injured in the blast. Sources speculated that the device was intended to target security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also noted that the attack included Chechens.
05/13/2013: Assailants opened fire and a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including three Georgian soldiers and four assailants, were killed, while 27 other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked an army checkpoint in Panjgow area, Poshtrod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2013: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and three assailants were killed and twelve security personnel were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2013: A police officer opened fire on other officers at a checkpoint in Gardez city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one more was injured in the attack. The assailant also stole weapons and a vehicle before fleeing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
06/11/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the Supreme Court building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 14 people were killed and another 40 were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was punishment for court-ordered death sentences handed down to Taliban members.
03/06/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Laghman province, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the attack. No further information was available.
05/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy. At least 15 people, including two United States (US) soldiers, and four United States (US) civilian contractors, were killed in the blast. In addition, another 40 people were injured. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2013: Assailants fired rockets at Bagram Airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties or damages were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2013: An explosive device detonated in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and another was wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2013: Assailants kidnapped seven people who had been removing rocks in Rabatpai area, Zendeh Jan town, Herat province, Afghanistan. When police went to rescue the individuals, a gunfight erupted. In the clash, one attacker was killed and another was injured. The victims were freed as a result of the exchange of gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2013: A suicide bomber from Pakistan attempted to detonate an explosive device near the Friendship Gate border checkpoint in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Police detonated the vehicle when they opened fire on the assailant, who was killed in the attack. There were no reports of additional casualties. Police believe that the assailant was planning to attack Afghan Border Guards before being stopped by police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2013: Assailants shot and killed a military officer, Abdul Kafi, in Heska Mina district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The victim was an Afghan National Army (ANA) colonel. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/05/2013: Assailants set fire to a cell phone tower owned by the Roshan telecommunications company outside of Farah city in Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire, although the tower was destroyed. This was one of three cell phone towers that were torched in Farah province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/02/2013: Eight gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Pul-e Ahmad Khan area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed, including one officer and three assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the district governor attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/18/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Green Village, a residential compound for foreign contractors, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a convoy of vehicles was passing. At least two civilians were killed and another four people were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/24/2013: An unknown number of homemade explosive devices were discovered and defused by members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2013: A land mine detonated near a vehicle of election commission workers in Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least three workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants attacked a construction firm office in Toq Luhmat area, Bulchiragh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The attackers set fire to two vehicles and abducted two engineers. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2013: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the New Kabul Bank in Pul-e Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and seven others, including four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on government forces in Taluqan area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and a child caught in the crossfire were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2013: Assailants set fire to Maulvi Rahmatullah's private residence in Waygal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Rahmatullah, a provincial council member, was not injured in the attack, although his house was damaged. This was one of three arson attacks on houses in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attribute the incidents to the Taliban.
02/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast, although the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police vehicle in Baghlane Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at Camp Bastion, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in an unknown location in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast caused damages to the base; however, there were no reported casualties. Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2013: Assailants fired a mortar into Zoar village, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The shell landed on a residential home, wounding at least seven people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on an employee of the Iranian consulate in the Khurasan area of Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The employee, Mohammad Ewaz Khalili, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One soldier died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant before the device could be detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Aab Kumri district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured and one assailant was killed in the attack. In addition, the police post was set on fire. This was one of four attacks on police posts in the province on the same night. Officials attribute the attacks to the Taliban.
05/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four United States (US) soldiers were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Zawa area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two Italian soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a car in Mehterlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Five people, including a police commander, were killed and one person was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/17/2013: An explosive device detonated in front of a school in Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three students were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device placed on a traffic police vehicle detonated in Mehter Lam town, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Nineteen people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast and the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, government sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/17/2013: An explosive device hidden in a garbage can detonated near the parliamentary building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as security forces were attempting to defuse it. At least seven people, including four Afghan National Police (ANP) officers and three ANA soldiers, were killed and at least 13 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2013: Eight suicide bombers detonated explosive devices prematurely in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No other information was available.
10/06/2013: A female suicide bomber and multiple roadside bombs detonated targeting a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan security forces patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four United States (US) soldiers were killed in the blasts; 13 other soldiers were also injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2013: Assailants attacked the Hazrat Hussain Mojtaba mosque in the Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack and three civilian worshippers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
06/11/2013: A landmine detonated underneath a passenger vehicle in Kotal village, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2013: A vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. A police officer and a civilian were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2013: Assailants threw a grenade into the Helmand Radio and Television offices in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a paramilitary police officer near a checkpoint in the Motai area, Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The officer, Shamshad, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in Marjah town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three Afghan National Police (ANP) officers were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire at Syed Rasul in Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Rasul, a former governor, was killed in the shooting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating they targeted Rasul because they believed he was the head of 10 local security checkposts.
01/10/2013: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States was killed in an armed assault in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents on this day; two ANA soldiers were killed and five others were injured across the three attacks. No further information is available.
06/25/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) base in Pol-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and five police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2013: An explosive device detonated as troops were attempting to defuse it in Arghandab Square, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
09/20/2013: An assailant opened fire on a pro-government tribal elder inside a mosque in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The elder, Nazim Zadran, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2013: A suicide bomber wearing an explosive device detonated in a bazaar in Janikhel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two people including the bomber and injured eight others; two shops were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a district education officer in Hazar Qadam city, Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The education officer, Abdul Hadi Khan, and three others were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least nine people were injured, including five civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the provincial governor's compound in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred outside of the compound on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck next to a police base in Narkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The blast killed four officers, in addition to the assailant, and injured 17 other people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: Assailants attacked a judge in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The judge, Mawlawi Abdol Wahid, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2013: Assailants abducted four Coordination of Humanitarian Organization (CHA) employees in Khwaja Area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2013: A gunman, who was an alleged contracted security guard, opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service member at Forward Operating Base Apache in Zabul province, Afghanistan. A United States (US) soldier, Specialist Angel L. Lopez, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2013: Perpetrators set a middle school on fire in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There was no mention of damage done to the school. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a district chief blamed the Taliban.
06/18/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Abdulkhel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six similar attacks on the same day on towers belonging to Roshan, MTN and Etisalat. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, security personnel guarding the towers were kidnapped then released following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near General Abdul Samad's convoy in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Samad, the chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was not harmed in the attack; however, at least one civilian was killed and 15 more people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/23/2013: An explosive device planted in a handcart detonated near an Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings in Khost on the same day; this first explosion targeted the military vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/25/2013: An explosive device attached to a National Directorate for Security (NDS) vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three people, including one NDS official and two civilians, were killed and four others civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/20/2013: A sticky bomb attached to an Afghan police commander's vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured as a result of the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/22/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Salar area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The explosion struck a passenger bus, killing nine people and injuring another 22 individuals. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2013: Suicide bombers armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns attacked the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) compound in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants in cars detonated at the gate of the compound allowing another car full of attackers to enter. Once inside, three bombers were able to successfully detonate while five others were killed by police officers before they could detonate their explosives. Five police officers were killed in the attacks and eight nearby civilians were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message, saying it was meant to target foreigners and Israeli trainers.
05/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Pol-e Khomri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on police guarding the entrance to a girls' school in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an army vehicle in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three civilians, including a child, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the Taliban had been involved.
09/26/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Mohabat Khan's vehicle in Ismaikhil district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Khan, the district's intelligence chief, was killed and his bodyguard was injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sarwan Kala area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2013: Three explosive devices detonated in Eidgah area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosions targeted police officers, injuring at least two people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Specialist Kenneth Alvarez and Private Jonathon Hostetter, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: An explosive device detonated in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device targeted a security vehicle in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The blast wounded five civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Abdulkhel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of six similar attacks on the same day on towers belonging to Roshan, MTN and Etisalat. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, security personnel guarding the towers were kidnapped then released following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Arogh area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast struck the vehicle of a former police commander, Asadullah Khan. Three of Khan's police guards were killed in the blast and Khan and another guard were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2013: Assailants attacked two fuel tankers on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Tangi Abreshom area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. A tanker driver was killed and another was injured in the attack; in addition, the assailants set fire to and destroyed the two targeted fuel tankers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/15/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pul-e-Maghal area, Germ district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and seven other people, including five assailants and two police officers, were injured in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nawzad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents on this day; two ANA soldiers were killed and five others were injured across the three attacks. No further information is available.
06/23/2013: Assailants kidnapped two government employees in Maidan Shahar, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The individuals, who worked in the rural uplift department, were successfully rescued by security forces the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least six officers and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Haji Zalmai in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Zalmai, the Ghani Khel district governor, was unharmed and no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2013: A roadside bomb targeted Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in the Haiderkhel area of Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2013: Security forces detained a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The individual intended to target government officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kabulcha area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and another three were injured when police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2013: Gunmen shot and killed four civilians after dragging them from their vehicle in Nanai Baba area of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The victims included three engineers of a local construction company. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a spokesperson for the Ghazni governor's office attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2013: Assailants ambushed security personnel in Joi Aab area, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was injured and a vehicle was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: Two new recruits shot at their police colleagues in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2013: A roadside mine detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Dahan-I-Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two assailants and injured two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Khakrez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were injured while two assailants were killed when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2013: Assailants attacked a residential house in Spera district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including the brother of the Spera district chief of police and five bodyguards, were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/12/2013: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
06/09/2013: An explosive device detonated in Regi village, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast, which targeted a vehicle belonging to the brother of a district shura member, resulted in the injury of three people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dehra Wod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people, including one officer and four assailants, were killed. Additionally, four assailants were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian car, killing four civilians and injuring two more. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants fired rockets and automatic weapons at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logtistics convoy in Balaboluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and another ten were injured in the attack; furthermore, at least 40 trucks were destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that it was part of their campaign against government and coalition forces.
12/08/2013: Gunmen opened fire on police officers in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Sher Muhammad in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Muhammad, a provincial High Peace Council member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2013: Gunmen attacked a tribal leader in Mardyan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The leader, Jaan Morad, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated on a patrol of Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Maqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three troops were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also noted that the attack included Chechens.
06/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a civilian vehicle left a funeral service in Cholan village, Jaji Maidan district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/26/2013: Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a police commander in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted the victim because he was "a cruel commander of mercenary commandos."
06/17/2013: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Habibur Rahman in Alishing town, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Rahman, a religious scholar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2013: A suicide bomber on an explosive-laden motorcycle detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) chief in a market in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Dawlat Khan, Qarabagh's police chief, three of his bodyguards and three civilians were killed while seven other civilians were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/12/2013: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/04/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two uncoordinated attacks in the area on this day. Six civilians were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated near Abdul Qayoom's vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. State prosecutor Qayoom, his driver and four of his body guards were injured in addition to 10 other civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army soldiers in Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting soldiers on this day. Six soldiers were killed and two were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2013: Assailants kidnapped an Afghan Local Police (ALP) prayer leader from Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The prayer leader was killed, and his body was discovered two days later on September 18, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2013: Two assailants opened fire in a mosque in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including the two assailants, were killed and another person wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at Mehterlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The rocket landed on a home, killing one civilian and injuring three others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2013: Three assailants dressed in police uniforms attacked a mosque in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants searched the people present at the mosque, then shot and killed Maulvi Shah Wali, a pro-government prayer leader. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of the district governor in Dagah area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Sayed Rahman, the Khoghyani district governor, was not injured in the blast; however, one of his guards was killed and two more people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2013: Three gunmen abducted Maulvi Ghulam Muhammad, a member of the Council of Clerics, while he was on his way home after prayers in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Muhammad are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/27/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to enter the provincial governor's compound and detonate an explosive device in Trinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. When police ordered the assailant to stop, he detonated the device, killing himself. There were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2013: Assailants attacked Abdul Wahid in Waleen area, Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Wahid, former commander of Jamiat-e-Islam (JI), was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a police officer in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The officer's wife was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Said Mahboob Shah in Taryak town, Herat province, Afghanistan. Shah, the leader of a local shura and a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The soldiers were later shot to death and found on November 6, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/01/2013: Several homemade explosive devices were discovered by Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Khost province, Afghanistan. The devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Wazakhwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The two assailants, to whom the device belonged, died in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded between this and two other attacks in other provinces. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Assailants kidnapped one police officer during the firefight. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group and one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in that district on the same day. At least three police officers and 20 assailants were killed while four police officers were injured across the Bala Murghab attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
07/08/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shinwari Kala area, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Sara Qala area, Nauzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one Georgian soldier, Private Guram Chimakhidze, was injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks on Georgian NATO soldiers on January 25th. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2013: Assailants kidnapped five Independent Election Commission (IEC) members in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three of the IE members were released the same day, but the status of the remaining victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, tribal elders attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the kidnappings were meant to disrupt the election process.
11/05/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Kamparak area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a British NATO soldier was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) contingent in Patan area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier and one civilian contractor were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants fired mortar shells at a police checkpoint in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2013: Perpetrators kidnapped five police officers from a security post in Bala Balok district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The kidnapping was carried out with the aid of a member of the police force. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the abductees willingly joined their group. The resolution of the kidnapping is unknown.
10/26/2013: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2013: A roadside mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the explosion. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Kansak area, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Italian soldiers and two civilians were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/28/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailants targeted a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy. A firefight ensued in which four civilians were killed and six more people including four soldiers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle, whom authorities believed to be a suicide bomber, refused to stop when ordered to do so by security forces; they opened fire, killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks targeting checkposts in the province during fighting that lasted 48 hours. At least eight police officers were killed and 13 others were injured across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: Assailants fired a grenade at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Farah, Afghanistan. One United States (US) solder was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2013: Assailants attacked the Shakh bazaar in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including two security personnel and eight assailants, were killed and eight others, including on security official, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/10/2013: A police vehicle struck a landmine in Chenchar area, Alingar district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast and their vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Haji Mursaleen Khan in Narai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a former district chief, and his driver were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2013: An explosive device detonated in Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan soldier was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted and killed Nasrullah, the head of the passport department from Urozgan province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A police vehicle struck a landmine in the Gorgan area of Pol-e Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police convoy in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Mohammad Hassan Adel, the deputy provincial police chief and two other police officers were killed in the explosion and two police officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the it marked the beginning of their spring offensive.
10/26/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a provincial government compound in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2013: Gunmen attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying journalists on Torkham-Jalalabad Highway, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One journalist was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a victim attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed it to the Taliban.
03/12/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants stormed a mosque and opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Mushan town, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four people, two civilians and two assailants, were killed and another nine people, seven civilians and two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2013: Assailants kidnapped four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in the Char Tut area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and the three remaining soldiers were released on September 28, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2013: A roadside landmine detonated on a civilian car in an unknown location in Herat, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. This was one of four attacks on police posts in the province on the same night. Officials attribute the attacks to the Taliban.
10/27/2013: Assailants attacked an Independent Election Commission voter registration center in Qades district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, two vehicles were destroyed and weapons were stolen. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban, noting that the attack was led by a Taliban commander that had recently joined the peace process.
06/17/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Mazan District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Barmal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2013: An assailant wearing an Afghan National Police uniform opened fire on a group of Afghan and United States (US) soldiers at a military base in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two US soldiers, Staff Sergeant Rex L. Schad and Captain Andrew M. Pedersen-Keel, and two Afghan soldiers died in the attack. An additional ten US soldiers were wounded before security forces shot and killed the assailant. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a text message sent to the media.
01/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nauzad District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three children were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
04/01/2013: Several anti-vehicle mines were discovered and defused in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and another child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Several anti-vehicle mines were discovered and defused in Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed in the ensuing firefight, including police officers, civilian drivers, and four assailants. In addition, two of the supply vehicles were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks targeting checkposts in the province during fighting that lasted 48 hours. At least eight police officers were killed and 13 others were injured across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: Two individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were attempting to plant detonated prematurely in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Kunduz district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer and one assailant were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on the chairman of the Kandahar Finance Department in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The chairman, Muhammad Rahim Rahimi, and his son were both injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2013: Assailants attacked police district headquarters in Durna village, Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and four were injured in return fire; there were no reported police casualties. Officials attribute the incident to the Taliban.
09/30/2013: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in Gereshk on the same day. At least 25 assailants were killed and three police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/01/2013: A roadside bomb exploded in the Helmand of Afghanistan. Two people, one of whom was a police officer, died and ten other people were injured in the explosion; a civilian vehicle was also damaged when it crashed due to the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the provincial governor in Qalat town, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy intersected with the governor's convoy. Three NATO soldiers and two civilians from the United States, including one diplomat, were killed in the blast. In addition, an Afghan doctor was killed and at least nine other people were injured. The governor was not harmed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: An explosive device detonated in front of a hotel in Bazazi area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer, were killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a police officer in Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The police officer, who was a female was injured, and her son was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/04/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a security checkpost in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer and the assailant were killed, and another officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint Morichaq area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including three police officers and six assailants were killed, and at least ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks targeting checkposts in the province during fighting that lasted 48 hours. At least eight police officers were killed and 13 others were injured across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpost in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were injured in the ensuing firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: Armed assailants abducted 15 people from their homes in Jagdelik village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. When villagers tried to stop the assailants, 16 people were killed, including 14 assailants, and 10 others were injured. Additionally, six of the people abducted were released on July 8, 2013, but the fate of the others is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2013: An explosive device struck a group of Afghan Border Police (ABP) in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One border guard was killed and three others were injured in the attack. Additionally, six nearby civilians were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2013: Assailants kidnapped two polio vaccinators in Aor village, Chakhchar district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: Gunmen riding on two motorcycles shot and killed an Afghan civilian on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the victim was targeted because he worked for United States (US) forces at Jalalabad Airport.
05/14/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in a market in Safa area, Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and nine others, including two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mohibullah Noori's vehicle in the Tothmandi area of Parwan province, Afghanistan. Noori, a National Security Council (NSC) officer, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the explosion and another five were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed across this and an unrelated attack that took place in Logar province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a border police vehicle in Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and three other individuals were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2013: Assailants attacked police in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and six other officers sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting an Afghan police forces vehicle in Gareshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three people, including both police officers and civilians, were killed and another four were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2013: Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles outside of the United States (US) consulate in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Following the explosions, assailants opened fire, leading to a gun battle with security forces. At least 17 people, including guards, police officers, interpreters and assailants, were killed and at least 18 other people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that their goal was to show the US that its representatives were not safe anywhere in Afghanistan.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the deputy district police chief in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The chief was killed and three other people, including two police officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a tractor in Yahya Khil district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Char Borjak district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the explosion and another two people, including the district police chief, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Ghaus Malyar in western Herat province, Afghanistan. Malyar, the Shindand district police chief, was not killed in the blast; however, it is unclear if he was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Between this and an unrelated attack in Panjwai district, three soldiers died. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2013: Assailants abducted six aid workers affiliated with the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. All six victims were killed the next day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were arming the device in Sikandar Khel area, Ahmad Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: Assailants raided a police department in Delaram, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two people, including one assailant, were killed and four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2013: Assailants killed three police officers in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/01/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden oil tanker near the governor's office building in Charikar city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed, while three nearby civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2013: A gunman shot at police officers outside of the Takhar University compound in Takhar province, Afghanistan. The shooting arose when the perpetrator, who had attempted to enter the university, was denied access. Two police officers died and the perpetrator was injured in an exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped the son of Colonel Fazal Ahmad, the anti-terrorism chief for Farah province, in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The boy's body was discovered nearby on January 2, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction and murder.
08/27/2013: A suicide bomber on a bicycle detonated near the Water and Energy Ministry in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed while a civilian was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The assailants then set fire to the checkpoint. Five police officers were killed and one was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a district court employee in Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The employee was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks targeting checkposts in the province during fighting that lasted 48 hours. At least eight police officers were killed and 13 others were injured across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of soldiers in Lalakhel area of Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported military casualties resulting from the attack; however, one civilian was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Islamabad area of Alisheng district, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on ALP checkposts in Alisheng district on this day. Seven assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Mori area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2013: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near a police checkpoint in Pol-e Alam village, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in the Bazgai Qala area of Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and three assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2013: Assailants attacked soldiers near the Pakistan border in eastern Afghanistan. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. The Afghan army responded to the incident by firing mortars into South Waziristan, killing five people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2013: Assailants kidnapped a police officer from the Jowzjan-Sar-e-Pul highway in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The police officer was found dead on June 1, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers died in the blast and their patrol vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2013: Assailants attacked a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier, Christian Michael Pike, was injured in the exchange of gunfire; he later died of his injuries. Additionally, an unknown number of perpetrators also died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) military vehicle in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2013: The vehicle of a local police commander, Mulla Zainuddin, was struck by a remote controlled roadside bomb as it rode in a wedding procession in Sperwan, Panjwayee district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Zainuddin was killed and two of his guards were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: A suicide bomber detonated under a Defense Ministry bus in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and at least seven people were injured in the attack. The blast also destroyed the windows of a local bakery. This was one of two attacks in the area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a patrol of British Forces in Shorab area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2013: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a fuel truck in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed. A United States Department of Defense press release identified the soldier as American Marine Staff Sargent Jonathan D. Davis. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
10/25/2013: Assailants attacked a police security checkpoint near a power dam in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three attackers were killed and another two were injured in the ensuing clash; the targeted police officers did not suffer any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2013: Assailants fired a rocket into Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The rocket did not detonate; however, at least three police officers were injured attempting to defuse it. This was one of three rocket attacks on targets in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
10/24/2013: Assailants stormed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and two assailants were killed and another five people, including two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Dilaraam district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One ANA soldier was killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Sergeant Eric T. Lawson and Specialist Caryn E. Nouv, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Buland Manazal area, Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Pole Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed at least five people and injured seven others including an ALP commander. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Aryob Zazi district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/17/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two attackers were killed and four were injured in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2013: Assailants kidnapped two private security guards in Rabat-e Sangi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The captives were responsible for guarding North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoys. The attackers told them to plant explosive devices at their work site. When the victims refused, the attackers cut off one hand and one foot from each guard. Both victims were released on April 20, 2013. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victims were highway robbers.
07/14/2013: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated near a police vehicle in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and five others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2013: Children at the Sultan Razia High School fell sick after smelling a gas in their classroom in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Doctors reported that approximately 20 school girls became ill as a result of the possible poisoning. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2013: Three individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were attempting to plant along a roadside detonated prematurely in Alikhel area, Dwah Manday district, Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and five more were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/09/2013: A roadside mine exploded in Mashin Qala area, Sayedabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one Public Order Police (POP) officer. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in the Baba Ji area of Lashkargah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No one was injured or killed in the attack; however, the explosion damaged one NATO vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2013: Gunmen shot down a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopter in Gera Khel area, Pechigram district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers, Chief Warrant Officer Mathew P. Ruffner and Chief Warrant Officer Jarrett M. Yoder, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2013: A rocket targeting a check post hit a nearby house in Korizi area, Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two women were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/13/2013: Assailants set fire to a Roshan mobile phone tower in Baghe Naw area, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/25/2013: Assailants fired a rocket into Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. This was one of three rocket attacks on targets in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
06/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Between this and an unrelated attack in Maiwand district, three ANA troops died. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants shot a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldier, Staff Sergeant Joshua Bowden, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2013: Assailants fired on a vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. A woman and a child were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2013: Assailants attacked a patrol of Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. Additionally, two ranger vehicles were damaged after the assailants set them on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2013: Assailants abducted five employees of the Halo Trust mine clearing agency in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The captives were released unharmed on October 27, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2013: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a hospital in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents involving this assailant on this day. The assailant had been taken to the hospital after he was injured in an earlier attempted attack. Only the assailant was killed and there were no other reported casualties resulting from this incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/08/2013: An explosive device detonated in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A family of six died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2013: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Bala Morgab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and an Afghan Local Police (ALP) official was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at and opened fire on police officers inside a residence in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At last one police officer was killed and three were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/13/2013: Assailants set fire to the home of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khas Konar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 10 such attacks on police officers' homes on this day in Khas Konar. No group claimed repsonsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
04/16/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and then opened fire on a joint patrol of Afghanistan National Army (ANA) soldiers and police in Gangagal area, Sarkani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four people, including two ANA soldiers, were killed in the incident and one was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Gulo area of Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks on police checkposts in Andar district on this day. Two police officers were killed and two others were injured across the attacks. In addition, ten assailants were killed and five more were injured in the ensuing firefights. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/18/2013: Assailants attacked Amanullah Aman in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Aman, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) leader, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they do not view the upcoming elections in April as legitimate.
08/27/2013: A rocket hit the Ministry of Mines building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One government employee was injured and the building sustained damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Army vehicle in the eastern part of Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device prematurely in Kabul city, Kabul governorate, Afghanistan. The intended target of the attack was unknown. There were no reported casualties associated with the explosion aside from the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a truck carrying air force personnel in eastern Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in the Qala-e- Zaman Khan area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Zhranda area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer and six assailants were killed in the ensuing gunfight. In addition, at least one officer was wounded, while the checkpost suffered an unspecified amount of damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed that attack to the Taliban.
06/10/2013: Approximately 25 assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Nahri Sarraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and 12 more were injured in the ensuing firefight; two assailants were also detained. There were no reported casualties among the ANP members. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
06/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Paktika, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Sergeant Corey Garver, died in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2013: A roadside bomb struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a border police van in Daomanda district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/24/2013: A border police vehicle hit a roadside mine in Mahajirabad area of Zaranj, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Sarawza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two civilians, walking home from school, were killed when they were struck by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/10/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kotayzay village, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One individual, Muhammadullah, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Pul-i-Alam town, Logar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foot patrol in Pul-E-Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. One NATO soldier from the United States, James Wickliff-Chacin, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2013: An explosive device blew up and damaged a bridge in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/16/2013: Assailants ambushed a supplies convoy in Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five guards died and one other guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/14/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two police officers near the third district of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local media attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2013: Gunmen fired upon a motor rickshaw in the Yangi Arigh area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two people, including an off-duty soldier, were killed and three were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Beland Manzil area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three NDS members were killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Sar Hawza area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Specialist Javier Sanchez Junior, was killed and one US soldier, Brandon Korona, was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police checkpost in the Dara Boom area of Qades, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one officer, a police commander, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the news source attributes the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and at least eight others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a local resident attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/26/2014: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The bomber's explosives-laden vest was defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Sofi Abad neighborhood, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near police officers in Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two officers were killed and two other people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated targeting a police vehicle in Cement area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. A police constable was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2014: An assailant, who was a security guard, opened fire on foreign doctors at Cure Hospital in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Three United States (US) doctors were killed and two others, including an American nurse and an assailant, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a medical vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three polio vaccinators were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Aliabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. An ALP officer was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/07/2014: Explosives detonated as they were being transported by militants in the Kundal Manu area of Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven militants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated in Dihyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the blast, which appeared to be unrelated to polling station attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a teacher in Padkhwab Roghani locality, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2014: An explosive device detonated in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officials were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2014: Assailants abducted Mawlavi Hasim in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hasim, a religious cleric, was killed on July 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban and stated that the cleric was killed for being aligned with the government.
01/25/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Jorm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which six assailants were killed and two police officers and four assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/31/2014: An explosive device detonated when it was struck by the vehicle of Islam Hussain in Mullahkhel area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Hussain, a criminal director, was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on Taj Mohammad, a pro-government tribal militia leader, and his companion in Paindakhel village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Mohammad and his companion were killed in the attack; in addition, the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties during the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at police headquarters in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Assailants then stormed the station and opened fire on nearby government buildings. At least 10 people were killed, including five assailants, and six people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2014: An explosives-laden bird was shot by police and detonated in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
07/12/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Lwar Zwan area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: Assailants kidnapped two people, including an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer, in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The hostages were discovered beheaded on May 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/19/2014: Approximately 500 assailants attacked a village in Ghor province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks by the same group of assailants targeting villages in Ghor on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/21/2014: Assailants abducted Zabto from Asfandi neighborhood, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Zabto, an appellate prosecutor, was killed and his body was discovered on September 24, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/13/2014: Assailants attacked a joint military and police checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. In addition to four assailants, one soldier and one police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces in an attempt to take control of Telforoshan area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. Twenty assailants were killed and at least two soldiers were wounded across three of the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/20/2014: Eight explosive devices planted inside a school were discovered and defused in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailants also locked up the school guards while planting the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2014: An assailant stabbed an athlete outside of a mosque in Maymana district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The athlete was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sher Khan in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khan, a district attorney, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The rocket struck the military side of the targeted airport; however, there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell which hit a provincial office in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2014: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden bicycle drove into a bus carrying police personnel in the Yakatot area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one police officer and one civilian were killed while approximately 20 other individuals, including police officers and civilians, were injured. Additionally, several shop were damaged by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and identified the assailant as Burhanuddin Nangarhari.
11/09/2014: An explosive device, targeting a military vehicle, detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a military vehicle; however, no casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2014: Assailants set fire to a Roshan Telecommunication Company antenna in Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the antenna was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) officials in Gor Tepa area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian car in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident but said that the victims were soldiers.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpost in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and another was wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Rejlam area, Monogai tehsil, Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including three police officers and six assailants, were killed and nine others, including three police officers and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Waghaz district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Abdul Wakil Haqyar in Bini Sher Afghan area, Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Although Haqyar, a district police chief, escaped unharmed, five Afghan Local Police (ALP) officials were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in Helmand on the same day. Nine assailants were killed across the three blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan military official attributed the attempted attacks to the Taliban.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Bargam area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and several assailants were killed, while two soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another individual was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2014: A land mine detonated in Nari Pul area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Kandahar on the same day; this second attack occurred as police officers and others gathered at the scene of the first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a police vehicle in Shergarh area, Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 27 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Hamidollah in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hamidollah, a prosecutor for the Helmand Appeals Court, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a court building in Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two judges, Nazar Muhammad and Fazal Minallah, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle between Du Layna and Ferozkoh districts, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shakoor Kari area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets that struck a civilian residence in Tughay area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks against civilians in different areas of Sangin district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/15/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a Center for Prevention of Malaria and Leishmaniasis building in Sixth district neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2014: Assailants attacked the Shindand governor's convoy in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The governor was not injured, but Mohammad Naser, the director of the Shindand Anti Terrorism Department, was killed and two police officers were injured. Additionally, four assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the fighting. Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2014: Assailants abducted four women in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The bodies of the women were found the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
08/10/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle and a child were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2014: An explosive device hidden in a trolley detonated as an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle was passing by in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and two civilians wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2014: Assailants attempted to plant land mines in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when security forces opened fire on the group. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces in an attempt to take control of Koch-e-Zoghali area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. Twenty assailants were killed and at least two soldiers were wounded across three of the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Imam Sahib area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. A civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred near a location previously used by the Afghan National Army (ANA); however, no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police training center in Za Khel area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two police officers and a cook, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sarkano district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Seven people were killed between this attack and an unrelated attack in Chapa Dara district. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Maulana Ahmad Shah in Bagram town, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Shah, a National Ulema Council district head, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2014: Assailants killed a former Taliban commander who had joined the peace process in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Police checkpoints in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2014: A roadside bomb exploded next to a civilian vehicle in Pashtunabad village, Puli Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed three people and injured two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/13/2014: Assailants threw a grenade and set fire to the campaign office of Yousuf Malakzai in Chaharbagh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks on campaign offices in the area on March 13, 2014. There were no reported casualties; however, the office was damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants burned down a girls' high school in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack, but the school was destroyed. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Ab Khoban area, Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five people, including three police officers and two assailants, were killed and five others, including three police officers and two assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2014: Authorities intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle carrying four potential suicide bombers in Bostankhel village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two others were detained by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2014: An explosive device detonated in the Khair Khana area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/24/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a soldier in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2014: An explosive device detonated in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts near a bazaar in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. Twenty assailants were killed and at least two soldiers were wounded across three of the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Farkhar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Several landmines detonated prematurely as assailants were planting them along a road in Farah province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Gomal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a bus stop in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/20/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near a civilian residence in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated as Shah Mehmood, a district education officer, and Niamatullah, a teacher, were traveling between Lashkar Gah and Nawzad districts, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Mehmood and Niamatullah were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into Chahar Dara area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least four election workers injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
05/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Indian consulate in Herat province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Taliban.
03/31/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Asiabad area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2014: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in a market in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and at least seven civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2014: Assailants abducted two students suspected of being spies in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The students were killed on September 20, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two assailants and one civilian, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell into Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy outside of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2014: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/02/2014: Approximately 42 roadside mines were found and defused in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the source attributed the devices to the Taliban.
12/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped four pro-government civilians in Haskah Menah area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One of the civilians was killed the same day, while the bodies of the other three were found on December 9, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/06/2014: Security forces found and confiscated a rocket set to launch in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) truck in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2014: A soldier opened fire on his trainers in Herat province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one United States (US) soldier was killed and two other people, including an interpreter, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2014: Assailants abducted Izzatullah, a prosecutor, Mohammad Navi Bizhan, a crime branch chief, and a bodyguard from Khani Chahar Bagh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Izzatullah and Bizhan were killed and their bodies were discovered on August 14, 2014; the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of an Afghan Highway Police (AHP) provincial commander in Shedai area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The commander was not harmed in the attack; however, his driver and guard were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2014: A landmine detonated near a motorcycle in Spin Karez area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in Puli Momin area, Khawaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and one civilian were killed and at least three police officers were wounded in the attack. An uncertain number of assailants were also killed or wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police checkpoint in Ajristan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. An unreported number of casualties occurred in the blast. This was one of four coordinated attacks on villages in Ajristan district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three such attacks on checkpoints in Marjah on this date. At least one police officer and 16 assailants were killed and three police officers wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
02/15/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police van in the Mir Mandab area of Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and at least three others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
11/17/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Loy Bagh area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2014: Assailants attempted to carry out suicide attacks in Kabul province, Afghanistan. The attacks were foiled after authorities arrested the individuals and confiscated four suicide vests among other weapons. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the incident when the suspects confessed to being sent to undermine electioneering.
05/29/2014: A land mine detonated after it was discovered and taken to the district police command in Kareze Saydi area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Qalam radio station in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the radio station was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Two assailants were arrested with suicide vests in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
03/11/2014: Assailants attacked police headquarters in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least six attackers were killed and another 11 were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicles in Gulchin area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and seven other people, including civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpoint in Jangul area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2014: Assailants attacked National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers on the Badghis-Herat Highway in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One officer and one assailant were killed, while five officers and two assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Unbiggi area, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Seven officers, including a police commander, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Bakhtyar area, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the Taliban was involved.
10/19/2014: Approximately 500 assailants attacked a village in Ghor province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks by the same group of assailants targeting villages in Ghor on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/02/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2014: Security forces found an explosives-laden motorcycle in P5 district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/31/2014: A pro-government militia vehicle carrying Commander Mohammad Omar struck a roadside bomb in Boen area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least eight militia members were killed and one person was injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near a police vehicle in Maymana district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 18 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Deh Adam Khan village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Zahir Khanzada, the adviser to the Regional Revenue Office of the Afghan Finance Ministry, detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Khanzada and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2014: Gunmen shot and killed an employee of the Abu Zar Ghaffari Madrassa in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Herat province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Command Sergeant Major Martin R. Barreras, was wounded in the attack and died a week later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2014: A gunmen with a pistol opened fire on a police officer in Gortepa area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The officer, Khangol, was killed in the shooting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five children were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sauf Wa Karez area, Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. A police chief and a civilian were killed in the blast, while two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated after being shot by security forces in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the assailant was intending to target a police chief. Only the assailant was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Mughal Khel High School in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
03/02/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian, the brother of an election candidate, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An assailant wearing a suicide vest attempted to attack a National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Naway Khar neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security officials opened fire on the assailant and the explosives-laden vest detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2014: Assailants abducted three employees of the Rural Rehabilitation and Development Directorate and two road construction workers in Qala-e-Naw area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Their whereabouts of the victims remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2014: A roadside bomb detonated as it was being planted in Zarghun Shahr district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The device was meant to target security forces. Three assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of a bank in Vash Mandi area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a police caravan passed by. The explosion killed two people and injured at least 13 others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected the Taliban.
09/19/2014: Assailants attacked Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and a civilian was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/01/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Two NDS employees, who had come to inspect the bicycle, were killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near the campaign vehicle of presidential candidate, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, in Shah Qasem town, Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One guard of the campaign team was killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Four people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Khushal Sarwari in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sarwari, a senior Ministry of Interior official, escaped unharmed; however, at least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Shisha Bazaar in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and another assailant was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chugak area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a police checkpost in Kababi area, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2014: An explosive device detonated next to a police vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a sporting event in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least five people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers as they were traveling to a mosque in Jar Khoshk, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A landmine attached to the vehicle of the Alishang district chief detonated in Sultan Ghazi Baba town, Alishang district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the chief, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a council head in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The council head, Mirza Mohammad, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2014: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier from the United States was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a minibus carrying election workers in Abyak city, Samangan province, Afghanistan. At least eleven people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the chief of the local Department of National Security in Farah province, Afghanistan. The police official, Asadullah Zalal, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2014: Assailants abducted and executed a group of government employees in Mamuzai area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least ten people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in Kunar province on August 14, 2014. In addition to ten assailants, one police officer was killed and seven people, including five assailants and two security personnel, were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2014: Assailants planted 54 explosive devices along roads in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The devices were defused without incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attacks to the Taliban.
01/31/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three such attacks on checkpoints in Marjah on this date. At least one police officer and 16 assailants were killed and three police officers wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
08/05/2014: An assailant opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers near the governor's office in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The assailant, who was an Afghan police guard, was killed when NATO troops returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2014: A gas cylinder detonated in a civilian vehicle in Pul-e-Charkhi area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Parkhi village, Paktia province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a car transporting members of the British embassy in the 9th municipal district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least five people, including one British citizen, were killed and 33 others, including two citizens of the United States (US), were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2014: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Komri village, Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Police checkpoints in Arghanj Khaw district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including two officers and three assailants, were killed and two other assailants were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/20/2014: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Security forces intervened and at least five assailants were killed in an airstrike. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a civilian residence in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shahban locality, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/08/2014: An explosive device detonated as a police officer attempted to defuse it in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers in Kandi Bagh area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to eight assailants, five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2014: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of Afghan Local Police Commander detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The commander, Shahin Khan , was killed and one of his bodyguards was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2014: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked Forward Operating Base Pasab in Zharai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One assailant detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the main gate, killing United States (US) soldier Chief Warrant Officer Edward Balli, and allowing eight other assailants to enter the base. A firefight ensued, during which all of the remaining assailants were killed and at least five US soldiers were wounded. Additionally, two civilian bystanders were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same day; the second incident took place when Afghan officials were responding to this first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device near a New Year celebration in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Bagram Air Base in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack, but a building was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they had been targeting United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
06/25/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a house in Blockhai Hawayee neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four people were wounded in the blast. This was one of two rocket attacks in Kabul city on June 25, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2014: A suicide attacker opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) before detonating an explosives-laden vehicle in Sardar Qala area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three police officers were killed and eight other people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2014: A land mine detonated near a vehicle in Sarab area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A police officer and two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a prayer leader in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The prayer leader, who was wounded in the attack, died of his injuries on July 5, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) Zafar Corps intelligence captain in Nawabad neighborhood, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/20/2014: Assailants attacked at least one Afghan Police checkpoint in Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed, and six assailants and one police officer were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/13/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2014: Assailants attacked Pichigram village, Bargi Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants, seven civilians, and four police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2014: Assailants attacked a police commander in Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The commander and two civilians were killed and five civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2014: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Mehtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Ten civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attempted to shut down a polling station in Ghalmin area, Chaghcharan district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. A clash erupted when residents resisted the assailants' attempts; six people, three civilians and three attackers, were killed and nine people, four attackers and five civilians, were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2014: A roadside bomb struck the vehicle of Sayed Suliman Shah, a district governor, in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and a four others, including Shah and an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer, were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same day; this second incident took place when Afghan officials were responding to the first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/26/2014: A rocket detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle on the outskirts of Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2014: A magnetic bomb attached to a fuel tanker detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast, but approximately 400 fuel trucks caught on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Seven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Bagram Air Base near Bagram city, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Puli Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2014: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at a market in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and at least five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a petrol pump in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a police officer was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kohistanat district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2014: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted at least 14 civilians in Shamal Gah area, Farah province, Afghanistan. After several hours, four civilians were shot dead. The whereabouts of the remaining 10 people were unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/23/2014: An assailant, who was a police officer, opened fire on two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) advisers in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and both advisers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2014: Assailants threw hand grenades at a police checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four people, including two police officers and two civilians, were killed and five other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2014: An explosive devicedetonated near the vehicle of Joma Gol Sarwan in Lowardawan area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Sarwan, the commander of a police checkpost, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device, which detonated prematurely, in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed between this blast and an unrelated incident in Paktika province on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2014: A sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Mosa Khel district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on the head of a shura council in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The official, Sharif, was killed in the attack. An assailant was also killed when Sharif's son opened fire on the attackers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A sticky bomb attached to an army jeep detonated in Kart-e-naw area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and at least two other people, including at least one civilian, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device next to a bus transporting military personnel in Gazargah district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least seven soldiers were killed and 17 people, including civilians, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Chakish village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoints in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 21 assailants were killed and eight other assailants were injured in the assault. Additionally, at least 10 soldier casualties were reported; however, the exact number of killed and injured is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device, which detonated prematurely, in Khoshamand district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed between this blast and an unrelated incident in Helmand province on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2014: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb near Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and at least two others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2014: A police officer fired on colleagues at a security post in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two more were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2014: Assailants armed with a dagger attacked Royen Rahnush in 4th district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Rahnush, the Khaama Press editor-in-chief, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at the main bazaar in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The device detonated while officials attempted to defuse it. At least one police official was killed and five other people, including both security personnel and civilians, were injured in the blast. Additionally, the explosion damaged several nearby shops. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on Khalid Aga Yaqoobi in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Yaqoobi, a radio journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan. Seven ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle on the Behsud bridge in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a local police commander in Puli Alam town, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers, including the commander, were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2014: Two assailants, identified as police officers, opened fire at a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source claimed that the two assailants joined the Taliban following the attack.
11/27/2014: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked Camp Bastion, a military base in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 26 people, including soldiers and assailants, were killed and 10 others were injured in the three-day clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2014: A land mine detonated near a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2014: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting checkpoint in Kapisa on the same day. At least one assailant was killed and two others were injured across the two incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Klata Nazar locality, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2014: A roadside mine detonated as a police vehicle passed in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A missile struck a civilian home in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sources suspected that a nearby police checkpoint was the intended target. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/02/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated as authorities were searching the motorcycle in Umki neighborhood, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a schoolteacher in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle carrying Agha Khan Development Network (AKDN) workers in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two AKDN workers, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan Police officer was killed and a civilian was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2014: Assailants shot and killed the brother of recently kidnapped and deceased Hajj and Religious Affairs director in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The brother was journeying to return director Fazl Ahmad's body back to Ghazni. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2014: Assailants attacked a village in Ajristan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four incidents in Ajristan and one of three villages targeted on the same day. At least 100 people were killed, including 15 by beheading, and an unknown number of people were injured across the three village attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/13/2014: Assailants threw a grenade and set fire to the campaign office of Qari Mir Hathim Tarakhel in Chaharbagh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the office was damaged in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on campaign offices in the area on March 13, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Chakhansur district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near military vehicles in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Between this and an unrelated incident that occurred on May 21, 2014, nine soldiers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2014: Assailants stormed a police post in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints carried out by the Taliban in Helmand province on this day. In addition to ten assailants, three police officers were killed and two others were wounded across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants stormed the campaign office of Abdullah Abdullah in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks on campaign offices in Herat province on March 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2014: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Wardell B. Turner and Joseph W. Riley, were killed and a civilian was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A landmine detonated in Taluqan area, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near a military foot patrol in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One soldier and one civilian were killed in the blast, while at least four people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle as it was traveling to a campaign gathering in Qezel Kotal area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to 34 assailants, 14 people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Qadir Sayyad in Tashkan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three police officers including Sayyad, a provincial police chief, were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2014: A land mine detonated at a playground in Ghara village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that landed in front of Camp Kabuli school in Rodat district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one child and injured six others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers and eight assailants were killed, and three soldiers and three assailants were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a motorcycle in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was critically injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2014: Assailants intercepted two minibuses carrying 32 passengers outside Chaghcharan town, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The assailants separated 14 passengers, identified as members of the Hazara Shia community, and executed them. The remaining 18 passengers were released unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied responsibility.
06/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints carried out by the Taliban in Helmand province on this day. In addition to ten assailants, three police officers were killed and two others were wounded across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpost in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were wounded in the blast. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban in Khost city on April 12, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Tobra Kash area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: A mortar shell struck a house in Kharr Kali area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Bandooka village, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated assaults targeting ANA checkposts in Bandooka on the same day. At least nine people, including four soldiers and five assailants, were killed and five other soldiers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) unit in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Spc. Kerry M. G. Danyluk, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device targeting a police vehicle detonated in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle at the gates of a Counter Narcotics Police of Afghanistan (CNPA) compound and a DynCorp International compound in Qasaba town, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least four foreign security guards were killed and six people were wounded by the blast. Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the compound was targeted because they believed it was serving as a headquarters for foreign intelligence.
03/01/2014: Approximately 20 roadside bombs were discovered and defused in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2014: Assailants kidnapped 34 Kandahar University students and professors in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One professor was wounded during the kidnapping. Twenty-four captives were released overnight on June 22-23, 2014, while the remaining hostages were released on June 23. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2014: Three suicide bombers attempted to attack a National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were killed and two NDS employees were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2014: An explosive device detonated while assailants were planting it in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and one other assailant was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/29/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and another was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2014: Gunmen opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Parwan province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Daniel T. Lee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: The Shuhada district police chief's vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Qalbar area of Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2014: An explosive device detonated near a wedding procession on their way to the Tando Pathan village in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed and a number of others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2014: Assailants kidnapped an elections campaign officer in Kohistanat district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The officer, who worked for Dr. Abdullah Abdullah's campaign, was killed after the abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped seven people, including shopkeepers, in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five victims were released at an unknown time, while the status of the other two hostages, including one soldier, remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on Nils Horner in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Horner, a Swedish radio reporter, was killed in the attack. Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that Horner was targeted because he was believed to be a spy for British Military Intelligence, section 6 (MI6).
07/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Babaji neighborhood, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and a police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Ghorak area, Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers, 16 assailants, and one civilian were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2014: Assailants abducted Sayed Habib Musawi from a bus in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Musawi, an Afghan-Australian dual citizen, was tortured and executed on September 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, an officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Basram area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades and opened fire on a police border post in Alishir district, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to five assailants, at least one police officer was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2014: An explosives-laden motorbike detonated targeting civilians in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and 15 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the blast to the Taliban.
12/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Shawel area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on election campaigners in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three campaigners were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Walikhel area, Shahr-e Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2014: Two explsosive devices were discovered and one was safely defused in Syedwalo area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The second explosive device detonated as security personnel attempted to defuse it. Four police officers were killed and another person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2014: Assailants shot and killed a teacher in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a police headquarters near a residential area in Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and 13 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and 13 people, including one police officer and 12 assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a United States Department of State Consulate vehicle in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians from the United States were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2014: Two explosive devices detonated in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: Assailants kidnapped Gholam Haider and his driver in Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Haider, a provincial council head, and his driver were killed on September 4, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked the Ab Band district headquarters in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse the device in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2014: Gunmen wearing Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms opened fire on two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The attack killed two American soldiers, John Pelham and Sergeant First Class Roberto Skelt; the two gunmen were also killed. Four United States (US) soldiers were also injured in the gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2014: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the attack; however, there were no other reports of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Air Base in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan workers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2014: Assailants shot and killed two Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) employees in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2014: A land mine detonated near a police vehicle between Chaghcharan and Charsada districts, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on women lined up to receive supplies at a maternity clinic in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two police officers, were killed and four women were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2014: Assailants fired on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two ALP commanders were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2014: Assailants threw a grenade and set fire to the campaign office of Abdullah in Chaharbagh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the office was damaged in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on campaign offices in the area on March 13, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at the campaign office of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in Qudusabad area, Islamqala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks on campaign offices in Herat province on March 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Akhondzada Sahib area, 6th Zone neighborhood, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and a NATO military vehicle was destroyed in the attack. This was one of two related suicide attacks in Jalalabad on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a police checkpoint near the Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, seven people were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three NATO soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Dara-i-Nur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2014: A magnetic explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2014: Assailants abducted Mohammad Dawood Norzai in Herat province, Afghanistan. Norzai, a former governor, was released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated as a police vehicle passed by in Chonai area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A police officer and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at an appeals court building in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three other bombers were shot dead by security forces before they could detonated their explosive vests. Additionally, three civilians and one police officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chalo Dast area, Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One ANA officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle was discovered and safely defused near Lashkar Gah city in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Mang Tapah town, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks on police posts in Chahar Dara on this date. Ten assailants were killed and one was wounded across all five attacks, and 21 Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were abducted. The hostages were released on August 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2014: An explosive device attached to a telephone pole detonated in Biland Manzal area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related explosions in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2014: Assailants hanged three people in Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victims had committed robbery.
04/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Bolaghin area, Kohband district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four people, including a former military general and two government officials, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on General Mustafa, a senior National Directorate of Security (NDS) counter-terrorism official, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Mustafa was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Saleh in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Saleh, a former jihadi commander, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. However, Saleh had negotiated the release of victims held by the Taliban prior to the attack.
05/19/2014: An explosive device, intended to target security forces, detonated at a pasture in Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, 30 sheep were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle escorting Ghulam Farooq Majrooh in Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Majrooh, a member of the National Assembly, was not harmed; however, at least one person was killed and three others, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle near Shikin district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants fired two rockets into Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2014: An explosive device planted inside the vehicle of Mohammad Saraj detonated in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Saraj, a Kunar Court judge, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2014: At least one attacking suicide bomber was shot dead by private security guards at the home of a Baghlan province tribal elder, Mohammad Alam, in Kabul city, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Alam's brother was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/17/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpost in Chugak area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Qazaq area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five police officers, including one commander, were killed and one officer was injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks on this day involving the police commander and his family. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, authorities attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
10/12/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting civilians in Arab Zo area, Kajaki district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked at least one polling station in Doshanbi area, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on polling stations in the district this evening. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Mirandab area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police checkpoints in Helmand province on May 21, 2014. In addition to 11 assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/08/2014: An explosive device detonated in Atal area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the district governor attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Qala-i-Najil area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and six others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdol Shakur in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Shakur, a member of the provincial council, and two other civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to six assailants, six people were killed and 45 others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in this area on August 30, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: A police commander opened fire on two foreign journalists in Tani district, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, a German journalist, was killed and Kathy Gannon, a Canadian journalist, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources arrested the assailant, who was thought to be a Muslim fundamentalist and Taliban sympathizer. The Taliban denied any responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed the Court of Appeals in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least twelve people, including the assailants, were killed and at least 10 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in retaliation for death sentences recently given to Taliban members.
07/10/2014: An explosive device detonated in Balkh province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2014: Assailants set an Etisalat telecommunication company booster on fire in Maryam village, Laghman province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the booster was damaged in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Laghman province on July 10, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2014: Assailants stopped a passenger bus and pulled out seven people in Ghazni district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three people were shot and killed, while the other four people were kidnapped. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/08/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to attack a crowded location in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was arrested by authorities and failed to detonate the explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked and injured an Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan campaign worker in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/29/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a police checkpost in the Diwana Khan area of Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2014: Suicide bombers prematurely detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Shahr-e Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The district headquarters was the intended target of the attack. Three assailants were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: An explosive device detonated while the assailant was planting it in Asphandi area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast killed the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked the district headquarters building in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Fifty assailants were killed and 20 others were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2014: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ruyi Du Ab district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including ten assailants and one police officer, were killed and 16 others, including thirteen assailants and three police officers, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2014: Suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated and simultaneous attacks on government buildings in the city on this day. At least 39 people, including 19 assailants, were killed and 350 other people were injured across all of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
06/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Paktika province, Afghanistan. A United States soldier, Matthew H. Walker, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint and took refuge in a nearby house, where they took three people hostage, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including four assailants and three police officers, were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The hostages were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2014: Assailants planted an unknown number of remote-controlled roadside bombs in Spinghar village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The attackers claimed they were only targeting Afghani forces. This was one of four locations where the assailants planted roadside explosives on this day. An unknown number of the explosive devices were defused by authorities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/05/2014: A roadside mine detonated near a police vehicle in Sarakala area, near Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2014: An explosive device attached to a Ministry of Energy and Water vehicle was discovered and defused in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2014: Assailants attacked a group of tribal elders in Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three people, all of whom were related to a local police commander, were killed in this incident. This was one of two attacks on this day involving the police commander and his family. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, authorities attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a school in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least six students were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2014: A sticky bomb placed on the vehicle of Din Mohammad Haqbin detonated in Haider Qala area, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Haqbin, the head of Daimirdad district in Wardak province, was not harmed in the blast, but his guard was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2014: Suicide bombers attacked the residence of General Abdul Razeq in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Razeq, a police chief, was unharmed; however, eight people, including a civilian, a police officer, and six assailants, were killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and at least three Danish soldiers were wounded as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2014: Assailants intercepted a vehicle and opened fire on the occupants near Khafak Tunnel in western Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2014: Assailants attacked a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan security forces convoy in Parwan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three assailants were captured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Assailants wearing Afghan National Army (ANA) uniforms attacked a local residence in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Mama Karez area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Ramak area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed and his bodyguard was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2014: A potential suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden truck in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Security forces detained the assailant before the attack could be carried out. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in an unknown location in Afghanistan. Three ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Sujani town, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks on police posts in Chahar Dara on this date. Ten assailants were killed and one was wounded across all five attacks, and 21 Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were abducted. The hostages were released on August 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2014: An explosive device detonated in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2014: Assailants abducted eleven de-miners in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven de-miners were released on August 17, 2014; however the fate of the remaining four hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
11/19/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives among civilians in Shormano area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Badghis province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the assault. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
07/11/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Abdul Bari area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least three construction workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police van the sixteenth police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a passing vehicle in Alinagar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including an off-duty police officer, were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/25/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices planted in District Eight area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Gunmen kidnapped four employees of the Halo Trust demining company in Zanda Jan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
05/26/2014: Assailants set fire to four North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tankers in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants armed with rockets and small arms attacked a civilian vehicle in Balkhil area, Jani Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2014: Assailants attacked a village in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties and an unspecified number of houses were set on fire during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least one United States (US) soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2014: Assailants attacked a Turkmen Border Troops checkpoint at the Turkmenistan border in Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/14/2014: At least one explosive device detonated at a campaign rally in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated at an Eid festival in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Thirteen people, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: A roadside mine targeted the vehicle of Abdol Wahab Zafar in Ghulbian area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Zafar, a district police chief, and one guard were killed, while three other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle between Gereshk and Nawzad districts in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and three police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a mini bus carrying Turkish engineers in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three of the passengers were killed and another two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected that the Taliban was involved.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Deyak area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak and the two attacks in Andar district, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
03/20/2014: Assailants stormed the campaign office of Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks on campaign offices in Herat province on March 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2014: Assailants kidnapped two Pakistanis and one Afghan working for a fiber optic project in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Yalda Waziri in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Waziri, a senior female official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2014: A land mine detonated near a police vehicle in Shamulzayi district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2014: Assailants abducted three engineers from Salar village, Wardak province, Afghanistan. All three hostages were rescued on May 6, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants and four police officers were killed in the ensuing clash, while two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizb-I-Islami and to the Taliban.
08/12/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Mama Khail town, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks on police posts in Chahar Dara on this date. Ten assailants were killed and one was wounded across all five attacks, and 21 Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were abducted. The hostages were released on August 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpost in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast, which occurred while assailants were planting the device, killed at least two assailants and wounded two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Farah province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one person. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Yusof and his son in Boghavi area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Yusof, a former jihadi commander, and his son, the head of a local council, were killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2014: At least 12 suicide bombers attacked a military base in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bombers, five soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in southern Helmand province on this date, across which two assailants were killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
12/17/2014: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near the scene of an earlier attack on the New Kabul Bank in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2014: A sticky bomb on a police vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one person and injured two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and 11 people, including six police officers and five assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2014: A roadside bomb detonated as assailants were planting it in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Jaan Gharq area, Qala-e Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2014: Gunmen ambushed an army patrol in Nahr-i-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and five were wounded in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the media source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2014: Assailants ambushed an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Sari Pul area, Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police convoy in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, five police officers were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Darwish town, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Hameedullah in the Kharwali Chowk area of Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hameedullah, an officer with the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was killed and one person was injured by the gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2014: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated near a bus carrying Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and Afghan Ministry of Defense employees in Qala-e-Zaman Khan neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated while hugging Hashmat Karzai in Karz village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, Karzai, a campaign manager of Ashraf Ghani, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban were behind the attack.
03/07/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Mila Bazar area, Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed and 17 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of the Shirin Tagab district intelligence chief in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The intelligence official and the driver were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to attack a police checkpoint in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailant was apprehended by police officials before she could detonate her explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military battalion in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police station in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast was followed by an exchange of gunfire between police and additional assailants. Thirty-one people were killed, including 22 assailants, five police officers, and four civilians. Additionally, nine civilians were wounded. This was one of two attacks in the same area within a short amount of time; the second attack targeted the governor's office. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated while the assailants were planting it in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast killed the two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2014: A mortar was fired at an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Chambel, Kunar, Afghanistan. The mortar missed the target and instead struck a civilian house, killing at least three people and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a police vehicle in Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers, including a district police chief, were killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkpoints in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Five people, a police officer and four assailants, were killed and eight others, two police officers and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on Hazrat Wali in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Wali, a Rural Affairs Department official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered in Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The vehicle, which intended to target an election campaign, was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a supply convoy in Sultankhel area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three people, including an assailant, were killed and nine others, including three assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked police officers at a makeshift roadblock in Leshka area, Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including a police officer and four assailants, were killed and six others, including a police officer and five assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/27/2014: An explosive device detonated as Haji Ali Mohammad was driving by on his motorcycle in Miankoh village, Nish district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, the governor of Nish, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus in Nehr-e-Seraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2014: Approximately 300 assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 37 people, 10 police officers and 27 assailants, were killed and 19 others, two police officers and 17 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2014: An explosive device detonated in Saberi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Kor Tepa area, Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting police posts in Khwaja Ghar on the same day. At least 9 people, including one officer and eight assailants, were killed and 28 others, including seven officers and 21 assailants, were wounded in the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/03/2014: Assailants abducted Haji Fazl Ahmad and two colleagues in Haft Asyab, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The body of Ahmad, the Hajj and Religious Affairs director for Ghazni province, was discovered on September 6, 2014; the whereabouts of the other two people remain unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on an army convoy in Dih Bala district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and four military vehicles were destroyed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2014: Assailants attacked and killed a police commander, Abdul Qadir, at his residence in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2014: Assailants abducted five Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) employees in Kohistan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages were released the following day while the fate of the remaining three victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/23/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell into a residential area of Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2014: Assailants fired rockets at detainee housing at Bagram air base, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One prisoner was killed and 25 inmates were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police patrol vehicle in Baba Jee neighborhood, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in Kunar province on August 14, 2014. In addition to ten assailants, one police officer was killed and seven people, including five assailants and two security personnel, were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in southern Helmand province on this date, across which two assailants were killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas station in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including one police officer, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2014: Assailants shot and killed an official of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Qala Sabz area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police security post in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and at least three others were injured as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Bamyan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near the Afghan meteorology department in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Zwakah area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2014: Two assailants attempted to plant explosive devices on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Afghanistan. The two assailants were killed when their explosive devices detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Suicide bombers wearing explosives-laden vests stormed the Kabul Bank as police personnel were receiving their monthly salaries in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In addition to three assailants, two people were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two NATO soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in Darul Aman neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to four assailants, five people were killed and two others were wounded and at least 20 others were taken hostage in the attack. The hostages were rescued the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting security forces. Nine civilians from the same family were killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2014: Assailants abducted Sayed Reza, an Injil district traffic official, in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
08/18/2014: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Gulzar Aka neighborhood, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Five people, including four police officers and one civilian, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) convoy in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and nine others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
12/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on three shopkeepers in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The shopkeepers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2014: Assailants abducted five Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) workers in Hisa-i-Awali Bihsud district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2014: An explosive device, targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) contingent, detonated in Shahjoi area, Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. An ANA soldier was killed in the blast. This was one of two related blasts in Shahjoi area on June 11, 2014; this second blast occurred as ANA soldiers were responding to an initial attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpost in Toray Oba area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, a police officer was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Dihrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and two civilians were killed in the attack. Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: Assailants attacked a Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) health clinic and an Afghan Police checkpoint in Kalatak area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out by the Taliban in Laghman province on July 12, 2014. In addition to 15 assailants, seven security personnel were killed and four others were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: At least 45 explosive devices were discovered and defused in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A total of 55 devices were discovered and defused across four uncoordinated incidents in different provinces of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside a bathroom of an animal market in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated as assailants were planting it in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) troops. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) vehicle on Jalalabad-Torkham Highway in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of two explosions in the same location of the highway on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, a district police chief was killed in the blast, while five police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated along with two other explosive devices outside a police station and suicide bombers stormed the station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to seven assailants, 11 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Atak area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A local police commander was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A traffic police officer was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Saighan area, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated near a mosque in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2014: An explosive device detonated after it was struck by a police vehicle in District one, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and one police officer were killed in the ensuing clash, while three assailants were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and four others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers traveling in a civilian car in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/12/2014: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in Spina Ghabargai area, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but an oil tanker and a pick-up truck were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: An explosive device prematurely detonated as assailants attempted to plant it on a road in Zafarkhel area, near Qalat district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Ghazni University students in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A student and her mother were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: A suicide bomber on his way to target government officials was detained by authorities in District Four area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Syasang area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least one police officer and 29 assailants were killed across all five attacks. It is unknown how many injuries resulted from the violence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest near a mosque in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one police officer was killed and four more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Pul-i Mohmen area, Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting police posts in Khwaja Ghar on the same day. At least 9 people, including one officer and eight militants, were killed and 28 others, including seven officers and 21 assailants, were wounded in the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Sawkai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer was killed and 11 others, including a police officer and 10 religious seminary students, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2014: A land mine detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Mirz Ali area, Herat province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) checkpoint in Fatah Mohammad Pech area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2014: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Afghanistan. Four Afghan military personnel were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Shaydai area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2014: A mortar shell struck a civilian home in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2014: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A United States (US) soldier, identified as Brian K. Arsenault, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Ahmad Shah Waheed in Khair Khana neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Waheed, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Public Works, was abducted and his driver was wounded in the attack. Waheed was released on April 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near a civilian residence in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on two campaign workers for Gul Agha Sherzai in Dorahi area, Lashkargah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The two workers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the incident was attributed to the Taliban.
08/21/2014: An assailant, who was a police officer, poisoned five police officers and shot them in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed and eight were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the Taliban planted the device.
06/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on youths at a polling station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2014: An explosive device detonated in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of two blasts in quick succession in the area. No one was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2014: Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers poisoned two of their colleagues at a checkpost in Charchino area, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The two officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants open fire on a senior Supreme Court official in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The official, Atiqullah Raufi, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Gor Tepa neighborhood, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed, four others were wounded, and there were an unknown number of casualties among the assailants in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers and police officers were wounded and there were an unknown number of casualties among the assailants in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: An assailant attempted to detonate an explosive device in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Authorities arrested the assailant before the device could successfully be planted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the chief of the Afghan Border Police (ABP) in Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2014: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant targeted a police patrol, but at least one civilian was killed and at least eight other civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/12/2014: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier shot and killed another ANA soldier in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The assailant reportedly joined the Taliban following the attack.
10/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near Syed Hussain Anwari in Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Anwari, a Wolesi Jirga member, was not harmed; however, at least one person was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2014: A land mine detonated near a police checkpoint in Nari Pul area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Kandahar on the same day; the second attack occurred as police officers and others gathered at the scene of this first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for incidents.
09/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2014: Assailants attacked district headquarters and security posts in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 22 assailants, two police officers, and three civilians were killed and 31 assailants, two police officers, and three civilians were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel in Shalghamay area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkposts in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and four assailants were killed and three officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2014: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting checkpoint in Kapisa on the same day. At least one assailant was killed and two others were injured across the two incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a female police officer in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and three more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2014: Assailants fired two missiles at Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan Police guard in Takhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants abducted four employees of a construction company from Greshk area, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered in Kandahar province on April 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it carried out the attack because the victims were supporters of the Afghan government.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Narizah locality, Tanai district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two people, including the district security chief, were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2014: An explosive device attached to a vehicle belonging to security guards protecting the governor detonated in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2014: Two suicide bombers, one riding an explosives-laden car and one riding an explosives-laden motorcycle, detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Only the two bombers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/25/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Nimani area, Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest near the vehicle of Ghulam Mehoiddin, a district police chief, on a bridge in Pul-i-Hindosozan area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a police officer was killed and Mehoiddin and two other police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2014: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police commander near a public festival in Safar area, Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three people, including the police commander, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2014: Four suicide bombers attempted to attack a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Chahar Burjak district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One assailant detonated, while the other three were shot and killed by security personnel. No additional casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2014: Assailants attacked a Save the Children vehicle in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The driver, identified as Mohammad Akbar, was killed, while an official, identified as Sulaiman, was kidnapped during the assault; Sulaiman was released shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2014: An explosive device detonated in Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier at an unknown location in Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2014: A magnetic explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in front of the Arz Begi Mosque in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least at least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2014: Assailants attacked a bazaar in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicles in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of injuries was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2014: An assailant attempted to plant a land mine in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were arming it in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, media sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: A motorcycle struck a roadside mine in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Jani Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Jalil in Afghania Dara area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Jalil, the head doctor at Pachaghan Dara clinic, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Laila Ahrari in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Ahrari, an Independent Election Commission (IEC) commissioner, was not harmed; however, her driver was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2014: Five assailants attacked a building adjacent to the Independent Election Commission (IEC) headquarters in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed after detonating a suicide vest to gain access to the building while the other four were killed in a firefight with security forces. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2014: Assailants abducted 15 Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers from Charsada district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. One of the hostages, a commander, was publically executed in Gorgin village on August 14, 2014; the whereabouts of the other victims remain unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a wedding party in Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khan Zaman Khan village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/23/2014: Assailants abducted Noor Ahmed Noori from Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Noori, a journalist with the New York Times, was killed and his body was discovered in Lashkar Gah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2014: An explosive device targeting a police patrol detonated underneath a bridge in Kakarno Chena area, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed, five others were wounded and the bridge was badly damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2014: A rocket landed and detonated in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Wardak province on August 19, 2014. Two students were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2014: A roadside land mine detonated in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed a senior intelligence officer and injured three others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2014: An explosive device detonated in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated in a bazaar in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and one person was wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2014: Three suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Aside from the three bombers, there were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2014: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 20 people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Ghowayano Gat village, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2014: Assailants abducted Laloon, the District Education Director, in Pachir Aw Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Laloon was tortured and then released on April 29, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a police chief in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The wife of the police chief was killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Jawad in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Jawad, a judge, and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2014: A magnetic explosive device detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a number of Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkposts in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on security checkposts in two districts of Kunar on the same day. At least 18 people, including three soldiers and 15 assailants, were killed and 21 others, including four soldiers and 17 assailants, were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and six others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of vehicles on the Qaisar-Maimana highway in Khwaja Sabz district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The convoy consisted of local elders being escorted by police officers. A clash ensued, during which at least three assailants and five people were killed and at least five assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/17/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at the entrance to the Taverna du Liban restaurant in the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two assailants then opened fire on the restaurant. At least 24 people, including the three assailants and three citizens of the United States, were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was in retaliation for a coalition forces airstrike in Parwan province in Afghanistan.
04/16/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban at police posts in Nangarhar province on April 16, 2014. Four civilians were killed and four police officers were injured across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2014: Assailants set an Etisalat telecommunication company booster on fire in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the booster was damaged in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Laghman province on July 10, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Jobin area, Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed and four people, including two police officers and two assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Dih Sabz district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2014: Assailants attacked an Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan convoy in Torgan area, Jaghatu district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In addition to eleven assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/29/2014: Assailants stormed a police checkpost in Spin Kaney area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, while two police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan soldiers in Sadi Walo area, Waghaz district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed by the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and six assailants were killed and four officers wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants attacked a national police checkpoint near Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. This was one of two similar insider attacks targeting police personnel in the same area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/04/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and six assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Ghor province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2014: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sharifullah Hotak, the head of the provincial council in Wardak province, was riding in the vehicle at the time; he was not harmed, but one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Dawlatabad area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Qazi Abdul Latif in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Latif, a Karokh District Primary Court judge, and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a bus carrying presidential palace employees in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Sang Atesh district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban in Badghis province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated among civilians in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar blasts in Zabul province on this date. Five civilians were killed and one other was wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: A number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Laghman province, Afghanistan. A total of 28 devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Paktia, and Laghman provinces on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle of police trainers in Ab-e Jalil area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Regi area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians riding a tractor were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, but stated that the victims were intelligence officials.
10/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Sher Ahmad in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Ahmad, the acting Afghan Police chief in Spera district, was killed and at least four people, including three guards, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2014: Two suicide bombers were arrested before they could reach their target in the Nari district of Kunar province, Afghanistan. The assailants indicated that they had been sent from the Pakistan side of the border to conduct attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2014: Assailants attacked a security post in Nurwazak area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/19/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Wardak province on August 19, 2014. Two students were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Chahar Dara village, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/18/2014: Assailants abducted six teachers in Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages were released in the evening on November 20, 2014, while the four remaining teachers were freed on November 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Daman area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in the Kotozo area of Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant, identified as Mulla Juma Gul, was killed and two others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2014: Assailants abducted four Tajik Border Troops border guards in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Both hostages were released unharmed on June 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting checkposts in Khaki Safed on the same day. At least seven people, including one officer and six assailants, were killed and 11 others, including one officer and 10 assailants, were injured across the three assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/16/2014: Assailants beheaded a religious cleric in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2014: Assailants attacked Qasem Mohammad Arbab in the Sarai Qala area of Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Arbab, a Jonbesh-e Melli Party leader, was killed and two of his bodyguards were wounded in the attack. Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: Security forces arrested three suicide bombers with an explosives-laden motorcycle in Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: An explosive device detonated in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2014: Assailants attacked three worshippers at a mosque in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The assailants dragged the three civilians outside and shot and killed them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2014: Assailants attempted to plant at least one roadside bomb in Shahr-i-Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two others were wounded by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Mohammad Nabi, a senior official in charge of power line reconstruction, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one person, the imam for the mosque, was killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped eight police officers in Naw Bahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Their bodies were discovered on May 20, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: A land mine detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Haft Asia area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least two ANCOP officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2014: Assailants stormed the house of Abdul Qadir in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Qadir, a tribal elder and former mayor during the Taliban-led government, and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in eastern Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two United States civilian contractors were killed and six people were injured by the blast. Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2014: Assailants shot and killed a prominent religious scholar in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2014: Security forces discovered and defused four mortars planted along a highway in Qarabagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a passenger van in Ghaliman area, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Rangers vehicle in the vicinity of Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in a home in Khwaja Issa village, Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The family had picked up the device while collecting firewood. One child was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service members in southern Afghanistan. At least one soldier from the United States was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2014: Assailants abducted five International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The workers were released on August 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved in the abduction.
07/15/2014: Assailants abducted four aid workers in Gozara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three hostages were released on July 28, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2014: A mine detonated prematurely as it was being planted in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/05/2014: An explosive device detonated in Rustaq district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Five children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2014: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a restaurant in the Serena Hotel in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including a dual Bangladeshi-United States (US) citizen, a journalist, and four assailants, were killed and six others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2014: Assailants attacked a marble mine in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One worker was killed, three others were wounded, and four were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Siah Choi village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/13/2014: A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Khannesin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were abducted in the attack. Four of the hostages were released on September 2, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2014: A landmine detonated on a vehicle in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police constable and one civilian were killed in the blast, and two other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2014: Assailants attempted to attack Afghan Border Police (ABP) battalions in Taghar area, Red district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seventy assailants were killed and 50 others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2014: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and at least six people, including both civilians and police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Malgoti area, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ismatullah in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Ismatullah, an Afghan High Peace Council member, was killed and two of his bodyguards were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/27/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the entrance of International Relief and Development, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Following the explosion, at least two assailants attacked a nearby guesthouse with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and gunfire. At least three assailants were killed and one person was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Abdul Rahman in Mata Khel village, Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Rahman, an imam, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dawan area, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers at the post had links with the assailants and helped them catch the police off-guard. Three police officers were killed in the attack. After the attack, the two insiders and other attackers fled the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2014: Assailants attacked a village in Ajristan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four incidents in Ajristan and one of three villages targeted on the same day. At least 100 people were killed, including 15 by beheading, and an unknown number of people were injured across the three village attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and at least another 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a non-governmental organization (NGO) ambulance in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: Assailants attacked a security post in Shaakh area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and three children, nephews of a police commander, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security forces patrol in Doabb area, Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three others, including two assailants and one soldier, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2014: A landmine detonated near a police academy vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and at least five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shah Rak area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and three attackers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/24/2014: A roadside bomb detonated as police officers attempted to defuse it in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2014: A suicide bomber opened fire on Gul Babri and detonated explosives at a market in Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, Babri, a tribal elder, was killed and three civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpost in Jarqodak town, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2014: A roadside mine detonated near an army vehicle in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2014: An explosive device detonated inside a civilian house in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and one person was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed a 16-year-old polio vaccinator in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2014: Assailants destroyed a road in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties from the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Hajji Mohammad Zarif in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Zarif, a member of the local council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a police van in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Andar on the same day; this second incident occurred as police officials were responding to the first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Marjah area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Shekarpor Darwaza area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2014: A landmine detonated as the chief of a mine defusing squad was defusing it in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The chief was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The soldier, Michael A. Cathcart from the United States of America, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to attack a convoy of Afghan National Police Force vehicles in Mosa Khail district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the bomber before she could detonate, injuring no one else. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban at police posts in Nangarhar province on April 16, 2014. Four civilians were killed and four police officers were injured across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2014: Assailants ambushed a police vehicle and abducted five police officers in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one other escaped on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: Assailants ambushed government and police officials, including an intelligence chief and the district police chief, in Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, and four members of the security forces and four assailants were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Sulimanzi area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak and the two attacks in Andar district, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
09/06/2014: Assailants attacked the Chaltan police checkpost in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in Logar on this date. Five assailants were killed and three others were wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Obaidullah Niazi in Faizabad city, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Niazi, the director of the Ministry of Information and Culture, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkpoints in Narai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two assailants and one civilian, were killed and 18 others, including 14 assailants and four border police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban working in cooperation with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
05/11/2014: Assailants planted an unknown number of remote-controlled roadside bombs in Hassan Khel village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The attackers claimed they were only targeting Afghani forces. This was one of four locations where the assailants planted roadside explosives on this day. An unknown number of the explosive devices were defused by authorities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/11/2014: A hand grenade detonated in Shingan area, Farkhar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2014: A roadside mine exploded in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two children. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police convoy in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and one other officer was wounded as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
10/12/2014: Two assailants opened fire on the police headquarters in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and at least 18 officers were injured in the attack. Police officers managed to kill both assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell at a house in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out by the Taliban in Faryab province on July 15, 2014. In addition to six assailants killed in this attack, three police officers were killed and 19 people, including three police officers and 16 assailants, were wounded across assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2014: Assailants set fuel tankers on fire near Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, 400 fuel tankers were damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Marko area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2014: Assailants fired rockets at the Green Zone in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No injuries were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a military patrol in Qalat town, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two people, including one soldier and one civilian, were killed and 11 other people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was retribution for military violence targeting innocent civilians.
05/05/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2014: Assailants attempted to carry out a suicide attack in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were detained by authorities before they could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated when a police vehicle struck it in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2014: Assailants abducted a police officer and his driver in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
10/29/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in front of a journalist's residence in Batikot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2014: Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades at a police vehicle in Khwaja Gugerdak area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three people, including one police officer and two assailants, were killed and five people, including three police officers and two assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: A roadside bomb, targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, detonated in Mazar Valley, Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2014: Assailants attacked several security posts in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 18 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a soldier at an unknown location in Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2014: Assailants attacked a public prosecutor in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The prosecutor, Janan, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Wardawan area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least one police officer and 29 assailants were killed across all five attacks. It is unknown how many injuries resulted from the violence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) vehicle in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and at least two others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2014: An explosive device inside a bag detonated as it was being removed from Salam Market in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Habib Godal area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, were killed and an ALP officer was injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Andar on the same day; the second incident occurred as police officials were responding to this first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2014: Multiple assailants, including four Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, attacked a police checkpoint in Hafiz Kamra village, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked the Gordbish Checkpost of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated incidents targeting checkposts in Kamdesh on the same day. At least 12 people, including two soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed and another 21 assailants were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police post in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two police officers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A total of 55 devices were discovered and defused across four uncoordinated incidents in different provinces of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Afghan Police Forces in central Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers and eight civilians were killed and five police officers and 20 civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Trikh Nawar area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: Assailants attempted to plant roadside bombs at an unknown location in Afghanistan. Two assailants were arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Gurbuz district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed as they were planting the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Mirogul Kalay town, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/18/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed when the police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
01/29/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and at least two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One child was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2014: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it to target security forces in Akhunzada village, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/14/2014: Security forces found and defused 14 explosive devices planted in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/07/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including a police officer and 10 assailants, were killed and six people, including a district police chief and five assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Lasama Weyala area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one civilian was killed in the attack. One civilian was also injured by the blast. This was one of two related suicide bombings in Jalalabad on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near Gilan town, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/20/2014: Assailants attacked a police security post in Hawashinas area, Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another went missing in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2014: Assailants stormed a police post in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four others were wounded when police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) convoy in a bazaar in Marko area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Eighteen civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a residential area in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in different residential areas of Jalalabad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/06/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured and seven assailants were killed when police retaliated. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a former provincial council candidate in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported by the blast. This was one of two related incidents; a second blast targeting first responders occurred shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkpoints in Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least 29 people, including nine officers and 20 assailants, were killed and 12 other officers and several assailants were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/11/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a residential area in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties from the blast. This was one of two related rocket attacks in different residential areas of Jalalabad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated while police forces attempted to defuse it in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One local police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/08/2014: An explosive device detonated in Gajri area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official suspected that the Taliban was behind the attack.
11/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near a sports stadium in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted police officers responding to the scene of an earlier attack. Three people, an officer and two civilians, were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Puli Khumri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) bus in Doghabad neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three soldiers were killed and at least eight others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: A land mine detonated near a military vehicle in Bakhtiar area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2014: An explosive device, targeting a police vehicle, detonated near the Customs Department in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban in Khost city on April 12, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Shash Kala locality, Logar province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) commander and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, while three soldiers, six assailants, and five civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked the convoy of Abdul Hadi Jamshidi in Rabat-i-Sangi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Jamshidi, a member of parliament, was unharmed; however, four people, including two of his bodyguards and two assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Yatim village, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and four others, including one police officer and three civilians, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy on Jalalabad Road at the Green Village in Qabilby area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Wazir Khan locality, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2014: An explosive device detonated while assailants were planting it in Takhar province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Bito village, Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Kohja Dukoh district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on police checkposts in Kuz Tasan area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In the exchange of fire, a shell fell into a wheat field, destroying the wheat crop. An unknown number of people were killed and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/17/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Police post in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 18 assailants were killed and 24 others, including two soldiers and 22 assailants, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a minibus in Qari Sadi village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped several people who had voted in the election in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one victim was released four days later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four people, including three soldiers and one civilian, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near police vehicles in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2014: A sticky bomb attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2014: Approximately 47 explosive devices were discovered and defused across Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2014: Assailants attempted to attack security checkpoints in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The security forces launched an airstrike in response, killing at least 11 assailants and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated among civilians in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/26/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qadis district, Darae Bum area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Seven people were killed between this attack and an unrelated attack in Sarkano district. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, two people, a civilian and a police officer, were killed and 15 others, seven civilians and eight police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated against a police vehicle in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A National Directorate of Security (NDS) official and two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, an ANA soldier and 10 assailants, were killed, while seven people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police convoy in Tash Kala village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and seven other people, including two officers and five assailants, were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: Authorities discovered and safely defused a number of explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A total of 29 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, and Kandahar provinces on April 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Mang area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2014: Assailants attacked three Afghan Wireless Communications Company (AWCC) and Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) towers in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The assailants briefly detained and tortured an unspecified number of security guards and then set fire to the aforementioned towers. An unknown number of guards were injured and the towers were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan official attributed the incident to the Taliban and stated they targeted the towers because of the two companies' refusal to acquiesce to extortion demand.
11/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at police headquarters in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The attack targeted the police chief, who was unharmed; however, in addition to the assailant, the police chief's office manager was killed and six other people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2014: Assailants kidnapped two tribal elders in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The elders' bodies were found on November 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
05/08/2014: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Takhra area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the ambush. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Five suicide bombers attacked an Afghan border police post in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bombers, three border patrol officers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2014: An explosive device detonated, targeting a police vehicle in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Assailants attacked a convoy of former Taliban members heading to join the peace process in Tor Oghli area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four assailants, were killed and nine people, including six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near a sports stadium in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Puli Khumri on the same day; the second explosion occurred when security forces responded to this first blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Molazai village, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2014: Assailants attacked the district headquarters building in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: Security forces discovered and defused two landmines near Nazian village, Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Ghafoor in Nirkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Ghafoor, the provincial police chief, was not harmed; however, at least two people, including his driver and a bodyguard, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing gun battle, one assailant and one police officer were killed and one assailant and one police officer were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) personnel in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two security personnel, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan police personnel in Lala Maydan area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. During the clash, a rocket-propelled grenade was fired and struck a nearby civilian home, killing five civilians and injuring four others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on police officers; however, the group asserted that the stray rocket was fired by the police.
11/30/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Khan Kali area, Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. A mortar shell fired during the attack struck civilian homes, killing three people and wounding seven. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of five blasts in Gardez city on June 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khost village, Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2014: Assailants kidnapped a taxi driver and four of his passengers in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The driver, who was also a retired army soldier, was killed and his body was found rigged with an explosive device the following day. The whereabouts of the other victims remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at a civilian residence near a polling station in Khost province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and 17 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) prosecutor in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The prosecutor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on electricity supply lines in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, the damage to the lines caused a power outage in the surrounding provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2014: Assailants attacked joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in Badel area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. During the ensuing clash, NATO air assistance was called in for the security forces. At least six people were killed and 10 others were injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Mirogul Kalay area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a police patrol in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics complex in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. After the blast, the assailants stormed the building. Three assailants and a police officer were killed and another officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a market in Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 42 people were killed and 67 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied responsibility.
07/24/2014: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle at a market in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six civilians were killed and 26 others were injured in the blast; the police personnel did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, a police official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security post in Abu Naw area, Shigal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including one soldier and four assailants, were killed and six assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) vehicle in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were injured as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/16/2014: An explosive device, targeting police officers, detonated in Islam Qala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in Islam Qala town on May 16, 2014. This second blast occurred as first responders were arriving to the scene of the first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2014: Assailants attacked Syed Zawar Shah Bacha in Pashad area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Bacha, the Watapur district chief, was unharmed; however, his brother was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, nine security personnel were killed and 20 civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: Assailants attacked Dur Baba district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 50 assailants were killed and an unstated number of people were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at the funeral of a tribal elder in Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least nine people were killed and 20 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shamal Gah area, Bala Buluk district, Farah Province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and at least two others, including a Farah Radio and Television Afghanistan (RTA) journalist, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Kohak village, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in Uruzgan on this date. One police officer and four assailants were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Khalwak village, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was the first of two unrelated bombings targeting security personnel in Afghanistan on the same day. At least five soldiers were killed across the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan convoy between Sangin and Kajaki districts in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Helmand province on June 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2014: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Zarang city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at the New Kabul Bank, where soldiers were collection salaries, in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Following the initial blast, at least four other assailants then stormed the building and took an unknown number of people hostage. At least 12 people, including five assailants, were killed and nine others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian tractor in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2014: A projectile landed on the private residence of a civilian and detonated in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a rickshaw in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2014: Assailants abducted Reverend Alexis Prem Kumar in Sohadat village, Herat province, Afghanistan. Kumar, an Indian priest and the country director for the Jesuit Refugee Service, was released unharmed on February 22, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a polling station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
07/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Halo Trust mine clearing team in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Six de-miners were killed, three others were wounded, and three were abducted in the attack. Two of the victims were released on July 19, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/01/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to attack the provincial police department in Farah province, Afghanistan. Security forces arrested the bomber before he could carry out the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Hazrat Sultan district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police check post in Kote Sangi neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Shahr-e Kuhnah village, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Lai Aba area, Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was third of three similar, but uncoordinated incidents that occurred in Helmand on the same day. Nine assailants were killed across the three blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan military official attributed the attempted attacks to the Taliban.
08/14/2014: Assailants abducted, tried, and hung five opium traders in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The five dealers died as a result of the hanging. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated the dealers had kidnapped a businessman. However authorities suspected that the Taliban believed the five dealers to be government spies.
06/09/2014: A land mine detonated in Ezatkhel area, Muqar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted Haji Mohammad Miraki, the district police commander. Miraki and five other police officers were wounded in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks. This blast targeted officers responding to an attack on a police checkpost in Jaghatu district. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in the Gul Khana Square area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and three others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2014: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated near a shopping mall in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A United States (US) soldier, identified as Samuel C. Hairston, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three people, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and two police officers, were killed in the blast and two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Joi Bigam area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including one police officer and four assailants, were killed and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in the Shawal area of Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2014: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber who was planning to detonate in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, the bomber stated that he had been recruited by the Taliban.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
01/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near Ismail Khan in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, Khan, a vice presidential candidate and former minister of Water and Energy, was unhurt, but his assistant was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Green Village Compound in Green Village neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were injured in the blast. Following the explosion, three additional assailants were killed attempting to enter the compound. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2014: A land mine detonated in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. A police commander was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle threw grenades at a mosque in the Wom area, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2014: A landmine detonated against the vehicle of Mawlawi Mohammad Allah Abdali, the provincial Hajj and Religious affairs director, in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Abdali and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/13/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and one other was wounded when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/19/2014: Assailants set fire to Hassan Tabin High School in Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. During the attack, the school guard was locked in a bathroom after being beaten. The administrative office and three classrooms were damaged in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/19/2014: Assailants attacked a civilian in Tala Wa Barfak district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban in Badghis province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Musayi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers were killed and another four soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in an unknown location in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on Habibullah, an Afghan National Police (ANP) officer, in police district four, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Habibullah was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a poppy elimination campaign in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2014: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Nazyan district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2014: A roadside land mine detonated targeting an Afghan National Police (ANP) patrol vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and five other people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2014: A land mine detonated near a police vehicle in Khair Khana neighborhood, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused on the Zurmat district border with Mata Khan, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2014: Assailants kidnapped two soldiers in Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The bodies of the victims were found in Pashtun Kot district on November 25, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpoint in Haidarabad village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and one police officer was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2014: Assailants attacked Akhtar Mohammad's family in Sarakhakh area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people, all family members, were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Sarchina Kotal area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least one police officer and 29 assailants were killed across all five attacks. It is unknown how many injuries resulted from the violence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants launched rockets near Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2014: A suicide bomber disguised in a police uniform detonated an explosive device at the entrance to a provincial police headquarters in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one police officer was killed and at least three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Sese area, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The officer's mother and one of the assailants were killed in the attack, while one civilian and two assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military vehicle in Shavol Manda area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, one United States (US) soldier was killed and three other soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: A land mine detonated near the house of Abdol Qadir in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Qadir, the Kohsan intelligence chief, was not harmed in the blast, but his son was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mosque at a market in Qarabagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Twenty-two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2014: A National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle struck an explosive device in Ebrahim Khalifa Baba area, Kandahar district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three NDS officers and a civilian were killed and 2 NDS officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and the vehicle was damaged in the blast; NATO troops did not sustain any casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police officer and five civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near the home of Faraidoon Mohmand in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mohmand, a Member of Parliament (MP), was unharmed, and only the assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Taliban may have carried out the attack.
04/28/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Ziruk district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting checkpoints in Ziruk on the same day. At least 65 people, including 5 soldiers and 60 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the assaults. Additionally, at least one soldier was abducted across the two incidents and the outcome is unknown. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/08/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a group of teachers who were also election campaigners in Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three teachers were killed and one was kidnapped. The whereabouts of the kidnap victim were unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest outside the residence of Zabt Jalil in Farah province, Afghanistan. Jalil, a security commander, was unharmed; however, five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: A landmine detonated under a police vehicle in Khoshk area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and 27 police officers were abducted in the attack. Twenty-four police officers were released on May 25, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining three is unknown. This was one of two related attacks in Yamgan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in a busy marketplace in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Several soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a telephone tower in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The tower was damaged in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Yamgan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2014: A vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and five were injured in the blast. This was one of two blasts in quick succession in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated outside the National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one person and wounded another individual. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at a police checkpoint in the Deh Khwaja area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/27/2014: A border police officer opened fire on other officers in Kushki Kuhna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least six Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/22/2014: Assailants abducted three people in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages were killed the same day; however, the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: Assailants shot and killed a woman accused of spying in Sarkani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting police officers in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one was wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2014: An explosive device detonated after it was struck by a police vehicle in District five, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two other people, including the Nangarhar passport services department director, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Two suicide bombers dressed in women's clothing were discovered and arrested in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2014: Assailants kidnapped two municipality workers from Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The workers were later killed and their bodies discovered on January 25, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants beheaded an imam in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2014: Approximately 30 assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Sah Rawan locality, Dasht-e-Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clash; the ALP officers did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an unspecified number of houses belonging to anti-Taliban leaders in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the houses were damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it targeted Afghan Local Police (ALP) centers.
05/06/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a civilian residence in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells that landed on a house in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A woman was killed and her three children were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a member of a pro-government militia in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The militia member and an assailant were killed, while four other people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2014: An explosive device placed in a civilian car detonated in Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and another was wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in the Dako area of Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued, during which at least three assailants and one police officer were killed, and at least 12 people, including civilians and at least one police officer, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/05/2014: Assailants attacked army checkpoints in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and two attackers were injured when soldiers retaliated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2014: A landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle in Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Dihrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Naw Bahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Asif in Chihil Sutun area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Asif, the general manager of the Ministry of Defense, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a security checkpost in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One security officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2014: Assailants abducted a driver for Solidarity for Afghan Families (SAF) in Mughli area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victim were unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Daud Shah in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Shah, principal of the Shaheed Mohammad Hashim Khan Dar-ul-Hifaz religious school, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Laja Ahmad Khail district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2014: A vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nazian village, Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least four people, all members of a political candidate's campaign team, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on Khiyal Mohammad in Sholgara district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, and his guest were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan police vehicle in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Jar Quduq village, Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including seven police officers and five assailants, were killed and 10 others, including five officers and five assailants were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/25/2014: Assailants attacked a police security post in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near a hospital in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. This was one of five blasts in Gardez city on June 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a local police vehicle at a cattle market in Baharak district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and at least six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Three assailants attacked a polling station in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were killed in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
12/30/2014: A police officer opened fire on other police officers in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant killed three officers and injured another five officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2014: Assailants attacked security forces in Shirzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and ten others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2014: Authorities arrested someone planting an explosive device in Shahr-e-Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on municipal workers in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One worker was killed and one was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were intelligence officers.
09/17/2014: Assailants hijacked a water tanker with the driver in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The fate of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2014: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest detonated at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Kuram Khel area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, an ALP commander, identified as Malik Nawab, and another police officer were killed and one other officer was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Abdol Hadi in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two officers, including Hadi, the Khwaja Omar District Police Chief, were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked Gulbuddin in Maslakh area, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Gulbuddin, a representative of refugees, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and seven other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2014: Assailants planted an unknown number of remote-controlled roadside bombs in Purdel village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The attackers claimed they were only targeting Afghani forces. This was one of four locations where the assailants planted roadside explosives on this day. An unknown number of the explosive devices were defused by authorities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/28/2014: Assailants kidnapped four aid workers from the Afghan Health Development Services (AHDS) in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One hostage was released as of December 30, 2014, while the other three were released on January 2, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the provincial governor's office in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast was followed by gunfire. One police officer and four assailants were killed, while three other people were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the same area within a short amount of time; the first attack targeted a police station. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred in the same location in a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2014: An assailant opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Afghan interpreter in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and the interpreter was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2014: A land mine detonated targeting a local police vehicle in Gholam Rabat area, Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting checkposts in Khaki Safed on the same day. At least seven people, including one officer and six assailants, were killed and 11 others, including one officer and 10 assailants, were injured across the three assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/14/2014: A vehicle carrying anti-Taliban public police members struck a landmine in Antan area, Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Six people, including the head of the district youth movement council for the Jonbes-e Melli Party, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near the vehicle of Mohammad Khan in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Khan, who is the running mate of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, was part of Abdullah's convoy. This was one of two explosions on the convoy in quick succession; the other blast targeted Abdullah's vehicle. At least four people, including the assailants, were killed and 16 others were injured across both of the attacks. Both Abdullah and his running mate survived the explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, while officials attributed the attack to Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
10/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near security personnel in Nawa village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The district head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) was killed and three security personnel were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in a parking lot near Shahiddan Square in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and three others, including Afghan National Police (ANP) officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2014: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Shigin district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and four were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also noted that some assailants were part of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/08/2014: A land mine detonated prematurely as four assailants were planting it in Khushk area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. All four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
11/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2014: An assailant attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) post in Saj area, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that one of the police officers at the post helped carry out the attack.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated prematurely when assailants were planting it in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/27/2014: Assailants fired a rocket during a security transition ceremony in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near police personnel in Khair Khana area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Larkhabi area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a vehicle carrying ballot boxes; three people, including a police officer and an Independent Election Commission (IEC) member, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailants, at least four soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/13/2014: Authorities intercepted a suicide bomber, intending to target the governor of Khost province, in Khost province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a taxi, killing the driver and a passenger. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked the convoy of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Abdullah, a candidate for president, was not injured and no other casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/12/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Qush Tapa area, Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another was injured in the assault; in addition, at least one police officer was reported as missing following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants planting it in a mosque in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Sayrwan area, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least two ANA soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was found and defused in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Officers also arrested a suicide bomber in connection with the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
12/28/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A total of 55 devices were discovered and defused across four uncoordinated incidents in different provinces of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/05/2014: An explosive device attached to a police motorcycle detonated in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting tribal elder Malak Niaz Mohammad in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Mohammad and another civilian were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An assailant attacked police officers at a checkpoint in Mir Abad area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant first poisoned eight police officers and then, along with other assailants, opened fire on the officers as they were resting. Seven police officers were killed and another was injured in the assault; in addition, weapons and ammunition were stolen. This was one of two similar insider attacks targeting police personnel in the same area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/04/2014: Assailants detonated a roadside bomb and attacked Afghan army personnel in an unknown location in Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: Three explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and defused in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials arrested five individuals, including a Taliban leader, in connection with the attempted attack.
03/02/2014: Assailants kidnapped 11 people in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2014: Assailants opened fire in a bazaar in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. A police officer and a civilian were killed, while another police officer and civilian were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Police officers in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated at a restaurant in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated as a police convoy passed by in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and four others were injured as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An assailant stabbed Matthew I. Leggett in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Leggett, a United States (US) soldier, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants and one police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2014: A landmine detonated targeting a police van in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured and the van was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2014: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near police officers in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2014: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police vehicle detonated outside Maiwand Bank in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 6 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Shinkay district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Aside from the bomber, there were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/10/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Kohistan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out by the Taliban in Faryab province on July 15, 2014. In addition to ten assailants killed in this attack, three police officers were killed and 19 people, including three police officers and 16 assailants, were wounded across assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting checkposts in Khaki Safed on the same day. At least seven people, including one officer and six assailants, were killed and 11 others, including one officer and 10 assailants, were injured across the three assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police contingent in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported from the blast. This was one of two related incidents; this bomb targeted responders to an earlier incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2014: Five suicide attackers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and opened fire on the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Six people, including the five assailants and one police officer, were killed, while one other officer was wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2014: Assailants abducted two Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) engineers in Bandar town, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two engineers were killed and their bodies were discovered on April 28, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: Assailants attacked an army post in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Fourteen people, including four soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a military official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Keshi village, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least one police officer and 29 assailants were killed across all five attacks. It is unknown how many injuries resulted from the violence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and nine were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a political spokesperson attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2014: An explosive device attached to Noor Agha Kamran's vehicle detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Kamran, the Nazyan district governor, was killed in the blast and at least five more people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants abducted Paul Overby, a United States author, from Khost, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Overby's spouse attributed the abduction to the Haqqani Network, which denied involvement.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian tractor in Gomal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Shakoor Rabat in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Rabat, a provincial council candidate, was killed in the attack, along with his two sons, while his brother was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Ghulam Rasool in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least three Afghan Police officers, including Rassoul, a district police chief, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which one soldier and one assailant were killed, and one other assailant was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device prematurely inside a mosque bathroom in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed in the blast; there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Abdul Ghafar's vehicle in Behsoud area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ghafar, a parliamentarian, was injured along with two other people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpoint in Jardog, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and another was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/08/2014: A roadside bomb was discovered in Mihtarlam district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as security forces were attempting to defuse it. At least six soldiers and police officers were killed and two more were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkpoints in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants, including three leaders, were killed in the ensuing clash; the police did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Surkhabad area, Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in Ghorak on this date. Eight police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Dawaro area, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In addition to three assailants, two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Police (ANP) posts in Mama Khel area, Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and 12 people, 11 of whom were assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2014: Assailants abducted Ahmad Wali, the Ghazni Province Transportation Department director, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2014: Assailants kidnapped three Indian workers for OASIS engineering in Tangi Waghjan area, Logar province, Afghanistan. The engineers were rescued during a raid near Pul-i-Alam city on August 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ashoqollah Wafa in Kelagay area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Wafa, a Wolesi Jirga member, was unharmed; however, one of his bodyguards was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/20/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Chakhansur district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One police officer and at least two attackers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2014: Security forces found and safely detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sources stated that the vehicle was meant to target government compounds. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. Sources indicated that the blast was intended to target Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, government sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2014: Authorities discovered and safely defused a number of explosive devices in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A total of 29 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, and Kandahar provinces on April 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. Another police officer, whom is suspected of working with the assailants, went missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2014: Authorities discovered and safely defused a number of explosive devices in Laghman province, Afghanistan. A total of 29 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, and Kandahar provinces on April 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: Security forces stopped and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2014: A rocket struck a civilian car in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilian mine clearers between Shorabak and Nad Ali districts, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nearby Afghan soldiers responded by opening fire at the attackers after the initial gunfire. At least 15 people, including three assailants and 12 civilians, were killed and six other people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Romanian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Shari Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and five people were wounded, including three soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one person, an assailant identified as Mullah Zahid, was killed when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/27/2014: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Ismail Khel area, Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Several structures and aircraft, including President Hamid Karzai's helicopter, suffered damages from the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2014: Assailants wearing police uniforms stopped two passenger buses and abducted at least three off-duty Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chahar Sari area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/28/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a police vehicle that was transporting members of the Wardak Ulema Council. Three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a government vehicle in Kote Sangi area, Fifth district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people, including one civilian, were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Pamir Hotel in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai was set to give a public address at the hotel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2014: An explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and eight civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Soorkuli area, Mosa Khail district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Fifteen people, including a soldier and 14 assailants, were killed and six soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in Helmand on the same day. Nine assailants were killed across the three blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan military official attributed the attempted attacks to the Taliban.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked the campaign office of Abdorrab Rasul Sayyaf in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on campaign offices in Sari Pul province on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest near a bus of Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were wounded and one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in the fifth police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. An election worker was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and then two other assailants opened fire at a police compound in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. All three assailants and one police officer were killed in the attack, and at least three police officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian tractor in Salawat village, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants opened fire towards a polling station in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in a clash between the assailants and police officers. No information regarding possible casualties is available. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
11/06/2014: A land mine detonated near a police vehicle in Sindzharay area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A local police commander and his bodyguard were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Puli Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The commander was unharmed; however, five people, including two civilians and three police officers, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2014: A landmine detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
10/02/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and two other people wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/09/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Badpakh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was transporting victims from an earlier, unrelated attack on a checkpoint. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle next to Azizullah military base in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and five soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Pechgram area, Bargi Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. In addition to 15 assailants, nine people, including police officers and civilians, were killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and sources also attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
04/22/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Shah Mahmoud Quraishi detonated in Daronta area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Quraishi, the Qarghai district prosecutor, was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: An assailant, who was a police officer, attacked police officers in Sangar area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people, including an assailant and five police officers, were killed, while four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated after he was stopped by police officials in Tangi Tara Khel area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a police officer was killed and at least three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near the bridge on the Kabul-Kandahar highway near Qalat city in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military bus in Tangi Tara Khel area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least six soldiers were killed and 11 other people, including civilians, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claim responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkposts in Tatar Khel area, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, including commander Fazli, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Faizullah in Zarkashan area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Faizullah, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander, and three other people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Lal Por district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A police officer and four assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of General Abdul Malek in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Malek, who is the head of Freedom Party and member of Abdullah Abdullah's campaign, was not harmed in the attack; however, one bodyguard was killed and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: A suicide bomber, targeting a market, detonated explosives prematurely in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2014: An explosive device planted in the grave of a police officer detonated in Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2014: Assailants attacked security posts in Kalbaat area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Six assailants, four soldiers, and two police officers were killed in the ensuing clash, and six soldiers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2014: Assailants attacked border guards on the border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan in Marchak, Badghis, Afghanistan. Six guards were wounded, and several assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Daykundi district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least ten officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2014: An explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated near Camp Eggers, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties and the extent of damages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Maliak in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Maliak, a former Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander and tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a residential area in Chahar Dehi area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Ebrahimkhel area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2014: Assailants kidnapped a soldier in Khawzai area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed when the soldier overpowered his abductors. Subsequently, the soldier was killed when another assailant returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in Waygal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least one person, a civilian, was killed and at least one police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Mamozai area, Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. This was the second of two unrelated bombings targeting security personnel in Afghanistan on the same day. At least five soldiers were killed across the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a market in Seya Gard market, Seya Gard district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a hospital in Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were injured and the hospital was partially damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2014: Assailants launched two rockets near a market in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2014: An explosive device detonated in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2014: Assailants hanged three people, accused of kidnapping, in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Khafizan area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in the province on this night. At least six police officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the incident. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/25/2014: Assailants opened fire in Pashtoon Abad locality, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and one police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: A civilian vehicle struck a landmine in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/07/2014: A land mine detonated in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2014: A remote triggered landmine detonated on the vehicle carrying a National Directorate of Security (NDS) operative in Qamachi area, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The agent, Muhammad Ghani, was killed and his son was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2014: Assailants attacked a road construction company site and kidnapped nine workers in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Seven of the workers were freed the following day; the fate of the other two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
11/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the vehicle of Shukria Barikzai, a lawmaker, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, three people were killed and 22 others, including Barikzai were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. By contrast, the Taliban denied responsibility for the blast.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Mardyan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two members were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/09/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a bus stop in Arzan Qimat neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including both civilians and soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2014: Assailants attacked police personnel in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2014: Assailants killed a provincial candidate's brother in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of people removing mines in Mes Ainak area, Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Eight people were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/03/2014: Assailants attacked a doctor's home in Shib Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The doctor's wife was killed and two children were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials in Qiresh village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one officer and one assailant, were killed and another assailant was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) convoy in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2014: Assailants fired a rocket from Pakistan into Kunar province, Afghanistan. The rocket struck a house, killing at least three people and wounding at least five others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a health center in Qalandar Khel village, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, five Czech soldiers from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), two Afghan police officers, and 10 civilians were killed in the blast. Seven people were also wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a roadside mine in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were arrested by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2014: Assailants attacked local security members in an area between Astana village and Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five security members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a police official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan convoy between Now Zad district and Lashkar Gah city in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two employees and a police officer were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Helmand province on June 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a government building in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, two people were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Following the blast, assailants opened fire on the soldiers. At least one civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/06/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The checkpost was providing security for a gas pipeline. One civilian and one assailant were killed in the attack, while two civilians and two assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military support unit in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The targeted soldiers were responding to an earlier attack on the nearby military checkpost. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Ghaziabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2014: Assailants stormed a police checkpost in Masha Qala village, Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed, another was wounded, and at least three others went missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: A suicide bomber was arrested while trying to enter a polling center in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
08/12/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Zadran town, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks on police posts in Chahar Dara on this date. Ten assailants were killed and one was wounded across all five attacks, and 21 Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were abducted. The hostages were released on August 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Badghis province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/14/2014: An Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle struck a roadside mine in Tor Ragha area, Badpash district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three ALP officers, including ALP commander Mohammadulla, were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2014: Assailants ambushed police in Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/07/2014: Assailants attacked an undisclosed number of police checkpoints in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/13/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vest at the Indian Consulate in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and the explosives-laden vest was defused by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a member of the provincial council in Qala Shada area, Ghazni district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The council member, Zakia Rahimi, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Bargi Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and 12 people, including six assailants, three soldiers, one border police officer, and two civilians, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) vehicle in Kakrak area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: A land mine detonated near students in Khas Kunar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a police compound in Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two security personnel were killed and three others were wounded as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/18/2014: Assailants launched rockets and opened fire at a prison in Maimana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two police officers and one assailant, were killed, and four prisoners escaped in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier at an unknown location in Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a police officer's house near Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The officer's son was killed and his wife was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Eighteen roadside bombs were discovered and defused in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the government attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Yaqub Sewriwal in Ahmad Shah Khel village, Shinkai district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Sewriwal, a provincial council candidate, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
05/24/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and another was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Toghi area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pusht Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dasht-e Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and seven people, including a police officer and six assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on two business owners inside a mosque in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The two owners were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A land mine detonated among civilians in Lower Dawan area, Shahidi Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2014: Assailants attacked a district building in Registan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to seven assailants, six people, including a police chief and five of his bodyguards, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2014: Assailants ambushed a police patrol in Dorzu area, Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two police officers and one assailant, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2014: A land mine detonated near a police vehicle in Towri locality, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2014: Assailants abducted five National Solidarity Programme (NSP) workers from Molayat area, Takhta Pul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three of the hostages were released on April 14, 2014; the remaining two hostages had been shot and killed on April 13, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
04/02/2014: An explosives-laden wheelbarrow detonated in a bazaar in Kakarno Mandi area, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2014: Authorities discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Helmand province, Afghanistan. A total of 29 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Nangarhar, Laghman, and Kandahar provinces on April 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a district headquarters building in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2014: A border police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kunkad village, Ishkashim district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Four border police officers, including a commander, were killed and two were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Zabul province on June 14, 2014. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting police in Shindand district, Herat Province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
11/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a former elected official and religious scholar in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The official, Sheikh Azizullah Najafi, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2014: Assailants abducted a provincial council candidate, Hussain Nazari, and at least eight of his supporters in Baghwadi area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. All of the hostages were killed on April 2, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dihrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban on police checkpoints in this area on March 21, 2014. Four police officers were killed and two others were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2014: Assailants abducted Saleh Mohammad Ehsas and his driver in Sayed Karam district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Ehsas, a local governor, and his driver were found dead on September 15, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility or the incident.
10/08/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of security checkpoints in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a military source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Nowkhez area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and at least two other people wounded in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
12/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants and two police officers were killed, while eight people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a warehouse storing ballot boxes in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The ballot boxes were not damaged, and no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2014: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer's house and abducted pro-government tribal elders in Bachi area, Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight total coordinated attacks in Marawara and one of seven related arson attacks and kidnappings in Marawara on the same day. Twelve pro-government tribal elders were kidnapped across the attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the victims were abducted for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government.
08/30/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near Mia Omar High School in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were wounded in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in this area on August 30, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2014: At least 33 explosive devices were discovered and defused at unknown locations in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a minibus in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 13 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2014: An explosives-laden handcart detonated in Qazi Qala neighborhood, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near a sports stadium in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ghulam Jan in Pusht-e-Koh area, Pur Chaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Jan, a senior district official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a civilian residence in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2014: Assailants kidnapped and then killed two civilians in Sirkanay district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Sources said the assailants believed the civilians were government spies. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2014: Assailants fire two rockets aimed at Shindand Air Force base in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The rockets missed and struck a civilian house, killing five people and injuring four. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Rabat area, Deyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three ALP personnel, including a commander, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash; in addition, an unknown number of police personnel were injured during the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants kidnapped at least 75 tribal elders and residents from Ghoshta district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one elder was killed and at least 15 others were released around March 2, 2014. On March 4, 2014, an additional 20 hostages were released. Thirty-one hostages were released at an unknown date. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. The assailants demanded that the abducted tribal elders stop cooperating with the government and that their relatives leave their positions with the Afghan police.
10/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Masken Abad area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. A local police commander and one of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2014: Assailants detonated a sticky bomb on an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2014: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Yousuf Cholagh in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2014: An explosive device planted in a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tanker detonated in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two civilians and injured 18 others; vehicles and property were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on districts on August 30, 2014. At least 70 assailants were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2014: Assailants attacked the Ahmadak police checkpost in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in Logar on this date. Five assailants were killed and three others were wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/19/2014: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Hakimabad neighborhood, Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including four officers and five assailants, were killed and 12 others, including six officers and six assailants, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted on a bridge in Qaramqol district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Farooq Hussaini in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Hussaini, a prominent religious scholar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2014: Assailants attacked Mohammad Habbas in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three people, including Habbas, an anti-Taliban local leader, and two of his bodyguards were killed and three other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Fazl Maula in Qeelgho area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Maula, the district attorney general, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2014: Four suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vests attacked district headquarters in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailants, four people were killed, while three other people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle of smugglers in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four smugglers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked a civilian house in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the violence, while four civilians and three assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2014: Assailants stopped a car, pulled two civilians out of the car, including the nephew of General Abdul Malik, and opened fire in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two targeted civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2014: An explosive device planted in a trash bin detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four people, including three civilians and a police officer, were killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices in front of, and opened fire on, the home of Mohammad Yaqub Seoriwal in Ahmad Shah Khel area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Seoriwal, a provincial council candidate, was not harmed in the attack, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Naw Bahar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two others were wounded. Additionally, six assailants were killed when police retaliated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dihrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban on police checkpoints in this area on March 21, 2014. Four police officers were killed and two others were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Kahmard district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Masao village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of security checkpoints in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and seven others, including two security officials, three civilians, and two assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Dand Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least 38 assailants and two police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
04/26/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden rickshaw near a police vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, three people, including two police officers and one civilian, were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/06/2014: A roadside mine detonated in Zangi Sabah area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast killed four police officers and injured four others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Sarkar Vialla area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2014: Approximately 300 assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks against police checkpoints in Ghazni on the same day. Three people, including a police officer and two civilians, were killed and at least eight others, including both civilians and police officers, were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2014: Approximately 300 assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Waghaz district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks against police checkpoints in Ghazni on the same day. Three people, including a police officer and two civilians, were killed and at least eight others, including both civilians and police officers, were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police post between Muqbal and Merikhel villages in Dand Wa Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two officers and four assailants, were killed and five other officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2014: Assailants launched a missile near a civilian residence in southern Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least 10 civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkposts in Khannesin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on districts on August 30, 2014. At least 70 assailants were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and one was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated behind a police post in Chaman-i-Hazuri neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2014: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including five officers, were injured in the blast. Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four intelligence officials, including a district intelligence chief, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A total of 55 devices were discovered and defused across four uncoordinated incidents in different provinces of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/12/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) 205th Atal Military Corps convoy in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2014: Assailants fired mortars at Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoints in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One mortar missed the target and instead struck a private residence. At least one civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/01/2014: A suicide vest exploded while assailants were preparing a suicide bomber for an attack in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was behind the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement in the incident.
09/07/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near Khushamand town, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a bank in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Police ambushed assailants who were en route to planting explosive devices in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2014: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier, Captain Jason B. Jones, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting power cables in Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, the power supply was disrupted throughout the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/09/2014: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and a police officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) base outside of Jurm city, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and 12 others were wounded when soldiers returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked Wahidullah, a prosecutor for a children's training center, in the Kowandi area, Khost province, Afghanistan. Wahidullah was killed and one of his associates was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at a government compound in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash; in addition, several assailants were killed or wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Atghar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Zabul province on June 14, 2014. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others, including an Afghan Local Police (ALP) director, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near the governor's office in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and at least 11 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Nawkhiz area, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Department of Education official inside a mosque in Bagh Khwaja village, Namak Ab district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The official was killed and at least one other person, the brother of the victim, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghanistan National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA) official in Maydan Shahr city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The official was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/19/2014: Multiple mortar rounds landed and detonated in Dawlat Shah district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and eight others were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near an anti-narcotics police unit in Biland Manzal area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and four were wounded in the blast. This was one of two related explosions in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kishim district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed when police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Kohsan district, Herat Province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2014: An explosive device inside a garbage bin detonated as a police vehicle passed by in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/06/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan military outpost in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and 12 people, including three soldiers and nine assailants, were wounded in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2014: An explosives-laden cart detonated in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2014: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attempted to carry out an attack in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security forces killed the assailant before an explosive device could be detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2014: Assailants abducted four Independent Election Commission (IEC) employees in Haskah Menah district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2014: At least 21 explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A land mine detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Gulchin area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: Assailants hanged a civilian in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2014: Assailants abducted three civilians accused of kidnapping and theft in Gorjay village, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The three hostages were tried and publicly executed on September 26, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because they had committed acts of robbery.
09/17/2014: An explosive device detonated in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device targeting an Afghan army patrol outside of a medical clinic in Shinwar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, two civilians were killed and at least six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the Afghan Customs Department building in Herat province, Afghanistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of polling centers in Honi area, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2014: Assailants fired rockets into the Green Zone in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One guard was injured in the attack. A spokesperson for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to an agreement between the Afghan president and the United States (US) that would allow US soldiers to remain in Afghanistan beyond 2014.
02/17/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least two ANA soldiers were killed and another two were injured in the assault; in addition, an unknown number of assailants were killed by retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the provincial governor attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting ALP checkpoints in Farah on the same day. At least 26 people, including assailants and ALP officers, were killed and 49 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Barwai area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which one assailant and one ALP officer were killed and seven assailants and two ALP officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2014: Assailants fired rockets into Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest and an explosives-laden rickshaw near police officers at a market in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 17 people were killed and 48 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2014: Authorities intercepted a suicide bomber, intending to target a police checkpost, in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Nurgaram town, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed when the bomb detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility; however, a spokesperson attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2014: Security forces seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One assailant was injured in the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated while an assailant was planting it near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on Wahidullah Ahmadzai in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ahmadzai, a high school principal, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Ahmadzai was a member of an intelligence network.
07/24/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a taxi carrying two Finnish aid workers for the International Assistance Mission (IAM), a Christian medical charity, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The two aid workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Dand Wa Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and another was reportedly missing following the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/09/2014: Approximately 100 assailants attacked a joint army and police checkpoint in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including an Afghan soldier and six assailants, were killed and 29 others, including 11 security personnel and 18 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2014: Assailants attempted to carry out attacks on polling stations in Logar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were detained by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2014: A magnetic bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Eighteen civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/20/2014: An explosive device attached to a bus carrying Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock employees detonated in Beni Hasan area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Seven employees were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated near a currency exchange in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle on Lashkargah-Sangin highway in Amanullah Karez area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion was then followed by assailants opening fire on the police officials. Four police officers were killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash; the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2014: Assailants abducted at least 63 de-mining workers in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The abducted workers were rescued by the military later that same day. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, provincial security officials attributed it to the Taliban.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle carrying Salam Telecommunication Company workers in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2014: Assailants attacked several police check posts in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and seven others were wounded. Additionally, 17 officers were abducted in the attack. Five of the kidnapped officers were rescued on November 25, 2014; the remaining hostages were released on December 6, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mawlavi Khudaidad in Farah province, Afghanistan. Khudaidad, the Farah Municipal Court chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked a checkpost of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least 24 people, including 21 soldiers and three assailants, were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the assault. In addition, six soldiers were kidnapped by the assailants. All six hostages were released unharmed on March 13, 2014. This was one of two coordinated attacks on ANA soldiers in Ghaziabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
01/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of men playing cricket in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was behind the attack.
04/30/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including one officer and eight assailants, were killed and five others, including one officer and four assailants, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2014: An explosive device detonated in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2014: An assailant attempted to plant a land mine in Haydarabad area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2014: A suicide bomber and two other assailants attacked the Partnership in Academics and Development (PAD) compound in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailants took at least nine people hostage and clashed with security forces responding to the attack. Seven people, including three of the hostages, were killed and an Afghan special forces member was injured during the attack. Additionally, the remaining six hostages were rescued after the fighting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it targeted the compound the group believed it was being used for foreign intelligence.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Haidarabad area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police checkpoints in Helmand province on May 21, 2014. In addition to 11 assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian car in Maydani area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Senzai area, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and three Georgian soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired a mortar at a polling station in Shigal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
09/22/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Chehel Dukhtaran area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and several others went missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2014: A police officer opened fire on a fellow officer in Manzil, Herat, Afghanistan. The victim was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources noted that the assailant joined the Taliban after the attack.
07/19/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2014: A landmine detonated near a motorcycle in Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Aynoddlin in Mirzakhel village, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Aynoddlin, a pro-government tribal elder and district development association head, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security patrol in Chamtala, Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and four were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.