09/28/2000: A powerful bomb exploded in a central neighborhood in Kabul, wounding a private security guard at a religious newspaper. The bomb, hidden in an open water drainage line, exploded outside the office of Pakistan-based monthly Zarb-e-Momin, damaging a wall and breaking glass in nearby buildings.
07/10/2000: A bomb exploded at the Pakistani Embassy in Afghanistan, causing damage but no injuries. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
07/17/2000: A bomb exploded outside of the Pakistani ambassador’s residence in Kabul, Afghanistan, damaging the outer wall but causing no casualties. It was unknown who was responsible for the incident.
02/06/2000: An Afghan Ariana Airlines flight, originating in Kabul and carrying 151 passengers, was hijacked by unknown persons. The plane was diverted to several locations, including first to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where ten hostages were released. The plane then flew to Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan and another three hostages were released. In Moscow, Russia nine more hostages were released. The plane finally landed in London where it was surrounded by police and security officials and the situation continued for several days, until February 10, 2000.
12/16/2000: Two land mines detonated in the northern Takhar province in Afghanistan. At least 25 people were killed in the explosion, including women and children, and a truck and jeep were destroyed. The Taliban blamed the northern opposition for the explosion.
7/22/2000: A bomb exploded outside of a bookstore near the Taliban Information Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. A security guard was killed in the explosion; the Taliban states that he was the one who was planting the bomb. The Taliban blames the opposition for the attack. The opposition denies responsibility and claims it was Taliban dissidents.
11/22/2000: A powerful bomb was exploded in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. The blast occurred outside the building of the Taliban administration and shattered the building's windows. No casualties were reported and no one claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/05/2000: Seven Afghan aid workers in a car were shot, killed and set of fire by unknown perpetrators near Kotal-e-Subzak, Afghanistan. Five local residents, who were also in the car, where killed as well. The aid workers were employees of the United Nations Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation.
12/28/2000: A bomb exploded outside the Khorasan Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, causing multiple shattered windows, but no injuries. There was no claim of responsibility, but the ruling Taliban party blamed the northern-based opposition, led by ousted president Burhanuddin Rabbani and his former Defense Chief Ahmed Shah Masood.
10/16/2000: A Taliban police station was bombed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban blamed opposition forces, led by Ahmed Shah Masood, for the blast. Ten people were injured in the incident.
2/9/2000: A small bomb exploded in front of the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack, but the building experienced minor damage. The Taleban claimed that the explosion was caused by a north-based opposition alliance, but anti-Taleban groups claim that the explosion was caused by disgruntled Taleban forces.
06/04/2000: A bomb exploded in a busy district of the Kabul, Afghanistan, during morning rush hour, causing no casualties or damage. The bomb was planted in a corner of the city's central Zarnigar Park, opposite the Ministry of Communications building. Taliban fighters accused supporters of their arch rival, ex-defense minister Ahmad Shah Masood, of staging the explosion.
02/19/2000: A home-made bomb exploded in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, near a hotel. No injuries reported as a result of the incident.
09/01/2000: At about 0600, a bomb that was planted near the outer boundary wall of the Pakistani Consulate exploded. The wall suffered minor structural damage, and no injuries or casualties were reported. The police made no arrests, and did not accuse any group or individual over the incident.
08/17/2001: An attack on a refugee camp in Bamian, Afghanistan was carried out by the Taliban. Over 400 tents were burned and cattle stolen in the attack. No injuries were reported.
09/10/2001: Ahmed Shah Masood, the leader of Afghanistan's anti-Taliban opposition, was seriously injured when two Algerians posing as television journalists appeared to detonate a bomb concealed in their camera. His aide, Azim Suhail, was killed in the attack. The attack occurred in Khodja Bahauddin, in northern Afghanistan's Takhar province. One of the bombers died in the explosion and Mr. Masood's guards shot dead the second Algerian attacker as he tried to escape. Although suspect of being behind the attack, the Taliban denied responsibility.
09/02/2001: Rebels fired two rockets onto Taloqan, Takhar Province, hitting the home of Haji Gul Aqa. The two rockets killed four people and injured 13 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2001: A bomb exploded outside the walls of the consulate of Pakistan, in an Islamic seminary, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. No one was injured and little damage was done. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2/1/2001: A bomb exploded in compound of the Taliban-owned Kabul Hotel in downtown Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the explosion and there was only minor damage; however, the explosion caused panic amongst the guests. The Taliban blamed members of the opposition for the attack but they deny any involvement. This is one of a series of bombings that occurred that day.
03/17/2001: Unknown attackers killed five people and injured eight others in a car bomb attack in the Karte Parwan District of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/26/2001: The head of the of Shindand airport, Sarvar Yakdast, and a colleague were killed, and two others injured, by unidentified assailants in Herat, Afghanistan.
1/22/2001: A bomb exploded near the unoccupied Iranian Embassy and a United Nations building in central Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. It is unclear which of the two buildings were the intended target. No one was injured in the attack, but the explosion damaged a wall and a tree in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the Taliban blames the opposition and states that the explosion was intended to stir up tension between the Taliban and Iran.
2/1/2001: A bomb hidden in a sewer drain exploded in front of the Tribal Affairs Ministry in downtown Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the explosion; however, a brick wall near the ministry was damaged. The Taliban blamed members of the opposition for the attack but they deny any involvement. This is one of a series of bombings that occurred that day.
2/1/2001: A bomb exploded near the Ministry of Education in downtown Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the explosion; however, the windows of two nearby shops were damaged. The Taliban blamed members of the opposition for the attack but they deny any involvement. This is one of a series of bombings that occurred that day.
09/26/2001: A mob of thousands set fire to the abandoned United States Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Although most of the perpetrators were pro-Taliban government workers and students, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/04/2001: A mosque in Herat, Afghanistan was bombed, killing ten people, including an Iranian Sunni cleric, Mowlavi Musa Karimpur, and injuring 30 other people. The perpetrators were not known.
2/10/2001: A bomb exploded outside of a government building in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the explosion and a nearby mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Taliban accused the opposition for orchestrating the attack.
1/7/2001: Taliban militia regained control of Yakawlang town, Bamyan, Afghanistan. For the next three days, the Taliban proceeded to go from house to house, gathering and shooting the local men. Reports indicate that at least 170 people were killed in the attack. Sources indicate that the orders for the massacre came from Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar; Omar denies the incident took place.
08/12/2002: A mine placed in a cassette shop exploded in Khost town, Afghanistan, destroying the music shop and wounding one person.
08/02/2002: A suicide bomber wounded four policemen in Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan, when he exploded a hand grenade.
06/27/2002: A rocket launched into an Afghani munitions dump set off explosions that killed 19 people in the border town of Spinboldak. Blasts continued throughout the night and into the next day. Border Security indicated Al-Qai da operatives were responsible for the attack.
08/28/2002: Unknown perpetrators fired six rockets at the Jalalabad Airport in Nangahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damage.
12/17/2002: Two American soldiers and their translator were injured when two attackers hurled a hand grenade at their Jeep in Kabul, Afghanistan. The main suspect, Amir Jon, was arrested at the scene. While a number of other persons were held for questioning, it was determined that the attack was carried out by two Pakistanis trained by the al-Qaida network to carry out the anti-American operation.
11/21/2002: A rocket exploded in the centre of a residential area of Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket damaged a bus shelter roof. There were no casualties as a result of the incident, suspected to have been carried out by the Taliban.
08/26/2002: A Swiss land-mine clearer and a U.S. Special Operations soldier were wounded while clearing a mine in Bayman, Afghanistan. Both of the soldiers recovered from their injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
1/17/2002: An anti-personnel mine exploded outside of the United States embassy in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No one was hurt in the explosion. When security investigated the explosion site, they discovered several other bombs that had been rigged to explode in the vicinity of the embassy and the neighboring British International Security Assistance Force headquarters. The remaining explosive devices were safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/9/2002: An explosion occurred at the warehouse of Afghan Construction and Logistics Unit just outside of Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. At least 20 people were killed and another 80 were wounded. 50 private homes were destroyed and 500 homes were damaged. In addition, a portion of the city lost electricity due to the explosion. Authorities are unsure whether the blast was an accident caused by explosives stored at the warehouse or whether it was an intentional bombing.
9/5/2002: A busy market was bombed in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. A smaller explosion drew curious crowds to the area; the smaller blast was followed by a powerful explosion from a device hidden inside of a taxi. At least ten people were killed and at least another 65 were wounded. Vehicles were destroyed and stores were damaged. The taxi was parked outside of a store selling televisions, a forbidden item under Taliban rule. Authorities believe that Al-Qa ida is responsible for the explosion. Former Prime Minister Hekmatyar had just called for jihad that week.
08/13/2002: Three rockets were fired at a building used by the local government at Konar Province, Afghanistan, but landed in a residential area at Karamar village. 8 civilians were injured, mostly children, and 3 houses were damaged. There was no claim for responsibility of the attack.
12/03/2002: A small group of unknown men threw two grenades into the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Gardez, Afghanistan. The attack did not cause any causalities, but it did cause slight damage to the office.
11/26/2002: A rocket hit a building opposite the Afghan finance ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, but no casualties were reported. The rocket exploded within half a mile of the ministries of justice and defense and the presidential palace. It was fired hours after a visit by German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. Government officials suspected remnants of the Taliban or loyalists of renegade commander Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were responsible for the attack.
09/20/2002: Two or three unidentified men lobbed grenades out of a taxi window while traveling in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The attack killed two people and critically injured three others. The target was possibly Afghan soldiers in the area, but this was not clear from reports.
11/21/2002: An explosive device was exploded at Charsoo Bazaar, the money exchange center of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Eight were injured from the incident. The device was believed to be a grenade hidden under a table. Authorities suspected Al-Qaida or the Taliban was responsible for the incident, yet no group claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/15/2002: A bomb exploded outside the Communications Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, smashing windows but causing no casualties. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing.
5/31/2002: A bomb exploded outside of the palace of the governor of Kandahar, Gul Agha, in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the explosion and the area suffered minor damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown; however, authorities suspect the attack was intended to disrupt the selection of provincial delegates for the national grand council.
05/13/2002: Near the Afghanistan city of Khost, two rockets landed within the compound of a United States’ coalition base where U.S. forces were training Afghan soldiers. No one was hurt, but one of the rockets landed within 200 meters of a post holding U.S. soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2002: A vehicle carrying US special operations forces came under fire while traveling along the highway between Kabul and the eastern city of Jalalabad. A US military spokesman said a soldier was shot in the leg but his condition was not serious. The unidentified assailants fled the scene.
05/02/2002: Four rockets were fired at the US and British controlled air force base in Khost, Afghanistan. Two of the rockets landed on the perimeter of the base causing no fatalities or injuries, but the other two rockets each hit a near by village. One person was injured in Nurzai village and three were injured at Warza village. The perpetrators have remained unidentified, but Taliban and Al-Qaida forces were suspected of being behind the attack.
05/13/2002: One person was injured and a cassette shop was considerably damaged in Khost, Afghanistan, after a fifteen year old boy threw a grenade into the store. The boy managed to escape arrest and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/06/2002: Vice President Haji Abdul Qadir was gunned down along with two bodyguards in Kabul, Afghanistan. The two gunmen escaped and were not identified.
05/08/2002: Unknown attackers fired four rockets at the airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The rockets landed in surrounding fields approximately 500 meters north of the airport near the Afghan Army’s First Corps headquarters, but no casualties were sustained in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2002: United States and Afghan coalition forces were attacked by approximately 20 militants. No Coalition forces were killed. Air support was called in, and 5 militants were killed.
08/25/2002: A small bomb exploded near a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reports of injuries or damage at the guesthouse. However, a nearby pharmacy had a broken window and two Afghan civilians were injured. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
8/17/2002: The Jaan Maliks school, a girls school, was bombed in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the explosion, but several of the classrooms were damaged. In the hours following the explosion, leaflets appeared around the town stating that the Taliban was not gone and women would be killed if they returned to school.
05/06/2002: Three rockets exploded within hundreds of meters of an United States and British air base located in Khost, Afghanistan. The attack did not result in any casualties or property damage. The identity of the perpetrators was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2002: Approximately 30 armed rebels wearing police uniforms attacked a British contingent of the International Security Assistance Force. Seven attackers were captured. There were no casualties.
11/28/2002: A bomb was exploded at the Dand Bazaar in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, causing no casualties. The explosives were placed in a coach. The Taliban was suspected responsible for the incident.
11/27/2002: An explosion took place at a mosque in Taloqan, the capital of Takhar province, Afghanistan. Five people were injured from the incident. The victims were praying at the end of the day's fasting for the Muslim Ramadan. Security officials believed the attack was the work of al-Qaida and Taliban extremists or anti-government supporters of former prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
04/08/2002: A bomb exploded 10 meters from the car carrying Afghan Defense Minister General Mohammad Qasim Fahim. Fahim survived, but 10 civilians were killed and approximately 80 civillians injured. Al Qaida later claimed responsibility.
11/28/2002: A bomb was exploded at a public telephone call office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, causing no casualties. The Taliban was suspected responsible for the incident.
04/19/2002: Gunmen opened fire on French soldiers in Kabul. One French soldier was injured. None of the attackers were captured.
12/19/2002: A possible suicide attacker injured two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) interpreters when he detonated two grenades he was carrying while being searched at the entrance to Camp Warehouse just east of Kabul. The attacker died in the incident. There may have been a second attacker that was injured in the attack and then fled. The nationality of the interpreters was unclear. No ISAF soldiers were killed or injured in the attack.
11/14/2002: Two rockets landed near Jalalabad airport and two rockets hit a high school in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The buildings and facilities were damaged, but the incident caused no casualties. Authorities suspected Al-Qaida or Taliban was responsible for the incident.
09/05/2002: An assassination attempt was made on President Hamid Karzai, when a man wearing an Afghan security uniform stepped out of a crowd and opened fire on his motorcade during a trip to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mr. Karzai escaped unharmed and the assailant, Abdul Rahman, was immediately killed by the President's American bodyguards. Two other Afghans were killed also in the incident and Governor Gul Agha Sherzai, who was travelling with Karzai, was wounded in the attack. Afghan officials suspected Al Qaida in this attack, although no claim of responsibility was made.
10/23/2002: A suspected improvised explosive device was discovered hidden in a child's toy near the main United Nations guest house in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were called in to control-detonate the suspected device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2002: Rocket-propelled grenades were fired at the airbase in Khost, Afghanistan. The number of dead or injured was unknown. No one was capture and none claimed responsibiltiy.
02/18/2003: Late in the day, a bomb exploded near the offices of various international agencies in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four people were arrested in connection to this an another attack on 02/18/2003 against the local Afghan Army Division Headquarters. There were no injuries, and no reported damage.
03/29/2003: Rockets were fired at the U.S. military base at the airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, injuring no one, but causing damage to the runway and nearby facilities of the Afghan Army. In separate pamphlets found in Jalalabad, Saif-ul-Muslimeen and Lashkar-e-Fidayan-e-Islam claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that it was aimed at the Americans.
09/08/2003: Afghan security forces were ambushed by suspected members of the Taliban in a rocket attack in Kandahar province. Six were killed and four others injured.
12/25/2003: A bomb that was planted outside the walls of a United Nations guest house, near the Presidential Palace, exploded at 4:48 AM, causing structural damage, but no injuries.
05/09/2003: One Afghan soldier was killed and one U.S. soldier was injured in an attack by suspected Taliban members in Lalmi, Afghanistan.
09/24/2003: A U.S. military convoy came under a rocket attack in the Zadaran area of Paktia Province, in eastern Afghanistan. Two vehicles were destroyed. The number of casualties was unknown as were the perpetrators. Taliban or al Qaida was suspected.
06/30/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban and Al-Qaida fired three rockets at the city of Jalalabad in Afghanistan. One rocket landed in front of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) office in the city center, but did not explode. A second rocket blew a hole in a house’s roof that was nearby a military base. A third rocket landed on farmland. None of the rockets caused any injuries and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2003: Three unknown attackers set fire to the Arghandab School located in the village of Khawaja Mulk, Afghanistan. The perpetrators tied up a security guard before setting fire to all six of the facility’s classrooms. No one was injured in the incident. Although no group claimed responsibility for the arson attack, Afghan authorities had attributed previous attacks on schools in the region to members of the Taliban.
03/04/2003: Explosives, hidden in the garbage, detonated at a teaching hospital in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, causing no injuries. Afghan police blamed the Taliban and Al-Qaida.
09/25/2003: A vehicle for the aid organization, the Voluntary Association for the Rehabilitation of Afghanistan, or VARA, was ambushed in southern Afghanistan. One aid worker was killed and the driver of the vehicle was injured. The Taliban and/or al Qaida were suspected..
12/06/2003: Suspected Taliban militants detonated a bomb attached to a bicycle in the crowded Shahidan Chowk market at 12:45 local time, in the Afghan city of Kandahar, capital of Kandahar Province, injuring eighteen civilians.
09/28/2003: Suspected Taliban rebels burned down a school for girls in the Dara-e-Noor district of Nangarhar province, in eastern Afghanistan. There were no casualties.
12/04/2003: At 10:30 am local time, Taliban militants armed with AK- 47s and machine guns attacked a convoy of government census workers on a road in Farah Province, Afghanistan, killing one and wounding eleven.
02/18/2003: Late in the day, a bomb exploded near the Headquarters of an Afghan Army Division in Kunduz. Four people were arrested in connection with this and another bomb attack against international agency offices in the city. There were no injuries, and no reported damage.
03/15/2003: A bomb exploded at the governor's home in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, shattering windows and damaging the southern wall, but injuring no one. Police suspected Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
12/16/2003: An improvised bomb on a timed fuse exploded under a vehicle belonging to the OMAR demining organization causing no casualties, but destroying 90 percent of the vehicle, in Surkhadiwal village, Afghanistan.
01/26/2003: A United Nations convoy heading to the Afghan District of Khogiani was halted by what appeared to be a dead body in the road. The body was only a ruse as light artillery fire targeting the convoy resulted in two dead bodyguards. The United Nations staff was uninjured in the attack.
07/14/2003: At least 12 unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying several police that was traveling This incident occurred on a road approximately 90 kilometers northwest of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The attack killed five police officers including the Chief of the southern Ghorak District, Ishak Zai Mama, and injured two. 12 men were arrested in connection to the attack which was blamed on the Taliban.
06/13/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban planted a time bomb in a car that was parked inside the Intersos aid agency in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The bomb did not hurt anyone, but the explosion badly damaged the surrounding buildings of the compound. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/10/2003: At around 6:30AM local time, US Special Forces looking for weapons caches and enemy personnel in the area north of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan were fired upon by machine gun and RPG fire by assailants overlooking Bagram Valley. In response, a number of F-16 fighter jets were scrambled, which dropped five 500-pound bombs onto targeted hillside caves and at least five armed individuals. There was no information on perpetrator casualties or injuries, and the US Military suffered no injuries or casualties.
11/22/2003: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a bombing attack on the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. No one was injured, but the building was slightly damaged in the attack.
03/30/2003: Extremists linked to Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were suspected of firing a rocket into the Pul-e-Charkhi area in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators fired another rocket at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), slightly damaging the compound. There were no injuries reported in either related attack.
11/01/2003: Taliban and Al-Qaida rebels were suspected of carrying out a rocket attack on the U.S. military base in Gardez City, Afghanistan. No one was hurt in the attack.
11/11/2003: Unknown attackers detonated a car bomb outside the offices of the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The bomb blast injured two people, including a local UNAMA security guard and an Afghan civilian. The bomb’s explosion smashed the windows and doors of the main UN building and caused damage to a building occupied by the UN Office for Project Services. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
07/02/2003: In Nakobak, within Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Mullah Mawlawi Hamdullah was shot three times in the head by an unidentified gunman following prayers at the Nakobak mosque. The Mullah preached against the Taliban calls for jihad. A total of 15 people were arrested as part of the investigation.
09/28/2003: Taliban rebels ambushed the bodyguards of Helmand provincial governor Sher Mohammed Akhundzada in southern Afghanistan, killing at least seven of the guards. The governor was not with the convoy at the time of the attack.
07/20/2003: Three Italian soldiers were injured in an attack on the main road between Khost Province and Gardez, in the Gerdi Serai area of Afghanistan. Witnesses stated that an explosion took place on the side of the road when a convoy of Italian soldiers was on its way from Khost to Gardez. The type of bomb used was unspecified.
06/07/2003: An explosives-packed taxi rammed into a bus carrying German peacekeepers near Kabul in Afghanistan, setting off a thunderous blast that killed 6 people, including 4 soldiers, and wounded 29 others in the first deadly suicide attack against international peacekeepers in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility.
06/01/2003: Unknown attackers fired two Russian-made rockets at the house of Ahmad Wali Karzai in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ahmad Wali Karzai was a tribal leader and the brother of then Afghan President, Hamid Karzai. The rockets missed Karzai’s house and hit a nearby compound. No one was hurt in the attack, and the structure sustained only minor damage. Although local authorities suspected the Taliban and Al-Qaida were responsible for the attack, no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2003: An improvised explosive device exploded near the offices of Oxfam and Save the Children in Kabul, Afghanistan. The explosion did not result in any casualties, but the building housing the offices of Save the Children was damaged. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, members of the Taliban were suspected of being behind the bombing.
09/03/2003: A bomb exploded during a wedding in the Afghan village of Dagu. This village is in Chaparhar District within the Nangarhar Province. Two people were killed and 14 injured. Al Qa’ida and/or Taliban operatives were blamed.
11/09/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban detonated a bomb via remote-control that had been placed inside Governor Hafizullah Hashim’s bedroom in Qalat, Afghanistan. Although no one was injured in the bombing, the explosion caused damage to the Governor’s residence. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/11/2003: Two rockets fired by unknown assailants hit two houses near the home of the governor in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, injuring no one. A spokesman for the government said the perpetrators missed their target of the governor's house.
12/18/2003: Suspected Taliban rebels burned a primary school for boys and girls, killing the guard Amanullah and burning books, in Sagi village, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
09/08/2003: Four members of a Danish aid organization were ambushed and killed in Moqor District, Ghazni. One person managed to escape. The Taliban was blamed for the incident.
11/16/2003: Two gunmen suspected of being members of the Taliban shot and killed a United Nations worker in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were on a motorcycle next to the victim’s car during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
01/03/2003: Following a large bomb blast in Paktia, a skirmish broke out in Kuna, Afghanistan where four U.S. soldiers were killed in the attack by the unknown assailants.
03/07/2003: A bomb, hidden in a sewage drain, exploded outside of a government utility building in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, shattering windows and slightly damaging nearby buildings. No injuries were reported and police blamed Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
07/30/2003: Mawlawi Janab, a senior member of the Kandahar Religious Council in south Afghanistan, was killed by suspected Taliban gunmen. He was on his way home from a mosque when two gunmen shot him dead and fled on a motorcycle. Janab was one of the few religious leaders in Kandahar who had openly denounced the Taliban call for local people to resist the U.S.-led government and fight against foreign troops.
03/18/2003: Unknown perpetrators fired rockets at Salerno Base in Khost, Afghanistan, causing no damage or injuries. Italy had taken over control of the base from the United States on Saturday.
02/24/2003: At around 8:15PM local time, a bomb exploded in front of the residence of Dawood Barak, the Director of Education for Kandahar Province, in Kandahar. There were no casualties, but there were conflicting reports over whether there was property damage. Kandahar's Deputy Governor, Khan Mohammad, stated that the explosion was caused by a landmine or bomb in a ditch in front of the building. He went on to accuse anti-government extremists of perpetrating the incident, in particularly Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-i-Islami group, and the Taliban.
12/16/2003: Two rockets were launched into Kabul, Afghanistan, one hitting a residential house, the other an unknown location, injuring no one. The Taliban claimed responsibility saying further attacks were planned to disrupt the Loya Jirga.
03/22/2003: Two rockets were fired from the Ghor-i-Maar area at an airport in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan, injuring no one. It was unclear if the airport was damaged. Four supporters of warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were arrested for the attack, which the Afghan military said was to disrupt celebrations for Afghanistan's March 21 new year.
06/02/2003: Unknown perpetrators fired a rocket at a camp near Sheykhabad village, Afghanistan, which was housing personnel involved in de-mining operations along the Kabul-Kandahar road. One worker was killed and eight others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although local authorities suspected that members of the Taliban and Al-Qaida were behind the attack.
04/12/2003: An Italian tourist believed to be Orfeo Bartolini was shot and killed by two suspected Taliban militants near Shahjoy, Afghanistan. Bartolini had arrived in the country and hired a car and driver without informing authorities. While en route to Kabul, two men on a motorbike stopped his car and killed Bartolini, but allowed the driver to live.
03/07/2003: An Afghan interpreter was killed and a Dutch U.N. peacekeeper wounded when an unknown perpetrator detonated an improvised explosive device as their vehicle passed while on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan.
05/02/2003: Taliban rebels launched three rockets on the Kajakai dam, Afghanistan. The dam provides electricity for Helmand and the neighboring province of Kandahar. No damage was done to the dam and there were no casualties because the rockets missed the target.
03/13/2003: A bomb exploded This incident occurred on a road that was undergoing repairs in Kandahar, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage. No one claimed responsibility, but police blamed Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
02/28/2003: During the morning, two rockets exploded in Kandahar city's Sheh-e-Nau District. A guard at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Office in Kandahar found four rockets in a bag at around 7AM local time. Before the bomb squad could arrive, however, two had exploded. The other two were defused. There were no immediate suspects,  there was no damage and no casualties.
01/03/2003: A large bomb blast in Zarmat, center of the Afghan province of Paktia, killed 17 people including four American commandos. Seven individuals were injured in the attack. The perpetrators were unknown.
03/03/2003: A rocket attack injured a husband and wife, and destroyed their house in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were unknown, but Afghan authorities blamed the Taliban and Al-Qaida.
08/06/2003: About 40 suspected Taliban fighters killed six Afghan soldiers and one Afghan driver who were working for the American aid organization, Mercy Corps, in Deshu, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities believed that the Taliban was targeting Afghans working for U.S. aid organizations.
03/10/2003: A car bomb exploded This incident occurred on a road near Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing three tribal councilors and injuring five. Authorities blamed the Taliban and Al-Qaida for the attack.
03/20/2003: A bomb, hidden in a drainage ditch, exploded in Kandahar, Afghanistan, injuring no one. Police found and defused a second bomb, blaming al-Qaida and the Taliban for both bombs.
03/11/2003: An Afghan soldier was killed and a U.S. soldier and an Afghan interpreter were injured after their vehicle ran over a landmine in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan.
2/25/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban shot and killed Habibullah Jan, a senior government official, as he was leaving a mosque in Dilaram, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Authorities suspect that the Taliban is involved, due to their recent activities in the province; they believe that the assailants were sending a message not to cooperate with the government. Twelve people were taken into custody.
05/24/2003: An unknown perpetrator threw a grenade at an office of a French non-governmental organization, Madera, in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. The incident caused no casualties. No group took responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2003: During the morning local time, a vehicle carrying four men was bombed by a remote-controlled device planted on a road at Yakh Cha village, in the Punjwai area of Ghorak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Three were severely injured, including the brother of Ghorak Governor Agha Lali. Lali believed he was the target, as he had arranged to travel on the truck that was attack, but in the end did not travel. The truck was destroyed. The Deputy Governor of Kandahar Province, Khan Mohammed, blamed the attack on militants linked to the Taliban, but other sources in Kandahar hinted that the incident may be an outcome of political infighting in the area.
06/15/2003: Three saboteurs unintentionally blew themselves up while placing explosives under a bridge on the Kabul-Gardiz highway at al-Tamur, Afghanistan. One of the remote controlled bombs that the group was planting exploded prematurely and brought down a portion of the bridge on the perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/06/2003: Two Indian engineers, Murali age 22 and Vardhaya, 26, were kidnapped by suspected Taliban members while traveling on a highway in Zabul Province between the capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar. They were released unconditionally on December 24, 2003.
10/04/2003: A group of four armed men in a vehicle fired at workers from the Demining Agency for Afghanistan in Zari Dasht, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the shooting. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
03/25/2003: Unknown perpetrators fired a rocket at the coalition-controlled airport in Khost, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage.
03/30/2003: Extremists linked to Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were suspected of firing a rocket at the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), slightly damaging the compound. The perpetrators fired another rocket into the Pul-e-Charkhi area. There were no injuries reported in either related attack.
11/01/2003: Suspected Al-Qaida gunmen kidnapped Turkish highway engineer Hassan Onal, along with his driver, in Afghanistan. They threatened to kill him unless six Taliban inmates were freed. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
05/20/2003: An unknown attacker threw a grenade in a vehicle belonging to an unspecified nongovernmental organization in the centre of Kabul, Afghanistan. The grenade landed in the vehicle but did not explode. No group took responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2003: Two missiles struck the German Military's field camp in Kabul, just hours after Germany and the Netherlands had taken over command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) from Turkey. There were no injuries or property damage. The German Defense Minister, Peter Struck, was on the compound at the time, but was not injured. The blasts ignited several small fires, but were quickly extinguished with no damage to the compound. There were reports of a possible attack on the Minister Struck's delegation in Kabul.
03/05/2003: A bomb exploded at the United Nations World Food Programme office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, causing minor injuries to a non-UN employee and damaging windows and a wall to the office. There was no claim of responsibility, but Afghan police blamed the Taliban and Al-Qaida.
03/18/2003: A bomb exploded at the home of senior government official Malik Mohammed Nazeer in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, causing no injuries, but slightly damaging his house. Bombs were planted on the roof of Nazeer's home and police defused at least one other bomb before it exploded. Authorities suspected al-Qaida and the Taliban.
02/12/2003: During the night, a missile landed in the main bazaar in the town of Spin Boldak, southern Afghanistan. The missile destroyed a provisions shop. A senior Afghan security official stated that a second rocket exploded in a street. There was no information on casualties or injuries, and that the Taliban may have been responsible.
04/04/2003: Mullah Jailani and one of his nephews were assassinated by the Taliban as they were coming out of their house in the Miandaw village, Southern Oruzgan, Afghanistan. Mullah Jailani was a close friend of President Hamid Karzai and together they organized forces in the country against the Taliban. It was uncertain what type of weapon was used in the assassination. No one had openly claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2003: A group of 30 suspected Taliban members stopped about ten vehicles, including two from the NGO Afghan Help and Development Services (AHDS), traveling between Kandahar and Tirin Kot, 110 kilometers (70 miles) to the north in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. All of the drivers and passengers were questioned and released, but one of the two four-wheel-drive vehicles was stolen and the other, set on fire, along with another government vehicle. An Afghan soldier was killed in the attack.
01/30/2003: The UN Mine Action Center in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan suffered an explosion on the rooftop. Investigators suspected that an assailant threw an explosive onto the roof causing the damage. No one was injured in the attack.
11/23/2003: Two United States soldiers were wounded when their vehicle hit a land mine near Shkin, Afghanistan. Authorities suspected Taliban members were responsible for planting the device.
07/25/2003: A land mine exploded outside police station in the Kandahar, Afghanistan, seriously wounding two policemen. Another nearby police station was attacked. While no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Taliban was suspected.
12/04/2003: Suspected members of Hezbi-Islami launched rockets in the direction of the U.S. Embassy and the nearby International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had left the U.S. Embassy two hours prior to the incident.
03/22/2003: Three Afghan soldiers were killed and at least one more injured in an attack on the Wath army post near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban, Al-Qaida and Hizb-e-Islami were suspected in the attack, but no one claimed responsibility.
09/11/2003: A rocket attack occurred on the main International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) base in Kabul, Afghanistan. One Canadian civilian worker was slightly injured. The Taliban was suspected.
05/05/2003: A U.S. Special Forces patrol came under rocket attack near Gardez in southeast Afghanistan. No casualties or damage resulted from the incident. The perpetrators of the incident was unknown.
03/26/2003: A bomb blew up a tank carrying fuel en route to a U.S. military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No one was injured and Afghan authorities blamed the Taliban or loyalists of Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
03/14/2003: A landmine exploded This incident occurred on a road between Jalalabad and the Tora Bora region in Afghanistan, moments after a convoy of five vehicles carrying journalists from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) passed. No one was injured and it was unclear if the BBC was the intended target. Police arrested nine men in connection with the blast.
03/04/2003: Unknown perpetrators set fire to a school in the Shekh Mamado village in Southern Afghanistan, causing no injuries, but destroying one tented classroom and burning another that was eventually brought under control by villagers. The Shah Mahmood Hotak school was a coeducational primary school.
02/12/2003: During the night, a missile landed 50 yards from the Pakistani border post with Spin Boldak, southern Afghanistan. No damage or injuries were reported. It was not known whether if the Pakistani border post was the intended target, or if the missile had been misfired or flown astray of its intended target.
03/12/2003: Police arrested two unidentified people that were caught planting explosives outside of the U.S. foreign aid agency, Mercy Corps, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
01/06/2003: Kandahar, Afghanistan was the location of a brutal double bombing that left thirteen dead and up to fifty injured, most of which were children. An initial bomb detonated causing nearby children to gather at the source of the explosion in time for a second bomb to cause the deaths. The explosions, blamed on Taliban militants, originated from bicycles. Two suspects were arrested as they fled the scene; Abdullah and Mullah Malik. The target of the bombing is believed to either be U.S. troops on patrol or Kandahar Gov. Yusuf Pashtun, whose motorcade was expected to pass that way.
11/28/2003: Members of the Taliban attacked US and Afghan military forces in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. Two US soldiers were injured in the ambush attack. An Afghan soldier was injured as well. The attackers used machine guns and homemade bombs during the battle.
01/31/2003: The Rambasi bridge was bombed in the Afghan city of Spin Boldak as a passenger bus passed over it resulting in eighteen dead and two more seriously injured. The land mine attack was blamed on anti-American extremists however a specific group was not specified.
07/25/2003: A land mine exploded near a police station in Charbagh, Afghanistan, outside Kandahar, seriously wounding a policeman who lost his leg. Seconds before the mine exploded, a rocket had slammed into the police station, damaging a wall. Police blamed the Taliban for the attack. This was one of two related attacks; another land mine had exploded outside of another police station nearby.
07/18/2003: Eight Afghan soldiers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by a remote controlled mine planted by suspected Taliban militants. The soldiers were on patrol in the violent Khost province of Afghanistan.
09/14/2003: Suspected Taliban rebels raided and set fire to a police station in southeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan, but there were no injuries.
12/02/2003: Suspected Taliban members threw a bomb at the Ghaws Saqolain Mosque in Kandahar City, Afghanistan, where a pro-government cleric, Mola Sayd Ahmad Qaderi, preaches.
11/08/2003: Suspected Taliban members attacked the Khak-e-Afghan administrative building in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed in the ensuing battle with Afghan security forces, including seven of the perpetrators. The Taliban also kidnapped four close relatives of the district chief and threatened to kill them unless the governor surrendered control of the district to them.
04/03/2003: At least 150 Taliban fighters attacked a government military base in Bala Morghab, Afghanistan. Two Taliban members and five soldiers died in the exchange of fire. Eight Taliban members were arrested by government forces.
08/20/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban burned down The Abu Sofian school located in Afghanistan’s Logar Province. The school, which was housed in a tent, had enrolled 250 female students. Local authorities had found pro-Taliban fliers being passed out in the region where the school was located opposing schools with female students. The fliers also threatened all people who cooperated with the US-backed Afghan government. However, no group claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
03/14/2003: A bomb exploded outside of a mosque in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, injuring three people as more gathered to worship. There was no claim of responsibility, but authorities blamed that Taliban.
05/07/2003: A Muslim cleric close to U.S.-backed President Hamid Karzai was gunned down in Kalacha, Afghanistan. There were no claim of responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2003: A U.S. Special Operations Forces two-vehicle convoy came under small arms fire while traveling from Khost to Gardez, Afghanistan. No casualties resulted from the incident and no the perpetrators were unknown.
02/03/2003: During the night, a man fired three 107mm rockets at the US-led Salerno military base in Khost province, Afghanistan. A US Military Spokesman reported no casualties or damage to the base. On a patrol the next day, the US military found two more rockets from the area where the man fired the rockets. A man was found in the area in a vehicle, and a gunfight ensued when he attempted to flee. He was captured.
03/26/2003: Anti-American rebels fired three rockets at the U.S. military base in Gardez, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage after the rockets landed away from the base. Authorities said Taliban and other anti-American rebels had promised to increase attacks in response to a U.S. led invasion of Iraq.
03/25/2003: Anti-American rebels fired eleven rockets at a U.S. military base in Shkin, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage after the rockets landed away from the base. Authorities said Taliban and other anti-American rebels had promised to increase attacks in response to a U.S. led invasion of Iraq.
08/13/2003: Suspected Taliban and Al-Qaida members bombed a minibus in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. Seventeen people were killed in the bombing, including six children. Three others were also injured in the attack. Afghan authorities believed that the bomb was concealed on the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/17/2004: Three pro-election tribal elders were shot by the Taliban in Maruf district, Afghanistan. Only one survived his injuries.
10/01/2004: A bomb exploded at the electoral campaign headquarters of President Karzai, killing the two men who were attempting to plant it. These militants were attempting to disrupt the forthcoming presidential elections in Afghanistan, and were likely Taliban.
02/18/2004: Taliban rebels attacked a U.S. convoy in Zargar, Afghanistan. They claimed responsibility for killing 24 people were killed, including nine U.S. soldiers. Ten U.S. soldiers were also injured in the attack.
07/11/2004: A bomb exploded on the streets of the Afghani city of Herat, killing five people and injuring 29 others. The remotely-controlled bomb was hidden in a trash pile near a police station. It was unclear who was behind the attack, though police did arrest one suspect.
06/28/2004: Suspected Taliban killed 16 Afghans carrying voter registration cards. A group of people were pulled from their vehicle in south-central Uruzgan province and shot dead. No one else was injured in the attack
10/11/2004: Suspected members of the Taliban killed two soldiers belonging to the Afghan National Army in Kandahar Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2004: Armed men attacked a UNAMA [UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan] convoy near Gardez, the centre of Paktia Province. No one was injured or killed in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
07/26/2004: A remote-controlled bomb exploded near a vehicle that carried the Chief of Police of southern Kandahar Province, General Khan Mohammed, in Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack, in which the Taliban was suspected.
06/26/2004: Two United Nations staff and a child were killed in a bomb attack in eastern Afghanistan. The device exploded inside a minibus carrying workers to voter registration sites in eastern Nangarhar province, leaving 12 people injured, four seriously. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/17/2004: Approximately 40 Taliban fighters attacked an Afghan Military convoy near Kahakrek, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three Taliban militants and two Afghani soldiers were killed. Nine Afghani soldiers and five Taliban militants were injured in the attack.
04/17/2004: Suspected Taliban and Al-Qaida members attacked a military checkpoint on the Kandahar-Heart Highway in the Delaram District in Afghanistan’s Farah Province. Eight Afghan security personnel died in the surprise attack after their checkpoint was struck by individuals in three Saracha-type cars. The perpetrators fled into Farah Province’s Bakwa area after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but authorities suspected that the Taliban, al Qaida, and Hizb-I Islami were responsible.
10/08/2004: A day before the first national election in Afghanistan, a rocket attack targeted the district of Kabul that houses the U.S. Embassy, the German and Pakistani Missions, as well as the UN and ISAF Headquarters. There was no immediate word of any injuries or damage.
10/05/2004: Three electoral officials traveling in a United Nations vehicle were ambushed in Khost province, Afghanistan in an attempt to disrupt the then forthcoming presidential elections.
06/30/2004: Twelve Afghan truck drivers taking supplies to US-led coalition bases in southern Afghanistan were kidnapped by suspected Taliban and had their vehicles burned. The truck convoy was on its way from southern Kandahar province to neighboring Uruzgan, about 395 kilometers (245 miles) south of Kabul, when it was stopped in Dara-i-Noor Valley between the two provinces.
07/31/2004: Tawoos Khan (Thawos Khan), the Governor of Khan Shine District in Helmand Province, was killed along with four bodyguards in an attack on the governor’s convoy near Khan Shine, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed a total of five and injured two.
09/16/2004: The helicopter carrying President Hamid Kazai had a missile fired at it while he was traveling to Gardez, Afghanistan. The missile did not hit the copter and no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/13/2004: Two Afghan soldiers were killed in an attack by suspected Taliban attackers on a security checkpost in Kandahar Province’s Registan District. One Taliban fighter was found dead and many others were thought to have been wounded in the attack.
11/23/2004: Commander Mohammed Naseem Gereshak was assassinated by suspected Taliban militants in Deh Rawood, Afghanistan. Two of his bodyguards were also killed. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
06/30/3004:Two explosions injured nearly 30 people in the Afghan city of Jalalabad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2004: Suspected Taliban insurgents open fired on the vehicle of the provincial head of the Red Crescent Society in the Omakay area, 3 km from Qala, Afghanistan. Mohammad Eisa was killed in the incident. Eight suspects were detained in relation to this incident.
06/27/2004: Suspected Taliban gunmen killed at least 10 men in southern Afghanistan after finding that they had registered for national elections. No one else was injured in the attack.
10/15/2004: Three children and one policeman were killed when a bomb exploded in the Asmar area of Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan. Unidentified attackers fire at a truck, which drew a crowd, and then detonated a remote-controlled bomb.
04/14/2004: A bomb that was placed in a cart on a main road in Kandahar, Afghanistan, exploded, injuring Provincial security Director General Salam and at least one of his bodyguards. Police suspected the Taliban in the attack.
12/15/2004: Three Afghan soldiers were injured when a bomb went off near their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were suspected to have been members of the Taliban, although there was no claim of responsibility.
08/31/2004: A member of the Taliban threw two grenades at a vehicle carrying American members of a provincial reconstruction team in Mehterlam, Afghanistan. An unspecified number were injured in the attack, including two Americans. Taliban spokesman, Mofti Latifollah Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2004: An election registration team in Arghandab District in Kandahar Province (Afghanistan) was attacked. In this incident, a rocket was fired on a vehicle of the security forces that was part of the team, resulting in one person being killed and two injured. No group claimed responsiblity,
06/23/2004: Taliban militants claimed responsibility for a landmine explosion that killed at least five policemen and injured two others in violence-hit southern Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. A police convoy hit a landmine in Spin Boldak district, some 460 kilometers (290 miles) south of the capital Kabul and 10 kilometers from the Pakistani border town of Chaman.
01/06/2004: A minibus traveling between the southern Afghani provinces of Uruzgan and Helmand was ambushed by suspected Taliban militants. In the attack 12 passengers were killed, all were members of the Hazara ethnic group. The attack seems to be ethnically motivated, and was suspected to be an attempt to inflame ethnic tensions between Hazaras and Pashtuns.
06/21/2004: An Afghan police officer was killed in an ambush on a UN vehicle traveling along a road in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province. No one else was injured or killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/02/2004: Unknown Islamists gave poisoned biscuits to three school girls in the Khost province, Afghanistan.
10/06/2004: An attempt was made on the life of Hamed Karzai’s vice-presidential running mate days before the election. The remote controlled bombing resulted in one death and five wounded, including the former governor of Badakhsan province. Though the Taliban claimed the attack in Badakhshan province, evidence suggested that drug lords were behind the attack.
08/28/2004: A blast at a southeastern Afghanistan school killed nine youngsters and one adult. The child victims were said to be between the ages of 7 and 15, and 15 other people were injured. The explosion at a Paktia province school was caused by a bomb, and the U.S. military said the cause of the explosion was unclear.
06/05/2004: The deputy commander of Greshk District in Helmand Province, together with five others, went to his house in Charchino District of Urozgan Province in Afghanistan. They were attacked by the Taliban on their way; their car was completely destroyed and the six people in it were killed.
04/16/2004: Members of the Taliban kidnapped five school teachers in the Shajoy District of Zabul Province in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
07/29/2004: Police were tipped-off about a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO-led peacekeepers responded with local police and were able to discover and defuse two bombs. Seven kilograms of explosive materials with detonating fuses were hiding in a plastic bag on a motorcycle and a second bag containing seven BM-1 rockets and seven kilograms of explosive devices were discovered in a hand cart. Three men were arrested on suspicion and some within the government believed the men were connected to the Taliban.
09/03/2004: One person was killed and five were injured when a remote-controlled bomb attached to a car detonated as a UN vehicle passed by in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2004: Unidentified people threw hand grenades inside the Niazyo religious school located in Deray village about 12 km away from the Khost town in Afghanistan. As a result two religious students were killed and two others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
01/28/2004: In Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in his taxi near a British military vehicle, killing himself and a British soldier. Four other soldiers were also injured in the attack, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/28/2004: A group of 20-30 suspected Taliban fighters stormed the offices of The Voluntary Association for the Rehabilitation of Afghanistan in Dilaram, shooting and killing three Afghan aid workers and wounding three Afghan security guards. A seventh employee was missing and believed abducted.
08/28/2004: An explosion tore through the office of Dyncorp, Inc., an American defense contractor, in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least four people and seriously injuring several more. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, although local authorities suspected that the Taliban might have been behind the incident.
06/19/2004: The Taliban attacked the town of Mizan in Zabol Province [southern Afghanistan] and killed two Afghan soldiers. No one else was injured in the attack.
09/27/2004: A bomb exploded near the 11th police district in Kabul, Afghanistan. No one was killed or injured in the attack. Police believe the Taliban is responsible for the attack, but they did not claim responsibility.
06/24/2004: Unidentified people fired at least six missiles at the American soldiers’ base at Dawlat Shah District of [eastern] Laghman Province in Afghanistan. No one was injured, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2004: A suicide bomber detonated a bomb next to a convoy carrying Canadian soldiers in Kabul, Afghanistan. One soldier and a civilian were killed and ten people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2004: The Taliban killed two government employees working for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) in the Paktika province, Afghanistan. Latifollah Hakimi, spokesman for the Taliban, reported the incident in a telephone conversation to Pashto [service of Iranian] radio.
03/21/2004: Afghan Aviation Minister, Mirwais Sadiq, and the eldest son of governor of Herat Province were killed by unknown gunmen in Herat, Afghanistan.
06/27/2004: A bus carrying female election workers blew up, killing two women and wounding 13 others in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. A spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing and threatened more attacks.
01/10/2004: Unknown assailants attacked a convoy of US led coalition troops on the road from Kabul to Gardez, Afghanistan. The convoy, consisting of seven vehicles, was attacked by rockets and missiles by suspected Taliban rebels. Two soldiers were killed and two vehicles were destroyed in the attack.
04/26/2004: Suspected Taliban insurgents and al-Qaida attacked the security commander's compound, district headquarters and CHA organisation office in Panjwayi in south Afghanistan killing three and wounding several others. The attackers escaped by vehicles.
01/05/2004: Suspected Taliban gunmen fired on a convoy of vehicles belonging to a Shelter for Life, a private aid agency, as it was traveling on the Kandahar-Kabul highway. One of the vehicles in the convoy was taken at gunpoint with the driver still inside, he was later released unharmed. The incident was a part of a growing trend of attacks on the cars traveling on the highway.
06/03/2004: Five aid workers of the Doctors Without Borders aid agency including three women and two men were killed in Qades district of Badghis Province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, though a similar attack was perpetrated by the Taliban one day earlier.
10/10/2004: Suspected Taliban insurgents attacked a vehicle carrying ballot boxes in the Sabzal area of Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province. The attackers killed three security guards and wounded two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2004: Two Afghan soldiers were killed by the Taliban between Zabul Province’s Arghandab District and Khak-e Afghan. A Taliban spokesman, Latifollah Hakimi, claimed that the Taliban attacked vehicles of Afghan forces between Khak-e Afghan and Daichupan and killed some Afghan soldiers. Reports indicated that the soldiers' vehicle may have struck a land mine.
06/02/2004: Norwegian doctor Egil Kristian Tynaes from Bergen and four others were killed when their car was ambushed in Afghanistan in the Khair Khana district. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/10/2004: Eleven Chinese construction workers were shot dead when unidentified gunmen launched a night-time raid on their compound in north-eastern Afghanistan. Sixteen people were also injured in the attack. Up to 20 unknown, armed men stormed the site south of Kunduz and opened fire in what the Chinese embassy said was a terrorist attack.
01/10/2004: Armed men attacked a military outpost in She-Rawak, Afghanistan. Five Afghan soldiers were killed in the attack, and three others wounded. The attackers have not been identified but they were able to escape across the border into Pakistan after the attack. Afghan officials thought the attackers could have been smugglers, but did believe they were linked to Taliban elements in the area.
06/16/2004: A bomb hit a car used by NATO-led peacekeepers in northern Afghanistan, killing four civilians including two children. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2004: Unidentified gunmen hurled a bomb and opened fire at the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported and no information on the perpetrators could be found. The bombing was a part of a series of attacks against UN buildings in Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold.
01/06/2004: Two bombs went off in succession in the Manzalbaugh district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The first bomb exploded in a small cart opposite a military base, injuring a child. As bystanders rushed to the aid of the injured youth a second much larger bomb went off. All tolled 15 were killed and another 30 injured in the dual blasts. A suspect was arrested and Taliban forces were most likely involved in their former southern stronghold.
06/16/2004: Four Afghans, including two children, were killed in a bomb blast in the northeastern city of Kunduz. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/11/2004: In the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, two rockets landed in a residential area of the city. The first rocket impacted, but did not explode, and the second rocket hit a house and injured one. It was unclear who was behind the attack.
01/12/2004: Twenty-four suspected Taliban fighters attacked a police checkpoint in Nimroz, Afghanistan. Armed with assault rifles, the fighters killed four Afghan police officers in the attack. The attacks come as increased Taliban violence has hit Afghanistan in recent months. The attacks have been concentrated in the south and east, near the Pakistani border.
09/26/2004: The Jahesh-ol-Muslimeen attacked three oil tankers in Mehrpol, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack.
05/17/2004: Taliban members killed a civil volunteer guard in the Mizan District, Afghanistan.
05/05/2004: Two British United Nations (UN) staff members and their interpreter were killed by unknown assailants in the Mandol district of the province of Nuristan, Afghanistan. The Afghan Interior Ministry blamed the attack on militants from either the Taliban or from the Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin group, led by renegade warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
01/25/2006: The Jalalabad airport in Afghanistan was hit by two missiles. There were no injuries and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2004: A rocket launched by suspected Taliban fighters hit the road directly in front of the Chinese Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, but the rocket did cause some damage. A 60 centimeter-wide crater was left in the road, and the Embassy gate and wall, as well as a housing unit, had slight damage. The rocket also landed near the house of Afghanistan’s Minister of Health, so the intended target was unclear.
12/14/2004: A Turkish engineer, Mohammad Ayub, and two Afghans were kidnapped from their vehicle on a highway in Chawki, Afghanistan by unknown perpetrators. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
04/22/2004: Perpetrators, suspected of being affiliated with the Taliban, set fire to equipment belonging to the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) in the Nakhuyi area of Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province. GTZ is a non-governmental organization that had been involved in road construction projects in Kandahar Province. The armed men set fire to seven loader vehicles, a Kamaz vehicle, two water tanker trucks, and two tents during the raid. The attackers also took several of the camp’s guards hostage, but released them later in the morning. Kandahar police stated that nine GTZ workers were arrested in connection with the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2004: Suspected members of the Taliban killed two Afghan civilians whom they accused of collaborating with US forces in Paktika Province’s Sar Hawza District.
10/09/2007: Suspected Taliban militants attacked a convoy containing ballot boxes from polling stations after the Afghan elections. The attack occurred in Southern Urusgan, with three police officers killed and another two wounded. The eight police officers died when their vehicle struck a mine near Shah Wali Kot. The attackers failed to remove or destroy the ballots.
04/14/2004: At a security checkpoint in Birmal, Afghanistan, five Taliban militants disguised as pro-government forces in full uniform, stopped a car and the people inside if they supported President Hamid Karzai. After the civilians said they did, the Taliban killed the seven civilians and injured one.
08/19/2004: The Taliban killed four Afghan government troops in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The victims were Afghan security forces guarding a convoy. Latifollah Hakimi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2004: A land mine killed one Afghan Army soldier in Kabul Province. No group claimed responsibility for planting the device.
08/20/2004: Seven Afghan policemen were hurt when six closely timed explosions struck an electoral commission building in Farah, Afghanistan. No building personnel were injured in the bombing. Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, the Taliban had tried to disrupt the election process in the past.
07/16/2004: Suspected Taliban members attacked a two vehicle convoy north of Qalat, Afghanistan. The perpetrators killed an Afghan employee of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and injured two others in the attack. One of the perpetrators was wounded in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/18/204: Five people were killed in Afghanistan's Paktikta province when a roadside bomb struck the jeep in which they were riding. The vehicle was used by the electoral committee in the province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2004: A bomb exploded in a mosque that was being used for voter registration in Belal Kheil, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Six Afghans, including two United Nations staff, were killed and seven were wounded, two critically. The Taliban claimed credit for the attack.
10/28/2004: Three United Nations election workers were kidnapped in Kabul, Afghanistan. They were held captive for nearly three weeks before being released unharmed. The hostages were identified as Annetta Flanigan, from Northern Ireland, Shqipe Hebibi, a Kosovan woman, and Angelito Nayan, a Filipino diplomat. Jaysh al-Muslimin (Army of the Muslims) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
06/02/2004: Three foreign aid workers and two Afghans were shot and killed in northwestern Afghanistan, in an attack claimed by resurgent Taliban militants. The group was ambushed near Khair Khana, a village in Qadis district of Badghis province 340 miles west of the capital, Kabul.
03/05/2004: Several armed suspected Taliban perpetrators on motorbikes killed a Turkish Engineer, Salim-e Turk, and his Afghan bodyguard in Shah Joy, Afghanistan. Salim-e Turk was working on the new Kabul-Kandahar highway. A Turkish company official and translator were also kidnapped in this incident (outcome unknown).
08/22/2004: Taliban insurgents fired 20 rockets at border posts in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan, along the border with Pakistan. No casualties resulted from the attack. Mowlawi Abdol Samad, a spokesman for the Taliban, claimed that the group’s members fired the rockets.
12/06/2004: Suspected Taliban militants killed a policeman and injured two others when they ambushed a police patrol in Shiwan, southwestern Afghanistan.
08/04/2004: A mine attached to a bicycle was detonated by remote control when a pick-up truck carrying an Afghan government official and a judge slowed down for a ramp, near Baraki Barak in Logar province. The bomb left the official and judge uninjured, but killed three of the judge's children who were riding in the open rear of the truck. It was unknown who perpetrated the attack.
04/10/2004: Afghanistan intelligence chief Haji Ahmadullah and his two bodyguards were kidnapped by suspected Taliban members near the town of Chenartu. Negotiations were not successful between the Taliban captors and the Afghanistan government and the hostages were killed around April 13, 2004, according to a Taliban soldier who called a government official. The Taliban then contacted officials to exchange the bodies of the hostages for bodies of other dead Taliban members that the government was holding. On April 16, 2004, the bodies of the hostages were found in Trinkot.
06/18/2004: An Afghan interpreter and two Americans were killed when a mine exploded in Barmal in [southern] Paktika Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/23/2004: In Kabul, Afghanistan, an Afghan girl and an unidentified American woman were killed and nine people, including three Icelandic peacekeepers, were wounded when a suicide bomber, with six grenades strapped to his body, blew himself up at approximately 3:30pm local time in the city's bustling shopping area known as "Chicken Street."
10/11/2004: Attackers killed two people and injured five others in the Qaysan village of Afghanistan. Among the injured was Arbab Nesar Ahmad Khan, who was the leader of the Barakzai Tribe in Ghowrian and the head of Hamed Karzai’s local election campaign team. The attackers were suspected to have been supporters of the former governor of Heart Province, Esmail Khan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for firing two rockets at Jalalabad Airport. Both rockets struck near the airport, but neither exploded or caused any damage to the facility.
08/24/2005: Suspected members of the Taliban set fire to Kand-i-Rajai Girls Middle School in Afghanistan's Alingar (District). No one was injured in the attack, but the fire destroyed eight of the school's rooms. Pamphlets were found at the school warning people not to send girls to school.
08/21/2005: The Taliban bombed a convoy of US Embassy vehicles on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Two American staff members were injured in the explosion. Taliban spokesman, Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2005: Suspected Taliban militants shot and killed the police chief of the Arghasan district in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. The chief’s bodyguard was also killed in the attack, and another policeman was injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/17/2005: Taliban members shot and killed Mohammad Daud, the Director of National Security in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Three of Daud’s bodyguards were killed in the attack as well. The perpetrator’s ambushed Daud as he was en route to Sangin (District). Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusuf, claimed responsibility for the assassination.
09/13/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing of a pro-government cleric, Mawlawi Kamran, near the capital of Afghanistan’s Urozgan Province in Dara-e Darweshan. Mofti Latifollah Hakimi, the Taliban spokesman, claimed that the Taliban captured the cleric and beheaded him.
07/10/2005: Militants torched 15 vehicles that were supplying fuel to U.S. military bases in Afghanistan’s Uruzgan Province. Two drivers were also killed in the attack for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/09/2005: Militants broke into a pro-government clergyman’s house and killed him and his wife in Sharan, Afghanistan, a town in the country’s Paktika Province. The victims were shot and stabbed. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believed the Taliban was to blame.
07/10/2005: Militants ambushed an Afghan military patrol in the Dishu district of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Four soldiers were killed and three were wounded in the attack. Six more soldiers were kidnapped and later beheaded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believed the Taliban was to blame.
08/12/2005: Suspected Taliban members bombed a market in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, injuring four people. Taliban spokesman, Mofti Latifollah Hakimi, denied that group's involvement in the bombing.
01/16/2005: Members of the Taliban bombed a mosque in the village of Sar Marda in Afghanistan. Pro-government cleric, Abdol Hay was the target of the attack. Hay and two of his followers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/07/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a failed suicide car bombing attack on the governor of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in Lashkargah. Although the suicide bomber was seriously injured in the assassination attempt, Helmand's Governor, Shir Mohammad Akhundzada, was uninjured in the attack.
12/09/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512090006, 200512090007) members of the Taliban reportedly killed nine police officers and wounded two others in an attack in Garamser (District) located in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. About 10 Taliban perpetrators were said to have been killed in the attack as well. The two other related Taliban incidents took place in the Zabol and Ghazni Provinces. In all three incidents, reports did not indicate what weapons the Taliban employed in the attack.
07/31/2005: An attack by suspected Taliban forces on a foreign vehicle injured three people in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, but reports did not indicate that the Taliban made a claim of responsibility.
12/23/2005: Seven suspected Taliban insurgents were arrested for setting fire to a school in the Panjwai (District) of Kandahar (Province) Province. The school was completely destroyed in the attack. Although there was no claim of responsibility for this attack, but authorities suspected the Taliban.
10/29/2005: Suspected Taliban members set fire to an all girls school that was under renovation in Afghanistan’s Logar Province. No group claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
11/14/2005: A suicide bomber driving a Toyota Corolla attacked a NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the Pul-e-Charkhi area of Kabul in Afghanistan. A Greek soldier, an Afghan soldier and two children were injured in the attack. The bombing was related to another suicide car bombing using a Toyota Corolla that occurred earlier the same day in Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Taliban members shot and killed Mullah Abdullah Malang, Deputy Chief of the Panjwayee Ulema Council, in Afghanistan. One of Malang’s colleagues was killed in the attack as well. Taliban spokesman, Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the assassination indicating that Malang was targeted for having been a supporter of the US backed Afghan government.
03/22/2205: Two rockets were fired into the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan in the middle of the night. The rockets were fired from the west part of the city by unknown attackers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/30/2005: Six people were killed and nine wounded when a pickup truck hit a landmine in the Arghandab area near the city of Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the having planted the landmine.
10/09/2005: A suspected Taliban suicide bomber attacked a British Embassy security detail in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. The perpetrator rammed his car into the embassy team’s vehicle injuring four British security personnel. Although no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, Afghan government officials suspected that the Taliban had orchestrated the strike.
11/16/2005: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his taxi, which was laden with explosives, into a US military convoy in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Although three Afghan civilians were killed and four others were injured, no Americans were harmed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.
01/19/2005: Suspected Taliban members fired a rocket at an oil tanker truck on Afghanistan’s Spin Boldak-Kandahar (Province) Highway 20 kilometers from Spin Boldak (District). The driver of the vehicle was killed and the conductor was injured in the attack. The tanker was carrying fuel to US military forces based in Kandahar (Province). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2005: Suspected Taliban militants killed two Afghan relief workers on a road in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. A Taliban spokesman denied his organization's involvement in the killings.
01/03/2005: One US soldier was killed and three others were wounded when unknown perpetrators attack a patrol near the town of Asadabad in eastern Afghanistan. The attackers detonated two improvised explosive devices then proceeded to fire their guns at the US soldiers. A US military spokesman indicated that authorities were unable to say what group launched the attack.
10/05/2005: in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, a Canadian Supply Convoy was the apparent target of a suicide truck bomber. There were two deaths and four injuries as a result of the attack. According to the Canadian Minister of Defense it was not clear whether or not the Canadians were the actual target of the attack because there was also an American Supply Convoy in the region. A the driver approached the lead car of the convoy he detonated his bomb just meters from the lead car of the convoy. The exact size and nature of the bomb was not indicated. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The amount of property damage caused by the attack was also not indicated.
11/12/2005: Two suspected Taliban members shot and killed former (District) Chief, Abdul Hakim Khan, while he was praying in a mosque in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
11/13/2005: Taliban members attacked a police vehicle in Afghanistan’s Sangin (District) killing three officers. The perpetrators seized the vehicle after the attack as well. Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack via a call to AFP.
08/15/2005: Taliban members abducted a Lebanese engineer, Ahmad Reza, along with four of his Afghan colleagues in Qalat, Afghanistan. Reza was an employee of a Turkish road building company. Abdul Latif Hakimi, Taliban spokesman, stated that Reza's company needed to leave the country within a day to save his life. The Afghan prisoners were released after less than a day of captivity, but Reza was not set free until August 18, 2005.
04/03/2005: A bomb exploded near an military recruitment center in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Taliban leaders claimed responsibility for the attack. No major damage or injuries resulted from the bombing.
04/03/2005: A bomb planted near a truck stop in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan detonated and killed one civilian. The perpetrator group is unknown yet the device was set off by a remote control similar to the ones the Taliban have used against Afghan and US forces.
05/14/2005: Police arrested three men, two Afghans and one Pakistani national, attempting to plant remote-controlled bombs along a highway in Sarobi, Afghanistan. The men confessed to targeting U.S. military and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicles traveling along the highway.
08/08/2005: Six Taliban gunmen killed Mohammed Hashim, an Afghan doctor, on charges of spying for US forces in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2005: In a string of attacks that occurred during the evening of June 2nd, a roadside bombing killed one policeman, commander Shadi Khan, and wounded his two bodyguards in Helmand province in Afghanistan. Officials blamed the Taliban for the act, and five Taliban were arrested in Kandahar (Province) province.
12/14/2005: In one of several similar attacks on the Afghan school system (cf. 200512150003, 200512170004, 200512230003, 200512280001), the head of the district education department and one school staff member were kidnapped and found dead the following day in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Taliban were the suspected perpetrators.
08/04/2005: Two Taliban members shot an Ulema Council Chief, Mawlawi Zarif, in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Abdul Latif Hakimi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed the attack on behalf of the Taliban and said it was carried out because Zarif was a government-backed figure.
10/10/2005: About 60 Suspected Taliban members attacked a police convoy sparking a seven hour gun battle in Afghanistan’s Helmund Province that left 19 policemen dead and five others missing. The convoy was traveling on a major drug trafficking route from Afghanistan to Iran. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2005: Four Taliban members ambushed Afghan parliamentary candidate, Aktar Mohammad Tolwak, and his driver near Kandor, Afghanistan killing them both.
12/09/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512090005, 200512090006) members of the Taliban reportedly killed one employee and injured another of a NGO road construction company in an attack on a vehicle in the Soltan Bagh area of Andar (District) in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province. The two other related Taliban incidents took place in the Helmand and Zabol Provinces. In all three incidents, reports did not indicate what weapons the Taliban employed in the attack.
09/02/2005: Taliban insurgents stabbed to death a pro-government Islamic cleric, Mullah Amir Akhund, in Girishk, Afghanistan. Supposed Taliban spokesman, Abdul Latif Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the killing on behalf of the militant organization.
07/21/2005: Taliban militants kidnapped and later killed six police officers in the Baghran (District) of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2005: Two students were killed in the town of Yaqobi in Afghanistan’s Khost Province by a bomb blast inside their school. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but the area was known to be saturated with Taliban militants.
07/25/2005: Two policemen and one civilian were wounded when a bomb exploded near their post in a neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. The bomb exploded as a U.N. vehicle was passing through the area. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/28/2005: 12 unidentified gunmen stormed a mosque in Shekhan, Afghanistan killing two worshippers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/29/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for killing a provincial council candidate, Abdol Ghani, and two of his companions in Qasim Karez, Afghanistan. The perpetrators attacked Ghani’s car as he was returning from a feast killing his son and cousin as well.
07/26/2005: An Afghan parliamentary candidate was killed when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near his vehicle in Afghanistan's Paktika Province. The candidate’s mother and three children riding in the car were also wounded by the blast. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/14/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber rammed an explosive laden Toyota Corolla into a NATO armored vehicle that was part of a security convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan killing one soldier and injuring two others. Six Afghan civilians were injured in the blast as well. This was the first of two related suicide car bombings. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2005: A suicide bomber suspected to have been a member of the Taliban blew himself up outside of a house belonging to former warlord, Shah Agha in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Agha and three other people were killed while another five were injured in the blast. Local authorities apprehended an individual whom they suspected had been instrumental in orchestrating this and other suicide bombings in the region.
06/21/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a gun attack of the car of an employee with the UN-backed Afghan electoral commission in the Maywand district of the Kandahar (Province) province, Afghanistan. The attack killed the husband of election official and injured the driver.
08/02/2005: Taliban members beheaded three civilians in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province whom the group suspected were spying on behalf of coalition forces. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the murders.
12/09/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512090005, 200512090007) members of the Taliban reportedly killed one police officer and wounded another in an attack on a security post in the Qara Bagh area of the Shah Joy (District) in Afghanistan’s Zabol Province. One Taliban perpetrator was said to have been killed in the attack. The two other related Taliban incidents took place in the Helmand and Ghazni Provinces. In all three incidents, reports did not indicate what weapons the Taliban employed in the attack.
08/18/2005: Taliban members shot and killed two people, including a local police employee, in Nazar Khan, Afghanistan. The victims were killed after the Taliban accused them of spying on behalf of the US. A local Taliban commander claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a security checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Greshk (District) killing two policemen and a civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2005: Five Islamic preachers were wounded when a bomb exploded at a Tablighi religious gathering in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Tablighis are pro-government Muslim missionaries who travel and preach Islam. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, although the Taliban had been active in the region at the time of the attack.
09/04/2005: Taliban insurgents ambushed a convoy transporting goods to US bases on its way from Qalat, the capital of Zabul Province, 218 miles south of Kabul, Afghanistan. Three Afghan policemen escorting the convoy were killed in the strike. Abdul Latif Hakimi, a spokesman for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack in a telephone call from an undisclosed location.
03/30/2005: A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a taxi near the Provincial Governor’s Office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2005: Taliban militants carried out a surprise attack in the Daikondi Province in Afghanistan, killing 15 people. The people who were attacked were collaborating with U.S. forces in the area.
08/02/2005: Four perpetrators suspected of being insurgents sympathetic to the Taliban, shot and killed Qayyum Khan, a Joint Electoral Management Body worker, as he was going home from his office in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were arrested while attempting to flee the scene of the crime. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2005: Suspected Taliban members shot and killed a parliamentary candidate, Abdul Hadi, in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The perpetrators broke into the victim’s home in the early morning and executed him. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination, but the Taliban had stated that they would attempt to disrupt the then upcoming Afghan national elections.
01/25/2005: Taliban members killed two police officers and injured another after ambushing their police vehicle in Afghanistan’s Kandahar (Province) Province. The Ghorak (District) Police Chief, Eisah Jan, was seriously injured but survived the attack. Abdul Latif Hakimi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility the attack in a telephone statement made to Agence France Presse.
11/12/2005: Taliban members attacked the (District) Police Headquarters in Afghanistan’s Khost Province killing one officer and injuring six others. Two police vehicles, two motorcycles and part of the headquarter building were damaged in the attack. 12 nearby shops were set on fire as well. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack via a phone call to the Afghan Islamic Press.
08/04/2005: Four Taliban members shot and killed Daichupan (District) intelligence Chief, Gholam Rasul, in Afghanistan’s Zabol Province. Latifollah Hakimi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying armed activists of the movement had shot the intelligence officer. Local authorities arrested three men whom they suspected had been involved with the assassination.
12/15/2005: In one of several similar attacks against Afghanistan’s education system (cf. 200512140006, 200512170004, 200512230003, 200512280001), a school teacher was shot dead in front of his students in the Zarghun village in Helmand Province.
12/02/2005: In one of two related incidents in Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a remote controlled mine which killed the governmental head of the Shah Wali Kot (District) and three police officers as they were traveling by car from Shah Wali Kot to Kandahar (Province).
04/06/2005: Five Afghani soldiers were killed by Taliban forces in an attack on a government convoy near Qalat, Afghanistan.
03/13/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for blowing up a truck, which was supplying supplies to US forces in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The driver was injured in the blast.
08/28/2005: Taliban members ambushed a parliamentary candidate, Adiq Ullah, killing him and injuring two other people.
10/23/2005: Two people were killed and six others injured when a remotely detonated bomb exploded near Qashla-e Jadid, Afghanistan. The victims were de-mining workers employed with the British company, Hallo Trust. No group was indicated in the attack.
03/11/2005: Taliban members fired eight rockets at Khost Province Airport in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The rockets landed on the outskirts of the facility. Taliban spokesman, Mullah Hakim Latifi, claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to Afghan Islamic Press.
12/02/2005: In one of two related incidents the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a group of Afghan police officers, which caused one death and five injuries, in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Reports did not indicate what type or weapons that Taliban employed in this incident.
03/10/2005: Two explosive missiles were fired into Jalalababd City in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. They failed to detonate and there was no damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2005: Suspected members of the Taliban set off two bombs in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan killing five people and injuring 32 others. One remote controlled device was hidden in a parcel along a street in Kandahar (Province)’s Hazard Jibber area. Another remote controlled bomb detonated at the same time as the first in Kandahar (Province)’s Pan jaw suburb. Although local authorities suspected that the Taliban was behind the bombings, an unnamed member of the group denied that the Taliban was responsible for the attacks.
07/30/2005: Abdul Jabar Khan, the chief of Uruzgan’s Charchino district in Afghanistan, was killed by a remote-controlled roadside mine. Two Afghan soldiers were also killed in the attack carried out by the Taliban.
10/17/2005: The head of the religious Council for Kunar Province, Mawlawi Noor Ahmad Jan, was killed when suspected members of the Taliban broke into his house and shot him. He had been a vocal critic of the Taliban and had received death threats prior to the attack.
08/06/2005: US military forces thwarted a suicide bombing at a US base in Salerno (District), Afghanistan. The perpetrator attempted to detonate a grenade after pretending to be in need of medical attention. The perpetrator was apprehended following the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2005: A roadside bomb exploded near a bus transporting policemen from a training facility to Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Hidden in a vegetable cart, the bomb killed one police officer and wounded 13 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed 12 civilians, including tribal elder Mohammed Faqir and several of his relatives, who were traveling in vehicles in the Kunar province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/05/2005: Suspected Taliban members ambushed a group of Afghan Army soldiers killing nine soldiers and injuring three others in Kandahar (Province)’s Shawali Kot (District). No group claimed responsibility for the ambush.
07/25/2005: Islamic cleric Maulawi Mohammad Daud Waqafi was injured in a bomb attack near Khost Province city in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Taliban militants were to blame.
05/19/2005: Suspected Taliban members shot and killed 6 Afghan nationals, including 2 employees working for a U.S. consulting firm, near the town of Qalat in the Zabol province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/23/2005: Unidentified perpetrators killed a police officer in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
10/23/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired guns at a complex containing numerous government offices in Khost Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2005: Two Taliban members shot and killed Maulvi Abdullah Fayaz, Chief of Kandahar (Province)’s Islamic Council, in Afghanistan’s Kandahar (Province) Province. Taliban spokesman, Mullah Abdul Latif Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2005: Four Afghan policemen and two Afghan soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believed Taliban insurgents were to blame.
06/17/2005: Unknown perpetrators entered a girls' school in Dara-e Nur in the Wardag province of Afghanistan and set it on fire. No injuries were reported but the school was destroyed.
05/18/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for an ambush attack on a vehicle carrying employees of the US firm, Chemonics, in Grishk, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the attack including three engineers, the driver and a police guard.
09/16/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot and Colonel Nushullah, the Police Chief of Kabul’s Mosahi (District), and two other officers while they were on patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two other officers were wounded in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the ambush attack.
06/20/2005: The Taliban attacked the Washier district in the Helmand province of Afghanistan and killed the district chief and his guard. The weapons used was not reported. Authorities claimed that ten Taliban militants were also killed. Taliban spokesman Mullah Abdul Latif Hakimi said only one Taliban member was killed and that the Taliban had set fire to a district building.
07/22/2005: Suspected Taliban militants killed a government official and another man in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. The official, Gul Mohammad, was the chief of southeastern Helmand's Naw Mish district. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2005: Suspected Taliban members ambushed a police patrol in the town of Chakul located in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The policemen were on a routine patrol when the Taliban attacked killing nine of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2005: Taliban militants are suspected of kidnapping thirteen police and government officials in Mian Nisheen in the Kandahar provinceof Afghanistan. Abdul Hakim Latifi, a spokesman for the group, claimed responsibility and said that the men would be tried in the Taliban court and executed if found guilty but released if found innocent. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
11/21/2005: Suspected Taliban members fired a rocket that landed near the Khak-e-Afghan (District) Headquarters in Afghanistan's Zabul Province a few hours after the building was struck in another attack. This was one of two rocket attacks in Khak-e-Afghan (District) on November 21, 2005. Two people were killed and four others wounded in the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2005: Taliban members planted a roadside bomb that exploded as a vehicle carrying Payanda Mohammad Khan, a former local warlord, and two companions passed nearby along the road in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. Qari Yosuf Ahmadi, Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the bombing in a phone call with the Pajhwok Afghan News.
08/06/2005: Afghan Parliamentary candidate, Omer Safi, was attacked in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan but escaped unharmed. Police later apprehended the perpetrator, Reza Ali. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
05/12/2005: Suspected Taliban insurgents set fire to a telecommunications antenna owned by the Afghan Wireless Communication Company in the Lowgar Province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2005: Armed perpetrators believed to be members of the Taliban killed three policemen and wounded two others in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
10/24/2005: Suspected Taliban members fired two rockets into Faizabad, Afghanistan, injuring a Nepalese national employed with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). One of the rockets struck an IOM building causing minor damage to the structure while the other hit the office of the city’s police commander. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2005: Taliban members set off a roadside bomb attached to a bicycle in Kabul, Afghanistan injuring eight people. The device exploded as an NATO led International Security Assistance Force convoy passed by along the road. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2005: Members of the Taliban kidnapped David Addison, a British contractor, and his interpreter while he was traveling in a convoy along the Kandahar (Province) to Heart road in Afghanistan's Farah Province. Three policemen were killed in a gun battle with the perpetrators as well. Despite several official attempts to obtain Addison's release, he was found dead on September 3, 2005.
09/30/2005: Four U.S. troops were injured when their vehicle drove over a mine near Asadabad in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province. No group claimed responsibility for having planted the mine.
03/07/2005: Members of the Taliban shot and killed a British aid worker, Steven MacQueen, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators followed the victim’s vehicle prior to shooting him twice in the head and once in the arm. The attack occurred in a heavily monitored area of Kabul in front of a United Nations guesthouse. Taliban spokesman Mullah Hakim Latifi told the Associated Press by telephone that it carried out the attack in response to US claims that the Taliban’s strength was waning.
09/18/2005: Suspected Taliban members fired two rockets at the United Nations Children’s Fund Warehouse near Kabul, Afghanistan. One of the rockets exploded on impact causing a small fire at the facility that injured one person. No group claimed responsibility for the strike.
12/14/2005: The Taliban took responsibility for a remote-controlled bomb attached to a donkey that blew up a vehicle belonging to the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Fayzabad, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the incident.
09/26/2005: The Taliban planted a remote controlled roadside bomb that exploded killing four people including two policemen in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Taliban spokesman, Latifollah Hakimi, claimed responsibility on behalf of the Taliban.
07/24/2005: Suspected Taliban or al-Qaida militants kidnapped three election workers in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, but their fate was unknown. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2005: In Afghanistan, the Taliban claimed responsibility for firing three rockets at Asadabad city, the capital of Konar Province. The rockets didn't cause any physical damage or casualties. No further information was available.
07/13/2005: Militants fired rockets into a U.S. military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar (Province) Province, injuring two employees who worked there. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2005: Suspected militants launched two rockets at the National Police Academy in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. The rockets did not result in any casualties or significant damage to the facility. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: An Afghan Parliamentary candidate was attacked in Sabarayo (District), Afghanistan by a unknown attackers who fired light weapons and rockets at his premises.
11/11/2005: Suspected Taliban loyalists shot and killed Nimroz Provincial Governor Haji Namatullah as he was traveling in his car to a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. The ambush occurred on the Kandahar (Province)-Kabul Highway in the southern part of Afghanistan’s Zabul Province. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
07/09/2005: Two Afghan policemen were wounded when their convoy was attacked in the Dishu district of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. A military vehicle was heavily damaged in the attack, and the perpetrators kidnapped 15 policemen that were in the convoy. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2005: A remote controlled bomb attached to a bicycle exploded killing a police officer and injuring two civilians in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. The bomb was detonated near a police vehicle. The incident was attributed to the Taliban, but the group made no claim of responsibility.
07/15/2005: Seven Afghan police were killed when their post in the Shorabak (District) in the country’s Kandahar provincewas attacked by Taliban militants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2005: Two Turkish engineers were injured and their Afghan driver was killed when militants detonated a roadside bomb near their vehicle in the Shalizay district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2005: Twenty-one people were killed and 52 were wounded in a suicide bombing at the Abdul Rab Akhundzada Mosque in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, during the funeral of Maulvi Abdullah Fayyaz, an anti-Taliban cleric who was killed earlier in the week. The bomber was identified by officials as an Arab, but further details were not disclosed. Some officials believed that al-Qaida was responsible for that attack. The Taliban, which did claim responsibility for the death of Fayyaz, denied responsibility for this incident. Among the dead was Kabul Police Chief General Akram Khakraizwall, who was believed to have been a specific target of the explosion.
06/02/2005: The same night when police commander Shadi Khan was killed in Helmand Province, two employees of the Kandahar (Province) Electricity Department were attacked, killing one and wounding the other, along the Kabul-Kandahar (Province) Highway in Shahjoy (District) of Zabol Province. The two employees were transporting equipment. Officials blame the Taliban for the attack.
05/16/2005: Four members of the Tela Mohammed gang kidnapped Italian aid worker, Clementina Cantoni, who was employed with the CARE aid agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was held 24 days then released unharmed by her kidnappers.
08/10/2005: Members of the Taliban abducted then shot and killed an Afghan woman after they accused her of spying for US forces in Bakurzai, Afghanistan.
12/28/2005: In one of several similar incidents in December 2005 involving attacks on the Afghanistan educational system (cf. 200512140006, 200512150003, 200512170004, 200512230003), suspected Taliban militants attacked the all-girls school, Mirwias Nika Girl Lycee, by throwing a grenade at one of its buildings. The grenade’s explosion caused some damage to the school building, but there were no casualties.
07/13/2005: The head of the religious council in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province was shot and killed by suspected Taliban insurgents as he was leaving a mosque. No one claimed responsibility for the attack that killed pro-government cleric Mawlawi Saleh Mohammed.
07/25/2005: An election worker and his son were shot by suspected Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, killing the worker and injuring his son. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2005: Members of Hesb-e-Islami beat to death a woman and her two daughters in Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province. The group took responsibility in a letter saying the women had been attacked for their association with the non-governmental organization, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee.
07/25/2005: Nine supply vehicles were attacked by suspected Taliban militants in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, destroying five vehicles and injuring four guards. There was no claim of responsibility made for the attack.
05/07/2005: A suicide bomber exploded a grenade at an Internet café in the Shar-i-Nao district of Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 2 people and wounding 6 others. One of the fatalities was a Burmese engineer working with the United Nations. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2005: Militants kidnapped and killed two Afghan police officers in the Registan district of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2005: A remote-controlled bomb killed four Afghan police officers and injured seven others at a checkpoint in Helmand Province’s Hazar Joft (District). Taliban spokesman, Mohammad Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/13/2005: Suspected Taliban insurgents killed seven civilians carrying voter registration cards for Afghanistan’s parliamentary and provincial elections in Zabol and Urozgan Province. Mofti Latifollah Hakimi, purported Taliban spokesman, denied the facts of the attack, instead indicating that Taliban forces carried out a rocket attack on the vehicle of the deputy security commander of Urozgan Province.
06/28/2005: The Taliban and Al-Qaida set fire to six vehicles belonging to a Turkish construction company in the Farah province of Afghanistan. There were no casualties.
11/21/2005: Suspected Taliban members fired a rocket that struck the Khak-e-Afghan (District) Headquarters in Afghanistan's Zabul Province. This was one of two rocket attacks in Khak-e-Afghan (District) on November 21, 2005. Two people were killed and four others injured in the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/25/2005: In one of two Taliban kidnapping incidents (cf. 200512260004), at least three persons, two policemen and one a tribal elder, were kidnapped by the Taliban after they attacked a police convoy in Afghanistan’s Gulistan (District) in the Farah Province. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack and kidnappings, but said that the Taliban had killed the nephew of the district chief and kidnapped six policemen. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
01/22/2005: Suspected Taliban members killed Wazir Mohammed, Char Chino (District) Police Chief, along with three other people in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan’s Char Chino (District). The perpetrators blew up the victims’ car using a remote-control explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: Suspected Taliban members opened fire on a vehicle carrying Haji Amanullah, a senior government official in Lashkargah City, Afghanistan killing him and one other person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2005: The Taliban wounded four translators employed with U.S. Protection and Investigations (USPI) and kidnapped four others in an attack on their vehicles in the Sangin (District) of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
10/18/2005: Unidentified gunmen suspected of being Taliban members shot and killed Ahmadollah, the head of Arghandab (District) in Afghanistan’s Kandahar (Province) Province. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/28/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a remote trigger, improvised explosive device in Kabul, Afghanistan. Three Afghan civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/04/2005: No casualties reported as suspected Taliban members fire rockets in residential area of Nabulus, Afghanistan. Rockets struck school buildings and heavily damaged it. No arrests have been made and no claim of responsibility has been issued.
08/20/2005: Taliban members shot and killed a man whom they had accused of spying for the US military in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province after ambushing the victim's car. The victim's driver was injured in the attack as well.
07/15/2005: The election commission office in Khost Province City, Afghanistan, was destroyed by a bomb. As policemen rushed to the scene to survey damage, another bomb detonated in the same area and injured two policemen. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban insurgents were blamed.
10/18/2005: Suspected Taliban members shot and killed school headmaster, Abdol Wali, in Khanjak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
09/27/2005: Suspected Taliban militants ambushed a joint U.S. and Afghan military contingent operating west of Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. The perpetrators fired RPGs and small arms at the joint force killing one soldier and injuring another. U.S. and Afghan forces returned fire killing two Taliban members and injuring a third. No group claimed responsibility for the ambush attack.
07/03/2005: Gunmen in Afghanistan shot a prominent cleric who served on the pro-government Kandahar (Province) Islamic Council. Maulvi Mohammad Musbah was attacked in the Dand district in the country’s Kandahar (Province) Province, and he eventually succumbed to his wounds. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban militants were suspected of blame.
10/12/2005: Suspected Taliban members fired four rockets in Kabul, Afghanistan. One rocket struck the home of Canadian Ambassador, David Sproule injuring two Afghan security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/25/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired guns at a police academy vehicle in Fateh Abad, Afghanistan killing an instructor and injuring two other people. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
07/23/2005: Suspected Taliban militants shot and killed a district judge in the Panjwayi district of Afghanistan's Kandahar (Province) Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2005: A suicide bomber suspected of belonging to the Taliban blew himself up when police confronted him in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. The perpetrator’s intended target was unknown, but United States Military assets were located in the area of the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/28/2005: Mullah Sardar Mohammad, a suicide bomber wearing a military uniform, blew himself up outside an Afghan Army training center located on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrator drove his motorcycle between buses outside the center and detonated the bomb killing nine people including eight soldiers. Another 36 people were injured in the blast as well. A spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility on behalf of his organization for the attack.
09/27/2005: Suspected Taliban attacked a U.S. military force near Asadabad, Afghanistan killing one U.S. marine. U.S. forces returned fire and called in an air strike on the position.
04/01/2005: Three men were killed in a convoy which had been carrying US military supplies near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack although Taliban militants were suspected.
12/17/2005: In one of several similar attacks on the Afghan education system (cf. 200512140006, 200512150003, 200512230003, 200512280001), one schoolboy and one security guard were shot dead by unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles, who were shouting pro-Taliban pronouncements, at a school in Laghkargan, Afghanistan. This incident was similar to two previous attacks directed against Afghanistan’s education system; one involved the kidnapping and murder of district head education department and a school staff member (cf. 200512140006) and the other the murder of a school teacher (cf. 200512150003).
12/26/2005: In an incident similar to a previous case (cf. 200512250003), Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof stated that the group had attacked a police motorcycle patrol in the Shinkay (District) of Zabol Province, kidnapping two police officers. The kidnapping outcome was unknown, but as of December 27, 2005, Taliban spokesman Yusof, stated that the men were ‘still alive.’
04/25/2005: Approximately 50 Taliban members armed with machine guns and rockets attacked a police building in Reg, Afghanistan killing two officers and wounding another.
06/07/2005: Two drivers were killed when the oil tankers they were driving in a convoy were attacked as they left a U.S. base on Kandahar (Province)-Spin Boldak highway near Spin Boldak in the Bazotswaki area of Kandahar (Province) Province. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, because the tankers were delivering oil to American forces and allies. Five suspects were arrested in connection with the attack.
11/19/2005: Taliban members kidnapped an Indian engineer and three Afghan civilians in Afghanistan’s Nimroz Province. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and threatened to kill the hostages unless the victim's company agreed to leave the country.
04/01/2005: Two children were killed in a roadside bomb attack in southern Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack though Taliban extremists were suspected.
07/14/2005: In Afghanistan, Taliban militants kidnapped Agha Jan, a pro-government tribal leader, and five of his relatives. The five relatives were released unharmed; Agha Jan was found dead the following day.
08/26/2006: Taliban militants captured the Moqor district headquarters in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province after heavy fighting with Afghan forces. At least one district clerk was killed and two policemen were injured, and a building and some vehicles were also set on fire. A Taliban spokesman also claimed that seven officers were abducted in the operation that was engineered by his organization.
04/04/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators fired rockets into Ghazni City, Afghanistan from the mountains to the south of the city. The rockets were targeted at the offices of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and the national army, but landed at a distance, and did not cause damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/03/2006: Two Afghan police officers were wounded when their vehicle was bombed. The attack occurred in the southern portion of Ghazni Province in Afghanistan. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2006: In Afghanistan’s Deh Malakh Village, three civilians were injured in a rocket attack. Three rockets were said to have been fired, with one of them striking a house and causing the injuries. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
04/29/2006: A clash between Taliban insurgents and Afghan police forces in Ghazni province led to the death of one Taliban fighter while two policemen were wounded. About 36 armed Taliban attacked the Giro district. The clash lasted more than two hours.
05/23/2006: Unidentified perpetrators shot dead a district chief, Arbab Mohammad, a local judge, Mawlawi Mohammad Nasim, and their two bodyguards in an ambush in Afghanistan’s Tangi Spechak area. Two other bodyguards were injured when the group was ambushed while traveling in the area. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
07/07/2006: A mosque in the Ali Shir (District) of Khowst Province in Afghanistan was attacked with a grenade during Friday prayers. There were three injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown; the Taliban has denied involvement. The individual involved, however, has been arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2006: At least twenty-two people were wounded in Khost Province, Afghanistan, when a bomb exploded in a crowd celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. No group claimed responsibility
05/12/2006: An unknown number of unknown militants fired a rocket a car carrying UNICEF workers in Herat, Afghanistan. Two Unicef workers were killed and one was injured. The Taliban is suspected to be behind the assault.
04/28/2006: Near a village in Helmand district in Afghanistan, policemen were ambushed while on a security patrol. Three policemen were killed and one wounded. There had been no claim for this attack.
01/07/2006: An explosion caused by a remote control bomb targeting a police vehicle in Jalabad, eastern Afghanistan, went off, injuring two policemen and killing a passerby. No group claimed responsibility
07/07/2006: An Afghan police chief’s vehicle was targeted with an explosive device in Pol-e-Khomri, Afghanistan. The police chief was not in the vehicle at the time but his driver was injured. The perpetrator group is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/08/2006: Taliban rebels burned down Zeray primary school, with dozens of armed men storming the building in Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack.
01/08/2006: Attackers torched Qabial primary school in Kandahar (Province) city, Afghanistan, the former stronghold of the Taliban regime, after locking three janitors inside, officials. The janitors managed to escape.
10/22/2006: Unknown individuals set fire to the administrative office of a school in Boka area in Balkh (District) of Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The fire caused significant damage to the school. The perpetrators escaped after committing the act. There were no reported casualties in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2006: Nine suspected Taliban members armed with unspecified weapons tied up 4 NGO workers at the site of a Haidar Khani Girl’s School near Mihtarlam, Afghanistan, and set the school on fire. One school room was destroyed, and another was damaged, and many of the desks, books, rugs, and so on, had been burned. There were no casualties reported and no claims of responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2006: A pro-government tribal elder was gunned down by unidentified perpetrators in the Barmal district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2006: Insurgents Taliban in the Helmand province of Afghanistan detained two Pakistani journalists for not carrying proper travel documentation; they were released about six days later. Syed Saleem Shahzad and his colleague Qamar Yousafzai worked for The Star, a leading Pakistani newspaper, and had reported widely about Taliban activities in Pakistan as well as Afghanistan. In an email a Taliban spokesman said that the journalists were guests of the Taliban for a few days and then released at the Pakistani border. In a phone call Syed while in custody he told his wife that he was being put on trial for spying.
07/15/2006:A grenade attack on an Afghan Convoy by Taliban killed an innocent bystander and injured one soldier in Qalat, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/09/2006: About 40 Taliban militants, some wearing Afghan army uniforms, attacked a government building in Waygal (District) in the remote eastern province of Nuristan, Afghanistan, late in the evening, and three of the group's fighters were wounded while the others escaped, and no Afghan forces were hurt.
06/15/2006: A mine exploded under a vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan. Two workers killed and two injured. No one claimed responsibility.
12/20/2006: Taliban militants stabbed one civlian to death and beheaded another to deter cooperation with NATO. The incidents happened in Talukan, Afthanistan.
05/03/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen abducted a police officer from his post in the Greshk district, Helmland province, Afghanistan. The officer's decapitated body was found the next day near the post where he had been abducted. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Spokesman for Nangarhar police headquarters Colonel Abdul Ghafur said an oil tanker, containing 40,000 litres of fuel, was hit by a rocket launched by unidentified assailants in the Surkhakan area on Kabul-Jalalabad Highway in Afghanistan. The the driver and conductor survived. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2006: A Taliban suicide bomber in the Yaqubi district of Khost Province, Afghanistan, killed two government officials and wounded two others when he jumped into their taxi and detonated.
09/10/2006: Taliban kidnapped three aid workers in Wardak province, Afghanistan. One of the kidnapped was a Colombian. No further information is available on the attack.
10/28/2006: 14 Afghan civilians were killed when their pickup truck, en route to holiday celebrations, struck a landmine in the Oruzgan province of Afghanistan. It was unclear whether the mine had been recently laid by militants or, as the Taliban claimed, was an old mine. There has been no claim of responsibility for this event.
04/07/2006: A civilian was gunned down by gunmen allegedly affiliated with the Taliban in Pakita province, Afghanistan. The Taliban accused the man of spying for U.S. forces.
03/26/2006: Four Afghan civilians are killed in a suspected Taliban mine attack when their taxi struck an explosive device between Grishk and Garmser, Afghanistan.
10/31/2006: A suicide bomber approached a government building in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan and, when stopped by Afghan police, detonated his weapon. The attacker was killed along with one Afghan policeman. Another was wounded and one report indicated thatt a NATO soldier had been injured as well. The Taliban were suspected in the attack, although no claim of responsibility was issued.
06/15/2006: Taliban kill three and wound two policemen in an attack in Zabol province, Afghanistan.
04/28/2006: Indian telecommunications engineer, K. Suryanarayan, was kidnapped by the Taliban on April 28, 2008. The Taliban threatened to kill the engineer who was working for a Bahrein-based company, if their demand that all Indians leave Afghanistan was not met by 7 p.m. [1430 gmt], on April 30th. Mr. Suryanarayan's body was found, beheaded, by a police patrol in Afghanistan’s Zabul province on April 30th.
09/30/2006: A remote-controlled mine exploded in the vehicle of security guards from the USPI, a US security firm, wounding three of them in Maywand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2006: In Helmand province Afghanistan, in Marja (District), the Taliban attacked a police outpost with RPGs and grenades. Two Taliban were killed, but no police were killed.
05/02/2006: Two unknown gunmen on a motorcycle shot the provincial court's deputy chief in Farah, Afghanistan. There was no claim of responsibility.
01/14/2006: Mullah Abdul Samad, the former deputy interior minister in the Taliban regime, was killed one his way home by two Taliban militant gunmen on a motorcycle in Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Qari Yusuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: A tanker was blown up by an unknown number of unknown assailants in Girdai Siray area of the southeastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. The driver suffered minor injuries but no one was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2006: A Taliban suicide bomber killed seven and wounded 40 at an Australian governor’s funeral in the Tani district of Khost Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/08/2006: An unidentified suicide bomber in a white Carolla hit an Italian-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in a military vehicle exiting the provincial reconstruction team base in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. The blast killed the bomber and an Afghan guard while injuring nine others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/03/2006: A time controlled explosive device went off in a Herat, Afghanistan University. The classroom in which the bomb was planted was designated for female classes. There was one fatality and eight injuries. The perpetrator group is unknown but some have speculated that the Taliban is behind the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/28/2006: Two teenagers were wounded in car bomb was detonated next to German Peacekeepers in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/20/2006: Suspected Taliban rebels set fire to a boys' high school in Nad Ali district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, destroying three classrooms, including all the books, desks and chairs.
07/16/2006: Suspected Taliban bombed a primary school with multiple remote-controlled bombs in the Wazakhowa districtthe in southeastern province of Paktika, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, but the bombing lefe 500 children with no classrooms. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2006: Two local road construction workers were kidnapped by members of the Taliban as they traveled in the Tazi area along the Kabul-Kandahar (Province) Highway through Zabul Province, Afghanistan around 11:00 a.m. The kidnappers demanded the release of one of their comrades in exchange for the release of the two people. Local tribal elders were able to secure the release of the workers on April 16 without ransom being paid through negotiations with the kidnappers.
09/30/2006: A suicide bomber detonated his vest in front of the interior ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 12 people and wounding 50. The Taliban claimed the attack, but denied that the attack was by a suicide bomber.
08/03/2006: At 7:15am local time, a roadside bomb in Kandahar (Province) province, Afghanistan, wounded three Canadian soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2006:One civilian was killed and several were injured in bike bomb blast in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/26/2006: Security forces foiled an attempt by unknown perpetrators to torch a secondary school in Pashni Tapi village, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The perpetrators poured gasoline and put three shells in the building before the guards and villagers chased them out of the school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2006: The Taliban took the credit for the kidnapping of three people, one the former governor of Paktika and another, a former police chief, during a prayer service in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The former governor, Mohammad Ali Jalali, was found dead the next day, but the other two victims were released unharmed.
09/22/2006: A bomb blast hit a bus in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, and then was mobbed by gunmen who shot into the vehicle. Nineteen Afghan road workers were killed and three were wounded, no one came out of the incident unharmed. Authorities suspected the Taliban, but the Taliban denied the incident.
09/08/2006: A suicide car bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 16 and wounded 29. Two US soldiers were killed and two US soldiers were wounded. The target of the attack was a NATO convoy. The Taliban are suspected.
10/02/2006: Taliban militants attacked a checkpoint of border police in Gomal district in Afghanistan’s eastern Pasktika province. 3 policemen and 10 rebels were killed. 2 policemen and 15 rebels were wounded.
05/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot to death a police officer in Khogiani, Afghanistan. A purported Taliban commander, Mohammad Sharif Anas, claimed his organization’s responsibility for the killing.
01/24/2006: In one of two related attacks, unknown perpetrators threw a grenade at the Ministry of Women's Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan, but it blew up outside the compound, causing no casualties. The explosion caused minor damage to a bus stop outside the ministry. There was no reported claim of responsibility for the attack.
02/12/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Afghan member of parliament Saliha Sadat, leaving her unharmed but injuring her bodyguard. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2006: Five people in police uniforms were gunned down by and unknown number of suspected Taliban gunmen in the Delaram (District), Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/02/2006: Four road construction workers were abducted and killed in Konar Province (eastern Afghanistan) by Afghan insurgents. Their bodies were discovered on December 2, 2008. The insurgents allegedly killed the workers on charges of spying for the Americans. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/13/2006:Three people were killed in an armed attack on Heart-Kandahar (Province) highway in Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/06/2006: Remote-controlled explosives attached to a bicycle seriously wounded a German soldier on a Bundeswehr patrol and killed an Afghan civilian and wounded three in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by an unidentified perpetrator. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2006: In Urozgan Province, Afghanistan, another policeman was killed and three of his companions suffered injuries when Taleban fighters attacked their convoy near the provincial capital of Tirin Kot on 5/3. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2006: A Taliban suicide car bomber rammed his vehicle into a Canadian convoy in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan wounding 5 soldiers. A man claiming to be a spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by undisclosed means.
02/26/2006: A remote-controlled bomb exploded in the Shiwan area of the Fara Rod district of Farah province, Afghanistan, killing an intelligence operative, injuring two others and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2006: In one of three incidents in Afghanistan on this day (200605280001, 200605280003), Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof claimed responsibility for an attack in which four policemen were killed and their vehicle destroyed in Zabol Province’s Yawalak Tangi. Two members of the Taliban were wounded in the attack by police fire.
06/19/2006: Suspected Taliban-linked militants killed 32 family members and loyalists of Dad Mohammad, a lawmaker and former intelligence chief Helmand province in south Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/07/2006: About seven rockets were fired at the Mohammed Siddiq Rohi School in the Ismailkhel (District) of Khost Province, Afghanistan during night, but caused no harm. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unidentified perpetraors. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/10/2006: A Taliban suicide bomber killed an Australian governor and two others in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber detonated next to Abdul Hakim Taniwal, an Austrialian citizen and tribal elder, at the latter's office.
05/11/2006: An unknown number of Taliban militants kidnapped a police officer from a checkpoint in Askarkot, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The officer was found alive the next day, but succumbed to injuries sustained and later died in the hospital.
04/04/2006: Suspected Taliban fighters shot dead Mohammad Tahir, intelligence director of Dilarum (District) of southwestern Nimroz province, Afghanistan, after they dragged him from his vehicle as he was traveling to his office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2006: There was an attack against border police in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, killing two border police. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/14/2006:A suicide bomber injured a policeman in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/03/2006: A suicide bomber targeted the central sector of Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. The bomber detonated the device near a police vehicle, the Kandahar (Province) guesthouse, and the former mayor's home. One police officer was killed and seven people were injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban is suspected.
05/31/2006: Unidentified armed men shot and killed former pro-government commander Haji Abdul Hakim while he was driving towards the district office in the southern Helmand Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
04/13/2006: An unknown number of unidentified gunmen shot to death an official of the Ulema Council of Kandahar (Province). The official was in charge of publication affairs in the province and he was reportedly heading towards mosque for prayer when he was gunned down in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/15/2006: A suspected suicide car bomb targeted a Canadian military convoy in Do Rahee (District), Kandahar (Province) city, Afghanistan, killing three, including Canada’s senior diplomat, Glyn Berry, wounding at least twelve, and damaging the military vehicles. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility
02/05/2006: Six policemen were killed and five more injured when their vehicle hit a land mine planted by suspected Taliban members in the Khakrez (District) of Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan.
01/00/2006: Unidentified armed men set fire to a middle school for girls in Farah Province of Afghanistan after overpowering the school’s security guards. No casualties were reported. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban have been responsible for similar attacks in the past.
08/19/2006: An important religious figure was attacked by gunmen in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province while he was in his vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was killed and Morch Agha, the religious figure, was wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/05/2006: A well known local figure and two of his bodyguards were killed when the vehicle they were riding in detonated a mine in Kajaki district, Helmland province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of unknown perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/15/2006: An unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up as he was about to be apprehended by a police party in Golbahar town of the central Parwan Province, Afghanistan. Apart from the death of the bomber, no other casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
02/01/2006: A Taliban member dressed as a woman blew himself up in a suicide attack at an army patrol in the Bak (District) of Afghanistan, killing three Afghan soldiers, the driver, and a nearby farmer and wounding three more soldiers and another farmer.
01/24/2006: In one of two related attacks, unknown perpetrators threw a hand grenade at the Indian consulate in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, but it exploded outside, causing no casualties. It was not reported whether or not there was property damage, and there were no reported claims of responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2006: A roadside bomb explosion (a remote-controlled mine) killed 5 people (the district administrator, the police chief and the intelligence chief of the Khogyani district of Nangarhar Province, as well as a driver and a bodyguard, a police spokesman) and wounded 4 police officers on their way to to Kharawan, a village in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/22/2006: On their way from Baghran to the Musa Qala (District) in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, three police officers were killed and six others wounded in an ambush by members of the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that eight policemen had been ‘gunned down’ and three police vehicles were ‘set a blaze.’
08/20/2006: Six policemen were killed and three more were wounded when suspected Taliban militants attacked their patrol in Afghanistan’s Nimroz Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a car bomb outside the provincial governor's office in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. No one was injured and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the act.
08/31/2006: A suicide bomber targeting the convoy of Deputy Interior Minister on Security Affairs, Abdul Hadi Khaled, injured three policemen near the city of Qalat in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2006: Eight Afghan laborers traveling home from work at a US military base were killed by militants in an ambush. The attack, which took place in the Korangal area of Konar Province, Afghanistan, resulted in the eight men being robbed of about $6,000 and then shot execution-style. Two men escaped the attack. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/25/2006: Taliban militants in Kunar, Afghanistan kidnapped four Afghan civilians working for the U.S. military base in the Manogai district while they were on their way home from work. The following day the Taliban announced that the four Afghans had been killed for spying for the United States.
07/05/2006: An Afghan military convoy was targeted with an explosive device in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was the third attack to occur during the morning rush hour. There were no casualties. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/08/2006: Unidentified perpetrators planted an explosive device on a private vehicle parked beside the road in Giyan (District), Pakita province, Afghanistan. The device exploded and injured three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/05/2006: One policeman was killed when a vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the Kajaki (District) of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
12/03/2006: Two civilians were killed and 18 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/21/2006: Two civilians were killed and six others injured in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan’s Pol-e Charkhi area. No group claimed responsibility and no perpetrators were arrested.
08/05/2006: A roadside bomb targeting the vehicle of governor of Mianshin district exploded in the Shawali Kot area, Afghanistan, killing two police officers and wounding eight others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/27/2006: Suspected Taliban militants ambushed the office of the Indian road construction company, Border Roads Organization, in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan, destroying furniture and some vehicles, but injuring no one.
02/13/2006: Members from the Taliban set a high school on fire in the village of Agho Jan in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, destroying some classrooms before the villagers were able to put out the fire. No one was hurt.
10/22/2006: Unknown individuals fired two RPG rockets at a school in the Charbolak (District) of Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The RPGs missed the school, causing no damage, and school guards and villagers returned fire, forcing the militants to flee. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
01/16/2006: A suicide bomber in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, drove a motorcycle into a crowd of people gathered to see a wrestling match and blew himself up, killing at least 22 and wounding at least 20 more. The Taliban is widely believed to be responsible, though they have denied the charge.
12/03/2006: An unknown number of suspected Taliban perpetraitors killed four abducted road company workers in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. President Hamed Karzai condemned the killing of these innocent workers on charges of spying for the Americans. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/08/2006: The Taliban kidnapped 2 Pakistani workers who were carrying out a road survey in Dand (District) near Kandahar (Province) City.
07/31/2006: Five policemen and three civilians were killed and sixteen wounded by a car bomb ouside a mosque in Farm Adah area of Jalalabad city, Nengarhar, Afghanistan in an attack aimed at the Provincial Governor Gul Agha Shirzai and other government leaders who were all unhurt. Taliban are suspected to be responsible, but no group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
11/26/2006: A single suspected Taliban rebel in the remote town of Urgun in eastern Afghanistan killed 15 and wounding 25 Afghans when he blew himself up in a restaurant. The apparent target of the attack was (District) Chief Mohammad Mobin; the suicide bomber detonated his device when Mobin entered the restaurant. Mobin was wounded in the incident. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/01/2006: Insurgents attacked an Afghan police security post in the Nawzad (District) of the Helmand Province, Afghanistan. There were seven insurgent fatalities. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/04/2006: Suicide Car bomb attack kills four civilians and injures twelve in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Taliban blamed.
09/06/2006: Taliban shot and killed two pro-government tribal leaders in the Jani Khel and Khairkot (District)s of Paktia Province, Afghanistan.
08/03/2006: A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 21 civilians and injured 13 others. The bomb went off in a crowded market area in Panjwayi, Afghanistan, and a number of children are among those killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2006: Unknown people attacked the convoy of an aid organization in Arghandab (District) of Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan, wounding one of the workers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2006: Two children and two women were injured when hand grenades were thrown into their home in the Budakhel area of Khost Province, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2006: Three Taliban were killed and two were injured while trying to plant a remotely triggered bomb along the highway in Grishk (District), Afghanistan.
09/16/2006: The Taliban attacked a group of workers from CCI, a non-governmental organization that provides potable water to locals, with a remote-controlled bomb which targeted the workers' vehicle. Three people were killed and one was wounded by the attack, which occurred in the Musayi district of Kabul Province in Afghanistan.
07/06/2006: The Taliban attacked an Afghan police post in the Khana Shien (District) of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Afghan police did not sustain any casualties. The number of Taliban casualties is unknown.
07/03/2006: The Taliban is suspected of conducting an armed attack against Afghan laborers working for the United States. Five laborers were killed and one was wounded in the attack, which took place in the Korangal (District) of Afghanistan's Konar Province.
06/06/2006: Two Afghan army soldiers killed and two others wounded in roadside bomb attack in Nangarhar Afghanistan. Extremists blamed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2006: Four Canadian soldiers patrolling in an armored Jeep were killed when a roadside remote-controlled device went off in Afghanistan's Kandahar (Province) Province. Taliban militants are suspected but there had been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2006: Suspected Taliban members shot at NGO workers, killing two and wounding one in Shah Wali Kot district in Kandahar (Province) province, Afghanistan. They also set fire on the NGO's vehicles
08/09/2006: Rebels ambushed a security patrol in the Shekh Qalandar area of Panjwai (District) in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Eight Afghan policemen and twelve Taliban were killed.
02/06/2006: Security forces stopped a suspected Al-Qaida suicide bomber from assassinating the governor of Balkh Province, Atta Mohammad Noor, in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. The man, a Mali national wearing an explosive belt and holding a bomb in a cell phone, was stopped in the garden before entering the building for a scheduled meeting with the governor. He tried to detonate his belt and yelled "Allah Akbar" (God is Great) as security forces subdued him.
04/12/2006: An unknown number of unidentified perpetrators fired a rocket from Shamkat Mountain in Alishang (District) to the northwest and landed in Qala-e-Seraj Guarden, Afghanistan, causing no damage or casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2006:Three policemen were shot in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators in this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/28/2006: Lahor Khan Wafadar, administrative chief of the Ghazni province in Afghanistan, came under a rocket attack carried out by the Taliban while he was on patrol. The rocket damaged the vehicle and the attackers managed to escape, but the senior police officer was unharmed.
04/15/2006: Taliban insurgents gunned down Abdul Majid, the governor for the province's Baghran (District), in his car, and wounded two of his guards in Baghran district, Helmland province, Afghanistan.
05/28/2006: In one of three incidents in Afghanistan on this day (200605280002, 200605280003), Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof claimed responsibility for an attack on a vehicle belonging to the security commander of Zabol Province in which one policeman was wounded. The commander’s vehicle included a provincial delegation which at the time of the attack was visiting Atghar (District) to inspect a bridge.
02/04/2006: Suspected Taliban militants planted a bomb that exploded in a mosque in the Ghanikhel (District) of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, killing one and injuring the prayer leader.
08/05/2006: The Taliban set on fire three tankers on the Gardez-Khost Province Highway in an area between Setokandaw and Gerda Serai, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties
10/09/2006: A roadside bomb detonated at a government vehicle in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan. 5 people were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2006: At least four police and two civilians were killed in a suicide attack at the governor's house in Helmand province, Afghanistan, killing two policemen and four civilians and injuring eight others. The attack came as President Hamid Karzai attended a high-level security conference in Kandahar (Province) which borders on Helmand. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/23/2006: Heavily armed Taliban attacked the headquarters of Tawazo Company, a road-construction company in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. During the attack, one worker and one guard were killed while three other guards were wounded. They also set fire to fourteen vehicles, including bulldozers and loaders as well as other equipments. Police officers could not resist to the Taliban who took control of the company’s compound. The Taliban made no comment on this attack.
04/05/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near a former United Nations office in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries or deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: Four people were wounded when their vehicle was attacked on the Kabul-Kandahar (Province) highway in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province. Authorities believed members of the Taliban were to blame for the attack, but the group did not claim responsibility.
10/14/2006: Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in Babrak Tana area bordering Pakistan in the eastern Khost Province of Afghanistan. 3 police officers were killed and 2 others were injured.
11/13/2006: Armed men attacked the headquarters of a road construction company in the Bodikhel area in Gorbaz (District) of Afghanistan and kidnapped three guards; their fate was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/02/2006: Suspected Taliban gunmen shot dead an Afghan aid worker, Haji Majhudin, praying in a mosque in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The assailants fled on a bike, and police arrested some suspects. No group claimed formal responsibility
07/11/2006:One policeman was killed and two others injured in roadside bombing in Khakraiz, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/12/2006:A suicide bomber killed one civilian outside of school in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/10/2006: A bomb placed on a bicycle and detonated by remote control exploded next to a police bus in Kabul, Afghanistan. 11 people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2006: In one of three incidents in Afghanistan on this day (200605280001, 200605280002), in an unsubstantiated claim by Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof, a police car near Zabol Province’s capital Qalat was destroyed in an attack by Taliban forces. There was also mention of a ‘serous clash’ after this first attack, but none of this has been corroborated with a source besides Yusof.
12/06/2006: A suspected Taliban suicide bomber killed two Americans and five Afghans outside the US Protection and Investigation (USPI) compound (a US security firm's office) in southern Kandahar (Province) city.
02/23/2006: Suspected Taliban members shot and killed the administrative head of Nawa district, Mohammed Zarin, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, after dragging him from his vehicle as he was driving to work.
04/06/2006: Unidentified gunmen set alight overnight a makeshift boys and girls' school of Sayed Jalal Bukhari, Afghanistan, to ashes. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/15/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a member of the Kandahar (Province) provincial council (Mohammad Yunos Hossayni) and injured 2 people in the Topkhana area of Kandahar (Province) City, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/08/2006: Four Taliban militants ambushed a patrolling police vehicle killing two policemen and losing one of their own fighters in Shajoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan.
04/05/2006: The home of Intelligence Officer Abdul Hakim was attacked by four suspected members of the Taliban when they shot and killed him in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Police arrived at the scene and engaged the assailants, arresting one and injuring three others who escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A blast hit a half mile from the main gate of the Bagram U.S. base in Afghanistan destroying a truck delivering food to U.S. military personnel and injuring three civilians, one who later died of injury. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators
07/12/2006:A suicide bomber accidentally blew himself up in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, killing one civilian. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/22/2006: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a police convoy in Afghanistan’s Herat Province, killing two and wounding one other officer. A police commander, Mohammad Ayob Safai, blamed the attack on the ‘enemies of Afghanistan,’ a term used in reference to the Taliban. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/04/2006: An unknown number of Taliban rebels shot dead a local tribal chief, his son, and his bodyguard in the Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
11/22/2006: An unknown number of suspected Taliban gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on a female provincial councilor Zarghona Kakar’s car in southern Afghanistan. The councilwoman was not hurt, but her husband, who was also in the car, was killed in the incident. The Islamist Taliban movement was suspected but there was no confirmation of responsibility.
06/06/2006: Unknown gunmen, suspected Taliban, attacked a district headquarters in the Chak district of Afghanistan. No reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2006: A roadside bomb that was remotely controlled hit Afghan highway police on the Nimroz to Helmand highway in Afghanistan. Two police were killed and two were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2006: A suicide car bomb was detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another was wounded, and there were a number of civilian casualties although that number was not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: A policeman was killed when his vehicle was blown up by a remote-controlled explosive in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2006: Taliban fighters attacked a police post in the Jawand district of Afghanistan’s Farah Province, killing two policemen and three civilians. Four civilians were also abducted in the incident. While the attack was blamed on the Taliban, there was no official claim of responsibility made by that organization.
02/16/2006: Taliban members killed two highway policemen in Maiwand district, Kandahar (Province) province, Afghanistan, after ambushing them on motorcycles.
04/27/2006: Taliban insurgents attacked a convoy of coalitions forces in the Jibun area of Laghman Province in Afghanistan. A thirty-minute clash ensured after the attack but there were no reports of casualties. Dr. Mohammad Hanif, a Taliban spokesman called the AIP from an undisclosed location to claim responsibility for the attack. He said that he was unaware of any possible casualties but he reported that the Taliban destroyed two of the coalition forces’ vehicles.
04/13/2006: A member of the government-sponsored clerics council Maulvi Sayed Hassan Shah was killed early in the dawn when unidentified gunmen ambushed the cleric when he was on his way from home from a mosque in Zhali, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: Taliban insurgents attacked a Danish camp in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, seriously wounding one soldier .
07/02/2006: Unknown perpetrators planted an improvised explosive device in a school in the Gardez (District) of Afghanistan. Coalition forces disarmed the weapon. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2006: A bus used by Commerce Ministry employees was bombed in Kabol, Afghanistan in the second of three attacks throughout the morning rush hour. There was one fatality and eight injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/21/2006: Two people were killed, including police commissioner Mohammad Azim, and one person wounded when seven unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Shindand (District) of Afghanistan’s Herat Province. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/05/2006: Unidentified gunmen attacked a former Afghan security official in the Farahrod district of Farah Province, Afghanistan. The security official was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/06/2006: Around 9 am local time, a suicide bomber detonated the explosives in front of the police headquarters in Khost Province City in Khost Province, Afghanistan. 1 person was killed and 19 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2006: Three civilians die in suicide car bomb attack in near Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Taliban suspected.
10/07/2006: Around 1:20 local time, unidentified gunmen shot dead 2 German journalists with AK-47s in Tala Wa Barfak district of Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2006: Suspected Taliban gunmen opened fire and killed four Afghan policemen on patrol in Mosa Qala, Afghanistan.
10/06/2006: Around noon local time, a suicide bomber detonated the explosives on Khost Province - Ghulam Khan road in the Gardez district of Khost Province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Taliban rebels attacked a police post in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, killing three policemen.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of anti-government militants shot and killed a security intelligence official and wounded a teacher in the Helmland province, Afghanistan. The Taliban is suspected to be behind the attack.
01/27/2006: Suspected Taliban militants set fire to at least three boys’ schools with unspecified weapons in the Nawa area of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or claims of responsibility, but the schools were damaged.
08/28/2006: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded bazaar in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, killing 17 people and wounding nearly 50 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected the Taliban was to blame.
09/12/2006: Unknown gunmen killed a UN worker in Farah Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/21/2006: A school in the Gomal (District) of Paktika Province, Afghanistan was set on fire by suspected Taliban militants. A portion of the middle school burned, but the remainder was saved by local villagers dousing the flames. Several schools were attacked by militants in Paktika Province in 2006. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/13/2006: Taliban shot four policemen in transit from Nimroz province to Farah province in Afghanistan.
10/20/2006: An Afghan security official was killed by a remote-controlled roadside bomb while riding his motorcycle in Ismael Khel, west of Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Afghan government stated that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/15/2006: A bomb exploded at two trucks that were providing logistic support in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two police officers were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/05/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb near the Indian consulate in the city of Herat, Afghanistan. No one was injured or killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2006: A chief detective in the Afghan police department, Hazir Mohammad, was assassinated Saturday on his way to work by armed men in Sabari, Afghanistan. The perpetrators in this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/02/2006: A civilian Afghan vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mest Village, in the Yosef Khel (District) of Paktika Province. There were no fatalities but six civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2006: A group of extremists attacked a girls school using small-arms and rocket-propelled-grenade fire in Baghram, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/01/2006: A tractor driver was killed in a mine explosion while destroying a poppy field in Garmser (District) in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The mine was planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/14/2006: Afghan security forces arrested a suspected suicide attacker and carried out a controlled explosion of a car bomb found in Khost Province, Afghanistan, headed for the provincial capital. The target was unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
02/13/2006: Suspected Taliban members kidnapped two Afghan intelligence agents as they were riding their motorcycles in the Farah province of Afghanistan; their beheaded bodies were found a day later in western Afghanistan near the Iranian border.
01/05/2006: Ten people died in a suicide car bomb attack aimed at the headquarters of a provincial governor in Tirin Kot, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility
08/02/2006: An explosion destroyed a car belonging to the Afghan Finance Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing the driver and wounding a passenger and a bystander. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
10/25/2006: A woman was killed and her husband wounded when militants fired four rockets in the area of their house in Konar Province, Afghanistan. Three of the rockets landed in a nearby river, but one struck the house. One report indicated that an army battalion and a UN office were both in the vicinity as well and may have been the intended targets. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: A bomb exploded and partially destroyed a newly built girls' secondary school in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Police blamed the Taliban for the attack; four policemen that were responsible for the school's security were arrested for questioning.
07/04/2006: A bus of Afghanistan Interior Ministry employees was targeted with a roadside bomb. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack. There was one injury and no fatalities. This was the first of two explosions that targeted Kabul on July 3, 2006.
10/18/2006: Shadi Khan, Chief of Naish (District) survived an assassination attempt in the city of Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Two of his bodyguards were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2006: A suicide car bomb exploded in the Barmal areas of Paktia province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and seven people were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/13/2006: Five rockets were fired on the office of the Provincial Reconstruction Team in the Angur Bagh area of Konduz Province, Afghanistan. There was no information on the casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/15/2006: The Taliban claimed responsibility for the death of a policeman, who was fatally shot by two gunmen on a motorcycle in the Haji Kala area of the Andar district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan.
04/20/2006: In Afghanistan, Three USPI [U.S. Protection and Investigations - an organization in charge for securing highway construction companies] local policemen and a driver were wounded when a suicide car bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the USPI vehicle. The USPI police personnel were traveling on the main highway from Southern Kandahar (Province) to Western Herat Provinces. The Taliban are said to be responsible for this attack.
02/03/2006: Taliban members ambushed the convoy of Helmand Province's Deputy Governor, Mullah Mir, in Sangin, Afghanistan. At least 16 Taliban members and three Afghan police were killed and more than ten Taliban and 13 police were injured in the ensuing battle.
02/03/2006: Taliban members attacked the headquarters of the Musa Qala (District) of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, killing the district chief Abdul Qodus and at least one of his police bodyguards. The rebels then killed another policeman in Nawzad (District). The rebels were fleeing an earlier battle against Afghan police in Sangin (District).
07/01/2006: The Secret Army of the Taliban claimed responsibiity for bombing the offices of the Bangladeshi non-governmental organization BRAC in Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no causualties.
09/25/2006: Assailants using automatic weapons assassinated the head of the women's department in Kandahar (Province) province, Afghanistan. Her driver was wounded in the attack. Police and other authorities suspected the Taliban in the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/19/2006: An unidentified suicide bomber targeting Afghan border police blew himself up with a bomb strapped to his body near Khost Province, Afghanistan. One policeman was killed and 5 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2006: 5 gunmen kidnapped an Italian journalist (Gabriele Torsello) on the highway from Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, to neighboring Kandahar (Province) province. The Taliban denied their involvement in this attack.
04/02/2006: Kabul security officials announced in the afternoon that a missile landed in the 8th precinct of Kabul, Afghanistan. The press office of the Defense Ministry said later that the missile caused no damage or casualties. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2006: Two unidentified suicide bombers in a station wagon detonated an explosive in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing four, the two bombers and two bystanders, and injuring Sibghatullah Mujaddedi, an Afghan politician leading reconciliation efforts with the Taliban militia. The bombers drove the station wagon into Mujaddedi’s convoy in Kabul. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2006: Unidentified perpetrators set fire to ten tents used as classrooms by students in Mulayan Village, Afghanistan. No one was reported injured and no group claimed responsibility.
06/12/2006: Roadside bomb in Gardez, Afghanistan, kills two and injures 6-9. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2006: A suicide bomber riding in a taxi near the Kabul, Afghanistan, airport was diverted and cornered by Afghan police before he set off his bomb. The explosion occured on a busy road connecting the U.S. Embassy The attacker was killed, while other casualty reports are unclear: at least 2 civilians may have been killed and at least 3 may have been wounded. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
10/16/2006: Muslim Italian photojournalist Gabriele Torsello was kidnapped by militants while riding a bus from Lashkar Gah to Kandahar (Province). Afghan police said the Taliban was behind the kidnapping, but the Taliban denied involvement. The militants demanded that an Afghan Christian convert sentenced to death in Afghanistan but who found refuge in Italy be returned. Torsello was released on November 4, 2006. It also demanded Italy withdraw its forces from Afghanistan. The Italian government persisted in saying it refused to pay a ransom, although rumors to the contrary continued long after the incident.
02/05/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire from two Land Cruisers, injuring three Afghan employees working for an Indian road construction company in Lashkarga, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Police on the scene returned fire, but the assailants escaped.
06/24/2006: A newly US built school was half-destroyed by bomb explosions overnight in Paktika, Afghanistan. There were no casualties. The assailants were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/14/2006: A bomb struck a provincial governor’s convoy (Gov. Gulab Mangal of Laghman Province) east of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2006: Suspected Taliban militants ambushed the vehicle of an Afghan security commander in the Gayan district in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, leaving the security commander and four other policemen dead. The vehicle was also destroyed. Reports did not indicate that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2006: Unidentified gunmen fired two rockets at Maydanshar, Afghanistan, but no one was injured. One rocket landed near the city, one landed in a field near the Provincial Reconstruction Team center, and three others were found later and defused near Khwaja Aziz Mountain. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/15/2006: About 60 Taliban rebels stormed a police post in Char Burjak, Nimroz province, Afghanistan, killing one policeman and injuring four others. The Taliban claimed that five policemen were killed, but the provincial governor rejected the claim.
04/02/2006: Suspected members of the Taliban stopped a vehicle carrying a Turkish engineer employed by the Ankara-based Kolin construction company and his bodyguards passing through Farah Province, Afghanistan. Everyone was forced out and the guards stripped of their weapons. The Taliban perpetrators then shot and killed the engineer, subsequenlty setting his body on fire. The bodyguards were reportedly released unharmed.
08/01/2006: Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and four more wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside landmine while traveling between the Shinakai and Sewrai districts of the southern Zabol province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/18/2006: The head of the Legal Affairs Department, Mohammad Osman, and the head of the Education Department, Mohayoddin, of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, were on a bus, heading to the capital, Qala-e Naw, when unidentified armed motorcyclists stopped the vehicle. The armed individuals removed these officials from the bus, and then shot them to death. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/02/2006: An unknown suicide bomber prematurely set off a car bomb on the main road between Kabul and Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. The bomber and one civilian were killed in the explosion. No claim of responsibility.
08/13/2006: A rocket hit a house in Shygal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Twenty civilians were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/22/2006: A roadside bomb went off next to a police convoy in Tirin Kot, Afghanistan, killing five police officers. No perpetrator was confirmed. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/16/2006: A suspected insurgent threw a grenade at a wedding party in Sabari area of Khost Province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 16 other people wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2006: A suicide bomber targeted the security chief of Herat town in Afghanistan while people were leaving a mosque after evening prayer. Ten people were killed and more than 20 others were injured as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/07/2006: The Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack outside of the police headquarters in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, which killed 13 people, seven of whom were police, and injured at least 11 more, including five policemen. The suicide bomber was riding on a motorcycle when he detonated his explosives among a crowd in front of the police gate, also causing some damage to nearby property.
11/18/2006: A suicide bomber was killed by police in the Mangas area of Khost Province in Afghanistan. Police followed the suspected suicide bomber through the town and when the suspect realized he was being follow, he detonated the device. The only casualties from the incident was the bomber himself. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/06/2006: The Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on an Afghan security checkpoint in Konar Province, Afghanistan. There was one fatality and two injuries.
04/21/2006: A patrol of American and Afghan troops came under attack in Zabol Province in Afghanistan. One American soldier was killed and an Afghan national army soldier was wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2006: In Afghanistan’s Kandahar province a suicide bomber in a car detonated an explosive near two United Nations Mine Action Center vehicles killing himself, injuring one of the UN’s drivers, and greatly damaging all three cars. No one has claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2006: A bomb exploded in downtown Kabul, near the Afghanistan Ministry of Justice and the Presidential Palace. There were no fatalities and ten injuries. This was the second explosion of the day in Kabul. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is suspected.
04/11/2006: Students at Salar-bagh primary school in eastern Afghanistan were studying outside when two BM-12 type missiles allegedly fired from Pakistan slammed into the school yard, killing seven boys and wounding thirty-three children and one teacher. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unidentified perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/04/2006: Qari Mohammad Yousuf Ahmadi , a member of the Taliban, detonated a roadside bomb in the Helmand province of Afghanistan killing an Afghan district intelligence chief, Mohammad Ali Barak, and three bodyguards. A spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack via undisclosed means.
04/28/2006: A roadside bomb was remotely detonated when a vehicle carrying Afghan policemen in Kandahar provincewas passing by. Two policemen were wounded. Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, the Taliban’s purported spokesman said that they were responsible for the attack. He claimed that several policemen were killed but there was no confirmation for this information.
05/25/2006: A three-truck convoy traveling from Bagram Airfield north of Kabul, Afghanistan to a coalition base in the Wazi Khwa (District) was attacked by unknown perpetrators using small arms fire and grenade launchers. Three of the truck’s drivers were killed, one injured, and another one was missing in the incident. When coalition forces arrived at the scene, they found one body and two trucks on fire and proceeded to search for the missing driver. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
07/25/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a taxi, killing the Afghan driver and bystander, and wounded four civilians. No responsibility was claimed, and the attack occurred on the road leading to the the US military base in Bagram, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2006: A religious scholar and representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), Mawlawi Fazl Rahman, was kidnapped and killed by suspected Taliban perpetrators in Afghanistan’s Kandikhel Village. A person who identified himself as Hilal and a Taliban figher, claimed himself and the Taliban were responsible for the incident.
07/17/2006: A suspected Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in the Helmand Provincial Justice Headquater building in Lashkargah, Afghanistan, and killed three people including head of Legal Affairs Section, Mr Abdol Samad Barakzai, and wounded 8 others.
02/07/2006: A bomb attached to a bicycle exploded across from the Eqbal Market in the town center of Spin Boldak in the Kandahar provinceof Afghanistan, injuring an elderly man and damaging a car. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2006: A home-made bomb attached to a bicycle was remotely detonated in a crowded bazaar where NATO-led peacekeepers were patrolling in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by an unknown number of unknown assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2006: In one of two suicide car bomb attacks in Afghanistan on this day (200605180001), a suicide attacker rammed his explosive-filled vehicle into another car in Herat, killing a US advisor to the Afghan police department and injuring an interpreter. No group claimed responsibility or was suspected.”
05/14/2006: An unknown number of Taliban militants exploded two consecutive bombs in a crowded market wounding 9 civilians in Baghlan province, Afghanistan.
01/22/2006: An Afghan boy and four Afghani men, some of them employees of a U.S. security firm, were briefly kidnapped by Taliban members in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, but were freed the same day amid a gun battle between the perpetrators and the police. No casualties were reported.
12/21/2006: A roadside bomb was remotely detonated as a joint NATO/Police convoy passed it in western Herat city, Afghanistan. Three policemen were killed. The Taliban are strongly suspected.
12/21/2006: A roadside bomb was remotely detonated near the Heart airport in Heart City, Afghanistan, killing four civilians and injuring two policemen. The Taliban are strongly suspected.
11/07/2006: Suspected Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, leaving two militants and one police officer dead.
08/13/2006: The Taliban ambushed the police in the Hasan Karez area, Shah Joy district, Zabol province, Afghanistan.
05/26/2006: In one of two separate incidents in Afghanistan on this day (200605260002), an off duty policemen was ‘gunned down’ at his home in Qara Bagh (District). A note was left at the scene warning government employees to quit their jobs and self-proclaimed Taliban commander Mullah Muhammad Anas Sharif, claimed that his group killed the policemen because he was spying for the American forces against the Taliban.
04/12/2006: Unidentified people attacked the IOM [International Organization for Migration] clinic in the Janatkhel area of Naka (District) in Paktika, Afghanistan, destroying all the equipment there. There were no injuries or deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2006: Hundreds of Taliban fighters in thirty five pick-up trucks attacked a Farah police headquarters in Bakwa, Afghanistan, using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, killing three and wounding seven police officers.
10/13/2006: A roadside landmine explosion killed one civilian and injured three others in Mizan (District) of the southern Zabol Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2006: Taliban forces, using unknown ordinance, killed three police officers and wounded two at the Sarband checkpoint in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
11/29/2006: An unknown number of unidentified men shot at the head of the Refugee Department in Paktika province in Afghanistan. The head of the Refugee Department was wounded in the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
11/07/2006: A suicide car bomber wounded three persons in Khost Province of eastern Afghanistan. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/03/2006: Unknown assailants decapitated an Afghan school principal, Abdul Habib, at his house in Qalat (District), Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Three men were detained for questioning, but no group claimed responsibility. The Taliban was suspected.
12/31/2006: The Taliban captured a district headquarters in Khak-e Safid, Afghanistan kidnapping a police chief and three other security forces, the police chief was later found dead.
07/09/2006:A child was injured when a bomb hit Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan. The school was damaged but there were no fatalities. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/09/2006: Three Afghan soldiers killed and three others wounded by roadside mine in Ghazni Province. No one has claimed responsibility.
04/11/2006: An explosive device planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated as a car drove over it injuring five civilians in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2006:The Taliban reportedly wounded a police officer with an unknown type of firearm at checkpoint in Sharan, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/19/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up prematurely near a main road used by government officials and foreign troops in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. No one else was hurt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2006: In one of two suicide car bomb attacks in Afghanistan on this day (200605180002), a civilian was killed and another wounded when a suicide bomber’s car exploded prematurely before it was able to slam into an Afghan Army convoy in Ghazni. The governor of Ghazni suspected that Taliban insurgents were behind the incident.
05/09/2006: An unknown number of unidentified gunmen set two schools on fire in Najrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/20/2006: A vacationing Afghani policeman, Abdul Wakil Kamyab, was injured and his father, Haji Bangi, was killed after unidentified armed men attacked his house in Andar (District) of Konduz Province, Afghanistan. The weapons used were no reported. Press reports indicated that the attack was perpetrated by suspected Taliban members.
05/31/2006: Religious scholar and shop owner Mawlawi Abdol Hakim was killed by a number of unidentified perpetrators in Kajaki district of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. A government spokesman blamed ‘enemies of the homeland’ for the attack, but no one had been arrested. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/31/2006: The Taliban attacked a police van in Ghazni province Afghanistan killing one policeman and wounding another, five Taliban fighters died in the incident.
08/28/2006: Seventeen people were killed and 45 more were injured when a remote-controlled landmine blew up in the city of Lashkargah in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Among the dead was Helmand security chief Haji Mayoodin Khan, the target of the landmine. A Taliban spokesman confirmed that his organization was responsible for the attack.
07/16/2006: A unknown suicide bomber detonated explosives while army patrol approached in Gardez district, capital of Paktiakilling, Afghanistan. One soldier, three civilians and suicide bombers were killed and more than 22 others wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2006: Unidentified assailants attacked a government health clinic in Badghis, Afghanistan, shooting and killing four doctors of an NGO and one driver, and then set the building on fire. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call.
05/09/2006: Two unknown gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on a car carrying women's ministry officials killing one in Lashkar Gah, Helmland province, Aghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2006: Taj Mohammad, a former governor also known as Qari Baba, was among five killed in a suspected Taliban attack in Andar, Afghanistan. Although he was no longer holding any official office, he was currently advising the governor of Ghazni. The assassination was carried out with firearms.
12/22/2006: A suicide bomber tried unsuccessfully to kill an Afghan politican, Padshah Khan Zadran, outside his home in Kabul. The bomber died, but his target lived. One other was killed, and seven were wounded. The Taliban are strongly suspected.
07/01/2006: Unknown individuals with suspected Taliban affiliation conducted a rocket attack against an Afghan security post in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, injuring two Afghan police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2006: Suicide car bomb explodes near NATO base in Farah, Afghanistan. No injuries reported and the Taliban was suspected in the attack.
09/20/2006: Unknown assailants threw a grenade at a wedding party which killed five women in Sayadan, Afghanistan. Eighteen other people were wounded. Police who investigated the incident detained four suspects. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2006: Unknown perpetrators fired a rocket at the InterContinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, but missed the target, hitting a tree close to a mosque on a hill above the hotel. There were no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2006: A bomb went off at Khost Province University in Afghanistan, injuring three teachers and one student. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2006: In one of two separate incidents in Afghanistan on this day (200605260001), a policeman was killed and three Taliban perpetrators wounded after a group of Taliban members attacked the Gero (District) with guns and motorcycles. The fighting lasted for three hours and three injured Taliban members took refuge in the tents of Kuchi nomads near the district. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/07/2006: Three foreigners working for a U.S. road construction firm and their Afghan interpreter were killed in a powerful bomb explosion in the Bala Blok (District) of Farah Province in Afghanistan. The foreign nationals killed in the remote-controlled explosion were a Turk engineer, Indian engineer and a Nepalese guard. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the vehicle that was traveling from Farah city to Farahrud (District).
07/01/2006: Unknown perpetrators planted an improvised explosive device in a school in the Yosef Khel district of Afghanistan. Coalition forces disarmed the weapon. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2006: Three daughters of a postman were killed, and the postman and an additional daughter were injured when Taliban forces launched grenades into their home in Yaqubi, Afghanistan. The week before, the Taliban had issued leaflets to the Khost Province warning citizens to stop working for government institutions.
05/25/2006: The decapitated bodies of three policemen, who went missing on May 25, 2006, were found three days later in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province. Afghan official Mohaidin Kan stated that this was the work of the Taliban. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/01/2006: Sayed Sadeq, the speaker of the Takhar Provincial Legislature, was shot and killed on his way to the hospital by unidentified assailants in Khoja Ghar district, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/04/2006: A remote-controlled bomb exploded in a bazaar in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan, killing at two civilians and injuring at least two others. A local police officer blamed the Taliban and said that the real target was a vehicle carrying members of the Afghan police.
07/06/2006: The Taliban attacked a coalition convoy in Afghanistan's Helmand Province. There was one coalition fatality and one coalition injury. In addition, there were at least five Taliban fatalities.
07/24/2006: Unknown militants killed an Afghan doctor and driver and wounded another aid worker of the World Vision Organization with gunfire as they were returning from a delivery to Charsada, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2006: In Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, unidentified gunmen shot and killed an Afghan civilian who was delivering sweets and other supplies to United States’ troops. Afghan Deputy Governor Nur Mohammed Khan stated that this ‘was done by the opposition of the government, the enemies of Afghanistan.’ No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
09/02/2006: A suicide car bomber attacked a coalition convoy near Jalalabad in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, injuring three. The suicide bomber was a suspected Taliban member.
05/01/2006: An unknown number of Taliban gunmen opened fire on car that was carrying constable and civilians in the Khanashin district, Helmland province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the attack.
04/12/2006: The Taliban fired two rockets that landed in the courtyard of the Ministry of Defense near the Presidential Palace at 10:00 p.m., and a third rocket landed in an area just outside the Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan.
06/10/2006: A roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan's southern Kandahar provinceleft two Afghan Police dead and injured three others. Targets were the district chief and police chief of Noshin in Kandahar (Province). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2007: Two policemen were killed and two were kidnapped by Taliban in Afghanistan at a checkpoint in Kandahar province. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2007: A government logistics convoy was attacked in Askar Kot, Afghanistan, by the Taliban. Reports indicate that one Taliban fighter was killed and two wounded in the attack.
05/23/2007: The Taliban beheaded an Afghan civilian for collaborating with the U.S. in Shindand district, Afghanistan. There was a note left with the body stating that others who collaborate with the U.S. will also meet the same fate.
06/06/2007: Four Afghan Police officers were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators detonated adjacent to their vehicle in the afternoon in the Ali Yamat Kala area of Nirkh District, Maidan Wardag Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/03/2007: A landmine explosion in Kunar providence Afghanistan claimed the lives of six Afghan militia fighters and wounded four others who were hired by U.S. led forces. Authorities have blamed the explosion on the Taliban insurgency.
06/07/2007: One Afghan Police officer and four Taliban perpetrators were killed and one Afghan Police officer and two Afghan soldiers were wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators stormed a government compound using small arms and Afghan Police and Army troops returned fire in the late evening in a battle lasting two hours in Daychopan District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/06/2007: Three Afghan workers, part of the Ghazni, Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team, were killed in a roadside bomb blast targeting their vehicle. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/12/2007: One Afghan civilian was killed when a land mine planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated in the southern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/23/2007: An unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul, Afghanistan, targeting and killing 1 and wounding 4 others. No one claimed responsibility.
06/08/2007: Abdul Jabar Sabet, an Afghan civilian and Attorney General of Afghanistan, was wounded when Gen. Din Mohammad Jurat and an unspecified number of his bodyguards pummeled him with rifle butts and threatened him with small arms in an attempted kidnapping in a traffic jam on the outskirts of Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/24/2007: The Taliban are suspected of remotely detonating a bomb at a weapons cache in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, killing 7 people. There are no reports of other injuries or fatalities. No one claimed responsibility.
11/14/2007: Taliban insurgents shot and killed an Afghan teacher for teaching English in Sayed Karam, Afghanistan, sparking a gun battle that left two militants and two policemen dead in addition to the original victim.
08/03/2007: A remotely detonated bomb in Konar province in Afghanistan killed up to four policemen and wounded five others. The offices vehicle was completely destroyed in the explosion. The Taliban are particularly active in the region, however no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2007: A school in Afghanistan’s Khost Province was set ablaze by unknown militants, causing damage to seven rooms of the building. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2007: Two policemen were killed and four were hurt when insurgents attacked a security checkpoint on a road construction project in Afghanistan’s Ghazni city. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/20/2007: The security commander of Dangam (District) in Afghanistan’s Konar Province was wounded by a mine blast as his convoy was headed to the capital city of Asadabad. Three other policemen were also wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2007: Taliban insurgents attacked a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province, killing two policemen and wounding four others.
07/09/2007: An Afghan soldier turned on his comrades with his rifle killing four and wounding seven others in Herat province, Afghanistan. Officials said the soldier was linked to the Taliban. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/15/2007: A suicide bomber that rode a motorcycle blew himself up near a convoy of the American security firm, U.S. Protection and Investigations. Two employees were killed and another was wounded in Kandahar province, Afghanistan; there was no claim of responsibility.
07/09/2007: One child was killed, five NATO soldiers were injured, and three other Afghan civilians were injured by a mortar was fired into a village in the Niri district of the Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group took responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2007: In a second attack in March 28 on an Afghan Governor, the governor in Sar-e-Pol Province, Afghanistan, was the target of hand grenade thrown at his convoy, injuring 4. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/28/2007: A mayor in Northern Afghanistan was nearly injured by a roadside bomb blast in the Imam Saheb Kalan area. No one claimed responsibiltiy for the attack.
11/13/2007: Unknown armed men abducted an Iranian railway engineer in the Ghorian district of Herat province in Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping situation was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/19/2007: Seven policemen were injured when a landmine exploded in Khogiani district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There was no claim of responsibility. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/23/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a remote controlled bomb, targeting and killing 3 Afghan policemen and injuring 2 others in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/20/2007: A suicide bomber dressed in a doctor's white coat in a hospital compound was challenged by police and NATO soldiers before detonating his explosives in the city of Khost, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2007: Five medical professionals from Kandahar Health Department were kidnapped by unknown perpetrators in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/28/2007: The Taliban attacked a police checkpoint in the Ab Band district of Ghazni province in Afghanistan. Two police, and three Taliban fighters were killed and three police were kidnapped in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/18/2007: A bombing outside a US Security Services Company in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan left forty dead, both policemen and civilians. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
11/02/2007: More than 100 armed Taliban fighters overran the Bakwah district in the Farah province of Afghanistan in an attempt to seize it. One policeman was killed in the attack, another was wounded, and an unknown number of Taliban were killed or wounded.
09/04/2007: One officer was killed and two others were wounded as a suicide bomber exploded a bomb that was aimed at the police chief of the Yahyakhail district in Patika province, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/28/2007: A suicide bomber targeting an intelligence director killed four civilians and wounded 12 in Kabul, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/06/2007: Unidentified armed assailants killed the chief interrogator of Khost Security Command, Mir Salam Mangal en route to work south of Khost, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/08/2007: Armed militants attacked a district security command in Jowzjan province, Afghanistan. They set fire to the security command office and took all the weapons and ammunition from the depot of the command. They also destroyed a police vehicle. No casualties were reported in the incident and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2007: The Taliban attacked a vehicle carrying security police, killing one in Adraskan District, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/23/2007: Ten civilian daily workers were killed and 14 others were wounded at the entrance of a NATO base in the southeastern province of Khost, Afghanistan. A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest blew himself up as he approached the base as Afghan laborers were lining up for security checks at the pedestrian entrance. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2007: No non-perpetrator casualties were reported when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators attacked an Afghan police checkpoint with small arms at 8:30 AM in Tarankot, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. Four perpetrators were killed and two arrested when Afghan police counterattacked. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2007: Bombs supposedly planted by Taliban perpetrators exploded in Farah Province of Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/01/2007: The Taliban confessed to hanging four abducted judges in Ghanzi, Afghanistan. The judges were kidnapped at the same time as 23 South Koreans were kidnapped. Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said that, ‘We killed them because they worked for the government.’ Taliban
09/04/2007: Two Afghan policemen were killed and six others were wounded as a result of a suicide bomber exploding a bomb packed trucked at a police post in the northern town of Kunduz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/26/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint in Pirkali area of Khost city in Khost province, Afghanistan. One policeman was killed and seven people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/03/2007: Taliban fighters, using firearms, attacked a security checkpoint in the city of Chawk-e, Shindand district, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured and a Taliban fighter was killed in the attack.
09/03/2007: Thirteen vehicles supplying good and foodstuff to the NATO troops in the southern Afghanistan town of Hazartak were attacked. The vehicles were burned by the Taliban insurgents. One Taliban fighter was killed in the ensuing clash between the security personnel and the insurgents.
02/20/2007: A suicide bomber detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. The bomber attempted to enter the premises of a hospital in Khost where a meeting was continuing. Police denied him permission and he detonated. Three foreign soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2007: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a minibus carrying Afghan soldiers killing himself, and 13 soldiers. This attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, also injured 20 soldiers.
09/03/2007: Seven Afghan security personnel were killed as a roadside bomb exploded in Mawara town in the eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. The town were the incident took place is a frequent target of the Taliban insurgents.
12/11/2007: A suicide blast that ostensibly targeted a convoy of NATO troops instead killed two civilians in Panjwayi, Afghanistan. Taliban members are suspected in the attack.
08/18/2007: The Taliban attacked a security post in Nade-e Ali District, Afghanistan, killing one policeman. The police returned fire killing four Taliban members.
08/17/2007: Afghan police battled Taliban insurgents in Baak, Khost province Afghanistan. One policeman died and four others were wounded.
11/23/2007: Seven policemen were beheaded after Taliban insurgents overran their checkpoints in southern Afghanistan. Exact details of the location of the incident were not given.
11/10/2007: The Taliban attacked a highway police vehicle near Qalat, Afghanistan. Two policemen died and one policeman went missing.
02/27/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself up in an attempt to target NATO convoy outside Kandahar City in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/04/2007: A roadside explosion in Khost Province City, Afghanistan, killed the headmaster of a school. Officials blamed the bombing on the Taliban.
04/14/2007: Eight policemen and one civilian were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the gate of a border police unit just outside of Khost, Afghanistan. In addition, five policemen were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/16/2007: The Taliban beheaded two young men in Dehrawud (District) of Afghanistan’s Oruzgan Province on charges of spying for the Afghan government. However, security officials Stated that the two men had no links to the government.
12/04/2207: A Taliban suicide bomber detonated near NATO troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, wounding 22 civilians. The attack occurred just as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Kabul on a surprise trip.
05/24/2007: The Taliban are suspected of remotely detonating a bomb planted under a police vehicle killing 4 Afghan police officers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. There are no reports of injuries. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/15/2007: A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle detonated his explosives near a convoy of security personnel belonging to an American firm called United States Protection and Investigations (USPI), killing three Afghan guards and their driver. Another security guard was also wounded in the attack. The guards were providing security for a road construction project. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/06/2007: A suicide bomber attacked a gathering of Afghan lawmakers and school children at the opening of a sugar factory in Baghlan, Afghanistan. Sixty-four people were killed and 95 were wounded, making this the deadliest suicide attack since the fall of the Taliban in 2001. The group that perpetrated the attack was not named, but officials did arrest two in connection with the bombing.
06/17/2007: Suicide bomber destroys a bus full of police instructors at Kabul, Afghanistan's busiest transportation hub on Sunday, killing 35 people and wounding 52. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/29/2007: One policeman was killed and one was wounded when their security checkpoint came under attack in the Deh Sala district of Afghanistan’s Baghlan Province. One militant was also killed, and three more were wounded. In addition, reports Stated that one of them was detained by police. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2007: The Taliban cut off the ears of four truck drivers driving supply trucks to Coalition forces in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/12/2007: Two Afghan civilian females, one a teacher and the other a student, were killed and three other females, including two teachers and a student, were wounded by two unknown perpetrators firing small arms from motorbikes at 12:30 PM outside Qala-i-Syed Habibullah School in Kalangar, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Three suspects were arrested for the shooting on June 15. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/13/2007: Two Afghan Police officers and two Afghan civilians were killed and 29 others were wounded when a suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated his explosives at approximately 6:30 PM adjacent to two Afghan Police vehicles in a crowded market in Spin Boldak (District), Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan.
12/16/2007: In one of three explosions in Afghanistan’s Khost Province, a vehicle exploded killing two civilians and injuring four others. The other two incidents included explosive attacks on a NATO coalition convoy and a school building. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the NATO convoy attack, but there was no claim of responsibility for either of the other two incidents.
11/23/2007: Seven policemen were killed when Taliban insurgents attacked a checkpoint in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province. Another seven policemen were missing after the attack.
04/15/2007: The headmaster of Shaikh Amir High School in Afghanistan’s Khost Province, Faiz Mohammad, and his friend, a retired military officer named Mohammad Akbar, were attacked by gunmen who were riding a motorcycle while they were out for a walk. The headmaster was killed and the other man was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2007: In Kabul, Afghanistan, an explosives-filled vehicle parked near the Kabul police headquarters exploded in the early morning, killing five people and wounding two policemen. A senior Afghan defense official said that the bombs were in a suicide vehicle. One police official at the scene believed that the explosions were remote-controlled, a claim also made by the Taliban.
06/03/2007: One Afghan police officer and one Taliban perpetrator were killed when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators attacked a police training post with small arms and officers returned fire in the evening in Greshk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2007: Three suspected Taliban perpetrators were killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) they were planting detonated prematurely at approximately 1:30 AM on the Mehtarlam-Alingar road in Dadu Kala, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/11/2007: Five Afghan civilians, including a male adult, a female adult, and three unspecified children, were wounded when a rocket launched by an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators landed on their house in the late evening adjacent to an ISAF base in southern Paktika Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/19/2007: Eight policemen were injured and three killed when a suicide bomber on foot attacked a patrol in the Garmsir district of the Helmand province of Afghanistan. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban regularly used suicide bombers in the area.
06/11/2007: One Afghan Police officer was killed and six others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated adjacent to a police patrol vehicle in Gomal District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/16/2007: In Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber drove a car into a convoy of Virginia base DynCorp contract workers and coalition forces. Four people were killed in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
11/08/2007: An all-girl's school was damaged by explosives in Shindand, Herta province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility in the attack.
07/08/2007: A religious scholar, cleric Mullah Muhammad Akhund, was killed by militants in Urozgan province, Afghanistan. The authorities of the province blame the Taliban for the murder, and Mullah Obaydollah, Taliban representative for the province, claimed his men committed the murder.
12/16/2007: In one of three explosions in Afghanistan’s Khost Province, a school in the Kharsanay area of the province was hit with an explosion, leaving some damage to the building, but no injuries. The other two incidents included explosive attacks on a NATO coalition convoy and a civilian vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the NATO convoy attack, but there was no claim of responsibility for either of the other two incidents.
03/27/2007: Five members of an Afghan medical team were abducted by militants in the country’s Kandahar Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and said that one of the hostages, Abdol Khalil, would be killed if certain demands were not met. The fate of the man and the other team members was unknown.
07/14/2007: Two tribal leaders were killed and the district chief was injured in a gun attack in the southeastern Paktia province of Afghanistan.
11/19/2007: Seven people were killed and 14 were wounded after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the town of Zaranj in Afghanistan’s Nimruz Province. The provincial governor, Ghulam Dastagir, was the target of the attack, but he escaped unharmed. Approximately 5 vehicles and some buildings were damaged as well. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed that his group was responsible for the attack.
08/05/2007: Four civilians were killed in a roadside blast in Zhari (Kandahar Province), Afghanistan. The area was one of Afghanistan’s worst areas for insurgent violence in 2007. In a second attack also in Zhari, a policeman was killed at his post by Taliban rebels.
02/27/2007: Around 10 am local time, a suicide bomber blew himself up at an entry gate at Air Base in Bagram, Afghanistan. 23 people were killed and 27 were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney was the target.
04/13/2007: The police chief of the Wama district in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province was attacked by armed men while he was on his way to work, but he survived the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2007: Five policemen were killed and one was injured as three of their colleagues opened fire on them in Khashrod district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province. An official claimed the policemen were paid money by the Taliban to turn on their fellow officers. The attackers escaped with a vehicle and the police commander as a hostage. The three attackers were caught and killed in a gun battle and the commander escaped unharmed. The Taliban did not claim responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2007: One perpetrator was killed and 11 unspecified Afghans were wounded when a suicide car bomber affiliated with the Taliban detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) at approximately 1:30 PM at an Afghan Police checkpoint in Gurbuz District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2007: No casualties were reported but a school was damaged when an explosives planted by four unknown perpetrators detonated inside the Mir Sadaat Middle School for girls in the evening in Shindand (District), Herat Province, Afghanistan.
11/08/2007: Seven Afghan police were killed by Taliban gunmen in an ambush on a police checkpost in the Zabul province of Afghanistan.
06/05/2007: No casualties were reported but two vehicles were damaged when two remote-detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated simultaneously in the evening in Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/24/2007: A remote controlled landmine detonated in Talogan, capital of Takhar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the incident as it was believed that the mine exploded early. Police commander Maj-Gen Sayed Habib was nearby when the mine detonated. The perpetrator was wounded in the explosion and was later arrested. The police claimed that the suspect had confessed to having ties with the Taliban and the police also found 10 remote-controlled bombs, a rocket launcher and a Kalashnikov assault rifle in his house.
10/21/2007: One Afghan civilian was wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated in a music shop in eastern Afghanistan.
06/16/2007: A local cleric was killed by unidentified armed men in Sangin District of Helmand province, Afghanistan. The slain mullah has been identified as Maulvi Abdol Rahman.He was on way to mosque for Esha (night) prayer last night when attacked by armed motorcyclists, said the officer, who blamed Taleban for the killing. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/02/2007: Six Afghan Police officers and seven Afghan civilians were killed when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives adjacent to a public bus at approximately 7:15 AM in Qamber neighborhood, Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan.
12/11/2007: Five policemen were killed after their convoy was attacked by Taliban forces near Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Eight Taliban fighters were killed and three injured in the attack as well.
08/17/2007: A suicide bomber killed an Afghan (District) Head and three of his family members in Kandahar (Province) City, Afghanistan. The bomber was unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2007: Unidentified armed men killed the principle of Chanjir High School,  Mohammad Rahim Khan, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/26/2007: Four civilians were killed in Musayi district of Kabul Province in Afghanistan when a bomb exploded near the car in which they were traveling. There were no reports of any other injuries or extent of damage. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2007: The military contractor, Contrack International, was attacked when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt as the convoy passed injuring only a civilian in the proximity of the blast in Qalat, Afghanistan, in Zabul province. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/04/2007: A roadside bomb planted by the Taliban killed four policemen and wounded two others when it exploded near their vehicle outside of Gudaly, Afghanistan.
05/28/2007: Two civilians were killed and two were wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting Dyncorp security contractors near Kunduz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. No security contractors were harmed.
11/28/2007: A high school principal was shot and killed by gunmen in the Dwamanda district of Afghanistan’s Khost Province as he was on his way to work. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2007: Zakia Zaki, a local school headmistress and head of U.S.-funded Peace Radio in Kabul, was shot and killed as she slept by three unknown Hizb-e-Islami perpetrators carrying small arms (pistols and automatic rifles) in the early morning at her home in Jabalussaraj, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/20/2007: Insurgents battled police in Murghab of the Badghis province in Afghanistan, killing four police officers. Twenty of the militants were believed to have been killed in the exchange, and nine were believed wounded. The Islamic militants attacked the police outpost, causing a gunfight that lasted roughly three hours.
11/02/2007: Taliban militants gunned down a woman on charges of spying for Coalition troops in Chararkhel, Afghanistan. No one else was killed in the attack.
07/01/2007: Two policemen were killed and six policemen were wounded in a highway mine attack in Afghanistan's Nimroz Province. Afghan government suspects Taliban militants conducted the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/15/2007: One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated adjacent to his vehicle in Kodalo, Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/15/2007: Five Afghan civilians were wounded when an unknown suicide bomber detonated his explosives at approximately 1:00 PM near an ISAF post in Kandahar City, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/30/2007: A US Protection and Investigation (USPI) vehicle was attacked by a suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One Afghan staffer of a US-owned company died and three others sustained injuries when a bomber on an explosive-laden motorbike hit their vehicle in Zherai district of Kandahar. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/06/2007: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a police vehicle killing two Afghan police officers in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was part of a six hour long gun battle between police officers and Taliban militants which resulted in an additional eight dead police officers. The number of dead and injured Taliban militants was not reported. The type of firearms used was not reported. The motivation for the attacks was not reported though it was perceived that the attack pertained to an on-going hostage deal.
12/15/2007: An army soldier was killed and two others were wounded during a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban carried out their attack on the national army soldiers while they were going home in a private vehicle from Kabul.
05/28/2007: Two policemen were killed and four wounded when a convoy from the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) was attacked in the western province of Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban was blamed for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case a police official was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/04/2007: An abducted Afghan reporter was beheaded in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province by Taliban militants. Shohaabuddin Atal, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the murder on behalf of his group. Atal said the reporter was killed because the Afghan government failed to negotiate for his release.
11/16/2007: Ten policemen were killed, five were wounded, and 19 were abducted in the Shahark district of Afghanistan’s Ghor Province. The group was ambushed by unknown perpetrators while conducting an operation in Shahark district.
02/06/2007: An Afghan singer, Eid Mohammad, who has been making music for over twenty years was shot and killed in Sahak, Afghanistan. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/18/2007: One policeman was killed and several others injured in clashes with suspected Taliban militants in Baak, Afghanistan.
09/25/2007: Four people were killed and five others injured when a suicide bomber, targeting the deputy commander of the provincial border brigade, blew himself up in Spin Boldak (District) of Kandahar (Province) Province.
11/27/2007: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy in Wazir Akhbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two civilians were killed and four other civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2007: The head of the Zheray District and his family were assassinated by a suicide bomber in Zheray, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
06/23/2007: Taleban militants decapitate a man from the eastern Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan on the charge of spying for the Afghan government. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/08/2007: The Governor of the Shajoy district in Afghanistan was killed while shopping in a local bazaar in Zabul province Afghanistan. Killed as well were his two bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2007: A remotely detonated bomb tore through a police vehicle patrolling in Manogal district of the eastern Kunar province, Afghanistan, killing three policemen and injuring two others. Authorities are blaming the attack on pro-Taliban militants.
04/15/2007: A suicide bomber riding an explosive-laden motorcycle blew himself up near a convoy of coalition forces in Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, killing three civilians and wounding two others. Coalition forces suffered no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2007: In one of two incidents in Kabul, Afghanistan on this day, an explosion from a remote-controlled bomb near the city’s main jail caused only minor damage to a military vehicle. In what may have been a related incident, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a bus explosion, causing five deaths and several more injuries, near Kabul’s main police headquarters.
12/16/2007: Two civilians were killed and six others wounded when an explosion targeted a civilian vehicle in Khost Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2007: Four civilians were killed when a car exploded bomb outside police headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the attack was aimed at the city police.
07/30/2007: An Afghan intelligence officer was killed and at least three national security officers and eight civilians were injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/31/2007: Insurgents burned down a primary school in the Khawar district of Logar province, Afghanistan. Similar attacks in the past have been blamed on the Taliban who are outspoken critics of the new education ministry, although, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2007: One Afghan policeman was killed and two others were injured when members of the Taliban attacked their patrolling vehicle in the Khogiani district of the country’s Ghazni Province. One member of the Taliban was also killed in the attack.
06/02/2007: No non-perpetrator casualties were reported when suspected Taliban perpetrators attacked an Afghan police checkpoint in Yaqubi District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Twelve of the perpetrators were killed when police returned fire. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/15/2007: Three Afghan civilians and five Taliban perpetrators were killed and 12 ISAF soldiers were wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators fired on an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy with small arms and the convoy returned fire in Maidanshahr, Jalriz (District), Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
06/05/2007: No casualties were reported but two vehicles were damaged when two remote-detonated improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated simultaneously in the evening in Kandahar, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/05/2007: No casualties were reported when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators fired an unknown number of mortar rounds at the security posts around a hospital at approximately 10:30 AM in Miri District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/26/2007: Over 100 suspected Taliban militants attacked the Giro district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan and killed five people including a mayor and police chief. The militants controlled the town for several hours and set fire to several buildings and cutting communication lines, until NATO forces drove them out of the area. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/27/2007: Four people were killed and 5 were injured when a roadside bomb blew up next to the bus on which they were riding. The attack occurred in the Jalai district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar (Province) Province, and while no one claimed responsibility for it, police suspected that Taliban insurgents were to blame.
09/14/2007: One policeman was killed and two others were wounded as a landmine exploded near their vehicle in Herat, Afghanistan.
06/14/2007: Two Afghan civilians, a driver and an engineer, were killed when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators fired small arms at their vehicle in the morning in Ab-e Khorma, Farah Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/2007: The Taliban killed six civilians and one police officer in Gulistan, Afghanistan. The weapons used in the attack were not reported.
10/16/2007: No casualties were reported but a school was damaged when an explosive planted by four unknown perpetrators detonated inside the Naderia Middle School for boys in the evening in Shindand (District), Herat Province, Afghanistan.
11/16/2007: An Afghan senator’s house was attacked by unknown perpetrators in Afghanistan’s Khost Province using light and heavy artillery. The senator, Dr. Mirbad Khan Mangal, was unharmed, but three of his brothers were wounded and material damage was heavy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2007: Suspected Taliban militants attacked a convoy of logistics material for international troops in southern Afghanistan's Zabul Province and killed 13 Afghan guards from a private security group. No claim of responsibility was issued.
06/07/2007: Three Afghan Police officers were wounded when a rocket fired by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators struck a Police headquarters just after midnight in Charbolak District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/03/2007: Two Afghan civilians were killed and three were wounded when a roadside mine destroyed their vehicle in Afghanistan. The Afghan government blamed the Taliban for the incident.
08/18/2007: Suspected Taliban militants kidnap four Afghan engineers in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan. The result of this incident is unknown.
08/18/2007: Unknown men kidnapped a German woman in Kabul, Afghanistan. The result of this incident and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
11/16/2007: A roadside bomb exploded near a police vehicle in Afghanistan’s Jalai district of Kandahar (Province) Province, destroying the vehicle and killing four policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but Taliban militants usually carry out such attacks.
02/24/2007: Unidentified armed men attacked two people riding on a motorcycle in Maqur district of Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the governor of Badghis province suspected that the Taliban were involved in the attack. Two civilians were killed.
11/24/2007: Eight people, including three children and one Italian soldier, were killed when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Paghman, a town in Afghanistan’s Kabul Province. Twelve others, including three Italian soldiers, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.
06/06/2007: One vehicle was damaged when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators burned it using unknown materials in the evening on the Khost-Gardez Highway in Sato Kandaw District, Paktia Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/28/2007: Taliban behead three policemen in Afghanistan.
06/14/2007: One perpetrator was killed when a single suicide bomber detonated his explosives near an Afghan Army brigade commander in Greshk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/10/2007: Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The gun battle left two policemen dead and one wounded. Another police officer was missing after the attack.
03/04/2007: A suicide bomber driving an explosive laden minivan on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway slammed into a convoy of US marines in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued. Between eight and ten civilians were killed and between twenty six and thirty four were wounded as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack although the Taliban were active in the area.
05/30/2007: Six students were injured and the targeted MP Samia Sadat Azizi was unharmed in a remote-controlled bomb attack in the Parwan province of Afghanistan. The government blamed “Afghanistan’s enemies,” a common term used to refer to the Taliban for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/19/2007: Conflicting reports indicated that the Taliban attacked and killed a group of people in Shahr-e Safa (District) of Zabol Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban maintained that they killed four police during an attack on a patrol. The Taliban also claimed that they stole a vehicle and ammunition. Authorities claim that the Taliban killed three civilians working on a flood wall. A cross fire between the authorities and Taliban was also cited involving the death of the three civilians.
09/26/2007: A suicide attack in Sangin (District) of Helmand, Afghanistan, killed a policeman and injured three others when an explosive laden motorbike slammed into a police vehicle doing patrols.
01/04/2007: A rocket attack damaged an Afghan school in Kunar Province, there were no casualties and no claim of responsibility.
05/30/2007: A roadside bomb killed three Afghan guards working for a U.S. security company, U.S. Protection and Investigation in the Gereshk district of the Helmand province, Afghanistan. No one has taken responsibility for the attack.
04/25/2007: A police vehicle was ambushed in Guzara district in Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and two others wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/16/2007: In Zahri (District) of Afghanistan’s Kandahar (Province) Province, 5 were killed and two others were injured when unknown assailants opened fire with guns and rocket propelled grenades (RPG) on a sport utility vehicle (SUV). The dead consisted of two newlywed couples and a child. Officials suspect that Taliban militants were to blame for the incident.
06/19/2007: Assailants ambushed a U.N. convoy on the main Kabul-Kandahar highway in Afghanistan, killing two Afghan guards, wounding another and damaging two vehicles. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2007: Taliban members killed four policemen in a gun-battle in Pol-e Alam, capital of the central Logar Province of Afghanistan. No further details were reported.
11/22/2007: Two Afghan policemen were shot and killed in the Yousfkhel district of Paktia Province while they were guarding vehicles being refueled. The Taliban were blamed for the attack, but the group did not issue a claim of responsibility.
10/12/2007: Four Afghan Police officers were killed and six others were wounded when a remote-detonated improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated adjacent to their convoy in the morning near a mosque in Gereshk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
06/07/2007: Three Afghan Police officers were wounded when a rocket fired by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators landed just after midnight at their highway police post in Temorak, Charbolak District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/16/2007: Taliban insurgents shot and killed a 16 year old boy in Sayed Karam in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province after they discovered him teaching English to a group of students. The boy reportedly did not heed an earlier warning directing him to stop teaching the courses.
09/10/2007: Twin suicide bombers killed 26 Afghans, including 13 civilians, in a crowded market in Southern Afghanistan. The attack that has been blamed on the Taliban was aimed at the police presence in the area of Gereshk, Afghanistan.
12/23/2007: In Afghanistan’s Khost Province, three civilians were killed and two others wounded when their vehicle was struck by a roadside, remote-controlled bomb. No specific group was blamed or claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2007: Taliban militants lit the Khak-i-Safid district offices in Farah Province, Afghanistan, on fire after battling with security forces. The district headquarters were partially burnt and the fighting caused no casualties.
04/09/2007: Suspected Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in the Lab-e Khorma area of Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province, but Afghan police sustained no casualties in the clash. The Taliban did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack.
11/19/2007: Six members of United States Protection and Investigations (USPI), a private security firm, were kidnapped in Afghanistan’s Sangin district in Helmand Province, and another one was killed while resisting abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
2/14/2007: An attack on a security checkpoint in Delaram, Afghanistan leaves one dead and several injured. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
09/08/2007: Four policemen were killed as a result of a landmine explosion in Nijrab district of Kapisa province in the restive state of Afghanistan.. The police were riding in their police vehicle when it was struck as they were traveling to the Pechagha pass. The Taliban were suspected to behind the blast.
01/13/2007: An official from the intelligence department in Paktia province, Afghanistan, was abducted by unknown captors and found dead on a rural road the next day. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/23/2007: An Afghan intelligence service employee was invited into a home, then kidnapped and beheaded by the Taliban, in Ghanzi, Afghanistan. The attack would later be claimed by the Taliban.
03/12/2007: An Italian journalist, Daniel Mastrogiacomo, and an Afghan colleague, Said Agha were kidnapped by Taliban forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Mastrogiacomo's captivity created an international outcry, especially in journalism and European Muslim circles, which led to his release 2 weeks later. Said Agha was killed at an unknown date during the captivity.
11/24/2007: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Afghanistan’s Khost Province, but only he was killed. No other casualties resulted from the attack, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2007: One Afghan policeman was injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The suicide attacker was killed in the explosion. Guards shot and injured the man, who managed to set off the explosives belted on his body. The Taliban has been very active in the area. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/18/2007: One policeman was killed and seven were abducted when Taliban insurgents ambushed a border security checkpoint in Ghowrian (District) of Afghanistan’s Herat Province. The fate of those kidnapped is unknown.
04/10/2007: One Afghan policeman was killed when suspected Taliban militants attacked a police convoy in the Loya Wala area of Afghanistan’s Kandahar Province. A clash then erupted between the two sides, resulting in the death of one militant fighter. The Taliban did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2007: Three Afghan policemen were killed by a roadside explosion in the Manogai district of Kunar province, Afghanistan. No one has taken responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2007: One Afghan child and an unspecified number of Afghan shopkeepers were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) affixed to a bicycle and planted by unknown perpetrators detonated near a mosque in Urozgan Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/12/2007: A US civilian contractor and two Afghan citizens were injured when their convoy was attacked by a suicide car bomber 30 miles south of Kabul, Afghanistan in Logar province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/29/2007: A military bus was destroyed, killing thirty people in Kabul, Afghanistan when a suicide bomber garbed in an army uniform blew himself up within the entrance of the bus. The bus was picking up army personnel when it was attacked. Zabiullah Mujahid claimed that Taliban mujahiddin carried out the attack.
11/19/2007: Twenty policemen were killed and four others were wounded when their security checkpoint in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province was attacked with rockets. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2007: A Bangladeshi aid worker for a local NGO was forcibly kidnapped by four men disguised as police officers in the Logar Province of Afghanistan. The gunmen warned the remaining staff at the NGO to cease their operations. No one claimed responsibility and the victim’s fate was not reported.
11/27/2007: Two policemen were injured when a bomb blew up in front of the home of Maria Bashir, the head of the provincial prosecution office in Afghanistan’s Herat Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/17/2007: Suspected Taliban militants shot dead Ghulam Haidar, the principal of a girls' school in Khost province, Afghanistan was killed on his way morning prayer. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case an unspecified government official was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/05/2007: Near Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, Italian leftist journalist, Daniele Mastrogiacomo and his interpreter were kidnapped  as they were on route to an interview with a Taliban commander in the south of the country. On March 15th a voice recording was released asking authorities to meet the kidnappers' demands or else they would be executed. The interpreter was executed on March 16th and on March 19th Mastrogiacomo was released following the release of five Taliban prisoners by the Afghan government.
11/18/2007: A man was shot and hanged in a crowded bazaar in Dishu district of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said the act was committed because the man was guilty of robbery.
12/15/2007: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed an off-duty policeman, while he was irrigating his field, in Afghanistan’s Alisher (District).
06/10/2007: No casualties were reported when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators fired between three and seven rockets at Afghan President Hamid Karzai during a speech he was giving in Andar District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2007: A suicide bomber killed eight people in Helmand providence in the city of Nad Ali, Afghanistan. Four policeman and four civilians were killed. Seven people were also wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and further claimed that the district police chief was the target. The explosion occurred in a government office.
07/12/2007: Six Afghan policemen were killed and two wounded in a roadside bomb attack in the Butkhana area of the Khost province in Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabeehullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/21/2007: Twenty-three South Korean missionaries were kidnapped by Taliban militants in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages were killed, two were released in mid-August while the remaining 19 were freed at the end of August. The Taliban reported that they were paid $20 million for the releases, a charge denied by the South Korean government.
06/12/2007: One Afghan Police officer and one perpetrator were killed and two other officers were wounded when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated explosives near a police patrol on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2007: One Afghan police officer was killed and four others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by unknown perpetrators detonated near their vehicle in the early morning in Ali Sher District, Khost Province, Afghanistan. The attack occurred near the Pakistani border. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/09/2007: No casualties were reported when Afghan security personnel located and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators on a roadside adjacent to Kabul Education University in Mafshar neighborhood, Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2007: Taliban militants attempted to attack a police vehicle convoy outside of Kandahar City with Rocket-propelled grenade and automatic weapons. As the attack ensued, two officers and five Taliban militants were left dead. Eight others were wounded.
04/23/2007: A roadside bomb struck a police patrol in Zabul province, Afghanistan and killed two policemen and wounded five others. The Taliban would later claim responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2007: One Afghan civilian security officer was killed and two others were wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) and fired small arms at a vehicle of the American-owned USPI security company in Sangi Sar, Zherai District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The perpetrators also sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the early-morning attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/19/2007: One policeman was killed and four people, including two policemen and two civilians, were wounded as armed men opened fire on a security checkpoint in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Reports varied as to the vehicles used in the attack; one reported that two armed motorcyclists were responsible while another stated that a passenger car carried the attackers. No claim of responsibility was forthcoming.
11/09/2007: Taliban militants attacked a checkpoint in the Kirjan district of southern Daikundi province in Afghanistan. They took ten policemen hostage. There was no report of the weapons used in the attack.
04/05/2007: Five policemen were killed and four more were wounded when suspected Taliban militants attacked the construction camp that they were guarding in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province. The Taliban did not immediately claim responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2007: Ten Afghani civilians were killed and five more were wounded in a rocket attack by the Taliban in Babor, Afghanistan.
07/12/2007: Two were killed and three civilians were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in Waza Kwha in the Paktika province of Afghanistan. No one has taken responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2007: Five civilians were killed when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators attacked the home of Auxiliary Police Commander Habibi in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Ten perpetrators were killed and two wounded when police reinforcements arrived and returned fire. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/18/2007: Unknown gunmen killed a local journalist (Rahman Qul) in Ankhoi district of Faryab Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/13/2007: Three Taliban perpetrators and an Afghan civilian were killed when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and the police returned fire in the early morning in Mizan District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/17/2007: An Afghan couple and three of their children were killed when a roadside bomb exploded while they were driving in a car. The explosion occurred in Tarin Kot City in the southern Urozgan Province of Pakistan. Government officials suspect the Taliban was behind the attack, although no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2007: Two armed men shot and killed a religious scholar near the Mirza Qasem Mosque in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The two men were attacked by citizens, arrested, and then confessed. The men said they had received orders from Mawlawi Nasrollah, a local terrorist leader.
06/09/2007: One Afghan Police officer was killed and three others were wounded when a remote-triggered improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators detonated adjacent to their vehicle in Qarany, Alisheng District, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2007: A roadside bomb exploded as a passenger car was driving by during the morning rush hour in the Aab Band district of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured. The police have blamed the attack on the Taliban insurgency.
05/26/2007: Three Afghan policemen and one civilian were wounded in a suicide attack on the police vehicle the police were riding in. The attack took place about 50 meters from the provincial governor’s office in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The Taliban is suspected in the attack, but has not taken responsibility.
06/26/2007: Unidentified gunmen torched three primary schools during the last 24 hours in Shigal District of the eastern Konar Province of Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/01/2007: The Zabul Highway police chief, Jailani Khan, was attacked on while traveling from Spine Ghbarge to Qalat, Afghanistan. The Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusof Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack. Police Chief Jailani Khan was not hurt in the attack.
06/06/2007: One perpetrator was killed and a car was destroyed when a suicide car bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) after being ordered to stop by police at a checkpoint at approximately 10:00 PM between Deh Zak and Sour areas of Farah City, Farah Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: A suicide bomb exploded as a US embassy convoy passed in Assam, Afghanistan. Several US military officials were wounded and no claim of responsibility was reported.
09/23/2007: Two retired policemen were found beheaded after being accused of spying for the US-led military. The bodies were found in the Qarabagh district of the Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The act was believed to have been the work of Taliban rebels.
08/31/2007: Five suspected Taliban insurgents were killed and two policemen were wounded in clashes in Sharan, Afghanistan.
03/23/2007: Taliban fighters attacked police posts in southern Afghanistan provincial capitals sparking battles that left seven rebels and two policemen dead. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/18/2007: A roadside bomb targeting police involved in poppy eradication exploded in western Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2007: The central office of the political Afghan Liberal Party was set on fire by unknown perpetrators in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, and there were no reports regarding the extent of damage caused by the fire. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/02/2007: In Afghanistan a suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside of a commuter bus, killed several people, including an American. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2007: Suicide bombers killed six people outside the United Nations Office in Kabul, Afghanistan. The bombers were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2007: A German woman who was working as a Christian aid employee was kidnapped by four gunmen in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators and the result of this incident are unknown.
02/09/2007 : A bomb went off in shopping mall in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan and wounded twenty three civilians. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/01/2007: A Roadside bomb exploded and killed two police on patrol in Herat, Afghanistan; the Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/08/2007: Two Afghan Border Police officers were killed and three others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated adjacent to their vehicle in the early morning in Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/13/2007: The Taliban assassinated a high court judge in the Ghazni province of Afghanistan by shooting him. The attack occurred in the city of Sahib Khan in Afghanistan's Ghazni province.
2/15/2007: Suspected Taliban members fired mortars into an Afghan council meeting with the British in Haji Amin Kalay, Afghanistan, one Afghan woman dies. No claim of responsibility was reported.
06/28/2007: A suicide car bomber explodes car near private security company car in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two were killed, and eight were wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/10/2007: Police patrolling on foot were hit by a land mine blast that killed one officer and wounded two civilians in the Khost Province of Afghanistan. Police suspected the Taliban, but the Taliban did not claim responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2007: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in Kunduz, Afghanistan killing 8 people and wounding 16 others. 3 of the 8 people killed were German soldiers. It is unknown who the intended targets were. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahed, claimed responsibility for the Taliban.
07/02/2007: The Deputy Chief of Education Department Syed Usman Hussaini was murdered and a colleague was injured in Khost province in eastern Afghanistan by unknown gunmen. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/24/2007: Five Afghan bodyguards and four Afghan civilians were wounded when Taliban suicide car bomber Abdul Basir crashed his Toyota Hilux Surf into the convoy of Khost Province Governor Arsala Jamal and immediately detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) at approximately 5:00 PM approximately five kilometers outside Khost Province City, Khost Province, Afgahnistan.
08/30/2007: Clashes between the Taliban and the US Protection and Investigation [USPI] leave one security guard dead in Zheray, Afghanistan.
12/13/2007: Two improvised explosive devices were thrown outside the Indian consulate in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. There were no casualties or damage. Afghan Islamic Press reported that a similar incident was reported several days before. The Taliban was suspected in both attacks.
12/13/2007: A minibus full of passengers was hit by a roadside bomb in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan. Six people died and several others were wounded. The Taliban are suspected.
06/09/2007: Gen. Mohammad Daud Salhi, the administrative chief of Kandahar Security Command, was killed by two unknown perpetrators firing small arms at him in the late evening as he left a barber shop in the third precinct of Kandahar City, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2007: In Afghanistan, Kandahar (Province), a suicide bomber in a car carried out an attack on the convoy of the Afghan National Army, killing one civilian and wounding 6 others, among them two soldiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban are suspected.
11/02/2007: A remote-controlled roadside bomb in the Konar province of Afghanistan killed two policemen and wounded four. No group claimed the attack but Taliban insurgents are active in the region.
11/06/2007: Militants attacked two buses with firearms in the Pul-i-Amin area of the Shajoy district in Afghanistan, killing seven and injuring six.
11/22/2007: The police chief of Atghar district in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province and his son were both killed in a rocket attack that was claimed by the Taliban. Three other policemen were wounded in the attack.
11/20/2007: Four policemen were killed and four were injured when they came under attack by insurgents in the Qala-i-Zaal district of Afghanistan’s Kunduz Province. A Taliban spokesman named Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2007: A suicide bomber killed four policemen in Afghanistan in Helmand province. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/29/2007: A suicide bomber in a Afghan market killed six people, four civilians and two soldiers in Barmal, Afghanistan. The perpetrators of the incident were unknown.
08/31/2007: A suicide bomber hit the gates of a NATO airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. One German soldier was injured and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
02/04/2007: A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO car. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility in this incident.
07/15/2007: Six people were injured including three policemen in a roadside bomb explosion in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
11/19/2007: Two people were killed and two were hurt when gunmen opened fire on an international aid group’s vehicle in the Shkashim district of Afghanistan’s Badakshan Province. One of the dead and the two injured were members of the Aga Khan Development network, while the other murdered person was a teacher who was getting a ride from the group. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2007: Five Afghan policemen, who had previously been abducted, were shot and killed before their mutilated bodies were hung in a village in Dihrawood district in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan Province. The Taliban committed the act as a warning to other villagers against working for the government.
07/02/2007: Seven Afghan policemen were killed by a remote detonated bomb in the Zhari District, 20 miles west of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
05/30/2007: Four Afghan policemen were killed in a remote-controlled roadside bomb attack near the Tirin Kot district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousaf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2007: Taliban militants killed six policemen and lost four of their own when they attacked a police post in Paktika province, Afghanistan. One of the attackers was a suicide bomber.
06/14/2007: No casualties were reported but a hostel was damaged when an unknown number of unknown perpetrators fired three rockets in the evening at Gardez, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/19/2007: A suicide attacker blew himself up Thursday outside a police office in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The attack killed at least one civilian and wounded 27 others. Authorities blamed the Taliban for the attack, but no claim of responsibility was issued.
01/26/2007: An unidentified man shot dead a member of Afghanistan’s national assembly in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammed Islam Mohammadi, a governor of Bamiyan Province was killed walking to a mosque in an upmarket neighborhood. His bodyguard was also wounded in the attack. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2007: An Afghan driver transporting supplies to Coalition forces was kidnapped, beheaded and left roadside in Zabol Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/04/2007: Two religious council members were gunned down by unknown militants in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2007: A roadside bomb killed two Afghan civilians in the southern province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Authorities are blaming the attack on the Taliban although they have not formally claimed responsibility.
03/23/2007: Two Afghan Police officers were killed in Afghanistan by a remote-controlled mine left by insurgents in Paktiki province. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/23/2007: A remote-controlled roadside bomb killed six Afghan intelligence agents and wounded four others, in Mihtarlam, Afghanistan. The attack would later be claimed by the Taliban.
2/12/2007: Two policemen were killed in an ambush by militants on a highway in Kabul, Afghanistan. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/29/2007: One Afghan policeman was killed and another one was injured when their security checkpoint was attacked by members of the Taliban. The group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Duzak police checkpoint that is located in the country’s Farah province.
08/21/2007: Two Afghan civilians were killed and two were injured when a landmine meant for police exploded under their car in Ghazni Province in Afghanistan. The suspected perpetrators are the Taliban.
11/11/2007: A group of Taliban militants attacked the Mari Chaq police post in Afghanistan. Police responded, killing and wounding five of the militants. The type of weapons used in the attack were not reported.
04/03/2007: Two French aid workers were kidnapped in Afghanistan’s Nimruz Province, but their fate was unknown. The workers were employees of Terre d’Enfance (A World for Our Children), a French non-governmental organization. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/12/2007: One policeman was killed and five others were injured when suspected Taliban militants attacked their patrol in the Basram village in Afghanistan’s Laghman Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case an unspecified government official was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/20/2007: An Unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in Gardez, Afghanistan, targeting innocent civilians. 10 people were killed and 30 others were wounded. No one claimed responsibility and the extent of damage to the market is unknown
12/09/2007: Member of the Taliban killed three policemen in an attack on a police checkpoint at Bakhsh Abad, Afghanistan. Two police officers were also missing and two additional officers were reported missing.
08/30/2007: Suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack aimed at an Afghani convoy in Dashta in the Konar district of Afghanistan. The perpetrator of this incident are unknown.
06/08/2007: Three Afghan Police officers were killed and four others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators detonated adjacent to their vehicle at approximately 10:00 AM on a road in Zinjabat, Panjwaii District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2007: Twelve Taliban perpetrators were killed and three Afghan Police officers were wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators attacked an Afghan Police station with small arms and the officers returned fire in the late evening in Ghorak District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
04/01/2007: A suicide bomber killed nine people and wounded at least six more when he blew himself up near an Afghan Army convoy in the country’s Laghman Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2007: A suicide bomber killed 10 and wounded 11 when he blew himself up at the Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, checkpoint building where the officers were eating lunch. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/04/2007: Two police officers were killed in an ambush by Taliban fighters in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.
07/04/2007: Two Afghan policemen and a civilian were wounded in a roadside mine explosion on the Kabul-Nangarhar Highway, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesmen Qari Shuja claims Taliban are responsible for the attack.
06/09/2007: Five Taliban perpetrators were killed and one Afghan Police officer was wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators attacked a police headquarters with small arms and the police returned fire at approximately 11:00 PM in Farah Rod District, Farah Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibiilty for the incident.
06/09/2007: Two Afghan Police officers and 20 Taliban perpetrators were killed and three other Afghan Police officers were wounded when 300 Taliban perpetrators attacked a district headquarters with small arms at Bala Morghab District, Baghdis Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2007: Taliban militants torched a school for refugee children in the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, there were no casualties.
09/26/2007: Unknown gunmen kidnapped four Red Cross workers, two Afghan and two foreign, near Kabul, Afghanistan. The workers were kidnapped from one of their marked International Committee of the Red Cross vehicles.
04/16/2007: Nine police officers were killed and 25 were injured when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest in front of a police barracks in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There was no claim of responsibility.
07/01/2007: A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters of the Maydan Wardag Province in Afghanistan's central region. Fifteen people were hurt and one policeman was killed in the attack. Another would be suicide attacker was wounded and arrested in the same area. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/18/2007: In the Wardak province of Afghanistan Taliban gunmen kidnapped two Germans and five Afghanis who were working on a dam project. The Taliban threatened to kill them unless Germany withdrew 3,000 troops from the area within 48 hours. One hostage died of a heart attack while in captivity. On October 10th five of the hostages were released in exchange for five jailed criminals.
04/21/2007: Suspected Taliban militants ambushed a police patrol in the Zormat district of Paktia province in Afghanistan. Five militants and one police officer were killed; there was no claim of responsibility from the Taliban.
11/19/2007: Militants abducted 10 employees of the American-owned United States Protection and Investigation firm. The personnel were providing security for a road construction project in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The fate of the guards was unknown, and no one claimed responsibility.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case a police official was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/07/2007: Nine policemen were killed in an attack by the Taliban in the Heart Province region of Afghanistan. Five Taliban attackers were reported to have also died in the attack.
12/08/2007: An Afghan district minister, his nephew and four of his body guards were killed in Delaram, Afghanistan by Taliban members.
01/15/2007: Ahmad Shah Wakilzada, the deputy chief of the provincial council of Nuristan, Afghanistan was shot and killed by unknown armed assailants while returning to his home. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/11/2007: The administrative chief of the Archi district in Kunduz province, Afghanistan, was attacked by Taliban militants, but the militants missed the convoy with their rockets. The attack wounded three people.
06/09/2007: One Afghan Police officer was killed and one perpetrator were killed and six others were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators detonated adjacent to their vehicle on a road in Qarabagh District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/28/2007: Two children, two policemen, and an older man were killed in Gereshk, Afghanistan when a bomb hidden outside of a shop exploded. Policemen had clustered around the shop before detonation. Two other policemen were also injured in the attack. No group claimed immediate responsibility for the attack but the Taliban had been active in the area.
08/22/2007: A suicide bomber detonated near an Afghan governor in Ali Shir, Khost, Afghanistan. The governor was not harmed but two of his body guards were killed and four more were injured. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated in the early morning outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case an unspecified government official was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/26/2007: A man named Naik was beheaded in the Jaghato district of Afghanistan’s Maydan Wardag Province by suspected Taliban militants. A witness said the man was killed because he was charged with spying for the government.
03/27/2007: Unidentified armed men have attacked a Pakistani engineer and his two Afghan colleagues, all of whom work for the local construction company Rokay in Chamtal District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The Pakistani engineer was killed and his two Afghan colleagues wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/26/2007: A government intelligence official was shot and killed near the Ingil district in Afghanistan’s Herat Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/06/2007: A roadside bomb killed three Afghan police in the Nanagarhar province Afghanistan. Police suspected the Taliban in the attack.
06/14/2007: Seven Taliban perpetrators were killed and three Afghan Police officers were wounded when 300 Taliban perpetrators attacked the Ajristan District Police Headquarters with small arms and the police returned fire and called in American close air support in Ajristan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/19/2007: An Afghan doctor was abducted and murdered by the Taliban in Afghanistan’s Nuristan Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and said his collaboration with American forces was the reason for his abduction and death. He was working with a nongovernmental organization called International Medical Corps.
04/06/2007: Four people were killed and another four were wounded when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at a police checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/17/2007: About 25 gunmen attacked a mosque in Khost, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2007: Two Afghan civilian children were killed when an unknown suicide bomber detonated explosives at approximately 3:30 PM at a market in Sangin (District), Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
08/25/2007: An explosion hit a military vehicle killing two soldiers and injuring three more in Ziarey, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: Eight policemen were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
06/06/2007: Jalat Khan, an Afghan Police district commander, was killed by shrapnel when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Taliban perpetrators detonated when another Afghan Police officer fired on the IED in an attempt to defuse it in the morning on a roadside in Yahyakhel District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2007: The Taliban shot a woman for refusing to supply them with unspecified goods. The attack occurred in Shaheed in Oruzgan province in Afghanistan. Coalition forces treated the injured woman.
03/27/2007: The Taliban attacked Khost Province, Afghanistan. No deaths were reported; however, one woman was injured and there was property damage. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/17/2007: The Taliban remotely detonated a second bomb after police and other investigators arrived on the scene of the first bombing of a police vehicle in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. This second explosion killed another three police officers and wounded four others. Taliban claim responsibility for the linked bombings.
01/14/2007: A policeman was wounded and four were killed in an attack on a security post in the northern province of Baghlan, Afghanistan. The attack was claimed by the Taliban, Hezb-i-Islami, and Sirri Powz.
06/05/2007: Ghulam Rasul, a senior Afghan Police investigator, was killed by an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators firing small arms and riding motorcycles as he drove home in the late afternoon in Khashak District on the outskirts of Ghazni City, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2007: Two Afghan Police officers were killed and two more were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated adjacent to an Afghan Police convoy in the morning ten kilometers north of Khost Province City in Yaqoubi (District), Khost Province, Afghanistan.
04/22/2007: Ten civilians were killed and 40 were wounded when a suicide bomber in police uniform riding a motorcycle blew himself up in a market in Khost, Afghanistan. There was no claim of responsibility.
02/16/2007: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two police officers in Tagab district of the central Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2007: Around midnight, unidentified assailants burnt a middle school in Balkh, Pakistan. No one or group has claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
10/19/2007: One civilian was wounded and a girls’ school was damaged when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated and the perpetrators subsequently exchanged small arms fire with security forces in the evening in Shindand (District), Herat Province, Afghanistan.
05/17/2007: Suicide car bomber rams his car into Kandahar governor’s convoy, killing 3 civilians and wounding 4 government employees in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One of the wounded was Afghan Minister of Information and Culture Abdul Karim Khoram. No one claimed responsibility but Kandahar Governor Assadullah Khalid believes it was the Taliban.
04/02/2007: A school in Afghanistan’s Khost Province was destroyed when militants exploded two bombs on the premises. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2007: The Taliban remotely detonated a police vehicle in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, killing four police officers. Following this attack, a second bomb was remotely detonated at the scene of the first explosion. Taliban claim responsibility for the linked bombings. There were no reports of injuries during the first explosion.
12/07/2007: An ambush by Taliban fighters killed two police officers in the Province of Ghanzi, Afghanistan.
03/27/2007: The Taliban attacked the Gairo district office in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No deaths were reported. Eight Taleban militants, riding on motorcycles, had attacked the district office the night before. The gunfight lasted about half an hour, after which the rebels managed to escape. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/11/2007: Taliban militants using firearms attacked a security post in Ghazni, Afghanistan, killing four policemen and injuring two others.
07/15/2007: Seven Afghan construction workers were killed and three were wounded in a landmine explosion in the Paktika province of Afghanistan.
03/18/2007: Militants mutilated Afghani truck drivers supplying US bases in the Eastern Province of Nuristan, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
10/29/2007: Three Afghan civilians were killed and five more (including a police officer and his child) were wounded when a single unknown teenage male suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at a taxi stand as a police patrol passed during morning rush hour (unspecified time) in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case an unspecified government official was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/18/2007: Taliban militants attacked a private road construction crew in Paktia Province, Afghanistan. One Filipino and one Afghan were killed, and four others were wounded. The Taliban did not claim responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2007: No casualties were reported when seven small bombs emplaced by suspected Taliban perpetrators detonated outside the homes of seven civilians in Khost Province, Afghanistan. In this case a judge was targeted. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/06/2007: A member of the provincial council in Helmand province of Afghanistan was assassinated in Gereshk, Helmand province, by Afghanistan by two unknown men. Authorities suspected the Taliban.
05/09/2007: Nine tankers supplying oil to the US forces exploded in Shaikhul, Afghanistan. The explosion was caused by an unknown type of bomb on one of the nine tankers. No one was killed or injured. Roughly 44,000 liters of oil was burned. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2007: Eight civilians were killed in clashes between the Taliban and NATO troops in Manogai, Afghanistan.
12/03/2007: A suicide attacker killed four civilians in an attack in Ghorghory, Afghanistan. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2007: A teenage boy was hung in Sagin, Afghanistan, by Taliban members for allegedly spying.
07/18/2007: Six Afghan police were killed and five others wounded when their convoy was ambushed by suspected Taliban militants in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/09/2007: Four Afghan Police officers were killed and five others were wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators fired on their patrol with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) in Shahwoli Kot District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/11/2007: Unknown gunmen on motorcycles shot six pro-government tribal elders as they were going to a prayer service in Gozara, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/17/2007: Two Afghan policemen were killed 160 kilometers southwest of Kabul in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province after their patrol was ambushed. Three militants also died in the firefight, and a Taliban spokesman named ‘Ahmadi’ confirmed that his group was responsible for the attack.
07/18/2007: Two Afghan police officers and one civilian were killed when two suicide bombers disguised as policemen attacked the police station in Khost Province, Afghanistan. One was killed by police gunfire, but the other successfully detonated his device. Eight other people were wounded in the attack. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2007: Two Afghan Police officers were wounded when an unknown number of Taliban perpetrators fired rocket-propelled grenades at a police headquarters in the evening in Nahreen District, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban later claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2008: On Sunday morning, assailants fired upon and killed one government official in Kart-e-Parwan, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
10/21/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, Taliban militants detonated a land mine in Khayr Kot district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Authorities reported that the land mine blast killed one civilian. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident over the telephone saying that the blast destroyed the vehicle of a security commander and wounded several policemen.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday night, a teacher, Abdol Hadi, was killed by unknown militants for speaking out against bombing attacks and suicide attacks in Archi district, Konduz province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/29/2008: On Sunday afternoon, in Dehyak, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Taliban militants fired six rockets at a political gathering of the provincial governor of Ghanzi, Dr. Mohammad Osman Osman. The attack caused no injuries at the rally, but two civilians were injured when a rocket landed in a civilian housing area. Speaking to Afghan Islamic Press from an unknown location, Zabihollah Mojahed, the Taleban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/22/2008: On Tuesday, in the morning, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive near Babur's Gardens wounding three civilians in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. There was no reported damage. There were no claims of responsibility.
06/07/2008: On Saturday night, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a non-governmental organization office, killing one security guard, injuring one other, and damaging the office.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, a Taliban suicide car bomber detonated his device inside a district police compound in Khash Rud in the southwestern province of Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two policemen were killed and five were wounded from the bombing attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/17/2008: On Monday, in Margha, Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon two private security guards of a road construction company, injuring both security guards. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. There was no reported damage.
06/07/2008: On Saturday afternoon, at 1300, in Shamsuddin Kotel, Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a vehicle, killing a private security guard, injuring a government official and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/03/2008: On Sunday evening, assailants fired on the residence of an intelligence official in an unknown location of Paktia, Afghanistan, killing three civilians, injuring one child, and damaging the residence. The Taliban was responsible.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, in Wardag, Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents attacked the pedagogical department and captured 13 policemen and then executed them a short while later. No damage or motive were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/19/2008: In Kandahar, a car bomb killed one and injured four civilians when it was detonated in the middle of an area frequented often by civilians. This was the third suicide attack in three days in the area. Authorities state that the attack was a suicide bombing in a taxi and speculate that the perpetrators were attempting to target a police vehicle. They attributed responsibility to the Taliban.
12/29/2008: On Monday, a suicide car bomber killed two civilians and wounded 15 others, including two American servicemen, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan. The bomber was in a black Toyota Corolla. The attack occurred outside of the local governor's office. No group claimed responsibility.
06/06/2008: On Friday night, in Khenjan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, armed assailants set fire to the Abdul Wasi Shaheed Secondary High School for girls, destroying the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility but it is widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/28/2008: On Monday, in Patan District, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the convoy of a Member of Parliament (MP), killing three private security guards, injuring three others, and damaging at least one vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
04/23/2008: On Wednesday, a Taliban suicide bomber left five policemen dead in the southern Afghan province of Helmand. The Taliban accepted responsibility for the bombing attack.
12/15/2008: On Monday,  in the evening, in Nader Shah Kowt, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants threw a grenade into a residence, killing two civilians, wounding four children, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
09/09/2008: On Tuesday, suspected Taliban militants attacked the district headquarters in Zadran, Paktia, Afghanistan. No injuries or damages resulted from the attack.
10/20/2008: On Monday, unknown assailants fired a rocket at a private Etisalat communications mobile tower in Karat-i-Lagan village of Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The rocket attack killed one civilian and caused an unknown amount of damage to the cell tower. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/29/2008: On Sunday, in Jawand, Farah, Afghanistan, around 150 Taliban militants stormed a government building killing at least four policemen, wounding five, and abducting a tribal elder. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/30/2008: On Friday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a civilian and a prayer leader. The assailants accused both of spying. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/07/2008: On Friday, near Chaghcharan, Ghowr, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a vehicle, killing the mayor of Teyvareh district, injuring his driver, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/22/2008: On Monday, an armed assailant fired upon and wounded a local district chief in Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility.
08/11/2008: On Monday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a bridge near Bakwa, Farah, Afghanistan, destroying the bridge but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/01/2008: On Tuesday, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants fired six rockets into a village, wounding six civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
11/15/2008: On Saturday night, an armed group of Taliban militants attacked the Waghaz district headquarters occupied by police and government officials in the southern Ghazni province of Afghanistan with two simultaneous rocket attacks. No casualties resulted from the attack, but some of the rockets struck the headquarters building and caused some damage to the walls.
06/29/2008: On Sunday, in Pul-i-Mata, near Gilan, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped five police officers.On 07/14/2008, the bodies of the victims were found.The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/30/2008: Suspected Taliban shot and killed Abdul Aziz, a district council member in front of his home in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
03/31/2008: Three Afghan security guards working for a road construction company were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Taliban in the Zherai district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
09/13/2008: at 0800 on Saturday, a landmine remote detonated when the vehicle carrying the governor of Lowgar, Abdullah Wardak, passed near it in Paghman, Kabol, Afghanistan. The governor was killed along with two to three of his private security guards, and his vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2008: Eleven Afghan security officials were killed and seven others injured when a group of Taliban, riding in several vehicles attacked their post with heavy weapons in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. After successfully destroying the post, the Taliban were able to escape.
04/20/2008: On Sunday, in Qaragbagh, Kabul, Afghanistan,Taliban militants abducted the headmaster of Zarsang high school and two teachers. They were later released on 04/22/2008. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
06/08/2008: On Sunday, in Mangalkhel, Musakhel, Khowst, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon the vehicle of district deputy governor, Mirzajan Nimgar, killing three private security guards, a police officer, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/13/2008: On Sunday, 25 people, including four policemen, were killed and 35 others were wounded when a suicide bomber carrying explosives strapped to his body struck a police car with his motorbike in a crowded bazaar in Deh Rawood, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.  Most of the fatalities were shopkeepers, street vendors and children as the bomb exploded in the center of the crowded bazaar. At least 15 shops were damaged from the blast. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, although police blamed it on Taliban militants.
06/05/2008: On Thursday, a civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Waza Khwa, Paktika, Afghanistan. The driver, his wife and his son were killed in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
09/22/2008: On Monday, Taliban militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a civilian vehicle in Sorkh Morgab, north of Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan. The explosion killed five civilians, one child and wounded four others. The vehicle was damaged in the explosion.
04/23/2008: On Wednesday at 11:45 am, a suicide bomber targeting intelligence agents killed three civilians and wounded 14 more in a bazaar in Spin Boldak town near the Pakistani border, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The insurgent detonated his explosives after he spotted the security forces trailing him. Taliban Spokesman Qari Muhammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed a Taliban suicide bomber, Gol Mohammad, was responsible for the suicide bombing attack.
07/14/2008: On Monday, seven people were killed when a roadside bomb planted by suspected Taliban militants hit a civilian pick-up truck in Sar Howzeh district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Authorities believed the home-made bomb was meant to target military vehicles. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/04/2008: On early Monday morning, Taleban Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan insurgents shot and killed Dost Mohammad, the Zormat district attorney, in the Tatank area of the outskirts of Zormat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Shortly thereafter, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2008: On Monday evening, assailants fired on a district headquarters in Akhund, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A government building was damaged but there were no casualties or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2008: Taliban members killed the highway police chief of northern Kunduz Province, Col Abdol Wadud, in an ambush and wounded his bodyguard in Pol-e Archi area in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.
03/11/2008: Taliban militants destroyed a cell phone mast in Ayuba district of Herat province, Afghanistan at around 9pm. They have been targeting communication technology for a sense that the U.S. military and other foreign forces can track them down through their phone conversations. Seven Taliban members used explosives to destroy a fuel tanker for the generators and also destroyed the antenna with a rocket propelled grenade.
09/14/2008: On Sunday, suspected Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device on a bridge in Senai Village, Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Six children were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast, which also damaged the bridge. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/09/2008: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a joint Afghan military and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy in Azizabad area, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two Spanish soldiers were killed and another Spanish soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/08/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, Chief Judge Sher Gol was gunned down in an assassination attack by the Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan insurgents in the Latak area in the outskirts of Khost district, Khost province, Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesman claiming responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group said Sher Gol was murdered for awarding death and jail sentences to imprisoned Taliban insurgents.
02/23/2008: In Zabul, Afghanistan, a civilian truck driver was killed and his truck that was used for supplying Western troops was set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, although they claim that they attacked and destroyed three trucks.
01/31/2008: A Taliban suicide car bomber missed his army bus target in Kabul, Afghanistan and ended up killing one civilian and injuring four others instead.
06/09/2008: On Monday morning at 0900, armed assailants fired a rocket at the district chief's vehicle in Ghbargloni village, Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
10/20/2008: On Monday, Taliban insurgents fired upon a 303 passenger bus after it refused to stop at a Taliban checkpoint on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Larmai village outside Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The attack killed one female civilian and injured two others. The militants then tortured several of the passengers and afterwards set the bus on fire, causing an unknown amount of damage to the bus. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group.
09/14/2008: On Sunday, suspected Taliban extremists fired upon and killed an interpreter working for the United States military in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/07/2008: On Wednesday morning, a roadside mine bomb planted by Taliban militants detonated killing Khost police chief, Mohammad Daud, and a civilian friend traveling with Daud, in addition to injuring three school children who were near the bomb blast which occurred in Madikhel village 15 kilometers east of Khost, Khost province, Afghanistan. Daud's vehicle was also destroyed from the explosion. Speaking to Afghan Islamic Press, Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the killing of Mohammad Daud and his friend, and also claimed that two security guards accompanying Daud had also been killed from the bombing attack.
06/05/2008: On Thursday, a suicide bomber drove a car into a government building in Jaji Maydan, Khost, Afghanistan. Twenty three people were wounded during the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
09/01/2008: On Monday, suspected Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device against a civilian vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle was killed and the vehicle was damaged.  There were no claims of responsibility.
09/02/2008: On Tuesday, in the evening, a school principal was shot and killed in Altai Bolak village, in Qaramqul, Faryab, Afghanistan. One suspect was arrested soon after the incident.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2008: On Friday early in the morning before dawn, Taliban fighters attacked a district center targeting Afghan security forces after they repelled the Taliban attack in Zabul province, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of five Taliban insurgents. No other casualties were reported. Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the Taliban.
08/13/2008: On Wednesday, armed assailants threw a grenade at a residence in Khas Orozgan, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, injuring a child and causing damage to the residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/04/2008: On Saturday morning, in Ghowrak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the residence of a police official, killing one police officer, wounding three civilians and three children, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/17/2008: On Saturday morning at 0940, in Khaki Chopan, Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a United Nations World Food Program food convoy of 79 commercial trucks, with small arms fire and RPGs, damaging the vehicles but causing no injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/13/2008: On Sunday, Dr. Abdul Wali, a member of the Upper House of the Afghan Parliament, was kidnapped at gunpoint by Taliban insurgents as he was driving with his two guards and driver in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan.  On Monday, 07/14/2008, Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the kidnapping but did not make a ransom or any other type of demand in exchange for the release of Wali, the status of which is unknown.
07/22/2008: On Tuesday, in Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle, killing three civilians, one child, wounding three civilians, and destroying the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
01/30/2008: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in Helmend Province in southern Afghanistan killing the deputy governor of the province as well as five others. The attack also injured eighteen people. Haji Pir Mohammad, the deputy governor, was reported by Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed to be the primary target. Mujahed also claimed the attack was carried out by an Afghan named Qudratullah from the eastern province of Paktia, one of the centers of Taliban resistance. The Helmend attack, which occurred at the main mosque in the capital of the province in Lashkar Gah, came just hours after an earlier morning suicide bombing in the capital Kabul.
01/26/2008: Unknown perpetrators kidnapped an American aid worker and her driver while they were on their way to work in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The resolution of the kidnapping is unknown.
08/01/2008: On Friday morning, the Taliban abducted Mohammed Qhias Haqmal, the Marawara district administrative chief, in Marawara district, Konar province, eastern Afghanistan. Later that night, Taliban claimed responsibility for the abduction of Mohammed Qhias Haqmal and demanded an unreported amount of money and the release of 50 Taliban prisoners from government jails in exchange for the release of the hostage. Qhias Haqmal was shot and killed three months later on 11/22/2008 when the kidnapping demands were not met.
06/15/2008: On Sunday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a school in Landar village, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, damaging the school but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
01/14/2008: Taliban gunmen and a suicide bomber stormed the Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed eight people including three foreigners on Monday at around 6 pm. The foreigners included a US national, a Filipina employee and a 39-year-old Norwegian photographer. There were four included in the attack one of whom is named Humayun. Police arrested Humayun in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday as he was trying to flee to Pakistan. He is accused of supplying the three other attackers with weapons, explosives and suicide vests as well as transportation to the hotel. The gunmen used Kalashnikovs as their weapons. Two of the attackers, Farouq and Salahuddin, were suicide bombers. One blew up in the hotel lobby. The other, for reasons unknown, decided not to trigger himself. One attacker's suicide vest was triggered when a guard shot and killed him at the hotel's parking lot gate. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed the attack was supposed to coincide with a visit by Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere and send a message. However, the minister was unharmed. The men killed at least two Afghan guards and three other employees not including the Filipina spa supervisor.
04/28/2008: On Monday morning, in Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a vehicle but causing no injuries. The target of the attack was a district chief who was in another vehicle but was not harmed. No group claimed responsibility.
07/11/2008: On Friday in Nanagarhar, Afghanistan, Taliban fired rockets at a Police Academy. No casualties were reported.
06/15/2008: On Sunday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a school in Qadam village, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, damaging the school but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2008: Taliban claimed they destroyed two pickup trucks belonging to coalition forces killing 10 soldiers aboard in the Jildik area of Shahr Safa district, Zabil province, Afghanistan. They also claimed to have looted the soldiers' weapons.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, assailants fired upon and killed one judge in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/22/2008: On Tuesday, Taliban militants set fire to two mixed-sex schools near the small town of Logar, 30 miles south of Kabul, Kabul state, Afghanistan. At one school, they beat and tied up the superintendent and set fire to the eight-classroom building, burning the windows, doors and furniture and causing the roof to collapse, however no casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/08/2008: On Tuesday evening, one Afghan guard of the private American USPI Security Company was killed and three others were wounded when armed Taliban rebels attacked their convoy on the Kandahar-Herat highway near Farah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Following the attack, the Taliban then set fire to five USPI trucks. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the incidents on behalf of the Taliban.
11/26/2008: On Wednesday, the Taliban kidnapped at gunpoint two Afghan journalists when they were stopped by Taliban rebels searching vehicles on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three days later on 11/29/2008,  they were released by decree of the Taliban high council.
07/13/2008: On Sunday in Bargi Matal, Nuristan, Afghanistan, Taliban attacked buildings in the community, killing one civilian in the process.
09/11/2008: At noon on Thursday, a suicide bomber drove his vehicle into a convoy of private security guards in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One child and one civilian were killed while four others were injured.  Two of the injured were foreigners, and the other two were security guards. One convoy vehicle was damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/22/2008: On Monday, at 2100, Taliban militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the vehicle of a provincial governor.  The governor for Registan district in the southern province of Kandahar, Amir Mohammad, and district police chief Assadullah Khan were killed, along with wounding four other police officers in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged in the attack.
01/19/2008: Taliban militants fired a rocket into Gorbaz District, Afghanistan and struck a passenger vehicle, killing two civilians.
12/27/2008: On Saturday evening at 2030, unidentified militants fired two rockets in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. One rocket hit a civilian mud house and killed three teenage girls and injured a child. The other rocket fell into an open market and injured a woman. No group has claimed responsibility.
09/28/2008: On Sunday, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a taxi, killing the driver and damaging the vehicle, in Sholgara, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no claims of responsibility.
03/16/2008: A 13 year old boy was killed and an American soldier hurt when an unknown suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Khost province, Afghanistan.
12/30/2008: On Tuesday, in Musa Qal'eh, Helmand, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon the compound belonging to a district chief, killing twenty of his bodyguards and damaging the facility. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/25/2008: On Sunday afternoon, in Jowzjan, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed the school principal of Menli High School. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, suspected Taliban fighters took a policeman hostage while travelling home on holiday in the southwestern province of Faraha, Afghanistan. On 05/19/2008 on Monday, the Taliban militants decapitated the policeman, who was found later the same day in the same location. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/15/2008: On Tuesday, in the Rakin area, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one religious scholar. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/14/2008: Taliban militants attacked a mobile phone mast in Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The rebels locked up workers at an antennae at Daman district near Kandahar city, and set the equipment on fire.
12/22/2008: On Monday, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber prematurely detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside a government building, killing three civilians, wounding seven others and damaging several government buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On Tuesday, a suicide bomber exploded killing 17 Afghan construction road workers and wounding 16 others in an undisclosed district within the southern province of Zabul, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the bombing attack.
07/22/2008: On Tuesday,  in Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a residence, killing one government official, two civilians, one child, wounding one child, kidnapping one civilian, and damaging a residence.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/11/2008: On Wednesday evening, assailants set fire to two water tanker trucks in Muqur, Badghis, Afghanistan, killing one driver, wounding two others and destroying the two trucks. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was widely believed to be responsible.
10/21/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device on the Sharan-Janikhel Highway in the Kotwal area of Sharan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The roadside bombing attack killed one civilian, injured two policemen and caused an unknown amount of damage to the vehicle. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/22/2008: On Monday, armed assailants fired upon and killed the provincial chief of tribal affairs, Haji Torgul, from the Vardak province in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.The Taliban claimed responsibility through the Afghan Islamic Press.  According to the spokesman, Torgul was killed because he had close relations with the Americans and wanted to prevent Taleban activities..
09/22/2008: On Monday, militants stopped three buses transporting construction workers, contracted by a U.S. firm, and kidnapped between 100 and 156 contractors near Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan. All of those kidnapped were released between 09/23/2008 and 09/27/2008. On 9/23/2008, the assailants released three of the victims.On 9/26/2008, assailants released 148 of the kidnapped laborers over the course of the day.On 9/27/2008, the assailants released the remaining five other victims.Farah province governor Roh-ul Amin said the group was freed after talks between the abductors and elders, and with no conditions. One of the kidnapped victims believes that they were mistaken as Afghan National Army personnel, and that is why they were kidnapped. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, although some other members denied this claim.
01/13/2008: Ten policemen were killed in attacks by the Taliban at a police post in Kandahar province. Taliban militants took responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on their website.
05/25/2008: On Sunday, the Zana Khan district of Ghazni province was captured by Taliban militants but later was retaken by police in Zaneh Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan.
03/19/2008: Suspected Taliban insurgents on motorbike attacked a mobile phone mast beating up the guards and setting fire to equipment in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
08/16/2008: On Saturday night, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in Mohammad Agha, Lowgar, Afghanistan, killing a tribal leader and a civilian. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/25/2008: On Sunday, in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, damaging the vehicle and killing four civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/04/2008: Three policemen were killed in an attack by Taliban insurgents on a security post in the Kashroad district of western Nimroz province, Afghanistan.
07/05/2008: On Saturday morning at 10:30, three security guards were injured when a remote-controlled roadside bomb targeting Andar district chief Abdol Rahim Desiwal detonated in Khan-e Qala village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Militants opened fire on the convoy after the explosion. Chief Desiwal escaped unharmed from the attack. Taliban insurgents belonging to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2008: On Sunday morning at 0900, unidentified gunmen shot the first officer of the Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan in Jamjami village of an unknown city in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, killing him. There were no claims of responsibility.
05/30/2008: On Friday night at 2230, in Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a district chief and his bodyguard in front of his residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/26/2008: On Monday, four Afghan Health and Development Services (AHDS) workers were taken hostage by Taliban militants in the Nahr-e Robat area of Daman District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Later that night, the Taliban released all four hostages in Arghestan District after they were interrogated. According to one of the hostages, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping stating that "we were given wrong information about you that is why we abducted you, but we are now freeing you as it became clear that you are innocent people."
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at the Areeba Telecommunications company, damaging a mast, but causing no injuries or casualties. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
10/26/2008: On Sunday, in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan, three armed assailants knocked on a civilian's door, punched him in the face, put the barrel of a Kalashnikov rifle in his mouth, and gouged out his eyes with a knife in the presence of his wife and seven children. The civilian was suspected of spying for international forces, and was severely injured. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed that the Taliban was responsible.
12/26/2008: On Friday, in Zormat, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians, killing four children and wounding six others. No group claimed responsibility.
08/19/2008: On Tuesday morning, assailants fired on a group of construction workers in Sawkai, Konar, Afghanistan, killing one worker.  No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/27/2008: Unknown perpetrators attacked and killed a religious seminary student in Kapisa, Afghanistan.
08/19/2008: On Tuesday morning at 0315, armed assailants fired rockets at Kabul International Airport in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, but instead hit a slaughterhouse, injuring a civilian and causing damage to the shop.  No group claimed responsibility.
06/15/2008: On Sunday afternoon, around 1300, assailants fired on the vehicle of a deputy provincial governor in the Matak area, in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan, causing no casualties or damage.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/29/2008: Early Thursday morning, French national Johann Freckhaus, head of the French company Gohan Sreckhaus, and two of his Afghan colleagues and a driver were taken hostage by suspected Taliban militants as they were driving between Moqor and Ghazni in the Gelan District of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on Thursday, 06/19/2008, however no claim of responsibility was issued for the hostage taking incident. Mawlawi Mohammad Anwar, a Taliban commander, was suspected to be responsible for the kidnapping.
11/24/2008: On Monday morning at 0800, in Kareez Mir area of northern Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a remote-controlled improvised explosive device placed under a small bridge exploded, injuring at least two people and damaging the bridge. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2008: On Monday, at about 1500  near Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a vehicle transporting a district chief, injuring a private security guard and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
09/24/2008: On Wednesday, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a vehicle, wounding three de-miners working for the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, police found the bullet-riddled bodies of three Afghan private security guards who were kidnapped on 05/14/2008 by Taliban insurgents.
09/11/2008: On Thursday, six people were wounded when unknown extremists detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians in an unspecified city of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
03/20/2008: A small bomb hidden in a garbage bin exploded near a shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif during Afghan New Year festivities, injuring four people in Balkh province, Afghanistan.
11/06/2008: On Thursday, armed assailants kidnapped two workers of the Independent Election Commission in Jalrez, Wardag, Afghanistan. The assailants also set fire to elections materials. Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility. There were no reported casualties and the status of the hostages is unknown.
03/29/2008: A police bus was struck by a mine wounding one police officer in Jowzjan province, Afghanistan. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday afternoon at 16:00, suspected Taliban militants fired a rocket at a children's school in Asmar district, Konar province, Afghanistan, killing one child and wounding four other students. No property damage has been reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/17/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, armed motorcyclists shot and killed a high school teacher in Gresk, Helmand, Afghanistan. The Taliban is suspected in the shooting.
07/04/2008: On Friday late in the evening, at least ten Taliban militants, including Taliban commander Mullah Jabar, were killed when a roadside land mine they were planting to target government troops detonated accidentally near Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/28/2008: On Wednesday, in Gorbaz, Khowst, Afghanistan, an armed assailant entered the government headquarters and fired on the complex, causing no injuries. Shortly after, a suicide bomber drove his vehicle into the complex and detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, injuring two United States soldiers, one healthcare worker, one government official and damaging the headquarters building. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/10/2008: A mine explosion killed one NATO soldier and wounded another in an unknown area of southern Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. The nationality of the victim and the exact location of the incident was not revealed as the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) will not reveal the nationality of the victim unless the relevant nation does so.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, 13 civilians of a wedding party, including the bride and groom, were killed and six others injured when a roadside bomb blasted a mini-bus carrying the wedding party in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Police blamed the bombing attack on Taliban insurgents, although no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a mine intended for police exploded under a civilian car near the city of Kabul in Wardag province, Afghanistan, killing two civilians. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/16/2008: On Saturday, at an unspecified time, in Kabul, Afghanistan, the convoy of Afghan Education Minister, Mohamad Hanif Atmar, was hit by a landmine blast outside the city. One citizen was injured by the attack.
04/20/2008: On Sunday, Taliban militants kidnapped two teachers and one security guard from a girl's school in Arzo, an area near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the teachers and the school guard, saying the teachers had been kidnapped by the local Taliban, which (he said) was not the policy of the Islamic Emirate, but the decision of the local Taliban. On 04/22/2008 on Tuesday, Taliban militants released the hostages who ordered these teachers to stop getting paid by foreigners.
07/28/2008: On Monday afternoon at 15:00, Mohammad Yasin Lodin, district chief of Baraki-Barak district, escaped an assassination attempt on his life when he was attacked by four armed men in Baraki Barak district, Lowgar province, Afghanistan. One of Lodin’s guards was injured when the attackers used light arms to fire at the district chief’s vehicle, damaging the vehicle in the process. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/30/2008: On Wednesday morning, in Alisher Tarizai, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to four construction vehicles and stole two other vehicles. The Taliban was responsible.
03/20/2008: A roadside bomb blast killed a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in southern Afghanistan.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, at around 1200, a bomb exploded in a market place north of Tarin Kot, Oruzgan, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and nine injured in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2008: On Sunday, Taliban fighters attacked a military parade using automatic weapons in an attempt to assassinate Afghan President Hamed Karzai in the Afghan city of Kabul. Witnesses said the gunfire was followed by at least one smaller explosion, possibly caused by a hand grenade or a mortar. The Taliban admitted that they had carried out the assassination attack, saying it had deployed four militants with suicide vests and guns to target the president in which three of their own insurgents were killed in the operation. A 10-year-old boy died from crossfire, and a dozen civilians attending the parade and two Afghan politicians were seriously injured from the incident.
01/26/2008: An unknown suicide bomber blew himself up after failing to enter a military compound in Musa Qala district  in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Afghan soldiers had opened fire on him which prevented him from entering the compound. The blast killed no one and injured two Afghan soldiers. The bomber was suspected of being affiliated with the Taliban.
08/15/2008: On Friday, assailants set fire to a school in Marja, Helmand, Afghanistan, causing damage to the school but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/02/2008: Taliban militants killed an Afghan army officer and wounded another in Helmand province's Sarkono area.
01/02/2008: A remote-controlled roadside bomb killed a former anti-Soviet militia commander and two bodyguards just outside Kandahar city.
06/11/2008: On Wednesday evening, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a school in the Badi Molayan village, in Bak, Khost, Afghanistan, damaging the school but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
01/22/2008: About 150 Taliban militants attacked a supply convoy in the Bakwa district in Farah Province, Afghanistan. The attack killed one person and injured three others who were employed by US Protection and Investigation (USPI). A local Taliban commander claims that they killed 15 guards and captured 11 while also getting away with five vehicles. Governor Farah on the other hand claims that there were no guards captured and that there were only two vehicles stolen.
04/05/2008: On Saturday evening, in Balaq village, in Emam Saheb, Kondoz, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped, assaulted, and wounded one private security guard. They also burned a school. No group claimed responsibility.
05/27/2008: On Tuesday, in Dilaram, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a passenger bus, killing seven civilians, one child, injuring 10 civilians, and destroying the bus. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/13/2008: On Sunday afternoon, a tribal elder who was a member of the District Council Nazar Khan was shot and killed by suspected Taliban militants in Khayr Kot district, Paktika province, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/30/2008: On Wednesday afternoon at about 1530, in Arghon, Sarkhwah, Lowgar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a vehicle, killing a district education officer and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, in the evening, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a government attorney. No group claimed responsibility.
04/13/2008: On Sunday, Taliban militants opened fire on counter-narcotic Afghan policemen who were destroying poppy-cultivated fields in Maiwand district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four policemen were killed from the attack and several Taliban militants were also killed from the firefight. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/06/2008: On Tuesday at 09:00 in the morning, Taliban insurgents attacked a U.S. logistical convoy supplying foodstuff to the American forces in the Askarkot area in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province situated on Kabul Kandahar highway in Afghanistan, wounding one USPI security guard. Ten big supply trucks and three pickup vehicles were destroyed in the attack. Taliban Spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi speaking to Afghan Islamic Press claimed responsibility for the incident, however, in contrast to what U.S. sources reported, Ahmadi claimed that eight USPI security guards were killed in the attack.
09/28/2008: On Sunday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring three civilians, in Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
06/06/2008: On Friday, at 0700, two unidentified gunmen shot dead a tribal elder and the brother of a former police commander in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2008: Two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Dutch soldiers were killed in attacks by the Taliban in southern Uruzgan province. Taliban militants took responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on their website.
01/02/2008: An ISAF soldier and an Afghan interpreter were killed while two other ISAF soldiers were injured in a bomb explosion in the southeastern province of Khost on the border with Pakistan around 2 pm.
10/22/2008: On Wednesday morning at 0900, Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants fired three BM1 rockets at Maydanshahr district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No casualties or damages were reported from the rocket attack. A total of five rockets were fired by Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants at Maydanshahr district, two of which hit a government building and a prison. Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants claimed responsibility for the incident by telephone.
09/16/2008: On Tuesday, suspected Taliban militants opened fire on the convoy of the deputy governor of Ghazni on the main Kabul-Ghazni highway in Sheykhabad, Vardak, Afghanistan. The governor, Kazim Allahyar, was unhurt and there were no other injuries or damages caused by the attack. Security officials responded to the attack, although there were no arrests.
11/30/2008: On Sunday afternoon at 1430,  a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a German diplomatic convoy, killing three civilians, injuring six others, and damaging at least two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2008: Taliban members attacked a convoy of Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.
12/24/2008: On Wednesday evening, militants attacked employees of a local road construction company  with a rocket in Sauki district of Konar, Afganistan. Four people were killed and four others injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/03/2008: Two Afghani laborers were killed and several NATO soldiers were wounded as a suicide bomber rammed a truck stocked with explosives into an Afghan government compound in the eastern town of Bagram. The extremist Taliban claimed responsibility for the target.
07/21/2008: On Monday morning, in Khala, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a group of private security guards working for a road construction company, wounding eight of the guards.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. There was no reported damage.
10/22/2008: On Wednesday morning at 0900, Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants fired a BM1 rocket near the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) government building in Maydanshahr district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants, who claimed responsibility for the incident by telephone, said that the rocket attack killed several foreigners, however government authorities disputed this claim. A total of five rockets were fired by Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants at Maydanshahr district, three of which hit unknown targets and another which hit a prison.
03/03/2008: Unknown men attacked and destroyed tower of Roshan mobile company in the former Taliban stronghold Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, however, the Taliban are suspected.
01/02/2008: A roadside bomb in the south killed two border police in Kandahar province as they were patrolling the Pakistani border. The chief of the Kandahar police Mohammad Raziq blamed the bombing on the Taliban.
06/27/2008: On Friday, an unknown number of rockets landed near a house in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, killing a child and wounding five others. The rocket was allegedly meant for a base of US-led troops.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, armed Taliban militants abducted six musicians and an election worker in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan. One of them was found dead on 12/14/2008. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/08/2008: On Thursday night, unknown gunmen stormed the house of prominent parliamentarian and former Jihadi commander Hazrat Ali in Jalalabad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, killing his father, Haji Mohammad Amir, by means of strangulation and taking seven family members, three women and four children, hostage. The status of the hostages was unknown and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/27/2008: On Friday night, unknown assailants attacked a chromite mine in the Speyrah district of Khost, Afghanistan, killing six private security guards and injuring three. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/02/2008: A roadside bomb in the east's Khost province killed two Afghan security guards working for a U.S. military base.
01/30/2008: An unknown suicide car bomber attempted to attack a NATO convoy in Kandahar province, Afghanistan but missed and struck a civilian car instead killing no one and injuring four civilians.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, unknown militants fired mortars at an aid agency's water tanker, then killed the driver and stole his tanker in an undisclosed location in eastern Afghanistan. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/05/2008: On Wednesday morning at about 0500, in the Paktiakot locality, in Kabul, Kabol, Afghanistan, assailants fired one rocket-propelled grenade at a residence, killing two civilians, wounding three others, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
05/07/2008: On Wednesday at 15:00 in the afternoon, a suicide bomber exploded his explosive-laden vehicle near an Afghan border police checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, which killed one child and injured three civilians after narrowly missing his intended target. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident in which the suicide bomber also died in the bombing attack.
03/08/2008: A US Protection and Investigations company (USPI), a private American company responsible for security and logistics of the foreign troops in Afghanistan, convoy was attacked by Taliban militants in Zabol province on Kabul-Kandahar highway near Qalat city. According to Gen. Mohammad yaqub, the security commander of Zabol Province, no one was killed or injured in the attack and only one vehicle was destroyed. However, Qari Mohammed Yusof Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed three trucks and the deaths of four USPI guards were the result. Abdorrahim Besewal, the head of Andar district of Ghazni Province, reported that the coalition forces arrested three suspected men, including an armed man, in Nazarwal area of that district.
04/07/2008: On Monday, in Qisar, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of deputy welfare minister, Dr. Muhammad Wali Rasuli, killing one police officer, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2008: On Wednesday morning at 0900, Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants fired a BM1 rocket in front of the Maydanshahr prison in Maydanshahr district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The rocket attack caused minor damage to the prison, shattering windows only. Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants, who claimed responsibility for the incident by telephone, said that the rocket attack killed two Afghan police officers, however government authorities disputed this claim. A total of five rockets were fired by Hizb-i-Islami / Islamic Party militants at Maydanshahr district, three of which hit unknown targets and another which hit a government building.
02/10/2008: A bomb exploded near the convoy of Kandahar Gov. Asadullah Khalid, wounding three people in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No groups have claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is suspected.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, in Tani, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a vehicle, killing three civilians, wounding seven others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/09/2008: On Saturday morning, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Abdullah Gul Bridge on the Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Herat, Ghazni, Afghanistan, damaging the bridge but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/17/2008: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive at a dog fight in the Bagh-e Pol area of Kandahar, which killed approximately 100 people and injured approximately 100 people; the casualties included both men and children. Several police vans were damaged and at least one dog was killed. Authorities are fairly certain that the target of this attack was Abdul Hakim Jan, an anti-Taliban militia leader, who attended the match. Although it was initially suspected that the Taliban carried out this attack, which they adamantly denied, a Taliban splinter group named Jaysh al-Muslimin (Army of the Muslims), led by Mullah Sayed Mohammad, claimed responsibility and seven members of said group were arrested in connection with this attack along with two other suicide attacks in Kandahar.
05/07/2008: On Wednesday, in Aibak, Samangan Province, Afghanistan, armed assailants set fire to the regional office of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, a non governmental charity, destroying the building but causing no casualties. Three office staff workers were arrested for questioning, but no group claimed responsibility.
11/20/2008: On Thursday, a suicide truck bomb exploded outside a government compound in Dowmand District of Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan, killing eight and injuring 16 others, including two US troops. The suicide attacker was trying to drive a Corolla vehicle filled with explosives into an administrative building but was prevented by the police at the gate which is where the explosion happened. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack and said that a number of US and Afghan soldiers were killed in the incident.
10/10/2008: On Friday morning, a Taliban suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting Sharaf Noor, Balkh intelligence police chief, in Balkh, Khost province, Afghanistan. The suicide bombing attack killed two government officials and wounded the police chief, another government official and a civilian. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group.
03/30/2008: Two British Marines were killed when a roadside explosion blew up their vehicle during a routine patrol near the Kajaki Dam in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were not known.
07/26/2008: On Saturday evening, in Gardiz, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired three rockets at the airport, causing no injuries or damage.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/17/2008: Three NATO troops and Three Afghan civilians were killed and four others wounded when Taliban carried out a suicide car bomb exploded in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
09/15/2008: On Monday night, militants broke into a residence in Hakimabad, Khas Konar, Konar, Afghanistan. An Afghan intelligence officer, Mohammad Sharif, was killed was found among the dead.  His wife, who was a teacher, and his two sons were killed, as well. The Taliban, or a Taliban-supported group, was suspected of being responsible, although there were no claims for the attack.
03/01/2008: A group of members of the same family were travelling in the morning around 9:00 a.m. in Babrak Tana area of Alisher District of Khost province when their tractor in which they were riding was blown up by a remote-controlled device, killing three people and wounding seven. It was found that the bomb was similar to those used by Taliban insurgents to target Afghan and international troops.
04/21/2008: On Monday, in Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped one child, the son of a headmaster of Zarsang High School. No group claimed responsibility, although it is  believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one district intelligence chief. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/04/2008: One policeman was killed and four others were wounded as a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Khost province, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/04/2008: Rockets were fired at a school building in Khost City, Afghanistan. The explosions caused damage to a classroom and two generators but no casualties.
11/03/2008: On Monday, unidentified militants abducted a French aid worker in the Afghan capital Kabul, Afghanistan. An Afghan driver who attempted to prevent the abduction was killed by the militants. The aid worker was apparently walking along a street when he was seized. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack and the status of the hostages is unknown.
12/28/2008: On Sunday, in Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, at the Munar intersection, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under a music vendor's booth, killing the vendor, injuring three civilians, and destroying the booth. No group claimed responsibility.
09/03/2008: On Wednesday, at 2200, assailants fired four rockets at several government buildings in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan. No injuries or damages were caused in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
01/01/2008: Police in Khost killed a would-be suicide bomber who was carrying hand grenades as he tried to enter a police checkpoint.
04/20/2008: On Sunday, Taliban members killed a man who they accused of spying for U.S. forces in an undisclosed district in Balkh province, Afghanistan. On 04/22/2008 on Tuesday, Taliban militants claimed responsibility for killing the man by telephone.
03/08/2008: A newly planted roadside bomb killed two children and an old man in the Hazaragan area of the Nad-e Ali District of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The explosion also wounded an old woman. She was taken to the central hospital of the province. The attack occurred when a vehicle was passing by. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a school, destroying the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
03/28/2008: Taliban claimed killing Popular Union Chairman Ne'mat Allah Khan in the Armari area of the Panjuai district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
09/08/2008: On Monday, at 0800, an improvised explosive device targeted a civilian passenger van in the Sadara area of Nawbahar, Zabol, Afghanistan. Six people were killed and two were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although it is suspected the Taliban was responsible.
07/21/2008: On Monday, in Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired rockets, injuring nine civilians.  No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported property damage.
02/18/2008: At approximately 2:30 p.m. local time, a suicide car bomber killed 37 civilians in a busy marketplace in an attack that targeted NATO-led Canadian troops in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Thirty-eight civilians were injured in this attack along with 3 Canadian soldiers also being injured. Two entities claimed responsibility for this attack: the Taliban and a Taliban splinter group named Jaish-e-Muslimeen led by Mullah Sayed Mohammad. Subsequently, 7 members of the latter were arrested in connection with this attack along with 2 other suicide attacks in Kandahar. More than 100 shops were either destroyed or damaged after the explosion caused a fire. Most of the victims were shopkeepers.
06/28/2008: On Saturday, unknown assailants fired on a tribal elder in the Gresk district of Helmand, Afghanistan killing the tribal elder.  No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2008: In Sabrio District of Khost Province, Afghanistan, 5 police officers, all related, were on their way to work when a remote-controlled roadside bomb exploded, killing them all. A police unit commander, one of his two sons, and three of his nephews were the victims. Also killed in this attack was a 9 year old boy, the police unit commander's second son. Taliban spokesman Zabeehullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/11/2008: On Thursday, militants fired six rockets at the airport in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan. No injuries or damages resulted. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2008: Unidentified assailants kidnapped David Rohde, a New York Times reporter, along with Tahir Ludin, an Afghan reporter, and their driver in Logar province, Afghanistan. The captives were transported to North Waziristan region of Pakistan. On June 19, 2009, Rohde and Ludin escaped and returned home in good health. THe remaining hostage escaped on July 27, 2009. A Taliban splinter group called Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2008: On Thursday, in Wama, Nuristan, Afghanistan, assailants unloaded 8,300 religious textbooks from trucks then set them on fire, destroying all 8,300. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/28/2008: On Sunday, Lt-Col Malalai Kakar, head of Kandahar's department of crimes against women, was shot in her car as she was about to leave for work.The victim was killed in the attack and her son was wounded by two gunmen on a motorbike in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/19/2008: Taliban gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a former district chief of Deleram District, Afghanistan.
10/19/2008: On Sunday, unknown male militants opened fire on an un-named school in Harun Khel district, Khost province, Afghanistan. One teacher was killed in the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday afternoon, assailants fired upon and killed a chief judge near Khost, Khost, Afghanistan. No damages were reported and the Taliban was responsible.
05/12/2008: On Monday at 09:00 in the morning, Taliban gunmen attacked a logistics convoy of the USPI (US Protection and Investigations) company in the Lewanai Bazar area of Qarabagh district in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, resulting in no casualties. Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, Taliban spokesman speaking to Afghan Islamic Press, claimed responsibility for the incident stating that two big trucks loaded with containers were set on fire and that five U.S. security guards were killed when a USPI vehicle was destroyed.
04/20/2008: On Sunday, at 1100, Taliban militants kidnapped two school teachers and one security guard of a girl's school in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Zabihollah Mojahed, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, in De Sawar, Balkh, Afghanistan, armed assailants shot dead a former Taliban commander. No group claimed responsibility.
10/31/2008: Assailants abducted Joanie de Rijke in Sperkundi, Sarobi district, Kabul, Afghanistan. de Rijke, a Dutch journalist, was released on November 7, 2008. No claim of responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2008: On Saturday night, Zwak, Umna, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed two tribal leaders.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/04/2008: Taliban militants attacked Afghan military vehicles with an explosion in Khost City, Afghanistan. The attack caused no casualties and three have been arrested in connection with the explosion.
06/04/2008: On Wednesday morning, in Ghorga, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a group of private security guards, wounding five private security guards (4 Afghani; 1 Indian) and damaging two vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/23/2008: On Wednesday, at 0600, Taliban militants kidnapped a group of USPI drivers and guards after they ambushed their convoy in Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan.
01/01/2008: Taliban insurgents claim torching five vehicles supposedly carrying logistic supplies to the foreign forces stationed in the southeastern Paktia province.
01/01/2008: Taliban fighters fired eight rockets on Pul-i-Alam, capital city of the central Logar province at around 11 pm last night causing no casualties. The rockets hit the outskirts of the city along the mountains. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack and also claimed that some officers were killed as a result. However, Logar Police Chief Gen. Ghulam Mustafa Muhsini confirmed that there were no casualties.
10/19/2008: On Sunday night, suspected Taliban militants fired a rocket at an election center in Rashidan district, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The rocket attack killed one soldier and wounded another. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/21/2008: On Monday, unknown gunmen kidnapped two foreign road construction workers in the western Afghan province of Heart. No ransom demand has been issued for the hostages, an Indian and a Nepalese who worked for the Enhanced Coverage Linkingroad construction company. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
04/10/2008: On Thursday, a suicide car bomber detonated in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, killing nine civilians and wounding 22 civilians, two Afghan National Policemen and three Coalition soldiers. The explosion occurred as a NATO-led military convoy passed through the area. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/12/2008: On Monday, Taliban militants hung two civilians on charges of spying for foreigners in Maruf District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unknown time, in Jalalabad, Helmand, Afghanistan, a Japanese aid worker was kidnapped by the Taliban. There were no reported casualties.
01/30/2008: Unknown perpetrators kidnapped four Afghan road workers in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan and demanded ransoms. After the families refused to pay, the kidnap victims were beheaded. The four were working on a road project for ABC road Construction Company in Kamdesh district when they were suddenly kidnapped. The Taliban are suspected as being the perpetrators.
04/06/2008: On Sunday, in Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants threw grenades into the residence of a private radio director, Khadeeja Ahadi, damaging the residence but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
05/06/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb placed on a bicycle just outside the city of Kandahar, Kandahar province in Afghanistan, hit a car carrying policemen, wounding three officers and two civilian Afghan women who were nearby the explosion. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/20/2008: On Monday early in the morning, two male Taliban militants on a motorcycle fired upon Gayle Williams, a woman of duel British and South African citizenship working for the non-profit organization Serving Emergency Relief and Vocational Enterprises (SERVE), as she was walking from her home to work in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The attack killed the aid worker. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, accusing the NGO of spreading Christianity.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants killed a woman and her child whom they accused of being an informer for United States (US) forces and the Afghan Government.
11/20/2008: On Thursday, in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, armed assailants threw a grenade at a group of civilians, injuring one civilian and one child.  The assailants had initially attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol, and were using the civilians as human shields. According to Pajhwok, an Afghan woman and child were injured by militants when they attempted to use them as human shields. The woman and child, whom forces believe live with the militants, were injured when a militant detonated a hand grenade. Coalition forces provided medical care on the scene; however, their injuries were too severe and they were evacuated to a military hospital for further treatment. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Hizb-i-Islami was responsible.
10/25/2008: On Saturday, suspected Taliban gunmen abducted two prosecutors, a father and son, while they were on their way to their office in Khak-e-Safid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the hostages is unknown.
07/27/2008: On Sunday evening, in Khan-i-Audakha, Shahrak, Ghowr, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a government official. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
10/21/2008: On Tuesday night at 0022, in Chesht-e Sharif, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants abducted four security guards from the Salma Dam security post. Assailants then set fire to the post. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/17/2008: On Tuesday, a remote-control roadside mine exploded in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three private security guards were killed and three others were injured. The vehicle they were in was totally destroyed. Taliban militants are suspected of detonating the bomb.
07/20/2008: On Sunday afternoon, between Mashal Kamari and Warikhmin Tangi, in Qarghahi, Laghman, Afghanistan, armed assailants set an oil tanker on fire, killing the driver and destroying the vehicle.  Moments later, the tanker exploded when a vehicle full of civilians passed near the scene of the attack, killing six civilians and destroying the vehicle.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/27/2008: On Thursday morning at 0830 during rush-hour traffic, a Taliban suicide car bomber targeted the U.S. Embassy on the Great Massoud Road in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The attack killed four civilians in addition to the suicide bomber, wounded 18 others and damaged several vehicles that were parked nearby. It is unknown if the embassy sustained any damage. The embassy was hosting a Thanksgiving Day event as Americans and other foreigners were apparently arriving at the venue at the time of the attack. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack stating they were targeting international soldiers passing by, however witnesses at the scene, the US military and the separate NATO-led force said no troops were in the area at the time of the attack.
01/03/2008: An Indian engineer and seven Afghan policemen were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Khashrud district of Nimroz province.
01/06/2008: Unidentified gunmen killed a religious scholar in Hazratha village, Afghanistan. The scholar was killed as he was on his way to the mosque. Officials said that militants killed him because he supported the government.
07/18/2008: On Friday evening, in Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed a tribal leader and his son.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2008: On Monday, in the Bakhshi Kal area of Kharwar, Afghanistan, assailants publicly killed a civilian accused of spying for American forces. It is believed that the Mujahidin of the Islamic Emirate are responsible.
07/18/2008: On Friday morning, in Nili, Daykondi, Afghanistan, assailants forced themselves into a residence and kidnapped two French non-government organization workers. On 08/02/2008, both workers were released. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/20/2008: On Saturday night, suspected Taliban militants fired upon and killed a religious scholar, Maulvi Ihsanullah, and a tribal elder in the Yahyakhel district of Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no claims of responsibility.
06/10/2008: On Tuesday, Posht Rod District Chief Abdol Ghafur was wounded when members of the Taliban attacked him while he was en route to his home in Qila Ka area in Farah, Afghanistan.
01/07/2008: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a border police patrol in southern Afghanistan. The attack killed one police officer and wounded four others.
01/01/2008: One army soldier was killed and another wounded when their convoy was ambushed by a group of militants in the Kohe Safi area of the north-eastern province of Parwan.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon a government official and his son, killing the government official and wounding the son.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/29/2008: On Tuesday, a Taliban suicide bomb explosion in the Khogyani District of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, killed at least 11 Afghan counter-narcotics police officers and seven Afghan civilians. At least 31 people were also wounded. The suicide attack was preceded by a gun battle. The attack was targeting a poppy eradication police force who was working in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/17/2008: An Afghan driver of a vehicle belonging to a Dutch NGO (ZAWA) was killed after Taliban gunmen on two motorcycles attacked them.
07/25/2008: On Friday evening,  in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a World Food Program (WFP) convoy and set two trucks on fire, damaging both trucks but causing no injuries.  The assailants then stole eight other trucks.  No group claimed responsibility.
10/19/2008: On Sunday morning at 1030, Taliban militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device against the vehicle of Mr. Barialay, the new Chardara district police chief, in the Khakni area near Chardara district, Konduz province, Afghanistan. The bombing attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the vehicle but resulted in no casualties. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident in a telephone conversation saying that eight policemen and the security commander were killed in the attack.
06/28/2008: On Saturday, unknown assailants kidnapped two police officers when they were on their way to their office in Karez, Mohammad Agha, Lowgar, Afghanistan.  Both hostages were later beheaded and it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
03/29/2008: The Taliban killed Hajji Nematollah Sultani a member of the public council of Panjuai District, and a National Solidarity Program worker in Afghanistan.
06/08/2008: On Sunday, a bomb exploded near the office of the United Nations in Khost, Khost Afghanistan. The man carrying the explosives intended to put them under a bridge but they detonated early. The attacker and woman that was passing by were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
11/14/2008: On Friday, Taliban militants shot and killed three consturction workers in an unspecified area of Khost, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
11/22/2008: On Saturday, a bomb exploded on a road next to a vegetable market in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan. One civilian and one child were killed while 16 civilians and one security guard were wounded in the attack. An unknown amount of damage was done to the market. No group claimed responsibility.
11/14/2008: On Friday, in an unspecified location in Ghowr province, Afghanistan, assailants attacked the motorcade of the provincial governor, wounding two police officers and damaging a police vehicle.  The governor was not harmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/20/2008: On Thursday, the vehicle of a district governor in an unspecified location in central Ghazni Province in Afghanistan was attacked. Afghan security forces went to assist him and a clash broke out in which nine of the attackers were killed. There was no claim of responsbility.
07/21/2008: On Monday night, Ghamai Khan Mohammadyar, provincial government official of Paktika, was killed by suspected Taliban gunmen who raided his house in an unknown district of Paktika  province, Afghanistan. Mohammadyar told an Agence France Presse reporter in May that the Taliban were threatening to kill him because of his work. Mohammadyar’s wife, niece and nephew were also wounded during the gunfight, after which the militants then kidnapped Mohammadyar’s brother. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the hostage is unknown.
08/29/2008: On Friday, at around 1500, in Lashkargah, Helmand, Afghanistan, members of the Mujahedin attacked police posts killing nine police officers.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, in Emam Saheb, Kondoz, Afghanistan, armed assailants set fire to a school, destroying the school but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility.
10/16/2008: On Tuesday, Taliban militants ambushed and hijacked a bus on the main highway in Maywand, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents pulled some 50 passengers off the bus and marched them away to an unspecified area where they beheaded as many as 30 of them after accusing them of being army soldiers traveling in civilian clothes. The next day on 10/17/2008 on Wednesday, ten of the hostages were released along with the bus that was taken. Two days later on 10/18/2008 on Thursday, local police retrieved six bodies that had been beheaded, mutilated and dumped. Police received information that 24 other people had been killed but had yet to find their bodies. On 10/19/2008 on Sunday, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group stating that 27 passengers had been taken from the bus and killed after appearing before a Taliban court, however the status of the remaining 34 hostages is unknown.
07/27/2008: On Sunday, in Nerkh, Vardak, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two employees of a Swedish non-government organization (NGO).On 28 July 2008, both victims were released.No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2008: On Friday night, in Shinkay, Zabul, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon the compound belonging to the district chief. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/29/2008: Taliban claimed they detonated an explosive charge against a Canadian tank patrolling a mined area killing and wounding 10 soldiers in the Zari district in Kandahar province, Afghanistan in a statement provided by Qari Muhammad Yusuf (Ahmadi) and to Dhabihallah (Mujahid), official spokesmen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan-Taliban.
07/27/2008: On Sunday in Speyrah, Khost, Afghanistan, the Taliban attacked a government center. No damage was reported.
04/28/2008: On Monday afternoon at 15:30, unidentified motorcyclists gunned down and killed Haji Suleman Khan, a scholar in Baraki Barak of the central Logar province, Afghanistan. Khan was accused of inciting youth to indulge in immoral activities, which was why he was killed. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/27/2008: On Friday, Taliban militants opened fire on civilians in the Nawrozkhel area of Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, killing two and injuring one, after accusing them of spying for coalition forces. No damages were reported an the Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/20/2008: Two children, one having lost her arm while the other sustaining serious head wounds, were injured when insurgents attacked an area with rockets that was being patrolled by the Royal Marines in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Eyewitnesses to this attack claim that the perpetrators seemed to target innocent civilians, rather than military forces. Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed that this attack was perpetrated by the Taliban. A Ministry of Defense spokesman claimed the attack was out of the Taliban's frustration "at being unable to contain the Marines or have any influence on their achievements in the area."
01/13/2008: A suicide bomber blew himself up near the home of a police official in southern Afghanistan. The blast killed one policeman and injured six others. Authorities believe that the bomber was affiliated with the Taliban.
07/10/2008: On Thursday, Muhammad Naeem Mohmand, National Solidarity Program chief, was taken hostage by suspected insurgents in the vicinity of Zaranj city, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. Three days later on Sunday, 07/13/2008, his beheaded body was discovered in Chakhansor district of Nimruz province. No ransom demand was made for Mohmand’s release and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
03/23/2008: The Hezb-e-Islami group fired rockets at an army base killing two Afghan soldiers and wounding nine others, including two interpreters for the US-lead coalition forces in the Tagab district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan.
10/19/2008: On Sunday, unknown male militants opened fire on an un-named school in Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. One teacher was killed and two students were injured in the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/15/2008: On Monday, unknown Islamic extremists detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians, killing one civilian and wounding several others in Qala Bazaar area near the center of Alisheng District, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/17/2008: On Tuesday, Taliban militants blew up three bridges in Arghandab, Kandahr, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported.
03/17/2008: A Canadian soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan after being struck by an explosion planted by suspected Taliban during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi area west of Kandahar city, Afghanistan.
05/12/2008: On Monday, Taliban militants kidnapped a man, Ezatolla, from Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, for burning a Koran. On 05/14/2008 on Wednesday evening at 18:00, Taliban militants publicly executed Ezatolla by means of hanging in the same location. Taliban Spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the Taliban.
03/27/2008: Four suspected Islamic militants broke into the offices of Radio Zafar, tied up two security guards and then set the station's equipment on fire with generator fuel in Paghman district, Afghanistan. The owner estimated the total damages to be at $30,000. Islamic militants are suspected because they oppose the airing of critical stories, playing music or employing women.
09/10/2008: On Wednesday evening, suspected Taliban militants fired on two mobile phone towers in Sholgara, Balkh, Afghanistan. Both towers, belonging to Rashan and Areeba companies, were damaged but there were no casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
12/25/2008: On Thursday, in Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants beheaded a civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
07/08/2008: On Tuesday, a remote-controlled bomb was planted by suspected Taliban insurgents on a bus transporting 12 Indian road workers and engineers for the Indian Border Road Organization in Khash Rud district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. Police safely defused the device after its detection preventing any casualties from occurring. Police also arrested the driver of the bus for his suspected involvement. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
09/08/2008: On Monday, suspected Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device on a bridge on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in the Ghashi area in Shahr-e-Safa, Zabol, Afghanistan. The bridge was destroyed but no injuries resulted.
03/28/2008: Taliban claimed they attacked a convoy of police cars destroying a Surf car and killing all of its passengers in the Andrew district, of Gazni province, Afghanistan.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, a remote controlled bicycle bomb detonated in the southern province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The bomb blast killed a child and wounded two police officers and two civilians as a police vehicle was passing by. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, two suicide bombers detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) targeting a national intelligence building and a counter-narcotics police office. The Taliban was responsible.
08/29/2008: On Friday, at around 1300, in Khak-e-Safid, Farah, Afghanistan, Mujahidin fighters destroyed two fuel tankers belonging to a supply convoy in Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties.
06/03/2008: On Tuesday, in the Khwajak Baba area, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a market area, wounding two civilians and damaging several shops. No group claimed responsibility.
10/25/2008: On Saturday night, unidentified gunmen fired upon and killed Muhammad Omar, a local influential tribal elder, in his home in Khan Abad village, Char Bolagh district, northern Balkh province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/05/2008: On Thursday evening at 2100, Taliban militants launched a large-scale attack on the district administrative center with light and heavy weapons in the Kharwar district of Lowgar province. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
10/30/2008: On Thursday morning at 1108, Taliban insurgents of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ambushed the convoy of Atiqollah Ludin, the newly appointed governor to the central province of Lowgar, in the in Shahmzar area of Baraki district, Lowgar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility. The governor escaped the attack unharmed, but five people were killed and seven others were seriously wounded. Two vehicles in the convoy were also completely destroyed in the ambush. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group.
03/29/2008: Taliban members targeting a security chief blew up a small electricity department building killing two people and wounding eight in Gereshk district of Helmand Province, Afghanistan.
10/16/2008: On Thursday evening at 1930, suspected Taliban militants fired upon the vehicle of Agha Gul Khushiwaal, a Lowgar provincial government official, while he was driving home with his family in Qala Wazir, Khosi, Lowgar province, Afghanistan. The attack killed the government official in addition to four other members of his family, injured the official's son and two others and caused an unknown amount of damage to the vehicle. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/05/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1600, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a convoy of Indian engineering vehicles in Khashrud district, Nimroz province. Four vehicles were destroyed and an Indian engineer was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed the responsibility.
11/12/2008: On Wednesday, a suicide bomb using a tanker exploded near government offices in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing six people and injuring another 42. The bomb exploded near the offices of the intelligence agency, provincial council and chamber of commerce in the center of the city. No group claimed responsibility.
03/29/2008: Taliban claimed they detonated explosive charges that had been planted on two coalition forces’ tanks killing all on board in the Gari district in Uruzjan province, Afghanistan.
01/20/2008: The Taliban assassinated the head of Afghanistan's National Reconciliation Commission and kidnapped his driver and bodyguard as they were traveling in Zabul Province, Afghanistan.
06/24/2008: On Tuesday, a remote controlled roadside bomb struck a civilian car in Yaqubi, Khost, Afghanistan. Two women were killed in the explosion and one man was injured. The bomb was allegedly placed by suspected Taliban militants.
11/12/2008: On Wednesday, two male attackers on motorcycles used a water pistol to spray acid at schoolgirls in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, injuring 16 people. There were no claims of responsibility.
03/23/2008: Three unknown attackers opened fire on a convoy of Afghan Technical Consultants’ mine clearers, killing five and wounding seven near Sheberghan city in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. The attackers were able to flee.
10/30/2008: On Thursday, a Taliban suicide attacker blew himself up inside the Information and Culture Ministry building in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, killing at least five people and 18 others. The bomb exploded in a conference room underneath the office of Minister Abdul Karim Khoram who was believed to be the target, but he was not harmed as he was not in the building at the time. The attacker first shot dead a guard at the entrance to the building and then ran into the conference room where he blew himself up. The suicide bombing attack caused a significant amount of damage to the building with broken glass and office equipment scattered among the rubble. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the incident by telephone on behalf of the group and added that there were three original attackers, two of whom facilitated the suicide bomber to enter the building and then escaped after the attack.
05/12/2008: On Monday evening, Taliban militants hung a resident of Hajji Sultan village of the Konduz Province, Afghanistan, on charges of spying for German troops. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 0100 in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a district chief and his security guard were fired upon and wounded when attacked by insurgents. In the ensuing clash with security forces, three insurgents were also killed. No group claimed responsibility but it is believed that the Taliban were responsible.
04/26/2009: On Saturday morning around 0800, in Garbaz, Khost, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb struck the vehicle of the district police chief, leaving him and three others wounded, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
10/27/2008: On Monday morning at 1012, a Taliban suicide bomber wearing a police uniform blew himself up inside a police station in Pul-e-Khurmi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The suicide bombing attack killed two American soldiers, wounded five civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to the police building and to several police Ranger vehicles parked outside. The attack was carried out while Afghan officials were meeting with U.S. troops who were advising a police training program. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the blast in a phone call to an Associated Press reporter.
03/01/2008: A Roshan-owned telephone antenna was destroyed in Helmand province's Sangin District during the night.
08/18/2008: On Monday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the district police commander in Gorbaz, Khost, Afghanistan, injuring the commander and six other police officers.  No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/10/2008: On Wednesday, a shopkeeper, identified as Noor Khan, was beheaded by suspected militants with firearms in Towraghondi, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2008: On or around Tuesday, in Chaharikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two civilians, a driver and a doctor working for Kinderberg, a German non-governmental organization (NGO). The hostages were released on an unspecified date in 04/2008. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2008: Taliban militants ambushed a police vehicle in western Afghanistan, killing four police and two civilians in Herat province, Afghanistan
02/23/2008: In Asadabad, Kunar Province Afghanistan, seven Afghan security guards hired by a construction company were killed when their vehicle was hit by a landmine. Although no group claimed responsibility for this incident, it is believed that the Taliban was behind same.
03/08/2008: Habib Khan, the intelligence chief of Dwa Monda District, was assassinated by the Taliban on his way to work after gunmen approached the intelligence officer Darnomayo area. Police claim Khan was only wounded while the Taliban's Zabihollah Mojahed says he was indeed assassinated.
07/12/2008: On Saturday night, two women accused of working with local police and of being prostitutes were shot dead by Taliban insurgents in an unknown district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahed claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the Taliban to the Associated Press on 07/13/2008 stating that the women had been operating a prostitution ring for American soldiers and foreign contractors and that they had also been working for the crime department with the Ghazni police.
01/01/2008: Taliban insurgents carried out a rocket attack on the house of Police Chief Col. Salih Mohammad of Zal district in the northern Kunduz province. There were no casualties and the house was partially damaged by the one rocket during that evening.
01/04/2008: NATO troops were attacked by insurgents in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan. First, they were struck by a roadside bomb, then insurgents attacked them with firearms. Two civilians were killed in the gun battle and five others were wounded. One of the dead was a child, as were three of the wounded. A number of insurgents were killed by NATO forces.
08/04/2008: On Monday, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a mosque in Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, killing one imam, injuring one child, and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
10/16/2008: On Thursday morning, unknown assailants fired rockets into the city of Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One of the missiles landed near the National Security Directorate of Lashkar Gah killing one person and injuring six others. The amount of damage from the projectile attack was unknown. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/25/2008: On Saturday, Taliban insurgents kidnapped two Bangladeshi NGO workers of the BRAC Charity in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. On 11/02/2008 on Sunday, Taliban militants released the Bangladeshi hostages in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, at the request of religious scholars. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahed, in claiming responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group, stated that the NGO workers were released because they were convinced that the two were Muslims and had not come to Afghanistan for any destructive activities or were involved in any misleading religious programs or in any activity which might benefit Americans in Afghanistan.
02/24/2008: In Garmabak district about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Kandahar city, Afghanistan, a landmine triggered by a convoy escorting Asadullah Khalid, the governor of Kandahar, was detonated at 4:30 pm. Three police officers were killed while two were injured when the lead vehicle set off the landmine. Khalid and his vehicle were unharmed. The convoy was en route to a meeting with tribal elders to discuss opium poppy eradication programs. The Taliban is suspected of being responsible for this attack and targeting the governor.
10/25/2008: On Saturday night, Taliban gunmen abducted 17 road construction workers and engineers of the Hollywood Construction Company in the Shorik area of Monagi district of Konar province, Afghanistan. It was reported that four of the 17 hostages were released shortly after their abduction as a result of protests from local civilians in the area. A local Taliban commander claimed responsibility for their abduction in a telephone call to the media, although the status of the remaining 13 hostages is unknown.
10/21/2008: On Tuesday morning at 1100, unknown assailants hurled several hand grenades at a hotel on the town square of Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The grenade attack injured 12 civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to the hotel. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
03/13/2008: Taliban militants targeted and partially damaged another mast of a mobile phone network in the Alengar district of the eastern Laghman province, Afghanistan. It is the fourth mobile phone antenna, targeted by the Taliban since their warnings.
05/01/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1530, in Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, armed assailants killed the district education officer on his way home. No damages were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/17/2008: On Thursday evening, a suicide bomber killed 24 civilians and wounded more than 30 at the central mosque in Zaranj, Nimruz province, Afghanistan, as people prepared for evening prayers. Police suspected that there may have been more than one bomber. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
06/08/2008: On Sunday afternoon, in Nani, Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device and fired upon the district chief's convoy, causing no injuries or damage.  No group claimed responsibility. It is widely believe the Taliban was responsible.
02/08/2008: A suicide car bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army base, killing two and wounding several people in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No groups have claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban are suspected.
06/12/2008: On Thursday, a suicide bomber attempted to blow himself up in the Counter-Terrorism Directorate in Lashgar gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Police shot the man after he refused to stop. The bomb did not detonate and no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
06/09/2008: On Monday, in Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a World Food Program vehicle, injuring the driver. The assailants then set the vehicle on fire. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2008: Gunmen shot at a vehicle of a high-ranking Afghan transportation officer, Abdol Baqi, in Gozara District of western Herat Province, as he was on his way to his office, seriously injuring him and a passer-by.
10/03/2008: On Friday evening, suspected Taliban insurgents kidnapped and then fired upon and killed Alikhail, the head of sports for the eastern province of Paktika, in Sharon, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One other civilian was injured during the hostage taking attack. Alikhail's body was discovered the next day by the side of the road on 10/04/2008 on Saturday in the same location. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
01/07/2008: A roadside bomb planted in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan exploded. The bomb killed four people including a police officer and an intelligence officer. Authorities suspected the Taliban.
04/04/2008: On Friday morning, at least four Afghan policemen were killed and eight civilians were injured in a suicide attack that took place in the Bulan area of Lashkargah city, the capital of Helmand, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and no further details of the attack were provided.
03/21/2008: Three civilians were killed and seven others wounded when a coalition forces convoy was hit by a suicide bomber on a highway in Afghanistan.
05/01/2008: On Thursday, in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing nine civilians, wounding eight, and damaging two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, but it is believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/16/2008: On Wednesday night, in Kohi Safi, Parvan, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped and later beheaded two employees of the government's National Solidarity Program.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/01/2008: On Tuesday, in Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed three tribal elders.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/21/2008: On Monday night, the father of four police officers was taken hostage in his home by unknown militants in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the hostage is unknown.
03/21/2008: A suicide bomber riding a bicycle exploded near a shrine where Afghan New Year celebrations were underway killing two policemen and injuring three other policemen and one civilian in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber's identity and motive were not known.
08/12/2008: On Tuesday morning at about 1000, armed assailants fired on a convoy transporting the governor of Ghazni province in Seyyedabad, Vardak, Afghanistan, injuring two of his private security guards and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban was responsible.
10/04/2008: On Saturday evening, unknown assailants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device targeting a bridge near the Herat governor's house in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The bombing attack destroyed the bridge but did not cause any casualties. One Iranian and a Pakistani were arrested in connection to the bomb blast, but no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
10/16/2008: On Thursday morning at 1000, a Taliban suicide bomber targeting district police chief Shirin Khan detonated an improvised explosive device that was strapped to his body at the front gate of the district administrative police center in Ali Sher district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The suicide bombing attack injured one Afghan policeman and a security guard and caused minimal damage to the gate and the police center. District police chief Shirin Khan escaped unharmed from the attack. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the group.
01/16/2008: Taliban attacked the Serena Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan using grenades, guns and a suicide vest. The attack resulted in seven fatalities and an unknown number of injuries.
05/26/2008: On Monday, in Rudat, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of road workers, killing one worker and wounding four others.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2008: A district chief in Jowzjan province was stabbed to death by suspected Taliban. No other details were reported.
05/16/2008: On Friday, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired two rockets at the airport, damaging the building. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2008: On Saturday morning, in Sheykhabad, Vardak, Afghanistan, on the Kabul-Ghazni highway, armed assailants kidnapped the National Solidarity Program (NSP) chief, Wahidullah Mujaddedi, and two civilian companions. Mujaddedi was later released on 06/23/2008. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/10/2008: On Monday at 1200 noon, at least four civilians were killed when a roadside bomb detonated in southern Kandahar Province, Afhganistan in Mahi-Ko area in vicinity of Kandahar City. There were no claims of responsibility. There was no reported damage.
03/22/2008: Two coalition soldiers were killed when their patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
01/20/2008: Taliban militants attacked a NATO supply convoy with gunfire in Gereshk district, Afghanistan. The attack killed six people and injured three others while destroying three trucks.
03/26/2008: Taliban detonated a car bomb in a farmers market killing eight civilians and wounding 17 in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
07/14/2008: On Monday, two Turkish engineers, Gokhan Gul and Erhan Gunduz, and their Afghan interpreter were kidnapped by unknown gunmen in the Pashtunpol area near Herat City, Herat district, Afghanistan. The Turkish engineers were working on a road construction project in an industrial zone in Gozara District. One week later on Monday, 07/21/2008, the kidnappers released the two engineers. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the Afghan interpreter is unknown.
01/07/2008: An improvised explosive device hit a Coalition military vehicle in Laghar Juy, Afghanistan. Two American soldiers were killed.
03/29/2008: The Taliban's Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan claimed they attacked a coalition forces’ tank with a missile killing two soldiers and wounding the rest (exact number not given) in the Maqar district of Afghanistan.
05/05/2008: On Monday, a civilian helicopter was hit by insurgent gunfire in mountainous eastern Afghanistan, Konar province. No casualties were reported but the helicopter, which sustained minor damage from one of the bullets, was forced to make an emergency landing at an ISAF base. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/04/2008: On Tuesday, in Baharestan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the provincial governor's motorcade, killing one civilian, wounding five civilians, two government employees, and damaging two vehicles. The governor was not harmed. No group claimed responsibility.
04/12/2008: On Saturday, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked an Indian road construction crew in an undisclosed district in the southwestern Nimroz province of Afghanistan killing two people, including an Indian engineer. Eight other people, including five Indian workers and two civilians, were also wounded in the blast. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/19/2008: On Friday night, near Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants decapitated a civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/23/2008: On Monday, at 0600, Taliban gunmen ambushed a convoy in the Dawalt Abad district in Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan. Eight security guards escorting the US-led coalition logistical convoy were killed and four vehicles were destroyed.
12/27/2008: On Saturday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a religious leader. No group claimed responsibility.
10/12/2008: On Sunday, Taliban insurgents detonated at least one improvised explosive device against two civilian vehicles on an unspecified road in the Kandikhail area of Shamalzai, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The roadside bombing attack killed five civilians and caused an unknown amount of damage to two civilian vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2008: On Saturday morning at 0500, two suspected Taliban gunmen riding motorbikes fired upon the tribal elder Ali Ahmad Khan Barekzai who had just exited a mosque with his son after morning prayer in Deh Khwaja  district of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Both the tribal elder and his son died from the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
11/12/2008: On Wednesday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of children grazing their animals, killing four children in Qeysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility.
09/02/2008: On Tuesday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a construction vehicle belonging to Enhanced Coverage Linkingroad construction company in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan.  The vehicle was damaged, but there were no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility.
11/11/2008: On Tuesday, the Taliban kidnapped an Imam of a mosque in Anadara district while he was traveling to Farah City in Afghanistan's Farah province. There were no reported casualties nor any details on the hostage's release.
03/26/2008: Three German soldiers from a NATO unit were wounded in a blast from a roadside mine planted by Taliban militants in the Chardara district in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. The soldiers' tank was also damaged.
03/24/2008: Two employees of the Mine Detection and Dog Centre, were shot dead in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
03/22/2008: Hezb-e-Islami fighters (Islamic Party led by rebel leader Golboddin Hekmatyar) carried out an attack on a convoy of the Coalition forces claiming to have destroyed three military vehicles and killing all the soldiers onboard at the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Sayedabad District of Wardag Province, Afghanistan. Spokesmen for the Coalition forces confirmed the attack but did not give any information on financial or soldier losses. A spokesman for Hezb-e-Islami who called himself Walihollah declared that there were five bodies that were still at the site of the attack the following morning when a helicopter picked them up.
08/02/2008: On Saturday night, Taliban gunmen set ablaze a mobile tower of the Roshan private mobile phone company and then abducted an employee of the company guarding the tower in Qarehbagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. More than ten barrels of diesel, meant to power the antenna generator, were used to burn the tower. The guard was later freed the next morning on 08/03/2008 on Sunday. Zabihollah Mojahed, a spokesman for the Taliban, said the attack was carried out because the Roshan Company had defied their warning to switch off its activities between 1900 and 0700. No casualties were reported.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday evening, five Afghan employees of a non-governmental organization, Development Alternative Inc (DAI), were taken hostage by Taliban gunmen in the Kuz Sabar area of Pachir Agam district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Late Friday evening on 08/01/2008, one of the captives was released while the remaining four hostages were released early Saturday morning on 08/02/2008. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the Taliban stating that the insurgents freed the NGO staffers without receiving a ransom payment as a result of intervention by tribal elders. Four men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the NGO workers.
07/01/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 0400, in Qarghahi, Laghman, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and set ablaze a fuel tanker, damaging the tanker but causing no injuries.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/21/2008: On Friday night at 2230, unidentified gunmen attacked a wedding party with grenades in the Akhtchi area of Totumdara of Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan. Eight people were killed in the attack and 62 others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/01/2008: On Tuesday in the Malok area of Qarabagh, Ghanzi, Afghanistan, the Taliban kidnapped three policemen and later killed them. The bodies were recovered on July 17, 2008.
07/07/2008: On Monday morning at 8:30, 58 were killed and 141 wounded when a suicide car bomber targeted the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber detonated 220 pounds of explosives near a row of metal turnstiles outside the embassy gates after being denied access to enter the embassy. Seventeen students and four Indian nationals, in addition to dozens of Afghan men who line up every morning to apply for visas, were killed in the attack. Two diplomatic vehicles and several nearby shops were also damaged or destroyed in the blast. Although authorities held the Taliban responsible for the bombing attack, a spokesman for the Taliban's Zabihullah Mujahed group denied responsibility on 07/08/2008 on Tuesday to Agence France-Presse. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/26/2008: On Monday night at 0130, in Pol-e Alam, Logar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants fired six rockets at the residence of the governor, damaging the residence. No casualties were reported.
03/26/2008: A Danish soldier was killed and another was wounded when their patrol came under attack from small arms and mortar fire from Taliban insurgents in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
02/11/2008: A roadside bomb exploded behind a convoy of Canadian, American and British forces as they headed towards a high-level meeting with Afghan community leaders near Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured, and no groups have claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/19/2008: On Friday night, Taliban militants attacked a house and killed a man on charges of spying for foreign forces in Ali Hut area of Esmailkhel, Khost, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/21/2008: On Saturday, a suspected Taliban rocket fired from Pakistan hit a hospital in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan. One man was killed while another man and a woman were injured in the attack.
06/24/2008: On Tuesday, assailants riding motorcycles fired on a supply convoy with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades near Markaz-e Seyyedabad, Vardak, Afghanistan, killing one contractor and wounding three others.  The assailants then set fire to the convoy, damaging at least 40 trucks.  No group claimed responsibility.
09/06/2008: At 1100, a Taliban suicide bomber, disguised as a street beggar, penetrated a military prosecution building in Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan and blew himself up.  Five to six people were killed in addition to the bomber, including the Nimroz intelligence chief, Anwar Shah Khan, and his sons.  Up to two people were wounded, and the building was destroyed.
04/12/2008: On Saturday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants threw a grenade at the residence of the Deputy Director of Radio Faryab, Khadija Ahadi, causing damages but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/18/2008: On Wednesday, at 1100, four police were killed and three others were injured when a roadside bomb struck a van of border police force in Ali Sher, Khost, Afghanistan. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/01/2008: On Monday, at 0700, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a district chief, killing the district chief and one security guard. The Taliban was responsible.
01/01/2008: Taliban fighters had carried out an attack on a police checkpoint in the border Mangan area of Balamorghab district of the province. A police vehicle was damaged, one policeman was killed and two others were wounded.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, at an unknown time, in an unknown city in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, kidnappers abduct 12 de-mining commission staff. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
01/23/2008: An unknown suicide bomber blew himself up outside of a restaurant in eastern Khost Province of Afghanistan killing no one and injuring two women.
08/02/2008: On Saturday morning at 0930, one American citizen was killed and another wounded when a remote-controlled roadside bomb exploded hitting a civilian vehicle in Bagrami neighborhood in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two other US nationals travelling in the vehicle escaped unscathed. Shortly thereafter, Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the incident, however, they did not give a reason as to the motive of the attack.
07/16/2008: On Wednesday evening, Taliban assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the three police officers who they kidnapped earlier from a bus, killing them in Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan
06/03/2008: On Tuesday, at 0830, Taliban militants gunned down the Alisher District Intelligence Chief in the Laknow area of Khost, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed the attack was to terrify government employees to leave their jobs in the country.
03/26/2008: A roadside bomb planted by suspected Taliban killed a policeman and injured two others as they patrolled and area of Helmand province, Afghanistan.
04/27/2008: On Sunday, local Taliban militants publicly executed alleged kidnapper and car thief 35-year-old Noor Hashim using a Kalashnikov rifle in the Michni area of Mohmand district, Nangaharhar province, Afghanistan. Taliban militants also destroyed eight houses of alleged accomplices of Hashim by detonating explosives following an overnight gun battle that left more than six people dead. Taliban spokesman Dr Asad said that the Taliban had warned Khan and other criminals to give up their criminal activities, adding that they had taken action when the ‘criminals’ did not heed their warnings.
03/13/2008: Six civilians were killed and 18 others were wounded in a suicide attack on a road leading to Kabul airport. The coalition forces were the apparent target of the attack but suffered no injuries. Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility on behalf of his movement.
07/23/2008: On Wednesday evening, in Beji pass, in Gulistan, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a passenger bus, killing four civilians, wounding eight others, and damaging the bus.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
08/13/2008: On Wednesday, three female International Rescue Committee (IRC) aid workers, as well as their Afghan driver, were killed after their vehicle was attacked by another vehicle carrying ten Taliban gunmen firing automatic weapons south of Kabul in Logar province, Afghanistan. It was reported that one of the aid workers was American, one Trinidadian and another had dual British-Canadian citizenship. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, asserting that the workers were not helping Afghanistan. Following the attack, the IRC announced the suspension of its humanitarian aid programs in Afghanistan indefinitely.
01/07/2008: A landmine exploded in the Marwar coal mine field in Afghanistan. Two miners were killed and four were wounded.
03/01/2008: Taliban militants destroyed an antenna and burned a company generator of mobile phone company Roshan overnight outside Kandahar City in Afghanistan claiming that the U.S. and other foreign troops have used mobile phone signals to track them down.
01/22/2008: An unknown suicide bomber blew himself up at a hotel in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The attack killed no one and injured three people.
12/19/2008: On Friday, rockets were fired on the old district office in Yaqubi, Khost, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/25/2008: On Friday evening, in Zadran, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a vehicle, killing one government official, one government employee and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/07/2008: Two landmines exploded in the Tali area of Afghanistan close to Sibi. Seven security personnel were injured in the attack. The identity of those who planted the  landmines are unknown.
11/03/2008: On Monday evening at 1830, two armed men shot and killed an intelligence official in Kandahar city in southern Afghanistan. The attack took place near the official's home. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/01/2008: On Sunday, in Chahar Shanghow, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to a boys' secondary school, damaging it but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/17/2008: Unidentified men fired rockets at the residence of Nurestan’ governor in Afghanistan.
04/25/2008: On Friday evening, in Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants fired six rockets at the regional office of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/16/2008: On Wednesday night, in Gardiz, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants set two vehicles on fire, injuring two civilians and damaging the vehicles.No group claimed responsibility.
11/11/2008: On Tuesday, a person on foot carried out a suicide attack on Malang Rasuli, the deputy governor of Nimroz, Afghanistan in the provincial capital, Zaranj, Afghanistan. Only the suicide bomber who was killed in the attack, and there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/16/2008: On Monday, a child was killed when suspected Taliban militants fired rockets in the Yaqubi district of Khost, Afghanistan.
07/02/2008: On Wednesday afternoon at 17:00, three bodyguards and two civilians were killed when Governor Ghulam Dastageer Azad of the western Afghan province of Nimruz was targeted in a Taliban suicide attack near Zaranj, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. The suicide attacker, Sultan Muhammad, first threw a hand grenade on the road and when the motorcade slowed down he then jumped on one of the escort vehicles and detonated explosives strapped to his body. Governor Azad escaped unhurt although five other civilians and three police officers were wounded in the bombing attack. The Taliban's Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan group claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt on 07/02/2008 on a Jihadist website.
12/28/2008: On Sunday, a suicide car bomber targeting a meeting of tribal elders detonated the vehicle killing 14 children, two Afghan security guards, and wounded 58 others in an unknown area of Khost, Afghanistan. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, in Bakva, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two election workers. The workers were released on 12/13/2008. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/04/2008: On Tuesday, an Afghani person poured gasoline on a United States contractor and ignited him in Maiwand district of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban group is suspected to be responsibile for the attack, but no comment has been made by them. On 9 January 2009, in McLean, Virginia, United States, the victim died from injuries.
11/27/2008: On Thursday, on the main road between Thagab and Nejrab districts in the Landakhel area of Kapisa, Afghanistan, armed assailants intercepted an oil tanker and set it on fire. The assailants then kidnapped the driver and an oil contractor, Mohammad Yagoob, both of whom were on board.  On 10/28/2008, both contractors were released. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2008: On Thursday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a new school in Sar Howzeh, Paktika, Afghanistan. Assailants placed two bombs at the location and then opened fire on the building after the explosions. The school was destroyed, but no injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
07/20/2008: On Sunday morning at 0030, in Dangam, Konar, Afghanistan, the Taliban attacked the center of the district. The assailants used light and heavy weapons, damaging the district building, and killing three policemen. The assailants also set fire to the building. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/26/2008: A police officer was killed and another injured when their motorbike hit a bomb planted on a dirt road in Musaei Village near Kabul, Afghanistan.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, assailants set fire to three oil tankers in Sarobi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, damaging all three tankers but causing no casualties. The Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility. They claimed that six tankers, two cars and a police ranger pick-up were set on fire. They also claimed some security officials were killed in the attack. Only the attack on the three tankers has been confirmed.
10/03/2009: On Saturday at about 1200 nooon, in Chahar Darrehchi, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge, destroying the five meters wide and 20 meters long bridge. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/01/2009: On Friday evening, in Lakan, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a health clinic, destroying four of the largest rooms in the clinic. No group claimed responsibility.
11/20/2009: On Friday, in Khost, Afghanistan, a civilian vehicle struck a bomb killing two civilians and wounding two more. No group claimed responsibility.
02/07/2009: On Saturday, in Darreh ye Nur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a secretary of the Nangarhar provincial council was shot and killed. No damage or motive were reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
04/25/2009: On Saturday, a suicide bomber detonated his device at the second security checkpoint of the governor's compound in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing five police, wounding three and wounding an additional six civilians. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/22/2009: On Sunday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one intelligence officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/13/2009: On Friday, an IED exploded killing four civilians and injuring two others in the Chahe Anjir area of Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/13/2009: On Friday, in Delaram, Farah, Afghanistan, the security commander of the Delaram district was poisoned and killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2009: On Monday evening, in Takhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote triggered improvised explosive device near the vehicle of the Wasaj district police chief, killing two civilians, injuring four others, and causing slight damage to the police vehicle. A spokesman for the Taliban Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the bomb attack.
01/29/2009: On Thursday, in the morning, in Hesarak, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a group of workers at a construction site, killing one worker and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility
03/15/2009: On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated outside of a high school off the main road south of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed, seven others wounded, and several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
09/11/2009: On Friday, in an unknown city in Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle, killing two children, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/18/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in Spin Ghar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on the residence of a tribal leader, killing two civilians and damaging the residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/13/2009: On Sunday, in an unknown city in Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a group of construction company security guards by unknown means, killing one security guard and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/20/2009: On Friday, in Zheray, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was being planted, killing 13 year-old child that was planting it and destroying a bridge. No group claimed responsibility, but it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, in Qallah Jawad, Kabul, Kabol, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a restaurant but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/19/2009: On Sunday, in Mazak, Saroza, Paktika, Afghanistan, militants fired a missile at a residence, killing three civilians and wounding one. No group claimed responsibility however officials believe the Taliban fired the missile.
07/19/2009: On Sunday, in Syah Koshah, Gulistan, Farah, Afghanistan, a civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb reportedly planted by the Taliban insurgents, killing 12 and injuring four of the occupants. The incident involved a minivan which was travelling between Gulistan and Dilaram districts. The victims were aged between 25 and 50. The device was apparently a mine. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/30/2009: On Friday, in Khakriz, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle on a roadside, killing two civilians and two children, injuring two civilians, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/03/2009: On Sunday, in a busy market in Girishk district of southern, Helmand province a bomb placed on a bicycle detonated killing four people and two children. No group claimed responsibility.
08/18/2009: On Tuesday morning at 0700, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired two missiles at the Presidential Palace, damaging the palace and the city's police headquarters but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2009: On Tuesday evening, in Shejank, Sayed Karam, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to a boys' school which was to be used as a polling station for the upcoming national elections, destroying the school but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility via a phone call after the attack.
11/15/2009: On Sunday evening, in Pusht-e-Rod, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to a high school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. The assailants sprinkled oil on the school building and set on fire its windows, doors, hundred of benches and tables in eight classrooms. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/26/2009: On Monday, near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device  targeting a civilian vehicle, killing three civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility
02/07/2009: On Saturday,  in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a remote-controlled bomb exploded under their vehicle, killing Na'eem Khan Shinwar, the district chief of Bati Kot, and his security guard, as well as injuring the driver. The damage and motive of the attack are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2009: On Tuesday morning at around 0900, in Khan Aqa village, Sayadan, Parvan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber rammed and detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device into another vehicle, killing two children, four civilians, wounding one child, and damaging one vehicle. No motive was reported and the Taliban and Hizb-i-Islami both claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday morning, Taliban militants attacked a motorcade carrying the brother of Afghanistan's president with Rocket-propelled grenades and machine gunfire in Sarobi, Kabul, Afghanistan. One bodyguard was killed in the attack.The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/20/2009: On Monday night, in Qalander, Khost, Afghanistan, armed assailants set fire to a medical clinic, destroying the clinic but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
02/11/2009: On Wednesday, late morning,  in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, two Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up at the Justice Ministry's correctional department. The men were wearing suicide vests. The overall casualties for the attack on the Justice Ministry, the correctional department, and the Education ministry was 28 dead and 57 wounded, including the eight dead Taliban. The damage and motive were not reported. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2009: On Wednesday, in Nader Shah Kowt, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a shop, killing one civilian, injuring two civilians, and damaging the shop. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/18/2009: On Tuesday morning at 0930, in Chowreh, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber entered a polling station and detonated an improvised explosive device strapped to his body, killing four Afghan National Army soldiers and two civilians, injuring three soldiers and three civilians, and damaging the polling station. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday morning, a remote controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) placed in a wheelbarrow beside the gate to the mayor's office exploded as the mayor of Kandahar drove through the gate to his office in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was was killed, six were injured, and the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/04/2009: On Friday afternoon, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) while attempting to reach the eastern gate of Bagram airfield, wounding three contractors. The Taliban and Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility.
09/26/2009: On Saturday, in Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan, assailants assaulted and killed one civilian. The regional Taliban commander in Herat Province told the Afghan Islamic Press [AIP] by telephone today that they had detained and later executed a spy last night. Police unofficially reported that people were found beheaded and suspended from a pole in the Sya-o Shan area this morning. A piece of paper was pasted on the chest with the message: 'No one is allowed to remove the body for three days because this person was spying for the ISAF.'
02/08/2009: On Sunday night, near Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped the target from his home and later fired 60 shots at and killed a council member of Jani Kheyl district and tribal leader, Shah Mohammad Zhewandi. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible due to previously threatening hi, to abandon the council membership and quit being tribal leader.
07/19/2009: On Sunday, in Bragamatal, Nurestan, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a residence, injuring two civilians and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a group of civilians, wounding three children.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/10/2009: On Friday morning, in Abdan, near Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants intercepted two oil tankers and set them on fire, killing one driver and destroying both tankers. The Taliban was responsible.
01/27/2009: On Tuesday, an Iranian identified as Mohammad Mohammadi, was kidnapped by unidentified militants on Islam Qala Highway in Ghorian, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility and no casualties were reported.
11/20/2009: On Friday, in Taloqan,Takhar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated along the Takhar-Kunduz highway. One child was killed and two more civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
05/04/2009: On Monday, Taliban militants publicly beheaded three former government employees in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan.
06/24/2009: On Wednesday, in Char Bolagh, Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to an Afghan Red Crescent vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
06/08/2009: On Monday, a suicide bomber detonated explosives in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing three civilians and wounded nearly a dozen others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed a member of the Kapisa Provincial Council and candidate in the forthcoming provincial council election. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/13/2009: On Tuesday afternoon at 1500, in Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence official. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/30/2009: On Sunday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded, killing three civilians and wounding four others when their vehicle struck the device placed by assailants. No group claimed responsibility.
07/06/2009: On Monday morning at about 0700, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device at a gate of the Kandahar Airport, killing six civilians, injuring 10 others and four Afghan National Army soldiers, and damaging five vehicles and the airport. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/18/2009: On Saturday, armed assailants fired on a police post in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, killing one officer and damaging the post.  The assailants kidnapped four other police officers and later fired on and killed the four police officers.   The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/22/2009: On Wednesday, in Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired several rockets at a presidential candidate's convoy, killing one of his campaign officials. The candidate is a former Taliban commander. No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
07/27/2009: On Monday morning, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device fitted beneath a temporary stall, killing one civilian and injuring five others. No group has claimed responsibility but an escalation in the violent incidents came as foreign troops on Monday announced they have launched a search operation against the Taliban in Sabari district.
06/21/2009: On Sunday, in in Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a landmine exploded, killing a tribal elder and wounding two civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/06/2009: On Tuesday, an Afghan construction contractor was taken hostage in an unknown area of Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility and no casualties were reported.
05/10/2009: On Sunday at about 0900, in Syuri, Zabol, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device  exploded when it was struck by a construction vehicle, killing three construction workers and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/15/2009: On Saturday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants fired five rockets at the airport, no injuries or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected because they have carried out attacks against the airport before and they claimed responsibility.
08/15/2009: On Saturday afternoon at approximately 1715, four Afghan civilians were killed as their car hit a roadside bomb planted on the main road from Kabul to Bagram airport, the main base of United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces in Ghulam Qader Khan Village, Deh Sabz, Kabol, Afghanistan. The attack caused severe damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in Ma'ruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a tractor, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and destroying the tractor. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday at about 1000, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded when it was struck by a vehicle in the village of Charghark, Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured. The vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
11/15/2009: On Sunday evening, in Pusht-e-Rod, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Roshan cell phone tower, damaging the tower but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/18/2009: On Saturday, assailants set fire to a primary school in Digan village, Mandozai, Khost, Afghanistan, destroying the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/03/2009: On Sunday, in Herat Afghanistan, about 150 assailants attacked a power plant, damaging the power plant, sparking fighting that left nine of the gunmen and a policeman dead.The Taliban is suspectedwas responsible for the attack.
12/04/2009: On Friday, assailants fired three rockets at the airport in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan. The airport runway was damaged. The rockets were fired from outside a village in Guzara district. Two of them struck the runway, causing a temporary disruption to flights, district chief Ziauddin Sharifi told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said the police rushed to the launch site where they found and defused three more rockets. The militants had turned a tractor trailer into a mobile launch pad but fled. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday, near Qush Tepa, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, on the Shiberghan-Qosh Thaipa Highway, armed assailants kidnapped Maulvi Khairullah, a provincial council candidate and his civilian companion. The two were released the next day. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/11/2009: On Wednesday, around midnight, in Enjil District, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants fired three rockets at a female dormitory but caused no casualties or damage. The motive of the attack is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
06/05/2009: On Friday night, Shaheed Abdul Sattar School in Farah province, Kabul, Afghanistan, was blown up by unknown militants. Although the government blames the Taliban for the attack, the rebels say they had nothing to do with it. No casualties or motive were reported in the bombing, and no group has taken responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday morning, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, Taliban militants fired nine rockets into the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul. There were no deaths but a man and child were reported wounded. The attack also damaged several homes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for firing nine rockets in Kabul, one of which landed in the diplomatic area, several hundred meters from the U.S. and British embassies. Other rockets hit near the international airport, their main target.
07/10/2009: On Friday evening, in Konar, Afghanistan, armed assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a water tanker, damaging the tanker but causing no injuries. They did this after kidnapping two road construction employees and two security guards. The status of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/22/2009: On Monday afternoon at approximately 1415, in Khost, Afghanistan, a small improvised explosive device exploded near a mosque. As a crowd of civilians gathered, a motorcycle drove into the crowd and detonated a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Six Afghani civilians were killed and twenty six were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
08/15/2009: On Saturday morning at 0730, in Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one district attorney. No group claimed responsibility.
06/24/2009: On Wednesday, in Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing seven civilians, wounding four others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/17/2009: On Thursday at around 1500, a suicide bomber attempted to gain entry to a meeting between tribal elders and local authorities in the headquarters of the Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Police stopped him at the gate and refused him entry, where the bomber detonated. Nine people, including five soldiers and a 15 year old boy, were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/30/2009: On Sunday morning, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and injured an elections official outside his residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/22/2009: On or about Sunday, in Charbolak, Balkh, Afghanistan, on the Mazar-e Sharif-Shibirgan highway, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device near a convoy of vehicles, damaging a vehicle belonging to an unidentified non-governmental organization but resulting in no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/26/2009: On Friday, in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle, killing three civilians, wounding two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/22/2009: On Monday morning at approximately 0930, in Nahr-i-Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device  targeting a civilian vehicle, wounding three civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday morning at approximately 0800, in Kandahar, Zhari, Afghanistan, a civilian minibus struck an improvised explosion device, killing two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/20/2009: On Monday evening at 2030, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one civilian and damaging several unidentified buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
10/12/2009: On Monday, in an unknown city in Lowgar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants killed two religious scholars. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No groups have claimed responsibility.
07/22/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at approximately 1500, in Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a political meeting, killing one political activist and wounding one other. The Taliban claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
08/18/2009: On Tuesday evening, at an unknown location in Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket, killing one Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (AIEC) official and injuring one other. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
06/22/2009: On Monday afternoon at 1330, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device and a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a government building, killing 10 civilians, wounding 34 civilians, seven children, and damaging several shops, several vehicles, and the government building. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/02/2009: On Sunday morning, in 'Alaqehdari Shibar, Bamian, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the district chief's vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/13/2009: On Friday,  in the Pashmol area, in Zheray, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a group of civilians, wounding one child. No group claimed responsibility
08/24/2009: On Monday, in Yahya Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a construction company vehicle, killing four construction workers, wounding five others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/15/2009: On Sunday evening, in the Naw Bahar village, Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped four tribal elders. Two victims, Nisar Ahmad and Haji Syed Ahmad, were later released and then the other two were beheaded. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/06/2009: On Monday afternoon, in Chemtal, Balkh, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed a member of Afghanistan's Independent Elections Commission, Dr. Muhammad Azam, and his security guard. No group claimed responsibility.
04/19/2009: On or about Sunday, assailants kidnapped and later killed a civilian in Gurboz, Khost, Afghanistan on 04/20/2009, whom they accused of spying for the United States.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/23/2009: On Monday, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, two militants shot and killed the chairman of a tribal council outside his office. No damage or motive was reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/06/2009: On Monday, in Chowreh, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped and later hanged a police officer whom they accused of spying for foreign troops. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Mullah Daud, who introduced himself as a regional commander of the Taliban, told Pajhwok Afghan News over the telephone from an undisclosed location that the policeman was hanged for allegedly killing one of their commanders Mullah Qasam. According to the spokesman, Qasam confessed to his involvement in spying for foreign soldiers and that a walky-talky and mobile phone set was recovered from him. Chori district police chief, Muhammad Duad, confirmed the killing and rejected the claim that the victim was spying for foreign troops.
04/19/2009: On Sunday, assailants kidnapped 18 teachers in Shah Joy, Zabol, Afghanistan, and released them one day later.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible, and the hostages are all alive.
04/09/2009: On Thursday, a suicide bomber targeted a police drug eradication unit convoy and detonated his vest in Kart-i-Lagan, Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, killing six police officers, four civilians, injuring 10 others, seven police officers, and damaging at least four vehicles and several nearby shops. The Taliban was responsible.
03/22/2009: On Sunday morning at 0700, in Musakhel, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a vehicle, killing one construction worker, wounding 11 others, and damaging the vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2009: On Monday morning, in Satto Kando, Wazah Jadran, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled roadside improvised explosive device targeting a construction company private security vehicle, killing four security guards and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected the Taliban was responsible.
10/29/2009: On Thursday, in the Pamana Charai area of Khas Konar District, Konar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by passenger vehicle, killing one civilian, injuring eight others and one child, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/24/2009: On Sunday in Khost, Afghanistan, a potential candidate for the provincial council seat was killed when a bomb attached to his car was detonated. No claim of responsibility was issued for the attack.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, unidentified militants attacked the Mayor of Dilaram District with gunfire as he returned home in an unspecified area of Farah, Afghanistan. The Mayor was seriously wounded in the attack. Officials have blamed the Taliban for the attack.
07/09/2009: On Thursday, in Jamju, Jani Khalil, Paktia, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a man driving his motorcycle, killing one civilian and damaging his vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a police commander, killing the police commander and his ten year old son and wounding his other son. Rebel spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
05/31/2009: On Sunday night, in Aryub Zazai, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two police officers then proceeded to kill them. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/08/2009: On Thursday morning at about 0830, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near the outer wall of the Indian Embassy, killing 12 police officers and civilians, injuring at least 83 police officers and civilians, and damaging the embassy, many vehicles, many residences, and many shops. The Indian embassy was located near Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior, which was also damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/24/2009: On Tuesday morning at 0800, in Shakari village, in the Matun area of Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing four civilians and two children and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/27/2009: On Wednesday evening at 1800, in Muminan Village, Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed two tribal leaders. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed theTaliban was responsible.
03/02/2009: On Monday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a vehicle, killing three civilians, wounding one other, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/09/2009: On Monday, in Tani, Khowst, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing one civilian and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, an Afghan tribal leader was killed when a roadside bomb targeted his vehicle in the Spera area of Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/06/2009: On Monday, in Sar Sabad, Taywara (Teyvareh), Ghowr, Afghanistan, assailants entered a residence and fired on and killed an employee of the French non-governmental organization MADERA (Mission d'Aide au Développement des Economies Rurales en Afghanistan). No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/21/2009: On Tuesday, in Nawa, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a mine targeting a group of civilians, wounding three civilians. No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
10/15/2009: On Thursday, in an unknown city in Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a marketplace, killing three civilians, wounding three others, and damaging a shop. No group claimed responsibility.
06/06/2009: On Saturday morning around 0900, in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber on a bomb-filled motorcycle exploded in a bus station in front of a hotel. Five civilians, including the suspect, were killed, eight were wounded in the attack and the hotel was destroyed. No motive was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/25/2009: On Monday morning at 0700, in Arghandab, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian van, killing four civilians, wounding three others and damaging the van.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) near a van, killing ten civilians and wounding seven others, including two children. The van was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On or around Sunday, Taliban militants kidnapped and killed the Afghan security commander of an Indian road construction company in the Ghorghori area of Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday night, unidentified militants attacked the vehicle of the district police chief with two grenades and gunfire, causing no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage, in the Eng Alif district of Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/21/2009: On Saturday evening at 1800, in Kabul, Kabol, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at the Serena Hotel, wounding three civilians and one police officer and damaging the hotel. The Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility.
05/04/2009: On Monday, a tractor hit a roadside improvised explosive device planted by Taliban militants, killing four women, two children and six men in Shamalzai, Zabol, Afghanistan.
03/30/2009: On Monday at about 2300, in Sokhta village, Chaghcharan, Ghowr, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a religious scholar. No group claimed responsibility and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
07/28/2009: On Tuesday, in Kanda Kuri, Dawlat Shah, Laghman, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a group of people led by presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's election campaign official, killing his bodyguard. Abdullah's campaign manager, Mohammad Ismaeil, and one other citizen were injured. No group claimed responsibility.
07/20/2009: On Monday, in Sholgara, Balkh, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed an employee of a Danish mine clearing company. No group claimed responsibility. There were no reports of damage.
07/01/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped 11 tribal elders. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/10/2009: On Sunday morning at 0600, a roadside bomb exploded when a vehicle carrying construction workers hit it in Haska Mena, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The explosion destroyed the vehicle and eight construction workers were killed in the attack. Taliban militants are suspected as being responsible for the bombing.
10/26/2009: On Monday morning, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, two suicide bombers fired small arms, threw grenades, and detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of Gul Aga Sherzai, governor of Nangarhar province, wounding one police officer and damaging the vehicle. The governor's one guard had been injured and the suicide attacker had blown up himself after exchange of fire with police forces in Nangarhar Hotel. Responding to the officials' claim that one Taleb had been killed and the other detained said: "Both the suicide bombers were wearing suicide jackets, and the claim that one [suicide bomber] was captured is not true. Regarding the one who carried out suicide attack, his death is certain and it is possible that he had been martyred."
10/01/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing one civilian, wounding two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
06/14/2009: On Sunday, in Farah province, Afghanistan, two health workers, husband and wife, were shot and killed by suspected Taliban militants. No groups claimed responsibility.
11/20/2009: On Friday, in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan, a remote-controlled bomb exploded in an irrigation channel near the Paghman-Kabul road in, destroying the vehicle of a former jihadist leader and parliamentarian, Abdulrab Rasul Sayyaf, and killing five bodyguards and wounding another. The legislator escaped unhurt. No group has claimed responsibility.
06/30/2009: On Tuesday, in Abu Kala village, Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed two road construction workers. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/04/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Zaranj, Nimruz, Afghanistan, assailants threw two grenades at a police recruitment center, wounding one police officer and damaging the center. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/18/2009: On Thursday morning at approximately 0900, in Pul-i-Alchen, Archi, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle of the Mercy Corps, an American non-governmental organization (NGO), injuring four Afghan NGO workers and damaging the vehicle. A Taliban spokesman warned they would continue to target workers associated with any foreign organization having political goals, but not those involved in humanitarian activities. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Gozara, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device near an electoral campaign office of President Hamid Karzai. No casualties were reported, but the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2009: On Sunday,  in Lash, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped two employees of a roadside construction company and set fire to eight dump trucks, damaging eight vehicles. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
09/03/2009: On Thursday, in Konar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed four civilian workers and a driver for a security company while they were on their way from Asmar to Ghaziabad. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants opened fire on helicopters as they arrived to the scene of an improvised explosive device explosion. Insurgents opened fire on the medical evacuation operation, damaging one of the helicopters. That helicopter was left at the scene on the ground, and the other helicopter safely left the scene with the soldiers wounded in the earlier blast. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday evening, in Khogiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped two workers from an unidentified non-governmental organization and later fired on and killed them on 08/01/2009. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2009: On Saturday morning, in Darwaza-e Khosh, Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated the improvised explosive device strapped to his body, killing two children, injuring two children and one tribal leader, and damaging a market. No group claimed responsibility.
10/03/2009: On Saturday evening, in Emam Saheb, Konduz, Afghanistan, in the main market of Konduz assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting the main bazaar, the bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed three civilians and one child, wounding 20 civilians, and damaging one shop. No group claimed responsibility but Jama Khan, the district governor for Emamsaheb believes the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
05/01/2009: On Friday evening, in Nader Shah Kowt, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting Shambar Wot High School, destroying seven out of 18 classrooms in the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/19/2009: On Thursday at 1230, on Khost--Gerdez highway in Domanda, Khost, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb exploded targeting the vehicle of an Indian engineer. One local guard was killed and two others were injured in the attack, including the Indian engineer. The vehicle was damaged but no motive was reported. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is believed to be responsible.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, assailants fired on a fuel tanker in Sarobi, Kabul, Afghanistan, damaging the tanker but causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
10/21/2009: On Wednesday, in Mushakai, Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting civilians, killing three civilians and wounding five others. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Qarghahi, Laghman, Afghanistan, assailants fired eight rockets at a community, damaging one school. Assailants then fired on a group of police officers with small arms, wounding one police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/17/2009: On Monday at 0925, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED), injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
12/23/2009: On Wednesday, a civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants in Takhta Pul district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured. The Taliban didn't claim responsibility.
03/10/2009: On Tuesday, Taliban fighters attacked and set three vehicles on fire in Mando Zayi, Khost, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack.
07/02/2009: On Thursday, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 50 meters away from a police checkpoint assailants riding on a motorcycle fired upon and killed a national security employee in front of his house. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2009: On Thursday morning at about 1100, in Khogiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a tractor, killing two children, wounding two others, and damaging the tractor. No group claimed responsibility.
03/11/2009: On or around Wednesday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a primary school in Nader Shah Kowt, Khost, Afghanistan, damaging the school. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
09/09/2009: On Wednesday, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed a religious leader inside a mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
07/06/2009: On Monday, in Sori, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, a vehicle carrying a security guard of a road construction company, struck an improvised explosive device, killing a security guard and wounding three others. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/26/2009: On Sunday, in Khan Abad, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired small arms and rocket-propelled grenades at the motorcade of Afghan vice-presidential candidate Mohammad Qasim Fahim, wounding one security guard and damaging one vehicle. The Taliban was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Khakriz, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the district chief, killing the district chief, four security guards, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/01/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Manugay, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at a residence, killing two children, one civilian, wounding four civilians, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
06/02/2009: On Tuesday, in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a handcart, wounding two civilians. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday morning, a suicide bomber detonated a four-wheel drive vehicle in the Wazir Akbar Khan District, Kabul, Afghanistan. The bomb was detonated near the home of former Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud, and in front of the Heetal Hotel, although it is believed that the bomb was targeting the VP, who is the brother of the late warlord Ahmad Shah Massoud. Four men, two of whom were guards for the VP, and four women were killed, and 40 civilians, including former Kabul Police Chief Salim Asas whose home was near the blast, two Indians who worked as cooks at an Internet Service Provider company. The Heetal Hotel was slightly damaged, three homes including the former VPs were severely damaged, and windows in nearby buildings were shattered. Several cars that were nearby were also damaged. An aide of the VP believes that the Taliban was trying to kill Massoud.
07/18/2009: On Saturday evening, in Mata Khan, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants killed a custodian of a mosque whom they accused of being a spy for United States forces. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/07/2009: On Wednesday, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket hitting a bus, killing two civilians and injuring 25 others. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, a roadside bomb detonated when a construction company vehicle drove past it, damaging the vehicle and killing three construction workers in Shinkay, Zabol, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
10/05/2009: On Monday, in an unknown city in Herat, Afghanistan, unknown armed men kidnapped five local employees of a construction company. Daily 8 Subh reported that the men were take to Sangin District in Helmand district a couple of days ago. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown, and It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/24/2009: On Thursday evening at 1915, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber with a horse and cart detonated an improvised explosive device outside the Kandahar Provincial Health Ministry directorate and the Continental guesthouse. The Continental guesthouse is sometimes used by foreign journalists. The suicide bomber detonated explosives on his body and in his cart after being ordered by police to stop. Eight civilians were killed and two civilians and one police officer were wounded. Five of the victims were killed while sitting in a nearby car. Windows in buildings on both sides of the road were blown out, and nearby walls were partially damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
01/07/2009: On Wednesday, armed assailants fired two rockets at a university girls' dormitory building in Enjil, Herat, Afghanistan. The rockets missed the building and caused no damage. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
07/01/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at about 1630, in Yaqubi, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Anwa, who works for the police headquarters, wounding two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
02/03/2009: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, police defused a landmine that was planted close to a Teacher training compound. No casualties or damage were caused by the attempted bombing and no group has claimed responsibility. The motive was to target the educational building.
01/27/2009: On Tuesday at noon, in Zheray, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a landmine exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing four civilians, injuring nine others, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
05/24/2009: On Sunday, in Khowst, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the Hamam market, wounding three civilians, one police officer, and damaging one shop. No group claimed responsibility.
08/09/2009: On Sunday evening, Paktika, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing four civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
06/08/2009: On Monday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb struck a mother and her son while riding their motorcycle on their way to Khakrez district. The two died instantaneously once the bomb exploded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/29/2009: On Thursday, in Koz Shad Khan Village, Khaiwa, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to a the vehicle of an official of the Education Ministry, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/26/2009: On Friday afternoon at approximately 1700, in Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device that was magnetically attached to a minivan, killing one translator for United States forces, wounding two civilians, and damaging the minivan. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in the eastern city of Gardez, two suicide bombers on motorcycles wanted to attack a polling station inside Abdol Hai Gardezi school but they were killed by the police before they carried out the attack. No group has claimed responsibility but it is believed that the attack is part of an attempt of Taliban to disrupt the election.
07/02/2009: On Thursday, approximately 20 kilometers south of Garmsir in the Southern province of Helmand, Afghanistan militants shot and damaged two unarmed but marked red cross helicopters sent to evacuate United States Marines suffering from the heat while fighting. One chopper was hit in the tail and the other was forced into a bad landing and was damaged as it hit an embankment. The Taliban was responsible for the attack.
03/07/2009: On Saturday at 0700, in Malayan village, Sori, Zabol, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb planted by Taliban militants exploded, targeting a car of a local road construction company, killing three employees and wounding another as well as destroying the vehicle. No motive was reported.
07/04/2009: On Saturday, in Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians, killing one civilian and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility.
05/30/2009: On Saturday evening, Taliban militants on a motorcycle shot and killed Syed Mohammad, the  jail deputy chief officer in the Helmand Central Jail, while he was shopping at a shop near his house in Safyan village near Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/09/2009: On Tuesday morning, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a vehicle, injuring the deputy dean of the medical facility at the Sheikh Zahid University, whom they accused of being a spy. The explosion also damaged the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday evening at 2000, in Bish Ara village, Aqchah (Ag Chah), Jowzjan, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing four civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2009: On Friday afternoon, in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed Mohammad Akram, the District Crime Chief while he was at the Moqor District bazaar for Friday prayers. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed, claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/27/2009: On Tuesday, in Jaffar, Shah Joy, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped four tribal leaders. Later, the assailants assaulted the victims by beheading them, killing all four tribal leaders. The elders had been accused of spying for foreigners. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Khwaja Mashhad, Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired four rockets into the city, injuring two civilians and two children. No group claimed responsibility. There were no reports of damage.
12/21/2009: On Monday at 0900, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices targeting the vehicle of a district chief in Dehf Afghana area of Maydan Shahr, Vardak, Afghanistan, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
09/21/2009: On Monday, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, wounding four civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
10/19/2009: On Monday morning, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing three civilians, injuring three others, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday, in Ghowr, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED). Another IED was detonated on the same day, in a different location in Ghowr, Afghanistan. Together, the bombs wounded three civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
09/24/2009: On Thursday night approximately 2200, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the house of a provincial council candidate, damaging the house but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2009: On Saturday,  in Nangarhar on the outskirts of Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near a shrine where people were celebrating Nowruz, the Persian new year,. Five people were killed and five others were injured in the attack. Two of the deceased were identified as police and two of the injured were police personnel. The bomb had been planted under a border patrol four by four vehicle. No group has claimed responisbility.  It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
12/11/2009: On Friday morning at about 0900, a suicide bomber killed three civilians and wounded 18 others in Sharan City, Afghanistan. One police officers was among the dead and two policemen were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2009: On Tuesday, in Hazaras, Nawa, Helmand, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped Abdollah Jan the deputy chairman of the social council of Nawa District and Mawlawi Mohamad Anwar, the economics affairs official of the council, and later fired upon and killed them. Their bodies were found the next day 11/11/2009. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/20/2009: On Monday, in Nuristan, Afghanistan, at the Barge Matal Village, assailants fired a rocket propelled grenade at civilians. Three Afghans were wounded. The grenade struck the village sawmill, destroying a major source of revenue for the town. The attack also caused severe damage to the local school. No group claimed responsibility.
08/14/2009: On Friday evening, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants killed five campaign workers by unknown means. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/11/2009: On Friday afternoon at 1240, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a shop, wounding eight children and one civilian and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2009: On Monday morning, on the Qalat-Syuri highway, in Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants planted an improvised explosive device which detonated when a civilian car struck it, killing two civilians, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday at 1200 noon, in Shah Joy, Zabol, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), killing four civilians and one intelligence agent, wounding 17 civilians and two intelligence agents, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Imam Sahib, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon a polling station. Two assailants were killed by retaliatory fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
01/31/2009: On Saturday, in Sari Kala, Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device , injuring two construction workers. No group claimed responsibility.
07/21/2009: On Tuesday around noon, in Gardiz, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket, and three suicide bombers attempted to destroy the governor's house. The bombers were shot and killed. There were no reported casualties. There were no reports of damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/17/2009: On Monday evening, between Aqchah and Mordian, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon a provincial political candidate, killing the candidate and injuring one civilian and one child. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/16/2009: On Tuesday, five civilians were killed and another injured when their vehicle struck a roadside IED on the Kandahar-Tarinkot highway in an unspecified area of Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/08/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Mohammad Agha, Lowgar, Afghanistan, assailants remotely detonated a vehicle-borne explosive device in a timber truck on the main road from Lowgar to Kabul. A truck carrying a pile of timber overturned and assailants detonated the bomb that was planted inside the timber, after police and people arrived on the scene of the accident. The blast killed 21 civilians, four policemen and injured five others including two children. Among the killed, thirteen were school children. Shops that were more than a mile were damaged as well as houses and a police vehicle. The explosion left a huge crater in the road. No group claimed responsibility.
01/01/2009: On Thursday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan assailants fired on a former mayor from Vardak Province, wounding several security guards.  The former mayor, Anayatullah Rasooli, was not injured.  No group claimed responsibility.
06/07/2009: On Sunday, suspected Taliban take 30 people from the Jalba village, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The hostages were believed to have been working for the government. Nineteen of them were freed later on, but 11 still remain in captivity. The crime branch chief Lieutenant Colonel Gulab Khan told Pajhwok News that those in captivity had nothing to do with the government and that they were common men. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi denied holding the civilians. No actual group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2009: On Saturday, in Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a vehicle, killing eight civilians, including five women. In addition, 13 others were wounded and one vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
01/28/2009: On Wednesday, in the night, in Zeli Village, Moqor, Badghis, Afghanistan, armed assailants attacked and fired on the village, causing damage to the village but no injuries. During the firefight that followed between the residents and the assailants, a tribal leader, Usman Baig, was fired on and killed and two insurgents were also killed. The clash took place in Zeli village of the district between pro-government supporters and anti-government local Taliban commander Mullah Ghausuddin. The village was allegedly attacked because the locals did not allow the Taliban to enter their village following the release of Haji Usman Baig. No group claimed responsibility.
04/30/2009: On Thursday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed two civilians whom they accused of spying for foreign and Afghan forces. The Taliban was responsible.
10/07/2009: On Wednesday, in Ziruk, Paktika, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing three civilians, injuring three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/16/2009: On Sunday afternoon at approximately 1300, in Nawroz Shah Brah, Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, one of three rockets fell near the Old Kandahar Hotel, damaging the building but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2009: On Sunday morning, in Marawara, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian water truck, wounding four civilians and damaging one truck. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in the southern city of Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, insurgents hanged two people because their fingers were marked with the ink showing they had voted. The Taliban had vowed to discourage voting, and witnesses told The New York Times that two people were hanged in Kandahar after they voted to discourage others. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a polling station but missed, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/25/2009: On Saturday afternoon at 1330, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, at least seven assailants wearing suicide vests and firing machine guns, targeted a commercial bank, wounding two police officers, 14 civilians, and three military service members. The bank was also damaged in the attack. North Atlantic Treaty Organization's International Security Assistance Force said that all seven insurgents were killed by Afghan security forces. Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit in talks with media via telephone from an undisclosed location claimed responsibility for the attack. The militants vowed to disrupt the coming Afghan presidential election, which will be held on August 20, 2009.
11/17/2009: On Tuesday, in Qala-e Atak, Alishang, Laghman, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a construction site by unknown means, killing two employees of the Atal Afghan Construction Company. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Qalai-e-Nagil, Alishang, Laghman, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and injured three civilians who were on their way to vote. No group claimed responsibility.
05/29/2009: On Friday, in Khowst, Afghanistan, a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle exploded, killing a Provincial Council candidate and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/12/2009: On Wednesday, in Mirwais, Mena, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an explosion killed three children, aged between six and 11, as they were playing. No groups claimed the responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/26/2009: On Saturday, in Nejrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a mobile phone tower belonging to the Ariba company, destroying the tower but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/30/2009: On Saturday night, militants attacked with light and heavy weapons  the prison in Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan. The attackers suffered heavy casualties but caused no civilian casualties or  property damages. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2009: On Friday, in Chowreh, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting civilian vehicles, killing 11 civilians and three children and damaging two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/14/2009: On Thursday around 1200 noon, in the Shambawot area, in Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device  targeting a playground, wounding three civilians and three children. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2009: On Friday, in Marawara, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants intercepted a vehicle supplying groceries to shops and set it on fire, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. The assailants then kidnapped the driver, a government contractor. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
05/05/2009: On Tuesday, in Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed three civilians for allegedly spying for the United States. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/21/2009: On Friday at 1200 midnight, in Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a government vehicle in which ballot boxes were being transported, killing one election official and one driver and wounding seven government employees by unknown means. The assailants also set fire to and damaged the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/05/2009: On Sunday morning, assailants assaulted and killed a humanitarian employee of the Bangladeshi NGO BRAC in the Basal area, in Mohmand Darreh ye Woluswali, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
10/30/2009: On Friday morning at about 0730, a taxi heading to a market in Khogyani hit a bomb buried in the road in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. All eight people on board were killed. The vehicle was damaged. No one has claimed responsibility for the bomb.
04/14/2009: On Tuesday, Taliban militants publically executed an eloping couple with AK-47's in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/11/2009: On Monday, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the office of a construction company, but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/25/2009: On Friday, in Manugay, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed Kandae Village council elder of Manogay District Mohammad Jan son of Abdol Wahab, when he with other local elders was on his way to the provincial capital. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/28/2009: On Saturday, in Kotani, Kher Kot, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), killing a road construction engineer and injuring a security guard while they were on their way to a construction site. No damage or motive were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/05/2009: On Thursday morning, in Dwahmande, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a road construction company vehicle, killing two road construction workers, wounding two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/11/2009: On Thursday night, in Faryab, Faryab, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon the vehicle of the local police chief, Colonel Abdul Ahad, killing two police officers, injuring two police officers, and damaging one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban were responsible.
09/30/2009: On Wednesday, a former leader, Sarbeland, of the Jonbesh-e Melli Eslami-ye Afghanistan political party was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Omarkhel area of Chahar Dara district of Konduz province. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/11/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Khan Abad, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of Syed Rahman, a pro-government figure and former jihadist commander, killing the former commander, wounding two other civilians, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Tani, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped three road construction workers and one driver, and set fire to two road construction trucks, damaging both trucks. After the incident police launched an operation against the assailants, killing three and wounding two others. The status of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, at a high school serving as a polling center, an explosion wounded an election monitor and briefly shut down voting. No damage was reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
07/11/2009: On Saturday, in Shekar, Konar, Afghanistan, armed militants attacked the convoy of Sayed Fazlollah Wahedi, a provincial governor. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, however authorities suspect the Taliban is responsible for the attack.
11/23/2009: On Monday, in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, armed assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a girls' school, damaging the school but resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/18/2009: On Thursday at 1200 noon, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, on the Kabul Shah Road, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device planted on a motorbike in front of the Tawazon Company office, killing one civilian, one child, injuring three civilians, and damaging the office. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban was involved.
09/23/2009: On Wednesday morning at around 0800, on a road side in Khoni Manda, Panjva'i, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing four man, a woman and two children and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/24/2009: On Thursday morning at 1130, a former Mujahidin or anti-Taliban resistance commander, Silab Khan, escaped unhurt when assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device at his residence in Konduz province, Afghanistan. Two of his bodyguards were wounded. A student was also critically injured when he was passing nearby. The house was damaged in the attack. The remote-controlled bomb was placed in a water channel. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/03/2009: On Friday evening, on the Oruzgan-Kandahar Highway, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians, killing one civilian and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility.
05/27/2009: On Wednesday night, in Shoor Andam, Daman, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired rockets and then set fire to the Nasaji Nakhi High School, destroying the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 1000 in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, 10 assailants attacked the governor’s offices with two vehicle-borne improvised devices, damaging the building and killing four security  guards, and wounding six policemen and two body guards. The extremist Taliban group claimed responsibility for the attack. This is one of three related attacks that cumulatively killed five civilians, four police officers and wounded 25 civilians, two police officers and one United States soldier. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, in the fourth district of the city, armed assailants fired a rocket into a residence, injuring a civilian and damaging the residence.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/30/2009: On Saturday morning at 0800, a remote controlled roadside improvised explosive device exploded targeting the car of the governor of Konduz, wounding him and his driver, in an unspecified area of Konduz, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
09/09/2009: On Wednesday, in Sherzad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on and set fire to a health clinic, destroying the clinic but causing no casualties. All 12 rooms and medicines were torched, a loss estimated at about five million Afghanis ($100,000). No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/01/2009: On Monday, in Shahr-e-Safa, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the vehicle of foreign advisers, damaging one vehicle but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility. Two militants and a foreign national were detained shortly after the bombing.
07/19/2009: On Sunday morning, in the Laiqa area of Konduz, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon a car carrying a candidate for provincial council. The candidate and his driver were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, however, the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
02/12/2009: On Thursday, at about 1100, in Dand Wa Patan, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one prosecutor, Mohabat. No damage was reported. It was stated the prosecutor had enemies and the Taleban helped them killed Mohabat. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/26/2009: On Sunday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired on two civilian motorcycle riders, killing one civilian, kidnapping one other, and damaging a motorcycle. The status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, gunmen opened fire on a campaign manager for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election bid. They missed their target, Fazil Ahmad, but killed one of his guards and wounded two other people, including a candidate for provincial council elections to run alongside the presidential vote. The Taliban was responsible for the attack. This was one of two related attacks.
04/12/2009: On Sunday afternoon at 1600, four Taliban militants on two motorcycles shot and killed a female provincial legislator as she was getting out of her car outside her home in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing one tribal leader and his civilian companion and damaging the vehicle. The tribal elder was targeted in an assassination. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device  targeting a crowd of civilians seeking day laborer jobs at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization base, Camp Salerno. The attack killed 3 civilians, four afghan security guards and wounded 19 civilians and 12 security guards. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack
06/30/2009: On Tuesday, in Konduz, Afghanistan, a local politician, identified as Hajji Nazir Ahmadzai, struck a mine with his vehicle, detonating the roadside bomb. The politician escaped unhurt. No group claimed responsibility, however, authorities suspect the Taliban is responsible for the attack.
06/20/2009: On Saturday morning, in Khugiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed one imam on his way home after performing the morning prayers. No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
08/01/2009: On Saturday evening, in the Bazaar Tui area of Balamarghab district of northwestern Badghis province, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Roshan Communication Company antenna, damaging the antenna but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
09/30/2009: On Wednesday, a man, by the name of Rahim, was kidnapped in Yahyakhel, Paktika province east of Afghanistan. He was taken hostage on charges of working for the government. Later that day, Rahim, escaped by grabbing one of the Taliban's gun and killing six of his captors. Assailants set fire to the home of Rahim, in retaliation. No information on the location where he was taken has been reported. No group has claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/23/2009: On Tuesday morning at approximately 0700, in Aqchah, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a vehicle transporting humanitarian workers, killing three workers and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
6/20/2009: Suspected members of the Haqqani network kidnapped Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, an American soldier, in eastern Afghanistan. A video of the captive soldier was released several weeks later; he was asking the United States to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan. In September, 2012, the Haqqani network denied responsibility for the kidnapping, but reassured the family and the United States government that Bergdahl was still alive and would not be harmed. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
06/01/2009: On Monday night, in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants broke into the residents of a member of the district council, shot and killed him and wound his son. No material damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/29/2009: On Friday morning, in Khakriz, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing four civilians, including  a child and a woman. Their vehicle was also destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/21/2009: On Wednesday around noon, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device  targeting the home of a police commander, Afzal Khan, during a wedding ceremony in Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The attack injured three civilians, three children, one police officer and damaged the residence. Spokesman of the security command of Baghlan Province, Ahmad Jawed Basharat, confirmed the suicide attack. Basharat said that the bomber, who was lame from one leg, carried out the attack on a wedding party in Shahr-e Jaded in which security commander of the central Baghlan District, Mohammad Afzal was among the wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday at about 0940, assailants with a remote control detonated a vehicle-borne explosive device (VBIED) in front of the USAID-funded Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) building in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, killing five humanitarian workers, four Afghan and one Nepalese, and damaging seven vehicles and the office. No group claimed responsibility.
09/27/2009: On Sunday, in Kart-e-Parwan, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, armed assailants threw a grenade at the former British embassy building, damaging the building but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/11/2009: On Wednesday, a Taliban suicide bomber, wearing a suicide vest, was shot and killed as he tried to force his way into the Education Ministry in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. The motive and damage were not reported. The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2009: On Monday night at approximately 2230, in Gozara, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired five rockets at a United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) office but missed and instead hit a nearby residence, injuring a UNAMA employee and damaging the residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/04/2009: On Monday morning at about 1000, in Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, a 14 year old suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of a mayor, killing three security guards, three civilians, the mayor, and damaging one vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2009: On Monday,  in Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber walked into the citizen registration department building and blew himself up. Three civilians and five police officers were killed in the attack. Six people, including the district police chief, were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage.
03/20/2009: On Friday morning around 1000, in Qarzai Kotal, Qush Tepa, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants ambushed the district chief on his way to a party, killing seven police officers and four province officials, injuring four others, and damaging at least one vehicle. Four Taliban rebels involved in the ambush were arrested.
10/05/2009: On Monday, in Sewri, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to a construction vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/26/2009: On Tuesday, in the Salar area, in Sheykhabad, Vardak, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped Mohammad Yahya Atar Mowlaye, a provincial political candidate.  On 06/04/2009, in the Haft Asyab area, in Vardak, Afghanistan, the body of the kidnap victim was found; he was beaten to death. No group claimed responsibility. No groups claimed responsibility for the attack but it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/28/2009: On Tuesday night at 2200, in Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying the campaign office of a presidential candidate and several nearby shops but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/09/2009: On Tuesday night, in Angor Bagh, Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a vehicle transporting a senior police officer, Takhar Mehmoodul Hassan, injuring one of his guards and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/13/2009: On Monday morning, in Jalrez, Vardak, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Jalrez police head, Col. Rajab, a district police chief, killing three police officers and the police chief, wounding four police officers, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
01/31/2009: On Saturday,  in Ambu Khak, Chak, Vardak, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a landmine near the convoy of the governor of Wardag, Abdol Halim Fedai, but caused no casualties or damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/12/2009: On Tuesday, unidentified militants fired 12 missiles into a village, one of which struck a residence, killing one child and wounding two civilians, in the Chaghato area of Wardag, Vardak, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
06/18/2009: On Thursday, in Bakwa, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a passenger vehicle, injuring four civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/18/2009:  On Wednesday, in Mushay, Kabol, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped 10 health workers and a child.  On Thursday 02/19/2009, the kidnap victims were released and rescued hours after they were abducted. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
07/03/2009: On Friday evening, in Khvajeh Do Kuh, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a tractor, killing one civilian, wounding one other, and damaging the tractor. No group claimed responsibility.
02/07/2009: On Saturday, in Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants  entered a provincial government official's house as "guests". They attacked Mazhari and beheaded him. No damage was reported and the motive of the attack is not known. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in the Eightenkotal area, Dahana-i-Ghori, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the district intelligence chief, killing the district intelligence chief, one security guard, one driver, and destroying the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/27/2009: On Wednesday night, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/10/2009: On Monday morning at about 1130, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, five civilians and a child were injured when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device in the city of Khost in Afghanistan's Khost province. A vehicle was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
04/25/2009: On Saturday morning, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle shot and killed the driver of the director of National Intelligence Directorate Department in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/04/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in Khost, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two international aid workers. The outcome of the hostage taking is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
11/18/2009: On Wednesday, in Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a convoy by unknown means, killing two tribal leaders, kidnapping three security guards, and damaging at least one vehicle. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2009: On Friday evening at 2100, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, near Shahidano Square, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a market, killing three civilians and three children, injuring 16 civilians and children, and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
07/17/2009: On Friday morning at 0700, at least 11 civilians, including five children, were killed in a blast in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar. The blast reportedly hit a vehicle travelling towards a shrine in the Spin Boldak district of the province. Kandahar is regarded as the Taliban's spiritual homeland. The blast took place in a remote desert area close to the border with Pakistan. Police said that three women were also wounded and taken to hospital. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, senior police official General Saifullah Hakim blamed the attack on Taliban militants.
02/14/2009: On Saturday evening, in Shahshahid area of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, Taliban fighters detonated a Remote-controlled improvised explosive device outside the house of Lotfollah Marshal, the governor of Laghman. No casualties, damage or motive were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/04/2009: On Thursday, in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded prematurely while it was being planted inside a university but caused no damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/25/2009: On Saturday afternoon at 1330, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, at least seven assailants wearing suicide vests and firing machine guns, targeting a campaign forces building, wounding two police officers, 14 civilians, and three military service members. The police headquarters was damaged in the attack. North Atlantic Treaty Organization's International Security Assistance Force said that all seven insurgents were killed by Afghan security forces. Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit in talks with media via telephone from an undisclosed location claimed responsibility for the attack. The militants vowed to disrupt the coming Afghan presidential election, which will be held on August 20, 2009.
07/17/2009: On Friday night, in Akhund, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants attempted to raid the residence of a police officer but were intercepted by local residents. The assailants kidnapped a civilian upon their retreat. Three assailants were killed during the attack and 11 others were captured. The status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/29/2009: On Monday, in Vardak, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at the Hofyan Sharif Mosque, killing a prayer leader, injuring his student, and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
09/25/2009: On Friday, in Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants first fired upon and killed three brothers, then assaulted and killed one other civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/19/2009: On Monday, in Sarkapa Kort Saffly, Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck, killing one civilian and injuring one other. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
06/29/2009: On Monday, in Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a the vehicle of a police chief, killing three civilians, injuring two others, one child, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
01/24/2009: On Saturday, in the afternoon, in Moqori, Badghis, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a group of civilians, killing five civilians and wounding five others. The Taliban claimed responsibility, and thirteen Taliban were killed in the attack.
10/28/2009: On Wednesday morning at about 0500, three Taliban militants wearing suicide vests attacked the Bekhtar United Nations guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. The three gunmen in police uniforms with AK-47s were dropped off at the location by an official green Afghan national police truck and started with killing the Afghan guards at the front gate of the guesthouse and later used grenades during the two hour gun battle at the guesthouse; the three militants, six foreign UN employees, two Afghan security force personnel and a civilian were killed and nine others injured. The militants were killed by security personnel during the attack. This is related to the emergency crews responding to the scene by 0900. Also, the United Nations has implemented a "white city" lockdown, which confines all the staff to the guesthouses and banning any movement within the city until further notice. Furthermore, the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. This attack was targeting UN personnel because of their involvement in the electoral process in Afghanistan and the second run-off in the presidential election that will occur shortly.
09/24/2009: On Thursday morning, in Ainal area of Bano District in Baghlan province, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen fired upon the vehicle of former Jihadi Commander, Mullah Abdul Rauf, killing him and injuring two others including his son. No group has claimed responsibility.
10/07/2009: An explosive device detonated near an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol outside of Siahvashan, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one Spanish soldier was killed and five other Spanish soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2009: On Sunday evening, near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants smashed the musical instruments, beat up and shaved the heads of five musicians for playing at a wedding party. The musicians were then forced to take oaths in the presence of villagers that they would not sing or play music at weddings again. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/02/2009: On Wednesday, in Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants assaulted and hung Abdol Rasul, the twenty seven year old civilian they took hostage a month before for being an alleged spy. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, on Ogata Road in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated five vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices targeting a Japanese construction company. The blast killed 36 civilians, wounded 64, and damaged dozens of residences, buildings, shops, and businesses in the area. The blast knocked out windows and doors of buildings that were in one kilometer radius of the bomb. Out of the five reported vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, only one was confirmed. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected of being responsible.
07/10/2009: On Friday evening, near Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near the convoy of Mohammad Usman Usmani, the Governor of Ghazni province, injuring two private security guards and destroying one vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/27/2009: On Tuesday, militants torched the employee housing and construction equipment of a private construction company building on a police post in Rabat-i-Sangi, Herat, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
07/27/2009: On Monday, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, killing one construction worker and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility.
07/27/2009: On Monday, in Batti Tanna, near Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a construction company vehicle, killing three civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/22/2009: On Wednesday morning at 1100, in Waz-i-Zadran, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a group of road construction workers, wounding two engineers by unknown means and kidnapping 13 road construction workers. The status of the hostages has not been reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
11/20/2009: On Friday morning, in Matun, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing two children and one civilian and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/24/2009: On Thursday morning, in Farah, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the National Directorate for Security (NDS) provincial chief, Abdol Samad Khan, wounding three security guards, the NDS province chief, and three civilians, and damaging the vehicle. Anti-government elements planted a mine under a mini bridge in the Merman Nazo area of Farah Province. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Kajeri, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device, killing a civilian whom they accused of spying. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/30/2009: On Wednesday, a roadside bomb struck the vehicle of the head of the Tribal Solidarity Council, Ghazi Nawaz Tanay in Khost, Afghanistan. He was wounded alongside his bodyguard. No other casualties have been reported, and no group has taken responsibility for the bomb.
12/11/2009: On Friday afternoon, assailants detonated a remote controlled mine targeting a civilian vehicle near Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. The blast took place in Kond area outside the city. A caller named Salahuddin, introducing himself as regional Taliban commander, asserted responsibility for the blast.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday afternoon, near Shinkay, Zabol, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a convoy transporting the District Chief, injuring a police officer and damaging a vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/05/2009: On Monday morning at about 0800, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the car of Hajji Mohammad Nasir, a defense ministry contractor, killing him and his two security guards, wounding the driver, and damaging the car. No group claimed responsibility.
12/25/2009: On Friday night, Taliban militants killed Imamuddin, a blacksmith by profession, for allegedly spying for foreign troops in Chaparhar District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Qari Sajad, claimed to speak for Tora Bora based Taliban, claimed responsibility for the killing and charges were proved against him for spying for foreign and Afghan troops. The chief of Chaparhar District, Hassan Khan Osmanzai, said Imamuddin had no link to the government or foreign troops.
09/15/2009: On Tuesday, in Chowreh, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of Daud Zahi, the district intelligence chief of Chora, killing the intelligence officer, a constable, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
01/17/2009: On Saturday, a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device exploded near the German embassy in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. A US soldier and four Afghans were killed in the attack. Twenty people were wounded in the attack, including six US soldiers and an unspecified number of German civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2009: On Friday, in Spinghar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a tribal gathering. Two chiefs and three Taliban militants were killed in the attack. The Taliban was responsible for the attack.
05/27/2009: On Wednesday, an Afghan civilian was killed and 11 others wounded when a missile struck a wheatfield in Kunar province. No groups claimed responsibility.
08/12/2009: On Wednesday, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian van, killing eight civilians and several children, wounding one child, and destroying the van. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/13/2009: On Sunday at 1930, assailants fired four rockets at a neighborhood in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, wounding two children and damaging a house. The four rockets were reportedly fired from Babos area outside the city and three of them landed in a barren land while the fourth one struck the house No group claimed responsibility.
05/27/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, in Ghyabi Khel, Yahya Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a District Chief's vehicle, killing him, his three sons, a civilian bystander, injuring one other son, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday morning, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon road construction contractors, killing one contractor, wounding four others, and damaging three vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/28/2009: On Tuesday, in Ma'ruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing one civilian, injuring three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
09/06/2009: On Sunday, in an unknown city in Herat, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a tribal leader. On 09/07/2009, police officers rescued the tribal leader and arrested three gunmen, his kidnappers. No group claimed responsibility.
06/01/2009: On Monday morning around 0900, near Khayr Kot, Paktika province, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded along a road connecting Kher Kot and Kharan, injuring two Pakistani engineers. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/28/2009: On Monday, in Kuhestan, Kapisa, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) non-government organization (NGO) building, killing one private security guard and injuring one other. The building was then set on fire. No group claimed responsibility.
05/06/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at 1530, mojahedin of the Islamic Emirate ambushed and opened fire on Mohammad Mohsin a district chief and four others in Dahana-i-Ghuri, Baghlan, Afghanistan.  All five were killed in the attack. The others were identified as the district chief's son, a prosecutor, and a police officer. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2009: On Sunday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a government vehicle, wounding one civilian but causing no damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 1000, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, a group of suicide bombers on foot tried to attack a police headquarters, but were stopped by security forces. The extremist Taliban group claimed responsibility for the attacks. This is one of three related attacks that cumulatively killed five civilians, four police officers and wounded 25 civilians, two police officers and one United States soldier. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Shambawot, Nader Shah Kowt, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants killed a civilian whom they accused of spying.The assailants used a remote control mine in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/17/2009: On Tuesday evening, Taliban militants abducted and killed two Afghan students, Khalid and Abdi Gul, in Saydabad, Wardag, Afghanistan. The militants observed the students speaking with Coalition soldiers and thought they were spies.
06/07/2009: On Sunday morning at around 0900, in Hindozai, Sewri, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a vehicle of a road construction company, injuring three employees and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
06/07/2009: On Sunday, in Dezak Village, Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to the Shahid Abdul Sattar school using gas cylinders, destroying the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/28/2009: On Saturday night, in Spin Buldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a religious cleric of the Ulema Council when he was on his way home from a mosque.  No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is suspected of the attack.
11/21/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in Qush Tepa, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants on motorcycles fired upon and killed one tribal elder and one civilian. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Poshteh, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants flogged a mullah to death. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in Dara-e-Jawz village, in Gorziwan, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon the vehicle of a former commander in the militia of General Abdur Rashid Dostum, killing the former commander, two civilians, and one Non-governmental Organization (NGO) worker, and damaging two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/16/2009: On Thursday evening, in Yousafkhel area, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, killing two civilians, one child, and injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
06/20/2009: On Saturday, in Teyvareh, Ghowr, Afghanistan, armed assailants entered the residence of a police officer, who was the security command's criminal investigation chief, then fired upon and killed him. No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Jalalabad, Kabul, Afghanistan a hand grenade was thrown near a voting station, causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/12/2009: On Tuesday morning at 0600, in Kotwal area, Haskah Menah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an roadside improvised explosive device targeting a construction company's vehicle, killing eight civilians and damaging the vehicle. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/18/2009: On Saturday night, in Malook village, Chichkeh, Konduz, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a political candidate and his civilian companion. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/27/2009: On Monday, in Atrish Village, Darreh ye Nur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a crowd of about five hundred people attending an election rally for presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, injuring two civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday, in Ghowr, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED). Another IED was detonated on the same day, in a different location in Ghowr, Afghanistan. Together, the bombs wounded three civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
05/11/2009: On Monday morning, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, assailants conducted an assault by releasing a toxic gas inside a girl's school, injuring 62 students and one teacher. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is believed to be responsible for the attack.
03/23/2009: On Monday,  in an unspecified area of Paktia, Afghanistan, Taliban militants ambushed the vehicle of a district mayor on the Gardez-Zormat road. The district mayor was injured in the attack and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
11/23/2009: On Monday, in Daman, Kandahar, Afghanistan, two armed assailants set fire to a health clinic, destroying the clinic but resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/20/2009: On Saturday night, approximately midnight, in Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a vehicle, killing three children, three civilians, and damaging one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban were responsible.
08/29/2009: On Saturday night, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a school, killing one child, wounding two children, and causing light damage to a school. No group claimed responsibility.
01/03/2009: On Saturday in the night, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated in improvised explosive device , destroying a medical clinic. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Chapah Darreh, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants assaulted and kidnapped four journalists and one driver.  All the victims were safely released that day. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/21/2009: On Monday at 1100, assailants, with a remote control, detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a civilian vehicle in Chaprahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, killing one civilian, wounding two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
10/31/2009: On Saturday, in Nawzad, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), killing one civilian. The assailants detonated a second IED when a civilian approached the body, killing the civilian. The assailants detonated a third IED when a crowd of people rushed to the scene, killing a third civilian and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2009: On Sunday, in Tanai, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets at a construction company office, causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/12/2009: On Tuesday morning, in Mahmud-e Raqi, Kapisa, Afghanistan, assailants conducted an assault, by releasing a toxic gas inside a girls' school, injuring 84 students, 11 teachers, and two security guards. No group claimed responsibility but it is believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/04/2009: On Sunday evening, in Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a police patrol, targeting a deputy police chief, but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/28/2009: On Tuesday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a shop, killing one civilian, injuring two others, and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
10/31/2009: On Saturday, in Poshteh, Farah, Afghanistan, two Afghan soldiers were killed in Khak-e Safid District. The Taliban had arrested and then killed two soldiers on a road between Balabolok and Khak-e Safid districts. The soldiers were on their way to their house to spend their leave. The governor said that the Taliban beheaded the two men. Their bodies were later found by police in Khak-e Safid District. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/11/2009: On Tuesday, in Imam Sahib, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a gathering of government officials and tribal elders, killing one tribal elder and one civilian and wounding three civilians and one government official. No group claimed responsibility. No specific motive was reported.
11/27/2009: On Friday morning at 0900, in the Sardar Chowk area of Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of the district governor, wounding one police officer and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday morning, in the Lakno area, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a construction company vehicle, wounding two construction workers and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
01/31/2009: On Saturday, near Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants hijacked a vehicle of the Etisalat Private Communication Company and kidnapped three workers of the company. District chief of Pashtun Zarghoon district Abdul Latif Harooni Sunday told Pajhwok Afghan News the three workers of the Etisalat Private Communication Company were kidnapped along with their vehicles from an area between Guzrah and Pashtun Zarghoon districts by the armed men of a prominent anti-government figure Ghulam Yahya Akbari. No injuries were reported, and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/19/2009: On Friday night, in Musakhel, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a school, damaging one school. No group claimed responsibility.
07/22/2009: On Wednesday morning around 1000, in Baharak, Takhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device and targeted a German humanitarian vehicle belonging to AgroAction, killing one humanitarian worker, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/30/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing two civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban was responsible.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of a government official, killing the government official and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban was responsible.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Seyyed Karam, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one civilian for allegedly spying for coalition forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday night at 0300, assailants bombed the Om School in Nadir Shahkut, Khost, Afghanistan, destroying the building. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2009: On Thursday morning, a rocket fired by insurgents slammed next to a polling booth in Ghazni province south of Afghanistan, causing no damage and no casualties. The rocket attack happened minutes after the beginning of the vote and forced the voters to run away but after a while they came to the line and resumed voting. No group claimed responsibility.
05/28/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Matta Cheni, Khowst, Khowst, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped a Turkish engineer. There is no information available on the hostage.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded outside of a gas station, injuring three civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in the Safi area of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon de-miners, killing one non-governmental organization (NGO) worker, wounding four, and kidnapping between six and eleven others. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban were responsible.
04/12/2009: On Sunday afternoon, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a meeting of government officials in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan, wounding one civilian, damaging four government buildings, and one police vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants cut off the ink stained index fingers of two women for voting on Election Day. After they cast their ballots, the fingers of Afghan voters are stained with ink to prevent them from voting multiple times. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/22/2009: On Wednesday morning at 1000, in Ru'i, Samangan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a humanitarian vehicle, wounding one French humanitarian worker and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/05/2009: On Sunday evening, in Musa Qal'eh, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon a funeral, killing four police officers, one of them being the son of the district chief. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/06/2009: On Sunday night, in Charsada, Ghowr, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon Haji Mohammad Harun, the head of the Charsada District but missed, causing no casualties or damage. Police have arrested three suspects in connection with this case. A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusof Ahmadi, claimed that their supporters had killed a bodyguard of the Charsada District chief and wounded another in the attack. However, police in Ghowr Province denied the claims.
07/13/2009: On Monday, in Mohammad Agha, Lowgar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and wounded one political candidate. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/16/2009: On Sunday afternoon at approximately 1300, one of three rockets hit a shop on Khad Street opposite from Shaheedan Square in Nawroz Shah Brah, Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, injuring three people and damaging the shop. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/07/2009: On Monday morning at 1000 in Khoshal Khan, Kabul, Kabol, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a residence, killing three civilians, injuring one civilian and one child, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
06/08/2009: On Monday, a police chief was shot to death after his convoy got hit by a roadside bomb near Kotani area. An ambush, which was carried out by the Taliban, took place after the bomb struck the convoy, and left the chief dead and his guard wounded. On the opposite side, a militant was killed, and one severely wounded. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed that 10 policemen were killed and four vehicles destroyed, but Hameedullah Zhawak, the governor's spokesman, denied the claims. No other casualties have been reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/15/2009: On Sunday, three militants attemped to bomb an office of the Administrative Reforms Commission by planting explosives at key points around the building and planned to detonated it when police entered in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
01/27/2009: On Tuesday, armed militants abducted ten construction workers of a private construction company in a raid in Rabat-i-Sangi, Herat, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 0700, in the Arghandi area, in Kabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the motorcade of the governor of Vardak province, damaging a small bridge but causing no casualties. Four of the assailants were later detained. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/05/2009: On Monday night, two men on a motorbike shot and killed a pro-government mullah as he was praying in Kandahar mosque in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, killing three civilians and wounding four others. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
11/17/2009: On Tuesday, in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday, a civilian helicopter ferrying humanitarian aid was shot down in a southern Afghan province, killing all six Ukrainian crew members and a child on the ground. The transport helicopter crashed in flames in the Sangin district of Helmand province. But the civil aviation authority of the former Soviet republic of Moldova said a rocket or a missile struck the MI-26 helicopter, owned by the Moldovan air charter company Pecotox-Airi. The helicopter had been ferrying humanitarian aid when the crash took place. The Taliban posted a statement on its Web site claiming the helicopter was brought down "by anti-aircraft fire" with 37 British soldiers on board. Moldovan and British authorities said no British troops were on the helicopter. Daud Ahmadi, the spokesman for the Helmand governor, said a 6-year-old child on the ground was also killed.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Qala-i-Khwaja, Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants stormed and attacked a polling station by unknown means and set fire to the ballot boxes, damaging the station and ballots but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/07/2009: On Monday morning, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a pair of armed assailants fired upon and killed a female employee of the Women Affairs Department while she was on her way to work. No group claimed responsibility.
08/19/2009: On Wednesday morning, in central Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, three gunmen armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and hand grenades, seized control of a commercial bank. Security forces surrounded the bank and the three assailants were killed before they could cause any damage or casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack via telephone.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in Moqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a convoy carrying campaigners working for President Hamid Karzai was ambushed five times. One guard was killed and two people were wounded. In addition, five Taliban fighters were killed and six wounded. The Taliban is responsible for this incident.
06/17/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Durahi Archi, Kondoz, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a group of people, killing Mohammad Najeb Jamil, Director of Oil and Gas Department, and injuring two civilians. The Taliban Claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, more than 20 rockets fell in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, in the south. One of the rockets landed near a line of voters at 0720, and killed a child, injured a civilian and damaged a polling station. No group has claimed responsibility, but it is believed that the attack is part of an effort of Taliban to disrupt the election.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday, in Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a mosque, killing one prayer leader, wounding five civilians, and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
07/05/2009: On Sunday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants fired 82 millimeter artillery shells at the airport, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday evening at about 2000, in Pachiro Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle, killing four security guards and two tribal elders, wounding one security guard, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/25/2009: On Saturday morning at about 0800, in Pachiro Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bulldozer, killing two road construction workers, wounding one other, and damaging the bulldozer. No group claimed responsibility.
08/11/2009: On Tuesday morning at around 1000, in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing nine civilians and one child, wounding five civilians, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/28/2009: On Sunday, at night, in Chahar Darreh, Kondoz, Afghanistan, armed assailants entered a mobile phone facility and tied the hands of several security guards. The assailants then fired on an oil tank and generator which caused a fire, damaging the oil tank and generator and destroying the antenna. There were no injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Ahmadzai, Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants stormed and attacked a polling station by unknown means and set fire to the ballot boxes, damaging the station and ballots but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Qazal village, Darzab, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a polling station, damaging the station but causing no casualties. A man was arrested for allegedly firing the rocket, and later admitted to the crime saying Taliban fighters asked him to fire the rocket. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2009: On or around Monday, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants fired on and killed two civilians. No group claimed responsibility although it is widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/27/2009: On Sunday morning at about 0900, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Afghan Minister of Water and Power Mohammad Esmail Khan's convoy, killing five civilians, injuring 13 civilians and children and four of the official's bodyguards, and damaging several vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/23/2009: On Saturday evening, in Chahar Burjak, Nimruz, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped the father and son of a police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
09/17/2009: On Thursday, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a civilian whom they accused of being a spy. The assailants later killed the civilian by unknown means. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Pajhwok Afghan News they killed the man in Kharseen area of Ali Sher district.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Sabari, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two civilians. On 05/24/2009, in the same area, assailants killed both victims and set fire to their vehicle, damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/14/2009: On Saturday, in Nadir Shahkut, Khost, Afghanistan, a remote-controlled roadside improvised explosive device exploded targeting the car of a chief government official, Batiul Zaman Sabari. Militants then fired upon the vehicle. The official was killed in the blast and three of the other passengers were injured. No damage or motive were reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
06/30/2009: On Tuesday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a World Food Program convoy, killing one police officer, injuring three others, and damaging at least one vehicle in the convoy. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/12/2009: On Wednesday, in Badghis, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped five political activists. All five were released the following day, on 08/13/2009, by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/29/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 0900, in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a passenger bus, killing 20 civilians and 10 children, injuring 39 civilians and children, and destroying the Mercedes bus. The road is a well-traveled route for NATO and Afghan government military convoys, and civilian vehicles are often hit as well. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/02/2009: On Wednesday, in Sewri, Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a tribal elder. On 12/3/2009 assailants fired on and killed the tribal leader. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/01/2009: On Thursday evening, unidentified gunmen kidnapped two workers of a mine-clearing organization in west Herat province, Heart, Afghanistan. A security official revealed the two were captured by fighters loyal to Commander Gholam Yahya Akbari Jihadi Group. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and the status of the hostages is unknown.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Zir Koh, Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to three polling centers, damaging the centers but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Logari, Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants stormed and attacked a polling station by unknown means and set fire to the ballot boxes, damaging the station and ballots but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/19/2009: On Friday morning at approximately 1100, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants entered a mosque on the premises of a university, beheading one student and kidnapping one other. The beheaded student was Mohammad Moshtaq, a Kabuli student, and a third year medical student. Mohammad's kidnapped classmate was Abdul Haq. The status of the kidnapped student is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
01/23/2009: On Friday evening, assailants kidnapped Usma Baig in Moqori, Badghis, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Spokesman of the Taliban, Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, told Afghan Islamic Press that two security posts were attacked in Sanjadak, Moqor District, capturing one of the posts, the chief of the post, Usman Baig, and some arms. On 1/24/2009, Baig was safely released in the same area.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Daykondi, Afghanistan, assailants searched lal Mohammad, a civilian and after finding a polling card on him, beat him with the butt of an assault rifle and cut off his ears and part of his nose with a knife as part of punishment for voting. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/16/2009: On Sunday afternoon at approximately 1300, one of three rockets landed in a residence in Nawroz Shah Brah, Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing a woman, injuring another and partially damaging the residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/28/2009: On Wednesday, an exclusive hotel favored by foreigners was attacked by a rocket, forcing the guests to flee to the underground bunkers in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. Police have blocked off large sections to Kabul traffic because the city remained in high security alert due to militants dressed in police uniforms still being at large. No group claimed responsibilty.
05/12/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 1000, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, armed assailants attacked the municipal government building. Four suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the building at the remaining stormed inside firing small arms and grenades, taking 20 employees hostage, killing two civilians, and wounding 16 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. This is one of three related attacks that cumulatively killed five civilians, four police officers, and wounded 25 civilians, two police officers and one United States (US) soldier.  The hostages were rescued by US troops that same day. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
09/02/2009: On Wednesday morning at 1030, in Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in front of the main mosque, killing 12 civilians, three government officials, a few tribal leaders and religious scholars, and two security guards; wounding 35 civilians, several tribal elders, and several religious scholars; and damaging several government vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at about 1500, in Janikhel, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of a deputy chief of police, killing the deputy chief, one security guard, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/11/2009: On Tuesday, in Dwahmande, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a group of road construction workers by unknown means, kidnapping three of them. A vehicle was also damaged in the attack. The status of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/29/2009: On Tuesday, in Jar Afghania, Nejrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped six employees of the Ebtekar-e Bradarani Rahemi Road Construction Company. The assailants later released four of them. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/17/2009: On Friday, two suicide bombers attempted to attack the minister of Refugee Affairs in Zaranj, Nimruz, Afghanistan killing three civilians and injuring three others. One was killed by the security guard and the other fled and detonated. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/10/2009: On Tuesday evening at about 1900, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants in a vehicle opened fire on the car of a journalist, Jawed Ahmad, killing him and damaging the vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility although it is widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/18/2009: On Sunday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, on the Helmand to Kandahar Highway, armed assailants kidnapped two non-government organization (NGO) workers. Two days later, on 10/20/2009, the hostages were released. No property damage was reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
04/01/2009: On Wednesday, four unidentified militants attacked the Kandahar provincial government offices compound with a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, three individual suicide bombers armed with firearms in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The first explosion took place after the three individual suicide bombers exited the vehicle they arrived in and the driver detonated the vehicle killing several civilians and police. Seven civilians and six police were killed in the overall attack and 17 were injured. The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
07/15/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired three rockets at the city causing no casualties or damage. Eyewitnesses told the Afghan Islamic Press that one missile landed near the Bost Hotel, where the house of the governor is also located, the second missile hit Qala Kohna, an area between the national security directorate and prison, and the third landed in Helmand River. No group claimed responsibility.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday evening, in Chahar Darreh, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to at least 12 vehicles of Lala Jan road construction company, damaging the vehicles but causing no injuries. Two employees were later kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. The outcome of the hostage taking remains unknown.
07/23/2009: On Thursday, in Sheykhabad, Vardak, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a road construction truck, wounding three road construction workers and damaging the truck. No group claimed responsibility.
06/06/2009: On Saturday at about 0000 midnight, six armed men attacked the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization office in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan. The incident left two guards injured by a rocket propelled grenade that was used during the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2009: On Thursday, in Dab Baoro area in Shamrak, Keshendeh, Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants set on fire four vehicles and kidnapped two government employees, one non-government organization (NGO) employee, one community leader, and a taxi drive, from the vehicles. The victims were questioned and later released. A spokesman for the Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) in the area, Zubair Siddique claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2009: On Tuesday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted underneath a bridge and targeting a government vehicle, wounding one government employee and one child and damaging the vehicle and the bridge. Al-Fatah claimed responsibility.
06/15/2009: On Monday morning around 0900, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants threw a hand-grenade at Nangarhar University, wounding one student and damaging a building. One has been arrested in connection to the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants fired several rockets at the airport, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/29/2009: On Friday morning, in Ibrahimzai, Mata Khan, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped four engineers (2 Afghan; 2 Pakistani). No group claimed responsibility. There is no further information on the hostages.
09/28/2009: On Monday, in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvise explosive device attached to a motorcycle, killing five civilians, injuring eight others, and damaging a vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
09/04/2009: On Friday, in Chahar Darreh, Konduz, Afghanistan two fuel tankers belonging to Najib private company were hijacked by the Taliban and taken to Omarkhel village in Aliabad District, Afghanistan. The drivers, Mohammad Homayun and Mohammad Malek, were killed for disobeying orders. The oil was also stolen from the tankers. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/26/2009: On Sunday, assailants threw a grenade at a school in Teyvareh, Ghowr, Afghanistan, damaging the school.No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/10/2009: On Friday morning, Taliban militants opened fire on the chief of Maqar District as he was on his way to his office in Maqar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, wounding the chief.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/10/2009: On Monday, in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets into the city, injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, Afghan police killed two insurgents and wounded another when they fired on the district center but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/05/2009: On Sunday morning at 1100, in Khugiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the funeral of a tribal elder, killing five civilians, one security guard, and wounding ten civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
09/28/2009: On Monday, in Sarpoza, Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing three civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
09/28/2009: On Monday, in Kanda Gol, Manugay, Konar, Afghanistan, armed assailants threw hand grenades at a construction company office, killing two contractors and damaging the office. No group claimed responsibility.
04/17/2009: On Friday night around 0130, armed assailants attacked the district headquarters with firearms and incendiary devices in Musakhel, Khost, Afghanistan, killing one police officer and destroying the building.The assailants then kidnapped two officers.The Taliban claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
10/31/2009: On Saturday, in Chanjir, Hokumati Nad-e 'Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, a landmine improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a tractor vehicle, killing two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack..
02/18/2009: On Tuesday night, in Gurboz, Khost, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants set fire to a boy's primary school, destroying it. No casualties were reported.
06/08/2009: On Monday morning at about 1100, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a mobile phone shop, killing one civilian, injuring three others, and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
04/17/2009: On Friday, a suicide bomber who was being pursued by police officers, detonated the improvised explosive device strapped to his body in Zaranj, Nimruz, Afghanistan, killing three civilians and injuring 16 others.No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/05/2009: On Sunday evening, in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, assailants threw grenades at a group of road construction workers, wounding one worker. No groups claimed responsibility.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants killed one religious cleric. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
09/17/2009: On Thursday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a civilian whom they accused of being a spy. The assailants later killed the civilian by unknown means. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Pajhwok Afghan News they killed the man in Maktab area of the Sabari district.
04/20/2009: On Monday, a would-be suicide bomber entered the governor's compound in Herat, Afghanistan, but was fired on by police officers, causing his improvised explosive device to explode, injuring two civilians, one government official, and damaging the compound.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/20/2009: On Monday around 1200 noon, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in Gurboz, Khost, Afghanistan, killing two civilians, injuring six others, and one child.No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday, a suicide bomber killed seven CIA operatives and one Jordanian intelligence officer when he blew himself up at a meeting at the CIA's Forward Operating Base Chapman in the southeastern province of Khost, Afghanistan. The attacker was identified as Humam Khalil Abu Mulal Al Balawi and had been arrested by Jordanian intelligence more than a year ago on suspicion of extremist sympathies. He was then recruited by the Jordanian intelligence service and taken to Afghanistan to infiltrate Al Qaeda by posing as a foreign jihadi. Balawi had been was invited to the remote base after offering urgent information to help locate Ayman Al Zawahiri. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the CIA base. Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud said in an e-mail that his arm of the Islamic movement carried out the attack, using a Jordanian national. Mehsud's message predicted, "This will be admitted by the CIA and the Jordanian government."
08/19/2009: On Wednesday, in Mano Village, Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device when a vehicle transporting election materials passed, injuring the driver and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
09/05/2009: On Saturday morning, in Chahar Darrehchi, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a reporter working for the New York Times and his Afghan interpreter. The province governor of Konduz confirmed that Taliban insurgents blind folded the journalist and took him to an unknown location. On 09/09/2009, assailants fired upon and killed the interpreter. Later, coalition troops safely rescued the reporter. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/20/2009: On Friday morning at 0900, a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated in a bazaar near the provincial governor's office in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Seventeen people were killed, including a policeman, and 38 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2009: On Thursday at 1100, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices (IED) near a bridge in Charkh, Lowgar, Afghanistan. No monetary damage was reported. No casualties were reported. The Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility.
02/18/2009: On Wednesday,  in Watapur, Konar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants set fire to a health clinic. The building was damage but no motive was reported. No casualties were reported.
03/10/2009: On Tuesday,  in Chanjeer, Hokumati Nad-e 'Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing four civilians, injuring six others, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Nahr-i-Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of children, killing three children and wounding four others. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
09/04/2009: On Friday night, in Nangarhar, Afghanistan armed assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a girl's school's warehouse full of edible oil, burning down the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/14/2009: On Sunday night, at an unspecified region in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants killed a local religious leader. No groups claimed responsibility but it was believed that the Taliban was responsible.
12/22/2009: On Tuesday afternoon, assailants fired mortars at a village in Baghlan-e Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan, killing a woman and wounding five children and five civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday night, unidentified militants fired three rockets into the Diwan Bigi area of the 5th precinct, a residential area, of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. One BM1 rocket hit a residential area and another struck a pump station causing a wildfire. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
10/09/2009: On Friday, in Khwaja Sorjoy, Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, 20 assailants hijacked two oil tankers. They then kidnapped four contractors. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/15/2009: On Wednesday, in Nejrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the home of Haji Abdul Sattart, killing the political activist and damaging the home. No group claimed responsibility.
07/07/2009: On Tuesday, in Madadkhel, Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped a tribal leader known as Khano. Later, they fired on and killed him. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/18/2009: On Sunday, in Salar, Sheykhabad, Vardak, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to a vehicle delivering charcoal drums, destroying the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/17/2009: On Wednesday night, in Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired seven rockets at the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) office but caused no casualties or damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/01/2009: On Tuesday, in Qalay-i-Zal, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a government building by unknown means, leaving one tribal militiaman and one Taliban militant dead. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but it was believed the Taliban were responsible.
04/26/2009: On Sunday afternoon at 1400, in Kaimdad, Nerkh, Vardak, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb targeting the vehicle of a local militia leader detonated, killing the leader and five of his bodyguards. The Taliban Islamic Emirate claimed responsibility.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, around noon at 1300 in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded targeting the vehicle of an Afghan Parliament member, killing him, four security guards, and injuring a civilian. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/26/2009: On Saturday, assailants set fire to a girls' school in the village of Langar, Qades, Badghis, Afghanistan, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/15/2009: On Sunday, in Karamkot village, Manugay, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants shot and killed Imdad Khan, for allegedly spying for coalition forces. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/08/2009: On Monday, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device hidden in a tape recorder inside an electronics repair shop, killing a 13-year-old boy, injuring two civilians and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
09/17/2009: On Thursday at 1200 noon, in Qasabano Chowk, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a public market, injuring eight civilians and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
04/20/2009: On Monday morning at 0900, unknown assailants planted an improvised explosive device that hit a civilian vehicle, killing one civilian and injuring two others in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/10/2009: On Monday, in Guzara, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired rockets at the local airport, causing no casualties or damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/10/2009: On Monday afternoon, in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, six armed suicide bombers, dressed in burqas, entered a building located between the governor's residence and the police headquarters and began firing at both buildings with small arms and rockets killing five police officers and two civilians, injuring 26 civilians and police, and damaging both buildings. The assailants detonated at least one improvised explosive device (IED) immediately after entering the building and later, at least three suicide bombers detonated the IEDs strapped to their bodies. A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahed, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Sayed Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside bomb killing two civilians and wounding one. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday, two French journalists, their driver and the Afghan interpreter were kidnapped by Taliban gunmen in Shira Khil and Omar Khil areas in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. They came to Tagab from Sorobi district of Kabul without informing security forces. The police went to Tagab to investigate the incident to next day. They spoke to local residents and did not gain any information about the French journalists. The Taliban demanded a cash ransom, as well as the release of a militant commander, in a statement released on January 6, 2010. The Taliban released another video of the French journalists on February 14, 2010. The driver was released sometime before February 14, 2010, while the two journalists and the interpreter were released on June 29, 2011.
01/24/2009: On Saturday afternoon at 1600, a suicide bomber on foot detonated his device in a local bazaar in an unspecified area of Patkia, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and eight others wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
04/26/2009: On Sunday afternoon, assailants threw a bottle containing a suspected toxic gas into a girl's school in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, injuring 40 students, five teachers, and one police officer.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/16/2009: On Sunday, on the Aqcha-Mangjak Highway in Mengeh Jek, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the convoy of re-election for President Hamid Karzai, injuring two police officers and damaging at least one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban operating in Mangjak, Qush Tepah and Darz Aab areas have warned the people against participation in the election, otherwise they would face wrath of the Taliban.
09/28/2009: On Monday night at about 2230, in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired rockets at the residence of the Provincial Council Chief, Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, damaging the residence but causing no casualties. Assailants then exchanged fire with guards. No group claimed responsibility.
04/26/2009: On Sunday morning, at approximately 0730, assailants fired upon and killed the chief of the public bus service in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/21/2009: On Saturday, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, a landmine exploded, killing two road construction workers. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday at 0000 noon, two militants were killed when the explosives they were planting next to the house of a district chief exploded prematurely in the Nangraj area of Nuristan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday at about 1715, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, an radio-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) exploded on a vehicle, killing several civilians,  including the mayor of Khost, injuring six civilians, and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
12/26/2009: On Saturday, assailants set fire to a health clinic in Langar, Qades, Badghis, Afghanistan, damaging the health clinic but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2009: On Friday, in Darzab, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped a provincial council candidate, Mawlawi Mohammad Nabi, and nine of his bodyguards. Nabi's convoy was ambushed and assailants destroyed three vehicles by arson. No casualties have been reported. The status of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/10/2009: On Monday, in Takhar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the convoy of a female provincial council member who was campaigning for reelection, injuring one police officer and one civilian. Two suspected militants were shot dead by security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
10/17/2009: On Saturday morning, in Matai, Waz-i-Zadran, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped 15 road construction workers while they were on their way home from work. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No property damage was reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/05/2009: On Saturday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device fixed to a motorcycle in front of the main mosque of the city, wounding seven civilians and three children and destroying four vehicles, three flower shops, and the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
09/27/2009: On Sunday, in Daristan, Bakawa, Farah, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a passenger bus, killing three civilians, injuring three others and one child, and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/31/2009: On Tuesday, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and small arms on a reconstruction and development team convoy, killing a civilian bystander and damaging at least one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
12/30/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a hotel, injuring 11 civilians, including children, and damaging the hotel. The bomb was placed under a table of the hotel. The wounded were taken to a health facility of NATO forces and were said to be in stable condition. No group claimed responsibility.
08/10/2009: On Monday afternoon, in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, six armed suicide bombers, dressed in burqas, entered a building located between the governor's residence and the police headquarters and began firing at both buildings with small arms and rockets killing five police officers and two civilians, injuring 26 civilians and police, and damaging both buildings. The assailants detonated at least one improvised explosive device (IED) immediately after entering the building and later, at least three suicide bombers detonated the IEDs strapped to their bodies. A Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahed, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/10/2009: On Monday evening, in Uzben, Sarobi, Kabul, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed a teacher while he was on his way home. No group claimed responsibility.
07/15/2009: On Wednesday, in Balkh, Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants fired two rockets at a regional office of the Mine Action Coordination Centre of Afghanistan, damaging two vehicles and the United Nations office but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in the town of Marjah in the Nad Ali district of Afghanistan's Helmand province, five civilians, including a tribal elder, Haji Abdul Samad, were killed in an ambush by Taliban militants. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/02/2010: On Thursday, in the Chahar Tut area of Darreh-ye Khanabad district, Konduz province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a pro-government militia vehicle, killing four militiamen, including a commander, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility although the Taliban was thought to be responsible.
09/15/2010: On Wednesday, in Char Bolagh district, Balkh, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired on two prayer leaders from mosques in Deh-Naw and Borlak villages while riding a motorcycle, killing both prayer leaders and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday afternoon at 1230, in a camp for returning Mecca pilgrims in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, three Afghan civilians were killed and nine others, including two children and a police officer, were wounded when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device planted on a bicycle by unidentified militants detonated. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/25/2010: On Saturday night, in the Bughwaki Uzbekia area of Sar-e Pol, Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired upon and killed one Independent Election Commission (IEC) employee. Reportedly, the assailants entered the residence of Mullah Ahmad and fired on him. Ahmad died on the way to the hospital. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets at a bazaar, wounding two civilians. The assailants also set fire to the Mellat cable television office, damaging the office but causing no further casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Spokesman of the Taliban Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed that five security officials were killed in these attacks. He also accepted responsibility of putting the cable TV network station on fire.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Dasht-e Archi, Konduz, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired three rockets into the city near an airport, injuring 15 civilians and one tribal leader. The attack caused an unknown amount of property and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in the Taloqan district of Takhar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device placed by unidentified militants detonated targeting the vehicle of a senior provincial official. The bodyguard of the official was injured and the vehicle was damaged but the official escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Khak-e-Safid, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/21/2010: On Tuesday morning at 1130, in the Shenwari, Parvan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle of a road construction company, killing three road construction workers (2 Pakistani; 1 Afghan) and two security guards, wounding three road construction workers, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
09/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Dawlatabad district of Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the vehicle of two political campaign workers working for Abas Ibrahimzada, wounding both workers and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/07/2010: On Thursday, a suicide bomber exploded, targeting a pro-government militia commander, Nasir Paray, in Gardez outside a Kabul Bank branch, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The bomber walked up to the commander and then detonated his explosive vest. Ten people were killed, including the commander, a security company manager, his guards and four children. Twenty-seven more were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
05/25/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing four civilians and one police officer and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/01/2010: On Wednesday, in Ali Sher, Khost, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up a mobile phone tower belonging to MTN Communication Company by unknown means. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/08/2010: On Friday morning at 0900, unknown militants fired three rockets at the future site of the U.S. consulate in Herat province, Herat, Afghanistan. Two rockets hit the former hotel and caused some damage. The other rockets landed nearby. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
09/05/2010: On Sunday, in the Qaisar district of Faryab, Afghanistan, a vehicle carrying construction company workers was intercepted by armed assailants. They forced a Chinese engineer that was aboard out of the vehicle and took him hostage while letting the other 11 Afghans go. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible. The status of the hostage remains unknown and there was no damage reported in the attack to property.
09/02/2010: On Thursday, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants launched three rockets targeting government and foreign buildings. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/11/2010: On Sunday morning, in the Taqqadus village of Khoja Omari District, eastern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked the former head prosecutor Mohammad Rizaan's funeral procession but were repelled back by police forces. Rizaan was suspected to have been killed by the same militants two days earlier on 07/09/2010. Six militants were killed and three police were injured. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/11/2010: On Sunday, in the Daman district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a minibus carrying a mine clearance team hit an improvised explosive device as they drove on a dirt road, killing four people and injuring 14 others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2010: On Sunday, in the Patan district of Paktia, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped four Turkish engineers of the Projea Company along with their local driver when they intercepted their vehicle. The hostages were taken to an unknown location and the status of the hostages is unknown. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night, in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets at a bazaar, wounding two civilians. The assailants also set fire to the Mellat cable television office, damaging the office but causing no further casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Spokesman of the Taliban Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed that five security officials were killed in these attacks. He also accepted responsibility of putting the cable TV network station on fire.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Bal Chiragh, Faryab, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Sholgara district of Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, in the Dezak area of Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants fired on a road construction site, killing one worker and injuring two others. The assailants then kidnapped six other workers. No group claimed responsibility but Islamic Extremists are suspected.
11/14/2010: On Sunday morning at 0945, in Qasaba area of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted inside a pushcart went off killing one person and injuring nine civilians including six children, and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Chemtal district of Balkh, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped three Independent Election Commission officials and took them to an unknown location. They were found dead on 09/19/2010. No group claimed responsibility and no damages were reported.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Kaldar district of Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/04/2010: On Monday afternoon, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, two gunmen riding a motorcycle fired upon and injured the deputy mayor of Kandahar, Noor Ahmad Nazari. Nazari died later on Tuesday from the wounds he suffered during the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban have been suspected by local police.
04/21/2010: On Wednesday, in the Kabul district of Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men shot dead the former head of Nimroz Province anti-terrorism force, Ahmad Shah, in a hotel. No group claimed responsibility.
07/27/2010: On Tuesday, in the Koshk-e Kohneh district of Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped the engineer of a non-governmental organization along with his driver and took them to an unknown location. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
06/14/2010: On Monday, in Koshk-e Kohneh, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
01/07/2010: On Thursday, in Khost, Afghanistan, a bomb hidden under a pile of trash outside the wall of the governor's compound exploded. The bomb exploded outside Governor Tahir Khan Sabari's window during a meeting in his compound. The governor, his chief of staff, the head of education and five other people, including police were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
09/04/2010: On Saturday afternoon, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of students, killing two students and wounding four others. There were no reports of damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/16/2010: On Tuesday morning, in the Chogha area of Khan Abad district, in Konduz, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device placed by unidentified militants was detonated, killing a former jihad militant commander, Haji Bismillah, and his associate, Islamoddin Mojahed, and injuring four others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/04/2010: On Saturday, in Marja, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified insurgents attacked locals as they prayed in a mosque. Two civilians were killed and another was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility, but four suspects were captured afterward. No damage was reported in the attack.
05/31/2010: On Monday, in Guzrah, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device near the convoy of the province police chief, injuring three civilian bystanders and damaging at least one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
09/03/2010: On Friday, in the area between Taywara and Pasaband in Ghowr, Afghanistan, two staff members of the Independent Election Commission were kidnapped when they were on the way to inspect a polling station. The hostages were released on 09/06/2010. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnappings and no damage was reported in the attack.
03/28/2010: On Sunday morning, in Shinkai village, Lakano, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on the vehicle of a government official, injuring two people and damaging the vehicle. The attack was carried out on the vehicle of the secretary to the governor of Khost Qamar Ali Lakanwal, leaving two bodyguards wounded. Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, said that Qamar Ali was the target of the attack and confirmed that two guards were injured and the car damaged in the attack. Mobarez Zadran, spokesman for the governor, also confirmed the attack.
08/06/2010: On Friday, at an unknown location in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, unknown gunmen shot and killed 10 aid workers from the Nuristan Eye Camp Expedition, a medical team from the relief group the International Assistance Mission. Six of the victims were American, two were Afghan, one was British, and one was German. Two Afghans survived the ambush. Both the Taliban and a loosely affiliated group Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility.
06/06/2010: On Sunday, in Nagal Bagh, Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped two engineers working for a non-governmental organization, ASDG, causing no damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
09/23/2010: On Thursday, in Khost, Afghanistan, a bomb was detonated inside a butcher shop near the Spogmai Hotel, which supplied meat to Afghan troops. The blast injured six civilians including the butcher and damaged the butcher shop and two other shops. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
09/05/2010: On Sunday night, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, 45 people were injured by an improvised explosive device that was detonated next to a mosque. The mosque and a market were damaged. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban was suspected.
12/30/2010: On Thursday morning around 1000, in the Girishk district of Helmand, Afghanistan, fourteen civilians were killed, four were wounded and one vehicle was damaged when their minibus struck an improvised explosive device planted by suspected Taliban militants. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/18/2010: On Monday morning at 1117, around Pashtunistan Square in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in one of seven linked attacks, a suicide bomber driving a van painted like an ambulance detonated his vehicle at the Gulbahar center shopping mall near the Afghan foreign and interior ministries building, killing several police and security officials and damaging the shopping mall. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
10/23/2010: On Saturday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, four Taliban suicide bombers dressed as police and women attacked the main United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UN) compound, two attackers, including a car bomber, blew themselves up at the entrance and another detonated his bomb just inside the compound, while a fourth was shot and killed. The attackers used rockets, machine guns and explosives. No casualties were reported from the UN staff and two police officers were wounded in the attack, but ultimately the attack was not successful. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. A Taliban commander, Mullah Bilal, claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the group. One fighter had blown himself up and others had entered the compound, he told Reuters by telephone. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, in talks with media via telephone from undisclosed locations, also claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the attackers on UNAMA office inflicted casualties on employees, however, he did not give more details.
07/22/2010: On Thursday, in the Tanke Sokhta area of Dara Sof District, Samangan, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men intercepted a vehicle and kidnapped five employees of a South Korean construction company “Some One." The five kidnapped included two Afghans and three Bangladeshis. The two Afghan hostages were released on 07/23/2010. The hostages were rescued on 07/25/2010 by military operation. Governor of Samangan province blamed the Taliban for the incident and added that three Taliban had been killed in the operation. No group claimed responsibility.
09/14/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Burqa district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban insurgents stormed a house and killed a tribal elder and former police officer, Mir Yar Mohammad, along with his four sons, and damaged the residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/16/2010: On Tuesday, in the Khanqah area of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired on and killed two private security guards and injured one other at a mosque. The guards were working for a former governor, identified as Muallim Rahmatullah Fiaz, who was praying in a different mosque at the time of attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/09/2010: On Tuesday, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device killing two children and wounding two others in an unreported location in Afghanistan's Faryab province. No group claimed responsibility.
05/08/2010: On Saturday, in Khanabad, Kondoz, Afghanistan, unknown militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) in a crowd gathered to watch a cockfight. One civilian was killed and two others were injured, no damages were reported. The police later found another IED and safely defused it. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban is highly suspected.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Chemtal, Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/01/2010: On Sunday morning at 0700, in the Maywand district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated against a civilian minibus that was travelling from Helmand to Kandahar, killing six civilians, injuring nine others, and damaging the bus. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
09/05/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1710, in Delaram, Nimruz, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the district police chief, killing one civilian, wounding the chief and two other police officers, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected in the attack.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Waz-i-Zadran, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting a road construction vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad website, claiming that the vehicle was destroyed and five people on board were killed. The claim was not confirmed.
11/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Khan Abad, Konduz, Afghanistan, a parliamentary candidate, Mohammad Islam Mujahid and retired policeman, Haji Bismillah, were killed and four people including a mayor, Mullah Mohammad Farhad were injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device in a cemetery targeting the mayor of Konduz. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2010: On Saturday morning, in the Qades district of Badghis province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants publicly flogged and then executed Bibi Sanubar (also called Sanam Gul), a pregnant Afghan widow, for allegedly committing adultery. Sanubar was lashed 200 times. Afterwards, local Taliban commander Mohammad Yousuf carried out the execution, shooting Sanubar in the head three times. Even though the Taliban was suspected, no group claimed responsibility and a Taliban spokesman later denied responsibility for the attack over the phone, but claimed the woman who was a widow, was punished for having illicit relations and becoming pregnant.
08/09/2010: On Monday, in the Qaisar district of Faryab, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants captured twelve villages during numerous attacks. The district chief Mohammed Siddiq claimed that if the Taliban were not stopped the district headquarters would also fall to the Taliban. No casualties or damages were reported in the attacks and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/21/2010: On Tuesday, in the Bala Shahr area of Shindand district, in the Herat province of Afghanistan, a remote-controlled improvised explosive device planted by suspected Taliban militants was detonated targeting the vehicle of a local government official. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/05/2010: On Sunday, in Shegal, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped the chief of the provincial appellate court and three other workers, and took them away to an unknown location. Three of the workers were released on 09/06/2010. The status of the chief is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
04/20/2010: On Tuesday morning, in the Aliabad district of Konduz, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants abducted eight employees of a local construction company and took them to an unknown location. The outcome of the hostage taking is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
05/04/2010: On Tuesday, at the Durkhanai Girls School in Kabul, Afghanistan, twenty-two schoolgirls and three teachers fell ill and were hospitalized after a suspected gas attack carried out by unidentified militants. The attack is the fourth recent poison gas attack on girls schools in Afghanistan following three similar attacks in Kunduz province. No group responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
09/15/2010: On Wednesday night, in Herat, Herat province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants attached an improvised explosive device to a motorcycle and detonated it near the Herat Sports Stadium during a concert, wounding at least 13 people, including two policemen. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/08/2010: On Thursday, in the Nalan area of Delaram district in Afghanistan's Nimruz province, an unspecified number of civilians were killed and injured when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/01/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Mohmand Darreh ye Woluswali, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen kidnapped 16 deminers of a team working for the Organization for Mine Clearance and Rehabilitation in Afghanistan (OMAR). Nine of the abducted were set free that same day, while seven others were taken to Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, and were released on 12/03/2010. No group claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, and one suspect who is suspected to have taken part in the attack was arrested.
06/14/2010: On Monday, in Shah Joy, Zabul, Afghanistan, a civilian, Asadollah, was shot an killed in front of his home for allegedly spying for Afghan and foreign forces. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Asmar, Konar, Afghanistan, a rocket fired by suspected Taliban militants killed a woman and injured a man. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning at 0800, in Arbab Ramazan, Aliabad, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired a mortar which was targeting a polling station, but landed in an area nearby and did not explode. Later, a group of children detonated the mortar when they began to play with it, killing six children. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, near the Adraskan district in Herat, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped Fazia Gilani, a woman running for parliament, along with four of her family members, and six of her supporters. The status of Gilani, her family members and one other supporter is unknown, although five of the supporters were killed on 08/25/2010. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
11/02/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Sra Qala area of Seyyedabad, Wardak, Afghanistan, five unknown militants were planting a mine under a bridge when foreign forces attacked them during an airstrike which killed four of them and wounded one. No casualties or property damage resulted from the attempted bombing attack as the mine did not detonate. No group claimed responsibility.
08/16/2010: On Monday, in the Maidanshahr district of Wardak, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban insurgents shot and wounded the son of an Afghan Public Protection Program (AP3) commander while he was praying at a mosque. AP3 members had just stopped the insurgents from planting an improvised explosive device right before the incident. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/17/2010: On Friday, in the Sarowbi district of Paktika, Afghanistan, a group of militants kidnapped five Independent Election Commission workers by unknown means and took them to an unknown location. The status of the hostages is unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility. There was no damage reported in the attack.
11/10/2010: On Wednesday morning around 1100, in the Bati Tana area of Ali Sher, Khost, Afghanistan, two workers of a construction company were killed and three others were wounded when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting their vehicle. The men were providing security service for a construction company that constructs checkpoints for Afghan Border Police force between Khost and the neighboring Paktika province. The specific motive for the attack; however, Taliban militants have been warning the local contractors not to cooperate with Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-led forces. The attack caused an unreported amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban were responsible.
01/18/2010: On Monday morning at 0915, around Pashtunistan Square in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in one of seven linked attacks, a group of gunmen, including two or three suicide bombers, attacked and took over Qari Sami shopping center, damaging the center and causing an unreported number of casualties. Five Taliban fighters were killed at the shopping center. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/26/2010: On Monday morning at 0800, in the Siagard district, Parvan province of Afghanistan, armed militants attacked civilian vehicles, killed six family members, and injured two others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility but the Taliban was suspected responsible.
11/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber made his way to enter the house of a tribal elder Mohammad Saddiq and detonated his explosives, killing Saddiq and injuring five of his guests. The bomber was also killed in the blast. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2010: On Saturday, in the Sargardan area of Khak-e-Safid district, in Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped three construction workers involved in the construction of the Sargardan dam by unknown means and took them to an unknown location. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, provincial officials claim that the Taliban have been hindering the construction work at the Sargardan and Bakhshabad dams. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the militants are being backed by the Iranian government to delay the construction. The status of the hostages is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Gulistan, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/08/2010: On Saturday, on the Sharan-Urgun Highway in Sar Howzeh District, Paktika province, Afghanistan, a civilian was killed by Taliban militants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack when a regional commander called Pajhwok Afghan News stating they killed him because he was accused of collaborating with coalition forces.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Pusht-e-Rod, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/10/2010: On Tuesday afternoon around 1530, in the Taimani neighborhood of Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside the door of a foreign security company building, killing two security guards, three civilians, and injuring at least two others. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning, in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, one rocket fired by suspected Taliban militants hit the provincial capital, leaving one child dead and another wounded. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
07/11/2010: On Sunday afternoon, in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan, a motorbike bomb ripped through a bazaar injuring 21 civilians, the majority of them being shopkeepers. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Faizabad district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, unknown militants attacked a polling station that had yet to open with a vehicle. No casualties or damages were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
05/04/2010: On Tuesday, in Dand Wa Patan, Paktia, Afghanistan, unknown militants set fire to a girls' school. Although the school was damaged, there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2010: On Tuesday, in the Siyah Gard area of Nahr-e Shahi, Balkh, Afghanistan, four unknown gunmen stopped a vehicle that was transporting five district education officials, then kidnapped one of the officials, Nehr-i-Shahi district education director, Aqa Muhammad, and released the remaining four while setting their vehicle on fire. The hostage was taken to an unknown location and was killed on 06/27/2010. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2010: On Saturday morning, in Nahr e Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan , an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a motorcycle, killing two civilians and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/18/2010: On Monday morning, around Pashtunistan Square in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in one of seven linked attacks, a suicide bomber loaded with grenades detonated his explosives in front of the Central Bank near the presidential palace, damaging the bank and causing and unspecified number of casualties. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/04/2010: On Tuesday, across the Andar District, Ghanzi Province, Afghanistan, twelve civilians were kidnapped by unknown militants. The abductees were accused of spying on the government. On or about 5/18/2010, the militants killed four of the 12 captives. The Taliban is responsible for the abductions. The status of the remaining hostages is unknown.
08/19/2010: On Thursday, in the Sarband Sorkh area of Pusht-e-Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan, a group of suspected Taliban militants attacked workers of the Alkuzai Farahi Road Construction Company. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected to be responsible.
08/06/2010: On Friday, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired eight missiles on Ghazni city and injured the deputy police chief. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
11/07/2010: On Sunday morning around 0700, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb exploded near a civilian vehicle which was en route to Lashkargah. Five civilians, including a woman, were killed and six others including four two were injured in the blast. The attack caused an unreported amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/30/2010: On Thursday, in Nahr e Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated by unidentified militants in a crowded area killed 10 Afghan civilians and wounded several others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
01/16/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified location of the Faryab province, Afghanistan, two Chinese engineers, two Afghan drivers and two guards were kidnapped by the Taliban. On 1/19/2010 the four Afghans were released after negotiations by tribal elders and the Taliban. The two Chinese engineers were still in militant custody. No casualties were reported.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in the Jalalabad district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device, which killed a district chief as he entered a government building and wounded four others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
5/19/2010: An unknown number of assailants attacked Bagram Air Base at Bagram city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The assailants carried grenades, automatic weapons, and rockets, and four of the attackers wore suicide vests. At least seven of the attackers were killed, as was an American contractor; reports indicate that five soldiers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Loya Wala area of Kandahar City, in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, unidentified armed men shot and killed a local tribal leader, Haji Mohammad Rafiq. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
06/15/2010: On Tuesday morning at 0630, in a bazaar in Seyyedabad, Wardak, Afghanistan, two unidentified armed men kidnapped the acting chief of Seyyedabad police, Atiqollah, while he was driving to his office. On 06/21/2010 the assailants fired upon and killed the victim. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/05/2010: On Friday, in Char Bolagh, Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the district chief and his security guards, killing one security guard. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/04/2010: On Tuesday, in Nahrin, Baghlan, Afghanistan, unknown militants fired upon the vehicle of a district chief, Haji Sangi of Borka. One bodyguard was killed, the chief and another body guard were injured, and the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/20/2010: On Tuesday at 1200 noon, in Khost, Khost province, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted on a bicycle and parked in a park close to the Provincial Governor Office when it detonated, but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban is suspected.
04/20/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, two armed men riding a motorbike opened fire on the Director of Cooperative Assisted Farmers, Hussain Walasi, and killed him on the spot. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is suspected.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, militants placed an undisclosed amount of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) composed of 50 kilograms of home-made explosive, 100 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, an 82 millimeter mortar fuse, three ammunition-filled vests, and various IED components to include anti-tamper switches, were found at a market in the town of Marjah in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility, however local officials stated that the IEDs were freshly emplaced, highlighting concerns over continuing Taliban activity in the town.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning at 1000, in Kulangar, Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at a polling center while voters were casting their ballots, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/17/2010: On Friday, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device placed by unknown militants struck an Independent Election Commission's truck loaded with ballots from the parliamentary election, leaving the driver and two civilians injured and damaging the truck. No group claimed responsibility.
10/20/2010: On Wednesday, in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a land mine near a butcher shop and detonated it, injuring three civilians. The butcher shop provided meat to Afghan Border Police stationed in the province. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in the Khinjan district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired on a civilian vehicle, killing two teachers and one civilian and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, but Islamic Extremists are suspected.
05/08/2010: Overnight on Saturday, in the village of Malizo, Khayr Kot District, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, the son of a local government official was killed by suspected Taliban militants. The victim had been working for a private security firm and was renting two vehicles to foreign troops. No group claimed responsibility but it is believed that the Taliban was responsible.
04/23/2010: On Friday, in the Gawmashi area of Delaram district in Afghanistan's Nimruz province, three civilians were killed and their vehicle damaged when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at 1700, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, the governor of the Arghandab district, Haji Abdul Jabar, was killed along with his son, and a bodyguard when a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated next to their vehicle. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/15/2010: On Monday, in Barmal, Paktia, Afghanistan, Afghan security forces shot and killed five men wearing suicide vests and carrying guns who tried to storm government buildings and a bazaar. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2010: On Tuesday, in Dahana-i-Ghori, Baghlan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants raided a police post and government building and beheaded six Afghan police officers. No damages were reported. A spokesman for the Taliban confirmed the attack, but denied the alliance's report on beheadings.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Karbori village, Nejrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded near a member of Wolesi Jirga and parliamentary candidate, identified as Abdul Hadi Safi, killing one of his bodyguards, Almas, and injuring a police officer. There were no reports of damage and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/06/2010: On Monday, in Nahrin, Baghlan, Afghanistan, armed assailants attack the vehicle of Ahmad Masoud Jaushanpoor, the governor of Nahrin. The governor and his driver were killed in the attack and the Taliban claimed responsibility and no damage was reported in the attack.
11/20/2010: On Saturday night, in Borka, Baghlan, Afghanistan, two police officers and a Taliban militant were killed during a clash which erupted when a group of militants attacked and briefly held the district headquarters and bazaar of Borka. One policeman and two Taliban militants were also injured in the attack. The Taliban reported that they had captured the district and the main bazaar of the district, and their spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, told Afghan Islamic Press that two police had been killed and four others injured as a result of the fighting. He gave no details about Taliban casualties.
02/20/2010: On Saturday, in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan, Afghan forces with the support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) explosive ordnance disposal team, disarmed a radio controlled improvised explosive device found at a girls school. No damages or casualties occurred and no group claimed responsibility.
12/01/2010: On Wednesday, in the Sabari district of Khost, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up a mobile phone tower, belonging to MTN Communication Company, by unknown means. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Nahr-e Shahi district of Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/22/2010: On Wednesday evening just after 2100, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device on 40-meter road in a residential area on Cotton Street. The twin explosions resulted in the injury of 19 people total, including 12 civilians and three security personnel. It is unclear how many casualties resulted from each attack. The blast also damaged eight shops in the area. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected the Taliban is responsible for the attack. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said they were aware of the explosions in Jalalabad City but did not know who conducted the blasts.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, six suicide bombers attacked the Kandahar airport. Two of them blew themselves up and the four others were shot and killed by security forces. One NATO soldier and two civilians were injured in the attack. A Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, in talks with media via telephone from an unknown location, claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Dushi district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/06/2010: On Sunday, in an unknown location of Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped and later beheaded a religious scholar and a police officer. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2010: On Monday afternoon around 1315, in Angorbagh area of Jalalabad city, in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, unidentified militants attacked the convoy of the presidential advisor with a roadside improvised explosive device, injuring seven people, including the advisor and his bodyguard, and damaging a vehicle. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. There was no claim of responsibility.
10/04/2010: On Monday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants launched two rockets into the districts bazaar. Killing two civilians and wounding 15, including 13 children along with an unknown amount of property damage. The Taliban was thought responsible but no group claimed responsibility.
01/23/2010: On Saturday, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, two 12-year-old children were playing near a cell phone tower when one picked up what appeared to be a long yellow piece of trash and threw it on the ground, causing it to explode. Both children received shrapnel wounds to their legs, eye trauma, and multiple lacerations to the face and hands. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1330, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, in one of two linked attacks, Hezb-e Eslami members launched a missile at the Provincial Traffic Department building, which did not cause any casualties or damages. The spokesman of Hezb-e Eslami, Waliollah, claimed responsibility.
04/10/2010: On Saturday night at 0200, in the Domanda district of Khost province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants launched a pre-dawn attack on an Indian road construction camp, burning vehicles and equipment and sending the crew fleeing. No casualties were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
10/17/2010: On Sunday, in the Anar Darreh area of Farah, Afghanistan, seventeen construction workers were kidnapped by Taliban militants. The hostages were released on 10/21/2010. Hostages claimed they were taken by Taliban commander Mullah Rahmatullah but no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1400, in the Gushta area, in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to vehicles, damaging three buses, a flying-coach and a civilian car but causing no casualties. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said their fighters torched six tankers supplying oil for NATO forces in the district, and also that an Afghan soldier was killed during the attack. The claim was not confirmed.
09/04/2010: On Saturday evening around 2130, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired several rockets at the United States consulate, wounding five civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/26/2010: On Monday, in the Sorkh-e Parsa district, Parvan province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants kidnapped Abdol Qader, the prosecutor for the district, and took him to an unknown location. The status of Qader is unknown, and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/13/2010: On Saturday, in the Jalalabad district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked Jalalabad Airport by unknown means, causing unspecified casualties and damages. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. A senior spokesman for the Taliban, Zabihullah Mujahid, said 14 militants had been involved in the assault.
12/13/2010: On Monday morning, on the Mazar-Darah Sauf Highway in the Chabchal area, in an unknown city in Samangan, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped two Korean engineers and two Afghan policemen. The hostages would be released later that day during a rescue operation. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
08/30/2010: On Monday night, on the Kandahar-Kabul highway in the Jaldak area in Shahr-e Safa, Zabol province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked a convoy of a private security company, killing two guards and wounding five others. They also set fire to over a dozen vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/11/2010: On Tuesday, in Konduz, Kondoz province, Afghanistan, thirty students were poisoned when a masked militant threw a small box into a classroom of a girls school. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the poisonous gas but the Taliban was suspected responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified location of Herat, Afghanistan, unknown assailants attacked a polling station before it opened. No property damage or casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.
08/12/2010: On Thursday, in an unknown location of Kapisa, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked a local road maintenance team while security guards on site fired back. Three civilians were injured and no damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban were thought to be responsible.
04/27/2010: On Tuesday, in the Zhara area of Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unknown assailants shot to death an Afghan tribal leader, Abdul Rahman. No group claimed responsibility.
01/13/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1030, an unknown militant attempted to drive inside the compound of the district headquarters but police stopped him in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber drove about 20 meters away and detonated the suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a government building badly damaging the building. One Afghan office was killed while four police officers and seven civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
04/30/2010: On Friday morning, in the Musa Qala district of Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted on a bicycle by unknown militants detonated, injuring five civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/20/2010: On Tuesday, in an unspecified location in the Baghlan province of Afghanistan, unknown armed men abducted five local employees of United Nations and took them to an unknown location. The victims' statuses are unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/04/2010: On Tuesday morning at 0930, in Kandahar, Kandahar. Afghanistan, an unknown militant shot and killed a tribal leader and district development council head, Haji Hayatollah. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2010: On Saturday night after 0100, the police chief of Sheigal district in Kunar Province, Jamatullah Khan, and two of his officers were kidnapped while patrolling close to the border with Pakistan. No one claimed responsibility for this incident but local officials blamed the Taliban.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Char Bolagh district of Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/18/2010: On Monday morning, around Pashtunistan Square in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in one of seven linked attacks, a suicide bomber loaded with grenades detonated near the education ministry building, but no casualties or damages were reported. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Tala Bepak district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified area of Konduz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired rockets landing close to a polling station wounding five people, including a police officer. No property damage was reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2010: On Saturday night, in the Spinzar Chaman area of Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, targeting the civilians attending a football game. Four people were killed in the attack, including one police officer and a local tribal leader, and 18 others were injured. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2010: On Saturday morning at 1145, in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired a rocket into the city, killing one civilian, injuring three others, and damaging a residence . No group claimed responsibility.
07/15/2010: On Thursday, in the Loy Karez area of the Maywand District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen intercepted a vehicle carrying six Afghan Public Health Ministry employees, then kidnapped the two doctors, a pharmacist, a nurse and the driver, and set the sixth person free. The victims were taken to an unknown location and no demands were made. No group claimed responsibility and no damages were reported. The status of the hostage remains unknown.
06/22/2010: On Tuesday morning at 0730, in Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a remote-controlled roadside improvised explosive device, targeting Nazir Khidmat, the vehicle of the head of the provincial council, Nazir Ahmad Khedmat, wounding him. his son and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although Taliban is suspected responsible for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan, assailants attacked eleven polling centers by unknown means, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets into the city targeting polling centers, injuring two children. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.
09/18/2010: On Saturday in Musa Qala, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded near a vehicle transporting Independent Election Commission (IEC) personnel and election materials, causing no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/18/2010: On Monday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in the last of seven linked attacks, Taliban militants took over a building next to the Ariana cinema and held two children hostage for an unknown amount of time. No casualties or damages were reported, and the children were soon released. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday evening, near Sar-e Pol, Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, assailants attacked two cell phone towers by unknown means, wounding one security guard and damaging both cell phone towers. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in the Zarghun Shar district of Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device placed in a wheelbarrow near a barbershop, targeting a local Afghan police chief. Seven civilians were wounded in the blast but the police chief escaped unharmed. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/12/2010: On Monday, in an unspecified location in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, a bomb blast killed three security guards of a private road-building company. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/22/2010: On Monday afternoon around 1310, in the Zormat district of Paktia, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device placed by unknown militants detonated targeting a civilian car, killing four civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the car. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
04/21/2010: On Wednesday, in the Konduz district of Konduz, Afghanistan, at least 12 female students from the Fatima Zahra Girls' School were injured after they inhaled some poisonous substance sprayed into the building. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
01/10/2010: On Sunday night, Taliban militants attacked a home with a rocket propelled grenade in Dowlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed, including a 14-year old girl, two women and a man. Two other family members were injured in the attack. The attack occurred because the family refused to pay taxes of their farmland to militants. No group has claimed responsibility but officials blamed the Taliban.
05/11/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Kishim, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a government guest house, wounding one police officer and damaging the guest house. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/12/2010: On Monday, in Zhari, Kandahar, Afghanistan, eight improvised explosive devices were planted in the vicinity of an old school and were removed by a joint International Security Forces patrol and Explosives Ordnance Disposal Team. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/26/2010: On Wednesday evening, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at the city, wounding two children and destroying one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/11/2010: On Wednesday morning around 0800, near the Asadabad district of Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a mosque on the first day of Ramadan. The explosion broke windows and knocked down a tree, but caused no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was thought to be responsible.
08/08/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1400, in the Deh Khoji area of Kandahar city, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted on a motorcycle by unknown militants struck a Kandahar Prison guard bus, killing one person, injuring eleven others, including one civilian, and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning at 1000, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device as the vehicle of the governor of Kandahar passed but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
04/13/2010: On Tuesday, in Garmsir, Helmand province, Afghanistan, an Afghan employee of Arlington-based International Relief and Development was shot and killed by unknown gunmen. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected to be behind the attack.
09/05/2010: On Sunday morning, in Bala Bulok, Farah, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device targeting civilians detonated in a bazaar. The blast injured eight civilians, including two children, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, at a girl's school in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants released a chemical gas into the education building, causing 46 students and nine teachers to end up in the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2010: On Tuesday morning at 0600, in Delaram, Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants carried out an attack against a district government office using light and heavy weapons, injuring three civilians and causing an unknown amount of damage. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
06/12/2010: On Saturday, in Chora, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device killing two construction workers, whom were returning home after their job building a school in the Saraf Gudar area. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in Chahar Darreh, Kondoz, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a former Taliban commander, who joined the government two days prior. The commander, one of his bodyguards and two Taliban militants were injured in the crossfire, also another two bodyguards were kidnapped. The status of the hostages remains unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2010: On Friday morning at around 0700, in Alishang, Laghman, Afghanistan, Abdul Rahman Hayat, a candidate for the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of parliament, was kidnapped. The status of the hostage is unknown. Taliban claimed responsibility for the abduction. There was no damage reported in the attack.
10/30/2010: At 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) outpost in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed with rocket-propelled grenades, mortars, and small arms. Eighty assailants were killed and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that the assailants were Taliban insurgents who had crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan.
07/05/2010: On Monday, in the Warjan area, Deh Rawood, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, two explosions at a school construction site killed two construction workers and injured five civilians. The blast caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/15/2010: On Sunday, in the Faiz Abad area of Kohestanat, in the Sar-e pol district of Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men abducted Doctor Mohammadi, a candidate for parliamentary elections, and took him to the Band Megala area. The status of the hostage and the outcome of the situation are unknown, and no group has claimed responsibility, although the Taliban is suspected.
08/18/2010: On Wednesday morning, in the Shah Joy district of Zabol, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen entered the home of tribal chieftain Atta Khan Kajran and killed the chieftain and his wife. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/15/2010: On Friday evening around 2005, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a rocket hit a road near the German Embassy and the headquarters of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the 10th district of Wazir Akbar Khan. Four civilians were wounded from the explosion. No group claimed responsibility.
07/08/2010: On Thursday morning at 0900, in the Razgard area of Shinwari district, Parvan Afghanistan, a roadside bomb blast ripped through a United Nations vehicle, killing three Afghan security guards and injuring one other. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
09/04/2010: On Saturday, on the Herat-Farah highway in Delaram, Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the provincial police chief, damaging one police vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2010: On Wednesday, in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a university, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
10/26/2010: On Tuesday night, in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, two unidentified suicide bombers attacked the residence of the head of the provincial intelligence directorate, Gen Abdol Samad, killing an Intelligence officer and wounded two others but causing no damage. The senior officer was not harmed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack; their spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, told Afghan Islamic Press that four Taliban, equipped with light and heavy weapons, carried out a face-to-face attack on the house of the head of the Farah Province intelligence directorate last night and that two of his guards were killed and three others injured. Qari Ahmadi also said that two of those Taliban had lost their lives and the other two had managed to escape safely from the scene of the incident.
02/04/2010: On Thursday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one intelligence agent. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1000, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified motorcyclists shot and killed the head of Kandahar Province Information and Culture Department, Abdol Majid Bobe. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/23/2010: On Tuesday night at 0400, on the Herat-Kandahar main road in the Ab Khormai area in Balabolok district, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a passenger bus wounding four civilians. The militants also kidnapped 10 others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility but the Taliban was suspected. The status of the hostage is unknown.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Baghlan city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan, a suspected Taliban attack near a polling station killed seven people, one Afghan soldier and six pro-government militia and wounded five as the country voted in parliamentary elections. No group claimed responsibility although it was widely believed that the Taliban were responsible. There was no damage reported in the attack.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a remote controlled improvised explosive device hidden on a motorcycle killed Kandahar's Hajj and Endowment Directorate and his body guard, as well as injuring two Afghan civilians. The Muslim leader, Mohammad Hassan Taimuri, was responsible for managing Islamic religious institutions and arranging pilgrimages to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday, in Shah Joy, Zabol, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under a bridge, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/26/2010: On Friday in the afternoon, in Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
5/18/2010: A van filled with explosives ran into a NATO convoy during rush hour in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistant. The vehicle detonated, killing five American soldiers, one Canadian soldier, at least 12 Afghan civilians, and wounding at least 47 more. The Taliban took responsibility during a phone call; however, it was later confirmed that the Haqqani network was behind the attack.
07/01/2010: On Thursday, near the provincial governor's office in Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated a remote controlled mine planted under a bridge, killing one, wounding three civilians, damaging the bridge, and shattering all windows in nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
05/24/2010: On Monday, in Zaneh Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants attacked a group of security guards working for a construction company by unknown means, causing no casualties or damage. Four militants were killed by the security guards. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/05/2010: On Friday morning at about 1100, near Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a dog fight, killing two civilians and one child and wounding 17 children and 13 civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
04/10/2010: On Saturday, in the Wardoj district of Badakhshan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants ambushed a convoy carrying provinicial police officials, injuring a district police chief and killing one of his body guards. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
10/17/2010: On Sunday night, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked guards of a private security company who were providing security for a local road construction firm, causing a gun battle between the two. Eight guards were killed and three injured, and one militant was killed. No group claimed responsibility.
08/15/2010: On Sunday, in the Azra district of Lowgar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped a local government official of the Afghan National Directorate of Security and took him to an unknown location. The militants executed the official on 08/18/2010 in the same area he had been kidnapped from. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
01/23/2010: On Saturday, militants riddled a taxi with bullets when it tried to run an illegal Taliban checkpoint south of Sulamenzai village, Paktika Province, Afghanistan. Three women and a young boy were killed, while three other passengers, one woman and two men, were wounded.
12/01/2010: On Wednesday, in the Bak district of Khost, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up a mobile phone tower, belonging to MTN Communication Company, by unknown means. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/16/2010: On Monday, in the Qala I Khuna area of the Gulistan district, in Farah, Afghanistan, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle shot and killed an Afghan government official at a village bazaar. One police officer was also killed in the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
1/26/2010: A car bomb struck a wall and detonated outside Camp Phoenix, an American military base, in Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Only the driver was killed; eight American soldiers and at least eight Afghan civilians were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility in a text message and phone call to the media.
06/01/2010: On Tuesday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants kidnapped the head of the vaccination wing of the World Health Organization and Head of Khost Public Hospital, Dr. Azizollah Rahmanzai, while he was driving on the Sabari-Khost city road and took him to an unknown location. The status of the hostage is unknown. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1630, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired two rockets at the revenue office which was being used as a polling center, damaging the polling center but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/01/2010: On Saturday, in Waza Khwah, Paktika, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped a tribal leader, Haji Kafeel Saduzai, and then shot at and killed him two days later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2010: On Tuesday in the evening, in Hokumati Nad-e 'Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, injuring ten civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2010: On Wednesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a police training center, wounding three people. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/05/2010: On Saturday, in Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a truck, killing three civilians, wounding one other and damaging the truck. No group claimed responsibility.
11/10/2010: On Wednesday, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants was detonated inside a music shop, destroying the shop and wounding at least ten people. One of the injured persons was identified as Mohammad Nader, who was the shop owner. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is possible the attack was carried out against culture that is perceived as immoral. No group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2010: On Wednesday, in Khost, Khost province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, destroying the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2010: On Monday, in an unspecified location near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the vehicle of a politician running for Parliament, injuring his two bodyguards and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, but Islamic extremists are suspected.
06/23/2010: On Wednesday, at an unknown location in the Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, seven Afghan construction workers of the Qaher Afghan Road Construction Company were killed when a remote controlled- roadside improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle and heavily damaged the car. Local authorities suspect the Taliban to be responsible, but there was no claim for the attack. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, Taliban militants regularly target civilians seen as allied with the government or international forces.
07/09/2010: On Friday morning, near the Khwaja Umari district center, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen shot and killed head prosecutor of that district, Mohammad Riza, at his home. No group claimed responsibility. The attack was another example of the targeting of Afghan public servants and the developing rule of law in the country. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility
09/25/2010: On Saturday, in Pasaband, Ghowr, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants abducted Gholam Dastagir from the Kakuri village. On 09/29/2010 the assailants beheaded the victim whom they accused of being a spy. According to police, Dastagir was abducted for cooperating with police during the election. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/16/2010: On Saturday morning, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, unknown armed men shot and killed a tribal leader, Haji Abdul Khaliq, when he was heading to a mosque for morning prayers. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning around 0400, in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan,  a rocket landed in the vicinity of International Security Assistance Force headquarters, scaring people away from the voting polls to elect members of the lower house of parliament. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected because of earlier threats about the voting polls.
06/22/2010: On Tuesday afternoon, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants remotely detonated an improvised explosive device in a bazaar, killing one tribal elder, wounding six civilians and damaging several shops. No group claimed responsibility.
07/16/2010: On Friday, in Bragamatal, Nuristan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked a government office causing a clash to break out with government forces leaving 11 militants dead and several others injured. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
09/30/2010: On Thursday, in Sulemanzi, Dehak, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed three former police officers. According to police, the men, who had left the police force, were ordered from their car on the way to southeastern Paktia province and were then shot in the head and face. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility, claiming the men were working as policemen.
02/03/2010: On Wednesday afternoon, in Dowlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan, armed assailants assaulted and wounded one teacher, then kidnapped two others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
02/19/2010: On Friday afternoon at 1700, in Dola Dola, Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing three civilians and one provincial government official and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
01/18/2010: On Monday morning, near Pashtunistan Square in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in one of seven linked attacks, a rocket hit near a cinema but the damages and specific number of casualties caused was unreported. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/18/2010: On Wednesday, in the Parwayi area of Alingar district, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants fired upon the convoy of Mohammad Daud Niazai, a candidate for the lower house of parliament, killing the candidate's bodyguard and injuring one person. Niazai escaped unharmed. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
06/23/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1130, in Behsud, near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle, killing one bodyguard, wounding four political activists, and damaging the vehicle. The vehicle belonged to Mavlavi Abdul Aziz Khairkhwa, parliamentary election candidate. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2010: On Friday night, in Minara, Arghandab district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped tribal elder, Khalifa Hamidullah, and later shot and killed him. Seventy other tribal elders received letters bearing Taliban stamps, warning them to leave the country in five days or be killed. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
01/30/2010: On Saturday, at an unknown location in Badghis, Afghanistan, two Taliban militants were killed in a gun battle after the insurgents attacked a United Nations World Food Programme supply convoy in the Muqur district. No damages were reported and there was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2010: On Monday, in Darreh ye Pich, Konar, Afghanistan, four government workers were kidnapped by approximately 15 unidentified militants by unknown means and taken to an unknown location. The hostages were released that same day and no group claimed responsibility. There was no damage reported in the attack.
08/16/2010: On Monday morning, in the Aqtapa bazaar of Qala e Zal district, in Konduz, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up and injured four civilians, including three children. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/10/2010: On Friday, in Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants kidnapped three staff members of a parliamentary candidate by unknown means and took them to an unknown location. The status of the hostages is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility. No damage was reported in the attack.
07/10/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1450, near the Continental Hotel in Kandahar city’s commercial center, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a motorcycle, killing at least one civilian, injuring seven others, and damaging nearby shops and cars that were set ablaze in the immediate aftermath of the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
10/04/2010: On Monday afternoon, by Nazek building, near Siman Bridge in Loy Wyala area of Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a former governor of Arghestan District, Mullah Habibollah, was shot and killed in an insurgent attack. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yusof Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack via website.
06/22/2010: On Tuesday, in one of two related attacks, at a square in Marja, Helmand province, Afghanistan, three suicide bombers waiting for United States Representative of Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, were killed, when one of them became impatient and detonated early, killing himself and the other two bombers. Nearby buildings were damaged but no other casualties were reported. It was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
03/09/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2100, in Hamai village, Qades, Badghis, Afghanistan, armed assailants led by Mullah Abdul Hakim attacked the Hamai village and fired on civilians, killing one civilian and injuring one other. The village was reportedly attacked because the villagers disobeyed the Taliban. Taliban commander in Maqur district, Maulvi Abdul Manan, confirmed the attack, but gave no details.
05/02/2010: On Sunday, in Zormat, Paktia, Afghanistan, a bus struck a roadside bomb targeting a civilian vehicle. Six civilians including two children were killed, 14 civilians were wounded and the vehicle was heavily damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday in an unspecified area of Ghazni, Afghanistan, unknown assailants attacked a polling station that was unopened. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
10/12/2010: On Tuesday, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants launched at least one rocket landing in an airport. No casualties were or damage was reported. Although, Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack claiming they caused casualties and physical damage.
06/13/2010: On Sunday, in Karez Wala, Now Zad, Helmand, Afghanistan, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians. Four civilians were killed in the attack and no damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/19/2010: On Monday night, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen entered a mosque and killed the deputy mayor of Kandahar while he was taking part in evening prayer. No group claimed responsibility although the Taliban is suspected.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in the Musayi district of Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a bus carrying employees of the Supreme Court, leaving three members dead and six wounded. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2010: On Thursday, in the Ghazni district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, a parliamentary candidate and three other civilians were injured in a grenade attack at the governor's compound by unidentified militants. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/09/2010: On Thursday, in Charkh, Lowgar, Afghanistan, nine armed assailants surrounded the residence of a former jihadi commander, pulled him out of the residence, and fired upon and killed him. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. There was no property damage reported in the attack.
07/17/2010: On Saturday night at 0100, in the Bakarzai area of Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants exploded targeting the convoy of the governor of Zabol, Muhammad Ashraf Naseri. One vehicle was damaged, but there were no casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2010: On Wednesday morning, in the Sra Qala area of Chaprahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, one person was killed and one other wounded when an improvised explosive device, emplaced by unidentified militants, was detonated targeting the vehicle of a mine-defusing team. The victims were workers of the Demining Agency for Afghanistan (DAFA). The attack caused an unreported amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/11/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1030, in Farah district, Farah province, Afghanistan, two suicide bombers were leaving a mosque and accidently detonated their suicide vests prematurely. Both militants were killed but no other casualties were reported. Officials say the militants were plotting to attack government and civilian targets. No group claimed responsibility although the Taliban was suspected.
01/18/2010: On Monday, Taliban militants launched a rocket at the airport in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The missile detonated on open ground outside the airport causing no casualties or damage. The Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, told Afghan Islamic Press on telephone the morning on 01/18/2010 that the Taliban carried out a rocket attack on the Jalalabad airport in the capital of Nangarhar Province.
05/23/2010: On Sunday morning, in Pol-e'alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired a rocket at Hamid Karzai High School, wounding one student and damaging the school. No group claimed responsibility.
06/11/2010: On Friday, in Shinwari, Parvan, Afghanistan, assailants fired rocket propelled-grenades at an ambulance travelling from Bamyan, the attack damaged the ambulance, killed one health care worker, injured another and the assailants kidnapped the remaining three workers. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
01/14/2010: On Thursday around noon, in Dihrawud, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber was spotted by a guard of the money market, which is inside the Haji Mohammad Nasim Market. The individual then blew himself up with the explosives attached to a waistcoat. Twenty civilians were killed, including the guard and three children, 13 others were injured, including two children. Several shops were also destroyed. There is speculation that the bomber had been planning to attack a meeting of NATO and tribal officials that was being held nearby. Afghan and NATO-led troops cordoned off the area as well as transported the injured to the hospital. It is thought that the bomb exploded prematurely as the bomber waited for a military or police convoy to attack. No group claimed responsibility.
07/11/2010: On Sunday, in Qala e Zal, Konduz, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device as the car of the Qala e Zal Governor hit the bomb, killing the governor, his brother and injuring his son and bodyguard. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1600, a senior tribal chief and former mujahideen leader, Mohammad Haji Zaman, was killed alongside 14 other people while another 15 were injured, when a suspected Taliban suicide bomber targeted a tribal ceremony distributing land to returning refugees in the Khogyani district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. The group has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1600, in the Bolan area, near Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing three civilians and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
06/23/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0935, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified assailants fired a rocket at the Rural Rehabilitation and Development government office, damaging the window-panes several nearby houses but causing no casualties. A second rocket was fired at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) government office, in which one NDS vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
02/18/2010: On Thursday, in Zaranj, Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants threw a grenade at a crowd of people targeting a government official, injuring ten civilians, three children, and two police officers. No damages were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in the Ab Band district of Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on and killed six civilians that were building and repairing roads in the area. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/12/2010: On Wednesday, in the Mizan district of Zabol province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at a group of civilians, wounding two civilians and two children. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/09/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in Sarkandi village, Manugay, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at the vehicle of an official of the Justice Department, killing the official and damaging his vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/21/2010: On Thursday, in Pol-e Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, a girls’ high school was blown up by suspected Taliban militants. A school caretaker was attacked and wounded by the militants after they had detonated the explosives. No other casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/17/2010: On Saturday morning prior to 0930, in Jalalabad city, in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, a bomb targeting an intelligence van exploded. Six people were injured and the van was damaged. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Now Zad, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing ten civilians and two children, injuring 22 civilians and children, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, on a road between Noor Gram and Do Aab in Nuristan, Afghanistan, four armed assailants kidnapped two engineers working for international organizations, Abdul Basir and Abdul Wahid. On 03/15/2010, after a mediation of tribal leaders and efforts of provincial police chief General Qasim, the hostages were released, one badly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on civilians in a mosque killing three civilians and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
12/23/2010: On Thursday, in Borka, Baghlan, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unknown assailants set fire to a communication tower belonging to Afghan Wireless Communication Company. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Alah Say, Kapisa, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants fired at a polling center but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/23/2010: On Thursday, in the Joy Haft area of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a shop. The blast killed one civilian and wounded six others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2010: On Friday in the late afternoon, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired on and killed five civilians for being alleged spies for the International Security Assistance Force. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
01/06/2010: On Wednesday, a blast occurred near a girl's school in Alingar district of eastern Laghman province, Afghanistan. One student was killed and three more were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
09/02/2010: On Thursday, in the Borka district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped 28 Independent Election Commission workers. The workers were released on 09/03/2010. There were no casualties or damaged reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/01/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1010, in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a government official as he got out of his vehicle to enter the Hajj and Endowment Department building, killing the official and his driver, wounding three nearby civilians, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday in Latif village, Gilan, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants fired on a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/21/2010: On Tuesday, in Aliabad, Konduz, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the District Chief of police, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
10/25/2010: On Monday, in the Yangi Qala district of Takhar, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men kidnapped a Dutch aid worker along with his Afghan driver. He worked for the Streams Organization which helps disabled people in Takhar, and was heading towards Konduz when he was kidnapped. On 12/02/2010 the hostages were freed and no ransom payment was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
06/22/2010: On Tuesday, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired three rockets at the governor's office, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
10/04/2010: On Monday, in the Khalaj area of Nawzad, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a local tribal leader. The local tribal leader was identified as Mamur Bashar, and his son was wounded during the attack. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported in the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Khost district, Khost province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated explosives in a polling station set up in a school. The blast injured two observers that were representing a candidate and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban carried out many attacks to deter people from voting.
03/31/2010: On Wednesday morning, a bomb concealed on a bicycle killed 13 people and injured 45 people, including eight children, at a local market in the Nahr e Saraj district just north of Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, Afghanistan. According to the provincial government spokesman Daoud Ahmadi, the bomb exploded near a crowd gathered to receive free vegetable seeds provided by the British government as part of a program to encourage them not to plant opium poppy. No group has claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning at 0830, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a polling center, injuring three electoral observers, injuring one police officer, and damaging the polling center. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/26/2010: On Friday, in the Jalalabad district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a Taliban militant threw a grenade at a building housing U.S. contractors. The grenade exploded but caused no casualties. Nearby hotel guards shot and killed the militant after he threw the grenade. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/11/2010: On Saturday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped a young man, identified as Garan, and later shot and hung him. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was widely suspected. No damage was reported in the attack.
03/08/2010: On Monday afternoon, in Khost, Afghanistan, three to five assailants attacked the Khost provincial palace with small-arms, rocket-propelled grenades and two suicide bombers. One suicide bomber was prevented from breaching the security perimeter and the other suicide bomber was killed by security forces while clearing the police station. No civilian casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/04/2010: On Thursday morning at 0730, seven Saita Construction Company workers were killed in Panjwai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Unidentified militants opened fire on a bus killing the workers while they were on their way to work on the road from Kandahar to Panjwayi. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2010: On Monday, in the Zardalo area of Moqor district, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men fired on a political candidate’s campaign workers, wounding one. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported in the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Qaisar, Faryab, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center, damaging the center but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Dowlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/13/2010: On Sunday evening, in the Shah Joy district of Zabol, Afghanistan, Taliban militants fired upon the residence and killed a civilian accused of spying. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/05/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1700, in Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants launched a rocket targeting the convoy of local district head, Muhammad Rahim Amin. Amin was unharmed in the attack, but a district intelligence official was wounded. The attack sparked a clash between security forces and militants in which two police officers were injured. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the rocket strike, with their spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid saying two security men had been killed and their vehicle destroyed.
06/13/2010: On Sunday, in the Dahana-i-Ghori district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants assaulted, hanged and killed a young civilian for being an alleged spy. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/04/2010: A Canadian tourist identified as Colin Rutherford was reported missing in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid released a statement claiming that “a Canadian spy” was arrested while collecting secret information, and that documents, photographs and footage was collected confirming his activities. The statement also said the Taliban would soon release a video of him. Rutherford was released on January 11, 2016.
05/24/2010: On Monday evening, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge, destroying the bridge but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/04/2010: On Saturday, in Koshk-e Kohneh, Herat, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped two truck drivers after setting fire to their trucks. Both hostages were killed later that day. The Taliban claimed responsibility and the amount of property damage from the attack is unknown.
06/23/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0935, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified assailants fired a rocket at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) government office, damaging one NDS vehicle but causing no casualties. A second rocket was fired at the Rural Rehabilitation and Development government office. The window-panes of nearby houses were also shattered in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, wounding two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
10/30/2010: On Saturday evening, in an unspecified area of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a police chief along with a police constable and a tribal elder were killed as their vehicle hit a landmine planted by suspected Taliban. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was strongly suspected.
03/14/2010: On Sunday, in Todobai village, Sar Howzeh, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two civilians. On 03/15/2010 in the late evening, in the same area, the bodies of the victims were found, having been killed by unknown means, and with a note alleging that they were spies. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/21/2010: On Sunday evening at 2100, in the Dangam district, Konar, Afghanistan, the brother of a district chief was killed and six other family members were wounded when unidentified militants attacked their private residence. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/23/2010: On Saturday, in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan, a bomb attack targeting Mohammad Halim Fidae, the governor of Wardak, killed at least four Afghan soldiers and wounded another. The governor was unharmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Borka district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Balkh district of Balkh province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
10/29/2010: On Friday, in Marja, Helmand, Afghanistan, two female aid workers who ran a jam production project for women, Mahjoba Herawi, were abducted by unknown militants. On Sunday, 10/31/2010, the aid workers' bullet-riddled bodies were found in Marja, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility.
06/24/2010: On Thursday night at 0300, on the Deh Yak-Gardez road, near Dehak, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a private security checkpoint for a road construction company by unknown means. Eight security guards were wounded and the checkpoint was damaged. The assailants also took away 18 weapons from the site. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed that their fighters killed eight security guards in the attack and took five vehicles and several arms with them. The claim was not confirmed.
04/26/2010: On Monday, in the southern city of Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, two Afghan civilians were killed when twin improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated. One of the IEDs was planted on a motorbike by the road, while the other was planted 10 meters away under some garbage. Deputy provincial police Chief Fazil Ahmad Sherzad is believed to be the target of the attack, although he was not in the convoy at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Asmar district of Konar province, in Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants detonated near a car carrying private security workers, killing nine of the members and damaging the car. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in Hokumati Nad-e 'Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped and then fired upon and killed a tribal elder, Haji Mohammad Jan. A tribal elder, who did not want to be named, told Pajhwok, Haji Mohammad Jan was killed because ISAF forces had recently discovered and defused a bomb allegedly planted by Taliban near his house. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/20/2010: On Tuesday, in the Golran district of Herat province of Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped Mohammed Yusof, a parliamentary election candidate. He was taken to an unknown location and released on 07/27/2010. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1500, in the Chappah Darrah district of Afghanistan's Konar province, Rahman Gul, a pro-peace Muslim cleric, and two of his relatives were shot dead during an ambush by unidentified militants. Gul was also a member of the Islamic council in the province and was involved in the reintegration of armed groups in the eastern province. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday afternoon, in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the provincial governor in his vehicle, killing one child, wounding three children and two civilians, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
06/13/2010: On Sunday evening, in Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants on two motorcycles fired upon and killed tribal elder, representative of the Shejad Town, Rostem. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Rezan, Tulak, Ghowr, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants attacked a polling center by unknown means, damaging the polling center but causing no casualties. The assailants then stole election material from the center. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Qaisar, Faryab, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device placed by unidentified militants targeting a civilian vehicle was detonated. The blast killed five tribal elders, wounded four civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
01/18/2010: On Monday morning at 0915, around Pashtunistan Square in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, in one of seven linked attacks, at least 20 armed Taliban militants attacked the presidential palace, justice ministry, ministry of mines, presidential administrative building and Serena Hotel for nearly six hours. The gunmen stormed in after an explosion at the gate of the presidential palace, and machinegun fire could be heard, but the damages and specific number of casualties caused was unreported. From all seven attacks, at least twenty people, including seven militants, three civilians and three Afghan security personnel were killed. Seventy-one were injured, including 35 civilians and 36 police or security officers. It is known that at least ten Afghan soldiers and ten policemen were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/12/2010: On Wednesday, in the center of the city of Khost, Khost Province, Afghanistan, three civilians were wounded when two improvised explosive devices were detonated consecutively by unidentified militants. The first explosion destroyed a vehicle and the second, inside a nearby shop, wounded three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2010: On Tuesday, in Marja, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unknown militants fired on the aircraft carrying U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, as it was attempting to land. The envoy escaped the rocket attack. No casualties or damages were reported, and there was no claim of responsibility.
05/25/2010: On Tuesday, in Konduz, Konduz province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired two rocket-propelled grenades at a house, wounding two civilians and damaging the house. No group claimed responsibility.
04/18/2010: On Sunday, in the Dowlatabad district of Faryab, Afghanistan, a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attached to a bicycle was detonated targeting a tribal elder, damaging a bazaar, killing one civilian and injuring 14 others. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants fired four rockets at the city, wounding four and damaging two homes. No group claimed responsibility.
06/07/2010: On Monday, in Karukh, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants attacked an Iranian road construction company project by unknown means, killing one security guard and damaging the construction site. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/05/2010: On Thursday morning around 0530, in Kabul district, in the Kabul province of Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a mine by remote control near by the Kabul Stadium and injured one civilian. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/19/2010: On Monday night, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, three rockets landed near the city's international airport. Another rocket landed in in Khair Khana district the next morning, just hours before a major international conference to be attended by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and near 40 foreign ministers starts in Afghan capital. No casualties or damages were reported in either incident and no group claimed responsibility.
09/20/2010: On Monday, in the Qades district of Badghis, Afghanistan, Taliban militants abducted two election workers, identified as Haji Abdollah and Haji Abdol Rahim, and took them to an unknown location. A local Taliban commander, Mullah Mohammad Yusof, demanded a ransom of 800,000 Afghanis (16,000 U.S. dollars) for their release. On 09/27/2010, the victims were released. No casualties were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
04/12/2010: On Monday, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, a group of three suicide bombers armed with guns, hand grenades and suicide vests attacked the main intelligence building in Afghanistan. One of them managed to blow himself up injuring two security officials while the other two were gunned down by security forces. The assailants also threw a hand grenade at a school, wounding a teacher and another worker. No group claimed responsibility.
03/06/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1300, in Khost, Afghanistan, in a money exchange facility, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, killing one civilian, injuring two others, and damaging the money exchange facility. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/10/2010: On Monday, in Kunduz city, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan, two pro-government militia fighters and militia commander, Mohammad Ishaq Nizami, were killed when the car they were travelling in was ambushed with an explosive by militants, causing an unknown amount of damage to the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/11/2010: On Thursday afternoon, on the Kabul-Khost highway in Tani, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a road construction vehicle, killing one South African security guard and one driver, wounding two road construction workers (1 Indian engineer; 1 Afghan worker), and damaging the vehicle. General Mohammad Yaqub, chief of police in Khost Province, said that a Taliban militant was also injured in the attack and that police arrested the wounded militant and also seized a rocket launcher, a mine, some explosives and a motorcycle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Zabiollah Mojahed, Taliban spokesman, told Afghan Islamic Press that as a result of that attack, 10 national and international employees of that private security company, who had gone there within the framework of a delegation, were killed. The claim was not confirmed.
07/14/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0630, in the Mushaki area of Qarebagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed militants attacked employees of a fiber optic company. Security forces from the company as well as police officers responded to the attack resulting in an gun battle in which three militants, an employee, and two police officers were killed and six militants, two company security officers and an employee were injured. The amount of damage caused by the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
03/14/2010: On Sunday morning at 0800, in Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, killing a Pakistani construction worker and wounding six others and damaging the vehicle. The device hit the vehicle which was carrying the CITA group on a road close to Pakistan's consulate. No group claimed responsibility.
09/01/2010: On Wednesday evening, in Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants killed one tribal elder. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. No damage was reported in the attack.
06/11/2010: On Friday morning, at about 0800, in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb hit a minibus on a highway, killing nine civilians, including four women and three children, wounding eight others and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible for the attack.
06/13/2010: On Sunday, in between the Khak-e Safid and Posht-e Rod districts in Farah, Afghanistan, unknown assailant attacked and set on fire one of the Roshtan Telecommunications Company’s antenna. The antenna was damaged in the attack, the security guards were tied up but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible for the attack.
10/22/2010: On Friday, in Jani Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on civilians, killing two children and wounding another child. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/03/2010: On Sunday, in Sar Howzeh, Paktika, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a private construction company. One guard was killed and two others were wounded during the blast, along with an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2010: On Friday at 1100, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants released a toxic gas in the Jahan Maleka girls high school, about 60 students and several teachers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Taliban were responsible because they oppose to female education.
04/19/2010: On Monday, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a cart full of alfalfa and pulled by a donkey exploded targeting a civilian house and a nearby police checkpost, killing three and injuring two children, and injuring one adult and two police personnel. No group claimed responsibility.
06/11/2010: On Friday, in the Syah Gard district, Balkh province, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped Aqa Muhammad, an education officer, four of his colleagues and set their vehicle on fire. His four colleagues were released that day, but Muhammad was taken away to an unknown location. His body was found on 06/26/2010 in the Nahr-e Shahi area. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping or murder.
06/16/2010: On Wednesday, in Sheykhabad, Wardak, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped and beheaded, Syed Rasool , a civilian whom they accused of spying. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in the Chagma area of Keshendeh, Balkh, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants opened fire on a parliamentarian candidate's motorcade killing one of his guards and wounding three others. One of the attackers was killed and four others captured in retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility and there was no damage reported in the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in an unknown location near the Sheberghan district of Jowzjan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped one engineer working for the Rural Developmental Department along with his driver and took them away to an unknown location. The status of the hostages is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, although the Taliban was suspected.
07/05/2010: On Monday, in Marja, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants shot and killed an elder because he was planning to attend a shura with international forces. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/22/2010: On Wednesday around 2100, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device in the Shanzda Family area park on Malochu Street near Talashi Square, damaging a vehicle of National Directorate of Security, and wounding a spy officer and two guards. The twin explosions resulted in the injury of 19 people total, including 12 civilians and three security personnel. It is unclear if this number includes any more casualties from the first explosion. No group claimed responsibility but it is suspected the Taliban is responsible for the attack. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said they were aware of the explosions in Jalalabad City but did not know who conducted the blasts.
09/13/2010: On Monday, in the Karezak village of Enjil, Herat, Afghanistan,  unidentified assailants set fire to Sardar Muhammad Daud School, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/20/2010: On Sunday morning, Taliban militants attacked the Bobak village in Aab Kamra, Badghis, Afghanistan. One Taliban militant and one pro-government militiaman were killed in the exchange of fire that ensued. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, a resident, Abdur Rauf, said the villagers were supportive of the government and Taliban often launched their attacks against them. No damages were reported. Maulvi Abdul Manan, regional Taliban commander, claimed only one of their fighters was injured in the attack and that the Taliban inflicted heavy casualties and property damages on the villagers. In retaliation, pro-government tribal militiamen attacked a village of in Magur, on the morning of 06/20/2010 around 0800. Three Taliban militants were killed and at least 30 other civilians were injured in the attack. Many women, children and elderly were among the wounded. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this second attack.
09/08/2010: On Wednesday, in the Zhari district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants fired on the party of the district chief and killed one of his bodyguards. The district chief was unharmed, no group claimed responsibility, and no property damage was reported.
11/01/2010: On Monday, in the Kabul Bandar area of Konduz, Afghanistan, four people, three police officers and a driver, were injured in a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attack targeting the vehicle of a district official. The official was not harmed in the attack. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/02/2010: On Tuesday, in an unspecified location of Farah province, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a Provincial Public Works convoy by unknown means, causing no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/11/2010: On Saturday, in the Zhari district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing three civilians, wounding six children, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in the night, in Archi, Kondoz, Afghanistan, armed assailants attacked the residence of a district chief, causing no casualties and unknown amount of property damage. Police responding to the attack returned fired and killed an attacker on the spot. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Taliban rebels under Mullah Khanak were responsible.
05/12/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0800, in Khost, Khost province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting an ice cream shop, wounding six civilians and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
06/11/2010: On Friday, in Mata Khan, Paktika, Afghanistan, unknown militants fired upon and killed four construction workers. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Rabat-i-Sangi district of Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on Abdul Hadi Jamshidi, an Afghan parliamentary candidate, killing his brother and wounding three private security guards. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
02/15/2010: On Monday, in Bakva, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped 14 civilians and one child. On 02/17/2010, in the same area, police officers safely rescued all 15 victims. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/13/2010: On Monday, in Jar-e-Khusk village of Baghlan-e-Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan, militants attacked the convoy of the Konduz province police chief, Abdul Rahman Syedkhili, with firearms. Two militants were killed in return fire from the police and four more were injured in a gun battle that lasted three hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility and no damage was reported in the attack.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2100, in Khan-e Char Bagh, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to the Arabshah Middle School for Girls, damaging the school but causing no casualties. According to the police, the fire extensively destroyed the school building and the extremists broke the equipment and torched important documents. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/26/2010: On Friday morning at 0630, in Shahr-e Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan several suicide bombers and armed militants targeted a shopping area and guest homes where foreigners frequently stay. One bomber exploded in front of a kebab shop near the Safi Landmark, and the other outside the guest homes. Two other suicide bombers were shot dead by officials. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. A supplemental source has indicated that an Afghan intelligence official has blamed the Lashkar-e-Taliban for the attack.
09/21/2010: On Tuesday, in Kandahar city, in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, Afghan National Police received information about explosives in a downtown mosque. Upon investigation, they discovered a seven kilogram improvised explosive device inside a clock. The device was defused, resulting in no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility.
07/01/2010: On Thursday, in the Khwaja Akbar Qala village, near Pol-e'alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unknown assailants planted three improvised explosive devices under a bridge, which were later be defused by security forces. There were no casualties or damages in the attempted bombing and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Qala-e Naw area of Khanshin district, in Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants detonated near a civilian car, killing nine civilians and damaging the car. The victims were on their way to obtain their voting cards when they were attacked. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, three children were killed when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a shop. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
06/19/2010: On Saturday evening at about 1800, in Maidan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, unknown assailants attacked a group of civilians by unknown means, killing three former policemen and injuring four other civilians. According to Police Chief Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai, the victims killed were former policemen. However, a relative identified the victims an active sergeant and the two as constables. The Taliban claimed responsibility; also claiming that the three men killed were policemen.
04/15/2010: On Thursday, near the Bagh-e Shamal area of Baghlan, Baghlan province, Afghanistan, five Afghan nationals working for the United Nations Office for Projects were reported missing on 04/15/2010 after unidentified militants hijacked their vehicle. The victims' statuses are unknown and no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected to be behind the attack.
04/12/2010: On Monday, in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, a group of three suicide bombers armed with guns, hand grenades and suicide vests threw a hand grenade at a school, wounding a teacher and another worker while attacking the main intelligence building in Afghanistan. One of them managed to blow himself up injuring two security officials while the other two were gunned down by security forces. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants attacked and killed a civilian by unknown means. The civilian was accused of spying for security forces. This is the second execution carried out by the Taliban in the province over the past few days. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/28/2010: On Sunday morning at 0900, in Qalai Ali Khan village in the Pol-e'alam district of Lowgar, Afghanistan, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle fired on the vehicle of Abdullah Ahmadzai, a senior provincial council official, killing the official and his two cousins, and injuring one bodyguard. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, on the outskirts of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at a polling center in the Katrak area, causing no reported casualties or damage. Two militants were killed in retaliatory fire from Afghan National Army (ANA) after the attack on the polling center. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban were responsible.
12/17/2010: On Friday night, in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber was killed when his explosive vest was detonated prematurely inside a mosque, damaging the building. Local authorities said the militant had the intention of attacking the family and relatives of a policeman who was killed days ago in the province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2010: On Friday morning at 0900, in Alishang, Laghman, Afghanistan, a group of militants kidnapped a candidate for parliament by unknown means and took him to an unknown location. The status of the hostage is unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility. No damage was reported in the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/16/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1330, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, in one of two linked attacks, Hezb-e Eslami members launched three missiles on a foreigners' camp. The missiles hit Maydan city, two of which exploded near the PRT camp that caused a fire and heavy casualties. There were no further details given about the number of casualties. The spokesman of Hezb-e Eslami, Waliollah, claimed responsibility.
05/29/2010: On Saturday, in Sargardan Square in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing one civilian, injuring four others, and damaging the vehicle. The attack was thought to target the car of a brother of the head of Dwamanda District of Khost Province, Sayd Ahmad Khan Wafa. No group claimed responsibility.
06/24/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1700, in Khas Uruzgan, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped 11 civilians. On 06/25/2010, in a field in the Bagh Char area of Khas Uruzgan, a villager discovered the bodies and notified local police. Acting Uruzgan governor, Khudia Rahim, said five or six of the 11 victims had been beheaded. However, other officials claim that all eleven victims were beheaded. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, some police officials believe the men were killed because the Taliban said they were spying for the government or working for the government. Another police official claimed that the men were killed for being ethnic Hazaras and [Shia] Muslims, who are facing a widespread oppression from the Taliban. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/19/2010: On Thursday, in an area between Kamirak and Mirmando, in the Sangin district of Helmand province, Afghanistan, around 100 suspected Taliban militants attacked a number of checkpoints belonging to a road construction company, killing 30 security guards and injuring at least 15. No damage was reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/19/2010: On Friday, in the Gazab district of Uruzgan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants set fire to a mosque, damaging the mosque but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban was suspected.
11/21/2010: On Sunday around 1200 noon, in Musa Khel, Khost, Afghanistan, the Police Chief of Musa Khel district, Akbar Jan, was killed during an ambush by suspected Taliban militants. Two of the officer's bodyguards were also wounded in the attack. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
07/07/2010: On Wednesday, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants abducted four employees of an aid agency and took them to unknown locations. No casualties or damages were reported and the status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
06/07/2010: On Monday morning at 1140, in Shorandam, Daman, Kandahar, Afghanistan, three armed suicide bombers drove their vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) to a police training facility and attempted to force their way inside. Two of the assailants, wearing improvised explosive devices (IED) strapped to their bodies, disembarked the vehicle while the third drove and detonated the VBIED against the compound. The remaining two assailants fired on the police and detonated their IEDs in order to avoid capture. The attack killed two private security guards, one American and one Nepalese, injured three police officers and damaged the outer wall of the facility. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired a rocket which hit a residence near the U.S. embassy and the headquarters of NATO-led forces, killing two civilians, injuring three children, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible as they have vowed to disrupt polling throughout the country.
09/01/2010: On Wednesday, in the Dowlatabad district of Faryab province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked a mine clearing agency vehicle but caused no casualties or damages. They then abducted one of it's occupants and took the hostage to an unknown location. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
01/09/2010: On Saturday morning around 1100, an aid agency vehicle hit a land mine in Kahriz area, just outside of Tarinkot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three aid workers were killed and two more were injured. The aid organization and the nationality of the victims were not mentioned. No group claimed responsibility.
08/15/2010: On Sunday, in a bazaar in Mullah Qali village, in the Dasht-e Archi district of Konduz, Afghanistan, the Taliban accused a man and woman of committing adultery and stoned the couple to death during a public execution. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
04/15/2010: On Thursday, in the city of Kandahar in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, six people - three foreign nationals and three Afghan troops - were killed and 16 others were wounded when an unidentified militant detonated a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside a compound used by Western companies. The compound includes the offices of the international contracting company Louis Berger Group, the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative and the aid contracting company Chemonics International. No group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Baghlan district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
01/23/2010: On Saturday, around the Tagaz bazaar in Khanshin district, Helmand, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb. Two children were killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified location in Zabol, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge, damaging the bridge but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
06/07/2010: On Monday, in the Nalan area of Farah, Afghanistan, on the Zaranj to Dilaram highway, unidentified armed assailants fired on and killed a religious leader because he cooperated with the government. No damage was reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/10/2010: On Saturday morning, in the Surai Khula area of Chamkani district, Paktia, Afghanistan, a bus carrying a group of Pakistani Shia Tribesmen was attacked by indentified gunmen, killing 11, injuring three others, including a child and causing an unknown amount of damage. The bus was on a detour in the neighboring country to avoid a dangerous highway, and the militants are believed to have followed the victims from Pakistan to Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility however, pro- Taliban militants are suspected.
03/06/2010: On Saturday afternoon, two children were killed and two others were wounded by an explosion in Mahalajat, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The explosives were packed in a bag near an irrigation canal. The children were playing near the bag when the explosives were triggered. Security officials confirmed the number of injuries as four children, but health officials said they had received the bodies of two children. No group claimed responsibility however the Afghan Interior Ministry blame the Taliban for the blast.
07/07/2010: On Wednesday, in Chaghcharan, Ghowr, Afghanistan, Taliban militants intercepted a vehicle and abducted a prosecutor and a teacher who were aboard. The militants threatened to kill them if 10 of their comrades were not released. The status of the hostages is unknown and no damages were reported. Governor, Fazalul Haq Nijat, confirmed the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1400, in the Khost district, Khost province, Afghanistan, an explosion occurred in front of the Khost prosecution office, injuring at least one police constable. No group claimed responsibility, though the Taliban was suspected to be responsible.
10/12/2010: On Tuesday, in the District of Yahya Khel in Paktika, Afghanistan, six people including two children were killed when unidentified militants fired at and hit a vehicle with a rocket. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Sawkai district of Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen abducted the governor of Sauki district, Hajji Ghulam Nabi, and his son. The status of the hostages and the outcome of the situation are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, although Taliban militants were suspected.
06/25/2010: On Friday night at approximately 2200, in Talashi square, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a music shop, destroying the music shop and damaging several nearby shops. There were no casualties reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Eshaq Zai Village, Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two employees of the Independent Elections Commission by unknown means. The status of the hostages is unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility, as well as demanding 800,000 Afghanis for their release. No damage was reported.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Tamaki High School, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/05/2010: On Friday, in the Khoja Sabz Posh district of Faryab, Afghanistan, a male teenage suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a bazaar targeting the vehicle of a senior provincial official, Rahmatollah, killing 12 people, including one guard and 11 civilians and wounding 30 others, including Rahmatollah. The attack caused an unreported amount of damages and no group claimed responsibility.
10/22/2010: On Friday, in Bar Konar, Konar, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen opened fire on civilians, killing one civilian and wounding three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0600, in the Chawni area near Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants detonated when an employee of a private security company drove his vehicle over the device, killing him and destroying the vehicle. The company was providing security to a road constructing company. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in the Lalmama Tamir area of Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on the vehicle of a local councilor, killing his driver, injuring the councilor, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/25/2010: On Sunday morning, in the Gudalo village of Waghaz district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked a construction company convoy and killed five security guards of a construction company. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Their spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said the fighters also torched the guards' vehicle and seized two walkie-talkies from them. This claim has not been confirmed.
06/26/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1730, in Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the Uruzgan provincial governor, Khodai Rahim, killing two civilians, wounding two civilians, two children, and one police officer; and damaging the vehicle. The attack occurred near a vehicle checkpoint when the governor’s security detachment was passing through. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday at 1200 noon, in the Yakh Karez neighborhood in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an unidentified assailant on a motorcycle fired on the vehicle of the Pakistani SIETA Road Construction Company, wounding one road construction worker and damaging the vehicle. This was the third attack on the company in Kandahar. No group claimed responsibility.
01/29/2010: On Friday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, militants targeted the United Nations and government buildings with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades. At least five attackers were killed and four Afghan soldiers had been injured in the gun-battle. It began with a pair of rockets fired toward the barracks from the desert outside the city. The only heavily damaged building was the market that the insurgents first entered. six suicide bombers had carried out the attack; only two of them managed to detonate their vests, while the other four were killed by security forces. The Taliban were responsible.
10/14/2010: On Thursday morning at 0800, on the Kabul- Kandahar Highway in the Salar area of Wardak, Afghanistan, four guards of a private security company, Salarzai Security Company, were killed when an improvised explosive device detonated next to their vehicle. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
06/26/2010: On Saturday morning at 1000, on a road in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near the Chinese embassy, causing no reported casualties or damage. The spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Zemaray Bashari, said the device was set off near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the neighborhood of the Chinese embassy and the United Nation's Kabul headquarters. Police officials speculate that the explosion involved a suicide bomber; however, this information was not confirmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/23/2010: On Friday, in Charkh, Lowgar, Afghanistan, militants captured two American soldiers. One of the soldiers was killed during his captivity. The body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, was found on 07/28/2010 in the eastern province of Lowgar bearing three bullet wounds. NATO recovered the body of Justin McNeley, 30, in Lowgar on 07/25/2010. No damages were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed that McNeley was killed in a firefight during which they captured PO Newlove.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in an unknown area in the Jowzjan province of Afghanistan, two suicide bombers were stopped by police before they could detonate their improvised explosive devices as they attempted to target a bus. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
06/22/2010: On Tuesday, a bomb planted in a private clinic exploded killing the head of a provincial health department, in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan. Dr. Azizullah Safari was headed to the second floor of his clinic when the bomb detonated under the stairwell. Additionally, the Afghan Ministry of Interior claimed that a woman and child who were waiting for the doctor at his clinic were also injured and the clinic was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
11/04/2010: On Thursday, in an unspecified city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men on a motorcycle shot and killed the Deputy Director for Education, Ahmadullah, while he was walking home with his daughter. His daughter was reported as not injured. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed a civilian whom they accused of spying. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in Towraghondi, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted on a motorcycle, targeting the car of the Minister for Water and Power Mohammad Ismael Khan, damaging the car and injuring the minister and two civilians . No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
09/04/2010: On Saturday evening around 2000, in Kabul city, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Loya Jerga tent on the Kabul Polytechnic Institute campus, damaging the tent but causing no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/20/2010: On Sunday morning at 0750, in Lashkar-gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, a bomb was detonated targeting the Kabul Bank, killing two people and wounding at least 13 others. According to Afghan Ministry of Interior, the two killed were a young girl and a woman. It is possible that a third child, a boy, was also killed in the first explosion; however, it has not been confirmed. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the bomb appeared to have been intended for Afghan soldiers who go regularly to Kabul Bank to collect their pay. Less than an hour later, another bomb exploded 3 kilometers away in front of a high school, wounding five others, including an Afghan soldier and two children. Both explosives were hidden in pushcarts. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, near Khair Abad village, in Khanshin, Helmand, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a truck. The blast killed 15 civilians, wounded four others and damaged the truck. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2010: On Sunday, a bombing attempt occurred four kilometers from the mosque where Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai was meeting with town elders, in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Assailants fired a rocket which landed near the mosque but did not explode causing no casualties or damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
11/24/2010: On Wednesday, in the Bal Chiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan, five village elders were killed and four others were wounded when unidentified militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at their vehicle. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
02/02/2010: On Tuesday, in Kajran, Daykondi, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian motorcycle, killing two civilians and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/22/2010: On Saturday morning, near Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the vehicle of a district chief, wounding one police officer and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/23/2010: On Thursday, in Nahrin, Baghlan, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unknown assailants set fire to one communications tower belonging to Mobile Telecommunication Network. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Bak, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at a group of civilians, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility.
10/22/2010: On Friday, in the Dur Baba district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, the governor of Dur Baba district, Khorshid, and two of his guards were killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device as he was on his way to work. The attack also injured two others. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility but pro-Taliban militants are suspected.
8/27/2010: Several dozen suspected Haqqani members attacked the Forward Operating Base Salerno near the Pakistani border in Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailants were wearing United States military uniforms and suicide vests and were armed with mortars, grenades, and automatic firearms. There were no reported military casualties or injuries, although the base suffered minor damage. Unconfirmed reports of assailant casualties vary. The attack was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bases on the same day. Officials state that, between both attacks, 24 assailants and two soldiers were killed, while another seven soldiers were injured.
05/29/2010: On Saturday morning at 0845, in Khost, Khost province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at an ice cream shop, injuring four civilians and one child and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Qarehbagh district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants detonated, killing three Afghan construction workers and injuring two others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
11/03/2010: On Wednesday, in the Sayed Karam district of Paktia, Afghanistan, a landmine planted on the roadside detonated targeting the car of Agha Gul, governor of Sayed Karam district, as he was on his way to the provincial capital of Gerdez. The governor was injured, his bodyguard killed, and the car was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
10/08/2010: On Friday, in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, 12 people including the governor of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province, Mohammed Omar, were killed and 13 others were injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device at a mosque. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and a Taliban spokesman claimed they carried out the attack.
08/17/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, at least eight civilians were killed when unknown explosives were detonated near a tribal chief's home. The explosives were planted by unidentified militants. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/25/2010: On Sunday, in Dowlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped three Afghan non-governmental organization (NGO) doctors and one driver. Two of the doctors, a female and her husband were released on the same day and the other doctor and his driver were released on 07/29/2010. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/24/2010: On Saturday morning, in Moshki area of Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, guards of an optic fiber company came under attack leaving two vehicles destroyed but causing no casualties. The optic fiber company started work in the province 20 days ago, and two guards of the company were killed last week. No group claimed responsibility.
02/02/2010: On Tuesday at 1200 noon, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon a civilian vehicle, killing two civilians, wounding one other, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/28/2010: On Saturday, in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device inside a local store, killing one civilian, injuring seven others, and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1150, near the Microyan 4 market in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber on a bicycle detonated his improvised explosive device targeting civilians in a market, killing four including a child, wounding 20 others and causing an unknown amount of damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2010: On Friday, in the Kabul Gate area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired on and killed one local government official. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2010: On Saturday evening, in Sarkani, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired upon and killed a tribal elder. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/05/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1100, in Zaranj, Nimruz, Afghanistan, nine militants wearing explosive-laden vests, disguised in police uniforms, encounter police in an armed confrontation while trying to set off a vehicle-borne improvise explosive device against a government compound. Eight of the militants blew themselves up while the ninth was shot and killed by police. One government official, employee, a civilian and police officer were killed in the attack while 10 police officers were wounded. The amount of property damage is unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
8/27/2010: Several dozen suspected Haqqani members attacked Camp Chapman near the Pakistani border in Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailants were wearing United States military uniforms and suicide vests and were armed with mortars, grenades, and automatic firearms. The attack was one of two coordinated attacks that occurred on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) bases on the same day. Officials state that, between both attacks, 24 assailants and two soldiers were killed, while another seven soldiers were injured.
06/20/2010: On Sunday morning at 0810, in Lashkar-gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, a bomb was detonated near a high school, wounding five people, including an Afghan soldier and two children. Earlier, less than half an hour, an explosive was detonated targeting the Kabul Bank. Two people, including a young girl and a woman were killed in the attack and 14 others were wounded. It is possible that a third child, a boy, was also killed in the first explosion; however, it has not been confirmed. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the bomb appeared to have been intended for Afghan soldiers who go regularly to Kabul Bank to collect their pay. Both explosives were hidden in pushcarts. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
05/29/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1230, in the Dispetcheri area of Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber approached the office of a company that supplies food to foreigners and detonated the improvised explosive device strapped to his body, only killing himself and causing no damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/24/2010: On Saturday evening, in the Jangalak village of the Qarehbagh district in Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified armed militants kidnapped Najibollah Golestani, a parliamentary candidate, from his house and took him to an unknown location. On 08/06/2010 relatives, assisted by Afghan soldiers recovered Golestani’s body from the side of road that runs between Qarehbagh and Ab Band districts. Aziza Mysam, a member of parliament from Ghazi, said members of the local council in Qarehbagh told the governor that the Taliban wanted two of their detainees released in exchange for the candidate. She said the governor refused to entertain the exchange offer. No group claimed responsibility.
04/15/2010: On Thursday, in the Nabozai area of Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan, one civilian was killed and another was injured when their tractor struck an improvised explosive device placed by unidentified militants. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2010: On Thursday, in Spin Buldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants dragged council member, Amir Mohammad Noorzai out of his residence, then they shot and killed him. No group claimed responsibility.
05/07/2010: On Friday night, in Arghistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unknown militants stormed into the house of a former police chief and opened fire. The former chief, identified as Manan Khan, and two of his guards were killed as a result. The assailants then stole a vehicle from the residence with arms and ammunition. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2010: On Saturday, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up targeting Hamdullah Nazik, the governor of Daman district, killing himself, one civilian and injuring six others. The governor escaped the attack unharmed. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in the Dasht-e Tob area of Maidanshahr district, in Wardak, Afghanistan, a local council of Chek District was killed by unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2010: On Thursday, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants killed two civilians, Amir Jan and Qari Qasim, both age 30, by unknown means for being alleged spies causing no damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/23/2010: On Friday, in Bahramkhail village in Ismail Khel district, Khost, Afghanistan, a land mine exploded inside a mosque killing a candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, Sayedullah Sayed, while he was making a speech. The explosion injured 20 people and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
06/02/2010: On Wednesday, in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at the peace jirga hosted by the President, causing no casualties or damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Eaq Teroq area of Almar district, in the Faryab province of Afghanistan, a remote-controlled bomb placed by unidentified militants detonated under a bridge, killing a former Mujahideen commander, Abdul Salam, his two sons, a bodyguard and driver. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/11/2010: On Friday, in Mata Khan, Paktika, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped four constructions workers. The victims were fired upon and killed that same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/20/2010: On Monday evening, in the Chora district of Uruzgan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants destroyed one cell phone tower belonging to a private company, Afghan Wireless Communication Company. The attacked caused an unknown amount of property damage and no casualties were reported. A local Taliban commander told Afghan Islamic Press that the tower was destroyed when it failed to stop its operations for a specific time during the day despite repeated calls from the Taliban.
03/13/2010: On Saturday morning at 0730, in Nachin village outside the city of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, six civilians were killed and one other was wounded when their vehicle struck remote-controlled improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Sayad, Sar-e pol, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked a polling station and managed to capture and kidnap Gholam Qadir, an observer and representative of a Wolasi Jerga candidate. The status of the hostage is unknown. The attack on the polling station caused no casualties or damage, and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday morning around 0630, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the office of a local telephone company, injuring two civilians and damaging several vehicles and buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
09/16/2010: On Thursday night at 2000, in Qulaghai, Muqur, Badghis, Afghanistan, eight election workers and 10 political campaigners of candidate, Muhammad Shahm, were kidnapped by unidentified armed militants. On 09/19/2010 the militants released the victims. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the abductions. There was no damage reported in the attack.
09/16/2010: On Thursday, in Qarlaq, Archi, Kondoz, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle transporting a candidate for the lower house of parliament, injuring his civilian companion and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
06/25/2010: On Friday morning at 0500, in Jorm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants set fire to a girls' high school, damaging the school. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the headmaster of the school, Abdol Shakur, blamed the attack on militants involved in anti-education acts.
09/01/2010: On Wednesday evening, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a market, wounding seven civilians and three children and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
09/26/2010: On Sunday, in Chawkay, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified armed insurgents kidnapped a British woman, Linda Norgrove, and three of her Afghan colleagues employed by the United States aid group Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI). They were travelling from Asadabad to Jalalabad when they were kidnapped. The three Afghan colleagues were later released on an unspecified date. According to sources, the colleagues were released while Norgrove remained hostage. On 10/08/2010, during an attempted rescue mission by US forces, the British woman was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but an Afghan security official claimed that local Taliban insurgents led by a man called Mullah Basir and an associate called Qari Ruhullah were responsible for the kidnapping. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, denied militants' involvement in the abduction of the British woman and her three Afghan colleagues.
05/03/2010: On Monday, in Qalat, Zabol, Afghanistan, unknown militants attacked a female former government employee, Zakira. She was dragged from her home, stabbed to death and beheaded. The victim has been threaten in the past by the Taliban to quit working for the goverment. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban is suspected.
07/01/2010: On Thursday morning at 0930, in the fifth district of Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, a grenade exploded, injuring four but causing no damages. The man who carried out the attack was among the wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday night, Taliban militants kidnapped a tribal militia commander, Allah Beeri, along with three companions in the Qala-i-Zal District of northern Konduz, Afghanistan. The location of where they were taken has not been reported. The three companions were later killed in a clash between police and the insurgents. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said they abducted the commander with three others and that the commander was alive, but his partners were killed. The status of Beeri is unknown.
08/08/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1430, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a police chief's convoy, killing four Afghan police, including one female, and injuring another. The police chief escaped unharmed. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
11/09/2010: On Tuesday morning around 0800, in Showak, Paktia, Afghanistan, the district governor of Showak, Ali Abadi, was killed and his car destroyed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, but Taliban militants regularly plant roadside bombs to target Afghan forces and the Unites States-led foreign presence in the country. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban were responsible.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in one of three linked attacks, unidentified assailants fired rockets at and damaged the Provincial Council building, but no casualties resulted. Two other government buildings were targeted in the related attacks, including the Revenue Department and the governor's residence, also resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
04/03/2010: On Saturday, in Dasht-e Archi, Konduz, Afghanistan, a rocket attack killed a child and injured two women. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
05/29/2010: On Saturday, in Lakano, Khost, Khost province, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying Zakokhel High School but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Jalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated near the Jalalabad airport, but no casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning at 1145, in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device composed with rickshaw , targeting a motorcade of government officials, killing two civilians and wounding one civilian and one child. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2010: On Sunday morning, in the Changnan area of Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a police convoy which was transporting ballot boxes, injuring one police officer and damaging at least one vehicle. A self proclaimed Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2010: On Saturday, at a graveyard in the Sangin district of Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device was detonated at a funeral service, killing five civilians and injuring 20 others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
05/23/2010: On Sunday in the late evening, in Domanda, Khost, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped then fired upon and killed two tribal elders, two civilians, and one teacher. The assailants also kidnapped two other civilians, but safely released them later in the evening. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/28/2010: On Saturday evening, in the Shindand district of Herat, Afghanistan, a group of unidentified assailants shot and killed a contender for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Haji Abdul Manan, as he was walking from his home to a mosque for evening prayers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Jaghatu, Wardak, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired a mortar at a vehicle, injuring three civilians and two children and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/02/2010: On Monday morning around 0900, near a market in the Gosh Khana area of Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide car bomber targeting Dand mayor, Haji Ahmadullah Nazak, detonated his explosives-laden Toyota Corolla vehicle killing six children and causing extensive property damage as nearby houses and shops caught fire. The mayor, however, escaped unharmed. Minutes later, a second explosion targeting rescuers occurred at the same place injuring a policeman and two other children on site. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities blamed the Taliban for being responsible. Witnesses reported that the bomber appeared to be a blond, light-skinned foreigner.
10/01/2010: On Friday, in the Khosh Dara area of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a pro-government militia commander, Amanullah. The commander was killed and four of his associates were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. There was no damage reported in the attack.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified area in northern Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, killing five civilians, including an Arbakai tribal leader, and also wounding two other civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
04/02/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified location in the Konduz province of Afghanistan, unknown assailants kidnapped a 40-year-old Japanese journalist by the name of Kosuke Tsuneoka, and took him to an unknown location. The freelance journalist had been in Afghanistan since mid March to cover the Taliban. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown and no group claimed responsibility, thought the Taliban was suspected to be responsible.
07/04/2010: On Sunday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped six employees of Faizullah Construction Company. The six were on their way from work when they were abducted. On 07/05/2010, the militants shot and killed the hostages, then dumped the bodies of the six employees in the Andar district and Arzo village. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2010: On Friday, in Khost, Afghanistan, one or two unidentified assailants fired on a group of humanitarian workers, killing one Afghan humanitarian worker and wounding five soldiers, four humanitarian workers (3 Afghan; 1 German), one civilian, and one child. Officials said that a group of German and afghan aid workers were inspecting a high school being renovated in eastern Afghanistan when they were attacked. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, six rockets landed in the city as the Afghan citizens began voting for a new parliament. According to police, five rockets landed in the farming area on the outskirts of the city and a sixth rocket landed on a house in the same area, causing no casualties. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in one of three linked attacks, assailants fired rockets at and damaged the Revenue Department, but no casualties resulted. Two other government buildings were targeted in the related attacks, including the governor's residence and the Provincial Council building, also resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
09/07/2010: On Tuesday, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, an Afghan Public Protection Program commander was kidnapped by unknown gunmen and taken to an unknown location. The outcome of the situation is unknown and no group claimed responsibility. There was no property damage reported in the attack.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, two armed assailants on motorcycles fired upon and killed the provincial head of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC), Javed Alami. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the assassination.
09/18/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1530, in Pol-e 'alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired a rocket at the Saydan polling center, damaging the center but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in the Rahmat Abad area of Sholgara, Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on the vehicle of a former senator, tribal and influential figure, Hajji Mohammad Ebrahim Khan, and killed him. Taliban Spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for killing Hajji Mohammad Ebrahim and told AIP that he was killed during the Al-Fath (Conquest) Operations launched by the Taliban.
09/15/2010: On Wednesday, in a remote village of Adraskan, Herat, Afghanistan, 17 unidentified armed men kidnapped three campaign workers and one political candidate, Safiullah Mujaddedi, at gunpoint. The men asked 2.7 million (59,387 USD) for his release which they later reduced to one million (21,995 USD). On 09/23/2010, in the same area, the assailants released the political candidate unharmed. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. There was no damage reported from the attack and the status of the remaining hostages is still unknown.
06/26/2010: On Saturday morning, in Zardalo, Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 50 armed unidentified assailants on motorcycles set fire to two middle schools, damaging both schools but causing no reported casualties. The middle schools included one school for girls. No group claimed responsibility; however, police suspected the Taliban to be responsible. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Muhagud, denied their involvement in burning the schools, saying they support education. He said the incident was aimed at defaming Taliban.
07/18/2010: On Sunday, in an unspecified location in the Zabol province of Afghanistan, insurgents fired a mortar round at a large group of Afghan men, women, and children as they waited for regularly scheduled medical outreach to begin. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/03/2010: On Monday, in Imam Saheb, Konduz, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped three civilians including a driver whom was later killed for being an alleged spy. The status of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban is suspected.
05/23/2010: On Sunday, in Dowlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired on the house of a tribal elder, killing the tribal elder, wounding two civilians, and damaging the house. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
09/16/2010: On Thursday night, in Mohammad Agha, Lowgar, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets and firearms at the governor's residence, damaging the residence but causing no casualties. The governor's security guard later engaged in a firefight with the assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Behsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Mohammadi Sahibzad School, which was being used as a polling center, causing no reported casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/19/2010: On Sunday morning at 0630, in Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, two Taliban suicide bombers entered an Afghan Army recruitment center and opened fire, sparking a gun battle. Soon after they detonated their explosives, killing seven and injuring 14 others. No damage was reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/19/2010: On Sunday, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, five Afghan soldiers were killed and nine others were injured when one militant detonated a suicide improvised explosive device belt near a military bus outside a military recruitment center. The bus was damaged and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/28/2010: On Tuesday, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck the vehicle of deputy governor, Muhammad Kazim Allahyar, killing him, his adult son, the driver, and three body guards and injuring 12 civilians nearby. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Shirkat Newa area of Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a local government official. One vehicle was damaged and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2010: On Saturday morning at 1115, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired on a group of police officers, killing the district police commander. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning at 1045, at least seven civilians were killed and 14 others were wounded when unidentified militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) attached to a bicycle near a bus station in the city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's Helmand province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning between 0700 and 0800, in Lalpurir, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at a building surrounding a polling center but caused no reported casualties or damage. Taliban spokesman, Mr. Mojahed, claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/14/2010: On Thursday, in an unspecified area in Sar-e Pol district, Afghanistan, unidentified militants launched missiles and one struck an Azizi Bank building. There were no casualties reported in the incident, but the bank was severely damaged. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban was suspected.
06/26/2010: On Saturday morning, in Zardalo, Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, 50 armed unidentified assailants on motorcycles set fire to two middle schools, damaging both schools but causing no reported casualties. The middle schools included one school for girls. No group claimed responsibility; however, police suspected the Taliban to be responsible. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Muhagud, denied their involvement in burning the schools, saying they support education. He said the incident was aimed at defaming Taliban.
12/22/2010: On Wednesday, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen shot and killed Mullah Amanullah, a local tribal leader and member of the local government council, along with his son. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday morning, in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets and/or artillery at several polling centers but caused no reported casualties or property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/19/2010: On Sunday, in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants shot and wounded a senior Electoral Complaints Commission official. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2010: On Saturday night, in Sarobi, Paktika, Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents kidnapped five election workers. The outcome of the hostages is unknown. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujjahid, claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in an unknown city of Takhar province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants fired a rocket that struck a house, killing one civilian and wounding two others in the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
06/08/2010: On Tuesday at 1030, in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan, Taliban militants kidnapped and executed a seven-year-old boy after accusing him of spying for foreign government forces. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday morning, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a market place, destroying six music shops but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/18/2010: On Saturday night, in the Mazar-e-Sharif district of Balkh, Afghanistan, one Bangladeshi national was killed by unknown means when armed militants attacked a South Korean road construction camp. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in the Jalzo School in Padkhwab Roghan, Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants attacked the Padkhwabshana polling center using an explosive device, damaging the center. It is unclear whether or not the attack caused any casualties. One source indicated that the attack caused no casualties while another reported that four soldiers were killed while three others were wounded. Taliban spokesman, Mr. Mojahed, claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0530, in Dehak, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified armed militants ambushed a road construction company security guard post, killing five security guards and wounding two others. Two other guards of the company were reported missing and there is no information about their whereabouts. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported in the attack.
01/01/2010: On Friday afternoon, in the Dwamand district of Khost, Afghanistan, four security guards for a road construction crew were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/27/2010: On Sunday night, in Sholgara, Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants kidnapped four road construction workers, including two Afghan engineers, who were working for a Korean road construction company. The workers were carrying out construction of a road between Kashand area of Balkh and Dara Saof area of Samangan province when they were seized. The company had been engaged on the construction of a 140-kilometer road project linking Mazar-i-Sharif to Dara-i-Sauf district in neighboring Samangan over the past three years. No casualties and no damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
05/03/2010: On Monday, in Tawhid Abad, Ghazni, Ghanzi, Afghanistan, an unidentified militant group fired rocket-propelled grenades at a school. Three students and one teacher were injured in the attack, and the school was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday at 0800, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a polling center near Nangarhar University. No casualties or damage was reported during this bombing. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/06/2010: On Thursday, in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed militants attacked the convoy of a former Attorney General by unknown means. The former Attorney General and one member of his security detail were injured and at least one vehicle was damaged. The assailants then kidnapped four member of the security detail, releasing three of them on 5/18/2010. The fourth security detail remains in captivity.The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants beheaded an interpreter for foreign forces. No group claimed responsibility.
03/06/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified city of Zabol province, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped the director of the Rural Development Department, Rahim Dad Khan. The status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
09/16/2010: On Thursday, in Ghorian, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the residence of a candidate for the lower house of parliament, Gholam Mohammad Danesh, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Wardak, Afghanistan, assailants attacked the convoy of the Interior Minister by unknown means, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Panjwai, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants beheaded two civilians for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants on an abandoned motorcycle detonated. The attack, which was targeting the convoy of Jan Mohammad Khan, the Afghan presidential advisor on tribal affairs, killed a civilian, wounded a police officer and caused an unspecified amount of damage to one of the vehicles in the convoy. Khan managed to escape unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/03/2010: On Wednesday, in Zaranj, Nimruz, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants fired five missiles targeting the airport in Zaranj. All five missiles missed the airport and landed in the surrounding area. No casualties or damage were reported in the attack.
11/29/2010: On Monday, in Tizin village in the Sarobi district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked convoy of 18 security guards of a road construction company, injuring one private security guard. Nine of the security guards were taken hostage. No damage was reported and the Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in one of three linked attacks, assailants fired rockets at and damaged the governor's residence, but no casualties resulted. Two other government buildings were targeted in the related attacks, including the Revenue Department and the Provincial Council building, also resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
11/03/2010: On Wednesday night, in the Pashad area of Sakano, Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants killed two police officers they had kidnapped on 10/27/2010. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. No damage was reported in the attack.
09/18/2010: On Saturday, in Mohmand Darreh, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired rockets at several polling centers but caused no reported casualties or damage. Taliban spokesman, Mr. Mojahed, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that rockets were fired on the border brigade in the Sarband area.
07/24/2010: On Saturday night, in Bragamatal, Nuristan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked and captured the Bragamatal district. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage but no casualties were reported. Afghan forces recaptured the district on 07/25/2010. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2010: On Tuesday, in the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan's Kandahar province, an Afghan female employee of a United States-based development company was shot dead by an unidentified militant as she left her office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/17/2010: On Sunday morning at 1000, in the Chesht-e Sharif district, Herat, Afghanistan, the Chesht-e Sharif district chief, Abdul Qayyum, a senior district police officer and four other policemen were killed when their vehicle was ambushed by Taliban militants. One police officer was also wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0930, two unidentified male suicide bombers dressed in burqas entered an office of International Relief and Development in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, and started shooting at security guards. The two suicide bombers were killed before they could detonate their explosives. The Afghan secretary, who was the only one in the office at the time of the attack, received two gunshot wounds to the stomach. Later, authorities safely defused the improvised explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility.
06/09/2010: On Wednesday evening at 0930, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden mini-van at a wedding party, killing at least 40 people and wounding 87 others, including ten children. It was believed that the Taliban was responsible, but they denied any involvement.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in Chardiwal bazaar, assailants attacked and killed a civilian by unknown means. The civilian was accused of spying for security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/24/2010: On Friday afternoon around 1630, in the Kholm district of Balkh, Afghanistan, two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle fired on and injured a German aid worker and his interpreter in their vehicle as they were driving to the Mazar-e-Sharif district. The aid worker died one day later while in the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2010: On Thursday evening, in the Nawa district of Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants attacked the house of a member of the village council by unknown means, killing two civilians, wounding the government official, one civilian and one child. The residence was also damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
11/29/2010: On Monday night, in Darkha, Samangan, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen kidnapped two engineers of the Public Works Ministry along with their driver while inspecting the Darah Sauf-Mazar-i-Sharif road project. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected of demanding a ransom of 200,000 dollars for one of the engineers and killed him when it wasn't delivered. The status of the remaining hostages is unknown.
08/30/2010: On Monday night at 2200, in an unspecified location in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, a rocket was fired by militants at the office of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and one security guard was injured. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in Qochin village, in the Sheberghan district of Jowzjan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants abducted three National Directorate of Security personnel and one policeman by unknown means and took them to the Kamar Tomdida area of Sar-e Pol city, in the Sar-e Pol province. All four victims were killed in Sar-e Pol that same day. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
09/16/2010: On Thursday morning at 0500, in Dehak, Ghazni, Afghanistan, on the Ghazni-to-Paktia road, unidentified assailants attacked a security post at a road construction site by unknown means, killing five security guards, injuring two others while two more were missing, and damaging the checkpoint. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility in a telephone call to AFP, saying the missing guards had been involved in planning the attack and were with the militants.
12/09/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in the Mazghwaza area of Musa Khel, Khost, Afghanistan, unknown armed men abducted 18 de-miners travelling in a truck. The de-miners worked for Mine Detection Center (MDC), non-governmental organization clearing mines and unexploded devices in the province. On 12/10/2010, all 18 de-miners were rescued by NATO-led troops and Afghan security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/29/2010: On Monday morning at 1045, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, a remote controlled improvised explosive device placed on a roadside near a girls' school was detonated by unidentified militants, injuring at least five civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
10/18/2010: On Monday, on the Kabul-Kandahar road in the Nuh Baba area of Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, three employees of a security company were killed when an improvised explosive device, placed by unidentified militants, was detonated next to their vehicle. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
10/27/2010: On Wednesday, in the Pashad area of Sakano, Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants kidnapped two policemen who were later killed on 11/03/2010. Qari Yasin, who introduced himself as a Pakistani Taliban spokesman in Konar, said the policemen, seized in the Pashad area of Sarkano, were killed Wednesday night.
12/10/2011: Sixteen people were wounded and two people were killed in an IED attack in Kunduz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The bicycle bomb was remotely triggered and was targeting Sayad Sarwar Hisseini, a member of the of the high peace council. Among the two killed was a former jihadi commander, Shir Mohammad Arab. The rest of the wounded and killed were civilians. No claim of responsibility was made.
12/22/2011: In eastern Afghanistan, an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed in a bomb attack . No additional injuries or property damage were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/20/2011: On Monday, in Nerkh, Wardak, Afghanistan, unknown militants fired a rocket at a house of civilians, wounding 10 civilians, including a woman and six children. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2011: On Wednesday afternoon at 1700, in Ghazni City, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Taliban militants fired on and killed a police officer. The officer was identified as Abdul Jalil, and he was returning home from work when he was attacked by gunmen riding on a motorcycle. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on employees from a road construction company in the Chargo area killing two employees. Six Taliban militants were killed during the exchange of fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through their spokesman by unknown means.
05/21/2011: On Saturday morning, in Chaprahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants set fire to a school building, severely damaging the school and injuring two Afghan security personnel guarding the building. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
10/23/2011: On Sunday morning at 1130, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded and wounded Noorul Aziz when his car struck the IED. Aziz is the director of religious affairs at Kandahar provincial government and also a former Taliban shadow governor from southern Kandahar. The car was damaged and no group claimed responsibility.
01/12/2011: On Wednesday morning, in an area on the outskirts of Dehak District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men opened fire on a vehicle, killing a local government official, identified as Abdol Hamid, wounding two civilians, and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Hamid, who was a member of Dehyak District Council, was attacked while traveling from his house to the district center. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2011:  A car bomb exploded in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The remote-controlled detonation was targeting an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military convoy; however, the only casualties were civilian. Two Afghan men were killed and a young girl was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2011: On Sunday night at 0430, in Khost, Farah, Afghanistan, four suicide bombers wearing Afghan police uniforms stormed a traffic police station, prompting an eight and half hour gunfight. The attack caused 10 deaths (including the attackers) and caused unknown amount of property damage. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack when their spokesman released a statement to the media.
06/30/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1600, on the main highway between the villages of Kotalak and Dehmazang, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device struck a bus and killed 20 civilians, including women and children, and injured 30 others. The blast also destroyed the bus. No group or has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is suspected.
06/30/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1330, in the Chawni area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Abul Haleem, the provincial head of the Department of Hajj and Religious Affairs, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen. The gunmen shot Haleem from their motorcycles and managed to flee the scene. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban was believed to have been responsible.
02/07/2011: On Monday, in the Ainak area of Nawa, Helmand, Afghanistan, a boys' school was blown up by suspected Taliban militants with unknown explosives. There were no casualties but half of the building and hundreds of religious books were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility, but Taliban is suspected to be behind this attack.
08/20/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in the fifth precinct of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants detonated as a vehicle passed, killing a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official and wounding two of his bodyguards. Two civilians also sustained injuries in the attack and the blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. A witness who declined to be named explained that the explosive was planted in a tricycle vehicle and was detonated when a car belonging to provincial intelligence agency was passing by. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
09/07/2011: On Wednesday night, in the Batikot district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, several armed Taliban militants broke into the home of Sayed Hakim, a senior police officer and head of the intelligence department in the neighboring Pachir Wa Agam district. The militants fired on and killed Sayed Hakim, who was home to visit his family. No other casualties were reported and a Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
05/21/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1230, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber attacked a military hospital, killing six and wounding 23 people. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility through a statement from their spokesman. However, they disputed the number of casualties, saying 51 people died. Five people were arrested in connection with the attack. Noor Agha, a medical student at Kabul University, was the mastermind behind the attack and had joined the Taliban six months prior.
11/7/2011: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of police and civilian vehicles in Qadis district, Baghdis province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed at least ten people, including two police officers; the remaining casualties all came from the same family who had been traveling in a vehicle behind the police truck. In addition, one officer and two civilians were injured. Officials believe that the Taliban is responsible for the incident.
05/07/2011: On Saturday afternoon, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attempted to carry out an attack with eight suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive devices against government buildings, but were quickly neutralized when security forces opened fire on them. Eighteen militants were killed and all eight vehicles were destroyed. Three others were also killed, and 38 more wounded in the attack. Fighting between security forces and the militants continued until 05/08/2011. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2011: A roadside bomb exploded in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a civilian car passed by; at least four people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
11/11/2011: Taliban members attacked police officers on their way to work in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
10/7/2011: Suspected members of the Taliban fired rockets at the Combat Outpost Margah in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Also during the attack, a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the main entrance of the outpost. One soldier was injured and the suicide bomber was killed; however, further casualties amongst the assailants are unknown. The attack was one of at least three coordinated attacks on outposts in Paktika province that day. The date of the attacks marked the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the bombing campaign in Afghanistan.
06/20/2011: On Monday morning around 1100, in the Bashand area of Wardoj, Badakhshan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked the entourage of the governor of Badakhshan, Dr. Shah Waliullah Adeeb. During the exchange of fire one policeman was wounded and one militant was killed, another wounded, and one more was captured. No group claimed responsibility, although Taliban militants are suspected.
09/12/2011: On Monday, in the Kansak area of Faryab, Afghanistan, three people including a former commander of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan were shot and killed in an armed attack by unidentified militants. No damages were reported. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
07/09/2011: On Saturday morning around 0930, in Qalat city, Zabol, Afghanistan, an unidentified assailant detonated his motorized rickshaw in a suicide bombing targeting provincial police chief, Brigadier General Abdul Nabi Elham, who was traveling to his office. Nine civilians were injured, but Elham was unhurt. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
11/24/2011: Members of the Taliban ambushed a logistic convoy of foreign forces in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Twelve security personnel were killed and another eight were injured in the attack; several vehicles were also damaged. There were no reported casualities amongst the Taliban assailants. The specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/12/2011:  Five civilians were killed when they were attacked by armed gunmen in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One of those killed was a former police officer. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/12/2011: A bomb detonated in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The device exploded in the vicinity of a passenger bus; nine people were killed, including one child. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
11/10/2011: An explosive device detonated at the home of the former speaker of the Provincial Council in Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
02/07/2011: On Monday, in Behsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attached to a bicycle, targeting the vehicle of a brother of the head of Nangarhar Provincial Council. Six civilians were wounded and an unknown amount of property damage was reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2011: Four civilians were killed and eight were injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the area of Malia in the district of Pur Chaman, Farah, Afghanistan. While there was no official claim of responsibility, it is believed that the Taliban is responsible.
10/08/2011: On Saturday, in the Pashtun Zarghun district of Herat, Afghanistan, armed militants kidnapped two district council officials, identified as Mohammed Rashed and Abdul Fatah, from the officials' vehicle. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.
08/19/2011: On Friday, in the Karte Parwan area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, on Afghanistan’s Independence Day, the British Council building was attacked by four suicide vehicle-borne improvised devices. The attack resulted in the deaths of nine Afghan police officers and one member of New Zealand's Special Forces. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack by telephone from an undisclosed location. Mujahid said the attack was carried out to mark their Independence from Britain.
11/24/2011: Members of the Taliban ambushed a convoy of international forces in the Mullah Khel area of Maydan Shahr, Wardag province, Afghanistan. Security for the convoy was provided by a private security company; one security guard was killed and another four were injured. In addition, the security guards' vehicle was destroyed. The specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/23/2011: In the province of Ghor, Afghanistan, three police officers were wounded when their checkpoint was attacked by armed members of the Taliban. One of the attackers was killed in the fight. The motive for the attack is unknown.
09/01/2011: On Thursday in Kunar, Afghanistan, 27 Pakistani teenage boys were kidnapped by Taliban militants. According to official reports, the boys were abducted when they mistakenly crossed the border from Bajaur, Pakistan into Konar, Afghanistan when they were picnicking near the Chakhi Pass. The Tehrik e Taliban (TTP) has claimed responsibility and set conditions pending the boys' release. The status of the hostages is unknown.
04/13/2011: On Wednesday morning at 1115, in Asmar, Konar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive device during a tribal meeting leaving 10 civilians killed, including a tribal leader Malik Zarin, and seven others injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban militants were suspected.
09/06/2011: On Tuesday, in an unspecified location in Lowgar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped 10 Afghani citizens who were employed by the United States and Afghan governments. None of the victims were identified. On 09/10/2011, five of the 10 hostages were shot and killed by the suspected Taliban militants in Charkh, Lowgar. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and the status of the remaining five hostages is unknown.
10/22/2011: On Saturday, in Miran village, in the Daymirdad district of Wardak, Afghanistan, 12 people were injured when anti-government militants fired several rockets targeting civilians. Two of the rockets hit and damaged a mosque. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2011: On Friday around 1200 noon, in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber targeted a border police commander inside a public bathhouse, killing 17 people and injuring 21 others, including two police personnel and 19 civilians. The police commander, identified as Hajji Ramzan Aka, was among those killed in the attack. According to Spin Boldak Police Chief, Abdul Razaq, a militant driving an explosive-laden vehicle detonated when he was identified by security forces, damaging several shops. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, told Reuters reporters by telephone from an undisclosed location that their militants had carried out the suicide attack on a police commander earlier that day in Kandahar.
02/07/2011: On Monday morning at 0900, in Bak, Khost, Afghanistan, four gunmen on motorcycles fired upon and killed an acting district governor of Khost, Syed Mohammed Hamidi, while he was traveling to work from home. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/07/2011: On Monday, in Alishang, Laghman, Afghanistan, unidentified militants were planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near the Watangatu School when coalition forces fired several mortars at the militants to stop them from planting the IEDs. The mortars killed one civilian and wounded four others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2011: On Thursday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber attacked inside a mosque, during the memorial ceremony of Ahmad Wali Karzai. The suicide bomber concealed his explosives inside a turban. Seven people, including the head cleric of Kandahar's Ulema Council, Maulvi Hekmatullah, and a child, were killed and fifteen others were injured. The damages were not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is suspected as they have neither accepted nor denied responsibility for the mosque attack, raising suspicions that they were behind it.
11/6/2011:  A mine exploded in a village in Laghman province, Afghanistan; two civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the specific motive is unknown.
02/07/2011: On Monday, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber wearing a vest entered the Customs Department building and detonated, killing an Afghan interpreter, a retired US Customs and Border Protection Officer, David Hillman, and wounding five others, including two soldiers. The building sustained an unreported amount of damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2011: Three members of the Taliban were killed when a mine they were planting prematurely detonated in Balabolok district, Farah province, Afghanistan. There was no reported damage and no other reported casualties. The intended target and specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
12/13/2011: A music shop was destroyed in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan when it was targeted by a bomb. While there was no claim of responsibility, the Taliban had previously outlawed music and other forms of entertainment. No injuries or deaths were reported.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, seven suicide bombers detonated their improvised explosive vests in the Kabul Bank as several other militants opened fire on the bank. At least 40 people were killed, including 21 police officers, seven Afghan National Army soldiers and 12 civilians, 73 others were wounded and the bank sustained an unknown amount of property damage. One suicide bomber whose vest failed to detonate was arrested by police. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2011: On Tuesday afternoon around 1430, in the Cinema Pamir area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, a magnetic mine planted under a traffic police vehicle was detonated, injuring two people. It is unknown if those injured were civilians or police. Three vehicles and several nearby shops were damaged, but no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2011: On Sunday night, in the district of Karti Char, Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan Mohammad Khan, the former governor of the southern province of Uruzgan, and Mohammad Hashem Watanwal, a member of parliament, were murdered in his home after at least two gunmen wearing explosives attacked his place. Several security guards were killed in the incident and one of the attackers died after his explosives detonated. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the assault by unknown means. Some accused the Pakistan military Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency of being involved, but a Pakistani security official denied it.
10/28/2011: On Friday, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed militants opened fire on the building where the Nangarhar governor, Gol Agha Sherzai, the police chief, and some other government officials were sitting. A few minutes later, foreign helicopters bombed the area with improvised explosive devices, killing or wounding some residents of the Sepai tribe and causing an unknown amount of damage. The casualty count was not confirmed but reports said that 30 people were killed, and 18 more were wounded. The Sepai and Ali Sherkhel tribes have disputed over a desert close to Sya Chop village of Achin District for the past few years, and this assault was in relation to this dispute. It was also reported that militants took more than 60 people of the Sepai tribe into custody in relation to this incident. Information on the offsite location and status of these hostages was not reported. No group claimed responsibility but the Ali Sherkhel tribe is suspected.
11/8/2011: A vehicle belonging to Mohammad Akbar, the governor of Sar Hawza district, struck a mine in Sar Hawza village, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Mohammad Akbar and five of his guards were badly injured in the incident; Akbar died later of his wounds. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and specific motive is unknown.
01/12/2011: On Wednesday morning around 0900, in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb struck a vehicle, killing two individuals, including the deputy chief of National Directorate for Security (NDS), injuring two others, and causing an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. The victims were identified as Colonel Sahibzada, his driver and his two bodyguards. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack from an undisclosed location over the telephone to the media.
11/12/2011: An explosive device attached to a bicycle exploded in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A police vehicle was passing by at the time of the explosion; at least two police officers and two civilians were injured and the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2011: On Sunday, in Khak-e Sufed district, Farah, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped a member of the Karez Sarkani Council, and investigators believe they took him to the Nangabad area. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it is suspected that the Taliban were responsible. The status of the hostage is unknown.
10/7/2011: Suspected members of the Taliban fired rockets at the Combat Forward Operating Base Tillman in Paktika province, Afghanistan. One rocket did strike a nearby civilian building, but locals reported that no one was hurt. There were no military casualties or injuries; however, casualties amongst the assailants are unknown. The attack was one of at least three coordinated attacks on outposts in Paktika province that day. The date of the attacks marked the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the bombing campaign in Afghanistan.
02/01/2011: On Tuesday afternoon around 1300, in Khwajak Baba neighborhood in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near the motorcade of Kandahar provincial police chief, Lieutenant General Khan Mohammed Mujahid, causing no casualties. There were no reports of damage and no group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was believed to be responsible by local authorities.
02/20/2011: On Sunday, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired three rockets at the office of the district governor, but the rockets missed the office and landed in an unspecified location. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
01/15/2011: On Saturday, in Sangan, Helmand, Afghanistan, six civilians were killed when their van struck a roadside bomb planted by unidentified militants. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the van and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, in Tandan, Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped 23 laborers working for Mine Detection Center (MDC). No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The status of the hostages is unknown.
12/13/2011: A man named Gola Jan and his guard (or son) were killed, and two more were injured when they were attacked by assailants in the Bati Kowt district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2011: On Monday, in Chapah Darrah, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a vehicle killing the head of human resources department in Nurestan provincial council, Mohammad Nabi Mohammadi, and injuring another unnamed government official. No group claimed responsibility.
11/7/2011: A suicide bomber self-detonated in Pul-e Khumri, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The bomber was targeting the residence of Mullah Halam, an elder who was invested in peace efforts within the province. Mullah Halam was unharmed; however, at least six other people were injured, including security forces and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, although the Taliban's involvement is suspected.
12/19/2011: Two suicide bombers detonated vests full of explosives outside of a market in Dilaram District, Nimroz, Afghanistan. While the Taliban did claim responsibility for the attack, no motive was stated. Also, the target is unclear. A number of people were wounded.
12/25/2011: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan. The weapons and methods used in this incident remain unknown. No additional injuries or property damage were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2011: On Saturday, in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, a female teenage militant detonated her suicide improvised explosive device, outside the local office of the National Directorate of Security. The attack killed one civilian and injured five others including two guards. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
9/11/2011: A truck bomb exploded near Sayed Abad outpost in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, killing five Afghani citizens and wounding 77 United States soldiers and 17 Afghani civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack; however, it was determined that the Haqqani network was responsible.
11/12/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Haji Abdollah Khan, a tribal leader, in Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility, although four people were arrested in connection with the incident. Specific motive is unknown.
11/2/2011: A suicide bomber detonated in Gardez, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The bomber was attempting to target a security base in an explosive-laden car when he was spotted. Security shot him; however, the bomber managed to self-detonate before they could stop him. In addition to the bomber, two guards were killed in the explosion.
11/10/2011: An unidentified number of Taliban fighters attacked the district governor's office in Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three suicide bombers detonated at the entrance to the government building, while others tried to enter the compound. Afghan police and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members responded. At least two more Taliban members and three Afghan police officers were killed in the fighting that ensued and two police officers were wounded. At the time of the attack, the district chief and community elders were meeting in preparation for an upcoming loya jirga or traditional gathering of representatives. The loya jirga was designed to address a strategy for negotiating peace with the Taliban and navigating Afghanistan's relationship with the United States.
11/1/2011: An explosive device detonated in Gorboz district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The blast was one of two that occurred within an hour or each other in the same district. The explosions were targeting police patrols in the area; three police officers and two civilians were injured in both blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials believe that the Taliban was involved.
08/14/2011: On Sunday at 1200 noon, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked the compound of Parvan governor Abdul Basir Salangi with a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) set off by a suicide bomber and several other improvised explosive devices. The attack was an attempted assassination of the governor and the other members of his security team who were meeting at the compound at the time of the attack. The other members included his police chief, intelligence director, a local army commander and at least two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) advisers who may have been American. The attack began when one of the suspected Taliban militants set off a VBIED consisting of a Toyota Corolla that the militants had used to arrive at the site. Five other militants wearing suicide vests and carrying automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades were then able to enter the compound through the hole the blast had made in the compound wall. At least two more improvised explosive devices were detonated within the compound. An hour long gun battle ensued between the five militants and the Afghan Security Forces within the compound and all five of the remaining militants were shot and killed. The last militant was shot by the governor himself. Sixteen Afghan government workers and six policemen were killed during the attack, and another 33 people were injured. Three explosions caused significant amounts of damage to the outer wall of the compound, part of the governor's offices and several cars within the compound walls. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack through a telephone call later in the day. This was the second assassination attempt made on the governor in the same month.
10/22/2011: On Saturday, in the Khogiani district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, the Kabul Bank regional manager was killed when militants detonated an improvised explosive device. No material damage was reported in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility.
09/25/2011: On Sunday evening, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants attacked the presidential palace with rocket fire. At least three people were injured as a result of the explosion. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the palace and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday morning around 0600, in the Bandar-e-Khanabad area of Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device inside the car of Payenda Khan, an official in the National Directorate of Security. The IED exploded while he was in the car, killing Khan and injuring three nearby children. The car was destroyed and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through a text message.
06/05/2011: On Sunday morning around 1150, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber with an improvised explosive device planted inside a bag detonated close to the entry gate of Kabul Bank branch. Two security guards were killed and an unknown amount of property damage was caused. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
08/08/2011: On Monday morning, in the Azizabad area of Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, the Director of the Transport Office of Shindand, Gholam Faruq, was fired on and killed by Taliban militants. Taliban spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/04/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0756, in a busy market in the Kabul district of Kabul province, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device in a bag, placed by unknown militants, detonated, killing one police officer, injuring two civilians, and damaging several nearby shops. The device had been hidden in a rice sack and placed against the side of a building. A civilian spotted the suspicious bag and reported it to a traffic post were two officers were posted. The officers were last seen heading towards the device when it detonated. The device was made from an artillery shell that had been converted to a bomb. It is unclear if the device was remotely detonated or on a timer. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2011: On Saturday morning at 1000, in the Arghandab district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a passenger bus. The blast killed at least 15 civilians, including eight children, injured one other and damaged the bus. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.
10/25/2011: On Tuesday night, in Parchaman, Farah, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped ten civilians during an armed assault. No casualties were reported in the hostage taking. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
11/18/2011: A rickshaw triggered a roadside bomb in southern Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A man and three children who were on their way home were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
09/23/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1500, in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated when a minivan ran over a mine planted in the road. Seven civilians including two men, three children and two women were killed, and four others including two men and two women were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility, however the Taliban are suspected.
06/06/2011: On Monday, in Zaka, near the Sheberghan district of Jowzjan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants attacked a group of engineers of the Norwegian Refugee Committee. A local development council cashier was killed in the attack. Soon after, the militants kidnapped a tribal elder and three members of the council. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
01/31/2011: On Monday at 0000 midnight, in the Qul Hair area of the Shenwari district, Parvan, Afghanistan, a tribal militia commander, identified as Faizul Rahman, was killed when suspected Taliban militants opened fire on his vehicle. Another tribal militiaman was wounded in the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle and a Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claiming responsibility for the attack, said the militia commander was killed along with three gunmen.
06/26/2011: On Sunday morning around 1130, in the Khwaja Umari district of Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) on a bicycle. The RCIED was detonated and wounded seven people, including a former district chief. The blast shattered the windows of several nearby shops and no group claimed responsibility.
11/25/2011: An explosive device detonated in the Dab area of Khost province, Afghanistan. The explosion was targeting a police van that was in the vicinity; at least three police officers were wounded. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2011: On Saturday, in the Karizi area of Qarabagh, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants ambushed the vehicle of Afghan parliament member Rafiollah Afghan. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2011: On Monday, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, militants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Ministry of Transport at a busy intersection of a shopping center, causing an unspecified number of casualties. Militants also attacked the nearby Provincial Reconstruction Team headquarters at the same time, which is just a block away. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks by telephone, which lasted over five hours. The Taliban also claimed that the attack involved four suicide bombers; this report however, has not been confirmed.
11/15/2011: Unidentified gunmen in a vehicle ambushed another vehicle carrying customs officials in the Ghaziabad area of Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailants shot and wounded one official; he died later from his wounds. The attackers also abducted three other customs officials for unknown reasons. No group claimed responsibility and outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
10/18/2011: On Tuesday night, in the Tank area of Bala Murghab, Badghis, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a health clinic. Three civilians were killed and two Afghan soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
01/14/2011: On Friday afternoon, in Arghandab, Zabol, Afghanistan, seven Afghan taxi drivers were rounded up and beaten by unidentified militants. Later that evening, the drivers were forced into a vehicle and made to drive over a roadside bomb, killing them. Their taxis were also set on fire in the attack, causing an unknown amount of property damage to the seven taxis and the vehicle that the drivers were in when the explosion occurred. According to officials, the taxi drivers were accused of spying for the government. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that the Taliban were responsible. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, speaking by telephone, denied the group had any role in the killings, blaming "other elements" without giving details.
11/9/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed at least two people, a mother and a daughter, in the second district of Ghazni province. The assailants accused the victims of "immoral activities". No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2011: On Sunday, in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, Mudir Asadullah, the commander of local police forces in Sayed Abad, was killed when unidentified militants ambushed his patrol during the rescue of another policeman. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. Abibullah Shamalani, district chief of Nad Ali blamed the Taliban for the attack. Three suspected militants were killed in retaliatory fire.
07/02/2011: On Saturday, in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a group of Pakistani nationals working at a construction site. The workers were building a new police station at the time of the attack. All 17 of the Pakistanis died on the spot. No group claimed responsibility.
11/29/2011: An explosive device detonated in Baghlan Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a vehicle of international forces' soldiers; at least one German soldier was wounded. No group claimed responsibility, although officials believe that the Taliban was involved.
04/04/2011: On Monday morning at 1130, in front of a court office in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, two unidentified suicide bombers attempted to attack the provincial court office, but were intercepted by police. The first bomber detonated his device after being stopped by police, wounding two civilians and a policeman, and the second bomber was killed by police before he had a chance to detonate his explosive vest. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/6/2011: An explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan killed 4 people and wounded another 21. The explosion occurred in a roundabout on a busy street. No claim of responsibility was reported.
01/15/2011: On Saturday around 0000 midnight, in Gazab, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants stormed a house where a police officer lived and assaulted the officer's mother by striking her with the butt of their guns. The militants then grabbed the officer, dragged him outside, and hung him from a tree. The police officer was also shot by the militants before he died. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and five suspected militants were later arrested in connection with the incident.
11/4/2011: Members of the Taliban fired two rockets at the U.S. military base in Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Both rockets landed inside the base, causing damage; however, there were no reports of casualties.
06/15/2011: On Wednesday, in the Dawlatzai area of Chaprahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, an employee of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS), identified only as Farhad, was shot and killed by suspected Taliban militants. The man was killed on charges of spying for foreign forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2011: On Wednesday, in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan, four civilians including one child were killed and 12 people were injured when an unidentified assailant on a bicycle detonated his suicide improvised explosive device. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and also killed the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2011: On Tuesday, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, a suicide bomber was fired on and killed by Afghan police during a purported attempt to attack Kabul International Airport. The attack was part of a coordinated series of attacks by suspected Taliban militants around Kabul city that day. Police recovered seven kilograms of explosives from the dead militant. There were no other casualties and no damage was caused. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement later that day, but several Afghan and International Security Assistance Force intelligence officials attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
11/28/2011: An explosive device detonated in the Baba Dashti area in the vicinity of Mehtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred near nomadic natives; one was killed and three more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
05/28/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1630, at the Takhar Province Governor Abdul Jabbar Taqwa's office complex in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, a man wearing a police uniform entered an Afghan meeting with officials from the region and detonated his explosive device. Seven people, including Police Chief General Mohammad Daud Daud, provincial Police Chief Shah Jahan Nuri and two German soldiers, were killed and nine others including provincial Governor Abdul Jabbar Taqwa and German General Markus Kneip were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the complex. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told media via telephone from unknown location claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that a Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up inside governor's office, targeting top regional leaders.
10/29/2011: On Saturday, in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan, three engineers from the Afghan non-governmental organization named COAR were kidnapped by suspected Taliban militants. It was reported on 11/13/2011 that two of the hostages has been killed on the same day they were kidnapped and their bodies thrown into a desert. The status of the third hostage is still unknown. The militants demanded a ransom for an unspecified amount; part of which had been paid, yet the militants still killed the hostages. No group claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, although Taliban militants are suspected.
11/28/2011: A mine exploded in the Janjalek area of Balaboluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan. The explosion was targeting a foot patrol of police officers in the area; two officers were killed and one was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/1/2011: Colonel Aminollah, the security commander of the Rashidan District, and two other police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a mine in Rashidan District in eastern Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident but did not supply motive for the attack.
08/22/2011: On Monday, in the Nawa district of Helmand, Afghanistan, two Taliban militants on a motorcycle shot and killed an elder, identified as Yaar Muhammad, who was a local farmer and friends with members of the local government. After the militants killed Muhammad, the victim's two sons and several other civilians jumped the two gunmen and beat them to death with stones. The Taliban are suspected of being responsible for the attack, but a Taliban official denied that the Taliban were involved.
01/12/2011: On Wednesday morning at around 0800, in Kabul City, Kabul Province, Afghanistan, a militant driving an explosive-laden motorbike, rammed it into a National Directorate for Security (NDS) bus, killing two, including an NDS employee and injuring 27 others, including at least six NDS employees. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place just a day after the visit of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to Afghanistan and his meeting with President Hamid Karzai wherein he reassured Washington's long-term commitment to the militancy-plagued nation. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/7/2011: Suspected members of the Taliban fired rockets at the Forward Operating Base Boris in Paktika province, Afghanistan. There were no military casualties or injuries; however, casualties amongst the assailants are unknown. The attack was one of at least three coordinated attacks on outposts in Paktika province that day. The date of the attacks marked the ten-year anniversary of the beginning of the bombing campaign in Afghanistan.
05/30/2011: On Monday, in an unknown city, Ghowr, Afghanistan, Taliban militants abducted an employee of Mudira NGO, Haji Ata Gol, and the Taliban demand the release of a woman who had been detained by Ghowr Province security forces for helping the Taliban last month. The status of the hostage is unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
12/25/2011: A suicide bomber detonated a vest full of explosives at a funeral in Takhar, Taloqan, Afghanistan. Nineteen people were killed in the attack, including a member of parliament, Abdul Mutaleb Baik. An additional 40 people were wounded in the attack. It is suspected that the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is responsible, although no claim of responsibility for the attack was reported.
07/28/2011: On Thursday, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, in the first of three related attacks, Taliban militants detonated two vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, the first outside the provincial governor's compound, and the second car bomb was detonated outside the regional state television office for Uruzgan TV. Soon after, six suicide bombers stormed the governor's compound and a police chief's compound. Three of the bombers detonated their explosive belts inside the governor's compound. The three remaining suicide bombers were locked in a gunfight with police for hours. The attacks killed 19 people, wounded 35 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the governor's compound, television station, and police chief's compound. Among the casualties were Taliban militants, children, police, and civilians. The casualty figures were given as a cumulative total and were therefore reported in the first incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/26/2011: On Tuesday morning, in an unspecified location in Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device, planted in a flowerpot, targeting the motorcade of the Governor of Paktia Juma Khan Hamdard. Hamdard escaped unharmed, but three police officers and a civilian were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
02/04/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1500, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up inside his vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) outside the house of provincial police chief, Khan Mohammad Mujahid. The police chief was inside the house but was not hurt when the VBIED detonated, but two women were wounded in the blast. The shock wave released by the blast shattered windowpanes and inflicted damage on parts of the building. Several cars parked nearby were also damaged, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/10/2011: On Saturday morning, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, two armed men on a motorcycle shot and killed Alam Khan, the chief of police for the district of Ab Band in Ghazni province. The Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack via a telephone call saying he was targeted for his service to the government.
09/13/2011: On Tuesday, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside a prison run by the Afghan National Intelligence Service, causing an unspecified amount of casualties and property damage. The attack was part of a coordinated series of attacks by suspected Taliban militants around the U.S. Embassy and NATO headquarters in Kabul city that day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement later that day, but several Afghan and International Security Assistance Force intelligence officials attributed the attack to the Haqqani network.
11/22/2011: A civilian car detonated an explosive device in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four civilians, including a child, were killed in the explosion and another two civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blame the attack on the Taliban.
11/23/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a tribal leader and former jihadi commander in the vicinity of Zaranj, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The assailants also killed two children when they opened fire on Rahmatullah Hanasheni. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2011: A suicide bomber was stopped when he attempted to enter the Qala-i-Naw airport in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. The bomber was stopped by police and prevented from entering the airport. He then detonated the vest, killing himself. The explosion caused no other damage. At the time, the airport was under NATO military control. No claim of responsibility has been made.
10/23/2011: On Sunday, in an unknown area of Parvan, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber targeted and attempted to detonate a suicide belt targeting the motorcade of the Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi, but nearby Afghan police fired upon and killed the suicide bomber before the suicide belt could be detonated. No material damage was reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
07/01/2011: On Friday, in Khoshi, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unidentified individuals opened fire on three Pakistani day workers. The victims were construction workers, working on a rebuilding project in the district. All three workers died on the spot from their wounds. No group has claimed responsibility.
11/11/2011: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Nalgham village, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The ANP returned fire, killing one of the assailants; there were no reported police causalities or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
11/20/2011: A suicide bomber self-detonated next to the Governor's Office in Pul-e-Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was on an explosives-laden motorcycle when he detonated, killing himself and wounded two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
07/28/2011: On Thursday, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, in the first of three related attacks, Taliban militants detonated two vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, the first outside the provincial governor's compound, and the second car bomb was detonated outside the regional state television office for Uruzgan TV. Soon after, six suicide bombers stormed the governor's compound and a police chief's compound. Three of the bombers detonated their explosive belts inside the governor's compound. The three remaining suicide bombers were locked in a gunfight with police for hours. The attacks killed 19 people, wounded 35 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the governor's compound, television station, and police chief's compound. Among the casualties were Taliban militants, children, police, and civilians. The casualty figures were given as a cumulative total and were therefore reported in bombing event (3823575). The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/24/2011: On Monday night, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, armed militants kidnapped a policeman and later killed the policeman on the same night. It was reported that the militants dumped the policeman’s body in the Hyderabad area of Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan on 10/25/2011. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was thought responsible for the attack.
05/30/2011: On Monday morning around 1150, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, a suicide bomber driving a white Toyota Corolla detonated his suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device at the gate of the Italian-run Provincial Reconstruction Team headquarters (an outreach unit made up of civilian affairs, aid workers and military personnel). Unidentified militants wearing suicide vests and armed with automatic weapons then opened fire on the compound, civilians, and police and military personnel, from nearby buildings. Two bombers and four other people were killed and 27 others, mainly civilians, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks by telephone, which lasted over five hours. The Taliban also claimed that the attack involved four suicide bombers; this report however, has not been confirmed.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, on the Jowzjan-Sar-e Highway, in Sar-e pol, Sar-e pol, Afghanistan, unidentified armed militants kidnapped six employees of a local construction firm, including three Afghans and three Pakistanis. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/04/2011: On Wednesday before 1200 noon, in Kholbesat, Sabari, Khowst, Afghanistan, militants opened fire on a vehicle of the commander of Afghan security forces. The commander identified as Kalim Khan, and another senior security official, identified as Mohammad Ali, were injured. One of Khan’s bodyguards was killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement to the media.
12/29/2011: Unidentified assailants opened fire on a convoy traveling between Bala Murghab and Herat in western Afghanistan. The convoy included military and civilians; one civilian was killed and a civilian and an Italian soldier were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2011: On Wednesday morning, at 0600, in the district of Maiwand in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, two Afghan soldiers were injured when militants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device targeting the governor of Helmand province, Gulab Mangal. Mangal was traveling in his vehicle to the funeral of President Hamid Karzai's slain brother when the attack occurred. An unknown amount of material damage was inflicted on Gulab Mangal’s vehicle, but Gulab Mangal was not injured in the attack. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2011: On Friday, in the Chemtal district of Balkh, Afghanistan, a group of suspected Taliban militants set fire to an unspecified number of generators at several cell phone towers, destroying the generators but causing no casualties. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, reportedly, militants target mobile phone towers because they are used to pinpoint their hideouts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2011: On Monday night through 05/31/2011 on Tuesday, in the Shahbaz Ogri area in the outskirts of Ghazni, Afghanistan, unknown militants detonated explosive devices near two telecommunication antennas of private companies, damaging both towers but causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2011: On Thursday, in the Sangin district of Helmand, Afghanistan, an unknown militant detonated his suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device inside the district governor's compound. The blast killed the bomber and seven others, including three police officers and four civilians. At least five others including one policeman and four civilians were injured. The explosion caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a village elder in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
10/11/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Moqor, Badghis, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired rockets at construction workers killing one worker and injuring three other people. No damages were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2011: On Friday morning at 0830, in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a mini-bus. The blast killed five civilians, wounded another, and caused an unknown mount of property damage to the mini-bus. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2011: On Sunday at 1200 noon, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a span of minutes during a dog fight. One IED targeted villagers watching the fight and the other targeted a police vehicle on the side of the road nearby. Two police officers and eight civilians were killed and five police officers and 12 civilians were wounded. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2011: On Wednesday morning at 1030, in the Ghartali area of Musa Qala District, Helmand, Afghanistan, a car bomb exploded, killing two people, including one policeman, and wounding eight civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
11/21/2011: An explosive device detonated in Mukhaberat square in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a passing police ranger; one officer was wounded but there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
11/21/2011: Unidentified assailants fired missiles at a police ranger in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The missiles hit the vehicle, injuring two officers who were on board. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2011: On Wednesday afternoon at 1345, in Pachiro Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Khorasan militants killed two civilians for accusations of spying. The civilians were killed by unknown means. Khorasan claimed responsibility via a newsletter that was sent to the Afghan Islamic Press.
01/19/2011: On Wednesday night, in the Allisang area of Chak, Wardak, Afghanistan, two civilians were injured when suspected Taliban militants, allegedly led by a commander identified as Mullah Burhan, attempted to hijack a civilian vehicle. Mullah Burhan was killed when they were engaged by Afghan security forces that responded after the militants opened fire on the civilian vehicle. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2011: On Tuesday evening, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, the commander of a government-backed auxiliary police force in Marja, Haji Noranj, was killed along with his son by unidentified militants while visiting the village. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/24/2011: On Saturday night, in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, a local police commander Abdul Kaliq and his son were shot and killed on their way home by unidentified gunmen. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the attack was carried out as a punishment for the police commander's support to the government.
07/01/2011: On Friday, in the Asmar district of Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped Ghaziabad Governor Musafir Khan Qayumzai, along with his son and two bodyguards, as they were driving from his office back to their home. The hostages were taken to an unknown location and their status in unknown. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is suspected.
05/31/2011: On Tuesday evening at 2030, in the Chelsiton sub-district of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants threw a hand grenade at a civilian vehicle, killing one civilian, wounding at least one other and causing an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2011: A British soldier was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack while on an engineering reconnaissance mission in the Deh Adham Khan area of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Following the attack, the soldier, Elijah Cooper Bond, was transferred to the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, UK, where he died of his wounds on Thursday, December 8, 2011. There were no reports of any additional injuries or property damage in the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2011: A bomb targeting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers exploded in southern Afghanistan. One U.S.-led soldier was killed in the attack. The name and nationality of the soldier was not released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2011: On Sunday, in the Sharsharak area between the Marja and Nawa Districts in Helmand, Afghanistan, five civilians were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside mine while they were returning back from an opium poppy eradication meeting in Marjah district. An unknown amount of property damage was caused by the blast and no group claimed responsibility.
03/06/2011: On Sunday morning at 1030, in Waza Khwa, Paktika, Afghanistan, 12 civilians, including five children and two women, were killed and five others were wounded when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device, planted by unidentified militants. An unknown amount of damage was caused and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
10/04/2011: On Tuesday, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a missile was fired by Taliban militants and struck a private residence near an airport. The attack killed five civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
12/29/2011: Two civilians were wounded in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, when a bomb exploded inside of the city. No deaths were reported. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, near the Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that was planted in a bag and put next to a motorcycle, near a shrine. One child was killed, four other civilians were injured and several nearby shops were damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2011: On Thursday at 1200 noon, inside a government building in Chardara, Konduz, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive vest, killing the district governor, Abdul Wahid Omarkhail, his two bodyguards and three civilians, including a village elder. Five others were wounded and no damage was reported. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, an unidentified suicide bomber detonated his explosive device near the entrance of the governor's office, killing one teenage girl and wounding a security guard while causing an unknown amount of property damage to the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through spokesman Qari Yosuf Ahmadi.
11/18/2011:  A roadside bomb detonated in a playground in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four children were killed and another six were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown; however, sources note that roadside bombs are often placed by insurgents with the intention of targeting security forces.
11/20/2011: A mine detonated in the Memla area of Khogiani District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The mine was targeting an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle; the vehicle was damaged in the explosion. There were no military casualties; however, two assailants were killed when soldiers opened fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2011: On Monday morning at 0600, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants launched three missiles targeting the Ghazni Province Governor's office. All missiles landed in deserted areas causing no casualties or damages. The Taliban claimed responsibility by unknown means.
10/01/2011: On Saturday, in Farkhar, Takhar, Afghanistan, a former jihadi commander and his bodyguard were fired on and killed by unknown militants. The former commander was identified as Sangi Mohammed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/04/2011: On Tuesday, in the Sarwan Qala area of Sangin district, in Helmand, Afghanistan, Taliban militants kidnapped Sayed Badar Agha, a village elder, and kept him confined to his village and also beat him. Security officials reported that Sayed had been negotiating a ceasefire with the government on behalf of his village. NATO said in a statement that a peace deal had been brokered with a group of 40 elders in Sangin. A spokesman for the alliance, Major General Richard Mills, said seven Taliban commanders had put their names to the agreement. The ceasefire envisages that the Taliban would stop attacks and keep foreign fighters away, and local forces would patrol the area. In a goodwill gesture to secure the agreement, a local Taliban commander was freed by the Afghan government. The Taliban then seized the elder who led the negotiations. The status of the hostage is unknown.
11/2/2011: A roadside bomb detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police vehicle drove by; no officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0800, in the 8th precinct of Herat, Heart, Afghanistan, two armed militants riding a motorbike opened fire and killed a female police recruiter, identified as Ms. Maryam, while she was off-duty walking to work. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2011: On Sunday, in Pasaband, Ghowr, Afghanistan, Taliban militants shot and killed a foreign aid worker identified as Gholam Haider. Haider was working for the non-governmental organization South Asia Foundation. The Taliban claimed responsibility on the same day through an unknown means of communication.
10/17/2011: On Monday, in Enjil district of Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants threw a grenade at a vehicle, and five civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
07/10/2011: On Sunday morning around 0800, on a road in Muqur, Badghis, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the motorcade of Muqur District Chief Mohammad Daud, killing the chief, and seven others were injured including five policemen and two civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2011: A roadside bomb killed three civilians when their vehicle drove over it in the district of Khakrez district in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/29/2011: One police officer was killed, and two others were wounded, when a roadside mine exploded in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. No property damage was reported, and no claim of responsibility was made in this incident.
04/14/2011: On Thursday morning around 0730, in Musayi, Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber driving an explosive-laden truck detonated in front of the entry gate of the Musayi district administrative office building, injuring four people including three policemen and a civilian. The explosives were planted under firewood in the vehicle. The headquarters building and several cars parked around were badly damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
07/13/2011: On Wednesday, in the Angori area, Khogiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, members of the Khorasan jihadi group killed a civilian on charges of spying. The civilian was killed by unknown means. The group claimed responsibility for the incident via a newsletter that was received by the Afghan Islamic Press.
12/30/2011: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service member was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in southern Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2011: On Sunday, in Charcheno, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants gave an eight-year-old girl an improvised explosive device (IED) in a bag and told her to take it to the nearby police post. When she did, the IED was detonated, killing the girl and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Police said that militants tricked the girl into carrying the bag to the police post. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/28/2011: On Friday, at the Finest Supermarket in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosive laden vest after opening fire inside the supermarket with an automatic rifle and throwing three or more grenades into the aisles, killing eight people and wounding six others. The deceased were all Afghan civilians, including a family of six and five of the wounded were foreigners. The nationalities of the foreigners are unknown, but it was reported that two Americans were among the victims; however, this report was not been confirmed. The store was left on fire and the attack caused damage to the store and nearby buildings. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that two important French nationals were the main targets of the attack. The suicide attacker was identified as Mohammed Shoaib from North Waziristan, Pakistan. Two other militants involved in the attack were identified as Talib Jan, who had helped organize the attack from inside prison by giving instructions to visitors, and Mohammed Khan, who was suspected of transporting the suicide attacker to the supermarket. Khan has been taken into custody by security officials.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants fired a rocket into the central part of the city. The attack left no casualties but caused damages to a few buildings. The rocket struck near the presidential palace. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
01/13/2011: On Thursday, in Washir District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on Afghan civilians, killing one civilian and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2011: On Monday night, during prayers in a mosque in Nawa, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men opened fire upon and killed a tribal elder, Ghulam Dastagir, who was a district council member in Nawa. Police later arrested three suspected men who are connected to the shooting. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is suspected of being responsible.
12/29/2011: In the Nad' Ali district of Helmand, Afghanistan, ten police officers were killed and at least one other was injured when a roadside bomb detonated. The officers were said to have been leaving a training center and many of them were recruits. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/26/2011: Unidentified gunmen attacked an Irrigation Department vehicle and employees in Batikot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailants opened fire on the vehicle, killing two police officers and two Department employees. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2011:  Six civilians were killed and two were injured when their car triggered a roadside bomb in the Gereshk district of Hemand, Afghanistan. All eight individuals were women and children. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/09/2011: On Wednesday, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a newly created Islamic university, the Jamiyat’al-Uloom’al-Islamiya, was badly damaged when a bomb hidden near the entrance by unknown militants detonated. No casualties were reported and windows were shattered on the building. The university had received numerous anonymous threats before the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/11/2011: On Saturday morning around 0730, in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan, a suspected Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the entrance to a police compound while targeting the provincial police commander's vehicle. The police commander, identified only as Colonel Zaher, and his two bodyguards were killed and 23 other people, mostly civilians, were injured. The blast damaged the police vehicle and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Konar, Afghanistan, militants fired three rockets at the convoy of Eastern Konor's Governor Fazlullah Wahidi. One of the rockets landed between Wahidi’s car and another vehicle, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack by unknown means by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
11/21/2011:  A suicide bomber self-detonated in the vicinity of a police van in the Pla area of Greshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the explosion. The specific motive behind the incident is unknown.
05/23/2011: On Monday at 1200 noon, in Alishang village, Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at an outdoor market, killing four tribal elders and injuring 17 civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility through their spokesman by unknown means. However, the Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed that four militia commanders were killed and 14 of their bodyguards were injured in the suicide attack that was carried out by an insurgent named Abdul Wali.
11/10/2011: A suicide bomber detonated in the Sia Jungle area of Balabolok district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The bomber, who had explosives strapped to his body, was believed to have been heading for the provincial capital when he prematurely detonated. The bomber was killed in the explosion; however, there were no reports of other casualties or damages.
05/30/2011: On Monday night at 2327, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, unknown militants fired rockets targeting a provincial reconstruction team base for South Korea's aid workers and troops. The base was hit by rockets, believed to have been fired from an RPG-7 portable anti-tank grenade rocket launcher or BM-1 rocket launcher. The attack caused no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2011: An U.S. soldier from Arizona was killed in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. McCain was injured by a roadside bomb while on mounted patrol; he died the next day from his injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2011: On Wednesday, in the Balabolok district of Farah, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped 32 employees of the Demining Agency for Afghanistan. Twenty-four of the hostages were de-miners and the other four were drivers. The militants took the hostages to an unknown location. Four of the hostages were killed and the outcome of the other 28 employees is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/06/2011: On Wednesday night at 0147, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired five rocket propelled grenades at the South Korean reconstruction workers' base. Two of the rockets landed inside the base but caused no casualties or damages. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/17/2011: An explosive device detonated in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle. The vehicle was badly damaged, although there were no reported casualties or injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2011: On Sunday morning, in Imam Sahib, Konduz, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked the residence of former Taliban commander, Mullah Mohammad Nabi, killing him and four of his body guards for quitting his involvement in the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack when its spokesman contacted the media using a telephone.
11/20/2011: An explosive device detonated in the Jamal Kowi area of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device was targeting a joint patrol of Afghan National Security Forces and Combined Force Nahr-e Saraj (South). One soldier from Great Britain was killed in the explosion; there were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2011: Two unidentified individuals planted a roadside mine in the Grashk district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. Police officers caught the perpetrators as they were placing the mine; police killed both perpetrators. The intended target of the attack and the motive behind it is unknown.
10/10/2011: On Monday afternoon, in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan, four Afghan employees of the French aid organization Agende a'Aide a la Cooperation Technique Et au Development (ACTED) were kidnapped while returning from hygiene training at a mosque by unidentified militants during an ambush of the Najar village. Three of the employees were community health trainers and one was a driver. Their vehicle, a Toyota Hilux Surf, was also seized. It was reported that all the hostages were freed unharmed the next day on Tuesday 10/11/2011. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban were suspected.
09/10/2011: On Saturday evening at 2100, in Konduz city, Konduz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a roadside bomb which killed five civilians including three children when their vehicle triggered the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban is suspected as responsible.
11/15/2011: An improvised explosive device strapped to a donkey exploded in a market in Ganj bazaar area, Ghormach district, Frayab province, Afghanistan. The remote controlled device detonated at approximately 11 am, killing one police officer and wounding 17 civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect the involvement of the Taliban.
07/04/2011: On Monday evening, in the Mirbazaar area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on and killed a National Directorate of Security employee with unknown firearms. According to Kandahar Police Chief General Abdol Razeq, the victim was working as a cook in the NDS. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi told Afghan Islamic Press that Taliban militants had carried out the attack.
05/04/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Khogiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified male militants, opened fire on a vehicle, killing two local tribal leaders and injuring two other passengers. The killed victims were identified as Malik Baba and Haji Mohammad Hassan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/17/2011: On Thursday evening at 1700, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired three rockets at the airport. The attack caused no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, in Sherzad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, the governor of Sherzad, Asil Khan Khogyani, was killed by a roadside improvised explosive device on his way to work. The bomb was detonated by a remote control when his motorcade was passing by. His three guards were also killed in the explosion. No damages were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing by unknown means.
12/29/2011: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a police check point in the district of Behsood in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and a nearby child was wounded. While no official claim of responsibility was made, it is suspected that the Taliban may be responsible.
06/24/2011: On Friday, in the Khan Abad district of Konduz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that was attached to a bicycle outside of an ice cream shop. The blast killed 10 people, including one police officer and a 10-year-old girl, while injuring 24 others, including one police officer, and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/20/2011: Unidentified militants fired mortar shells at the district center in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The shells fell into a garden adjacent to the center; four civilians were injured the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/9/2011: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in a mosque as worshipers were leaving in Ghaziabad, Konar, Afghanistan. Five people were killed, including a local police chief, and 9 more were injured. No claim of responsibility was made.
12/14/2011: Local governor, Massoud Khan, was killed along with two of his body guards in the Khanshin district of Helmand, Afghanistan. Three other body guards were also injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb. While the Taliban has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack, they have made death threats against Massoud Khan in the past because of his work against the organization.
02/17/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1530, in Chardara, Konduz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that was set on the main road close to the public market. The blast killed a village elder and a police officer, wounded one police officer and resulted in an unknown amount of property damage. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/25/2011: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on two police officer patrolling in the Joma Bazar area of Shindand District, Herat province, Afghanistan. The two officers, who were also brothers, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming to have also stolen the officers' weapons.
09/03/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1700, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, two suspected militants shot and killed a senior police officer. The officer was identified as Abdul Haleem, a commander for the Afghan Local Police Force and former mujahideen commander. The attackers fled by motorcycle. No group has claimed responsibility, but Taliban militants are suspected.
12/21/2011: A suicide attack was thwarted by police in Khost City, Khost, Afghanistan when they opened fire on a man wearing a vest packed with explosives. At the time he was shot and killed, the perpetrator was in front of a bank, next to a police station. The intended target is unclear. No claim of responsibility was reported.
11/1/2011: An explosive device detonated in Gorboz district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The blast was one of two that occurred within an hour or each other in the same district. The explosions were targeting police patrols in the area; three police officers and two civilians were injured in both blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials believe that the Taliban was involved.
08/17/2011: On Wednesday, in Watapur, Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants abducted the district chief of the anti-terrorism unit, identified as Naqibollah of Qamchi village. He was later killed and his body was found on the night of 08/19/2011. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
10/12/2011: On Wednesday morning at 0700, in Nawa, Serkanay, Konar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants exploded, killing Tawakul Khan, who was a member of the district council, and injuring another. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
10/31/2011: On Monday morning around 0610, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a militant ran his suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device into a checkpoint near the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) offices, causing an unknown amount of property damage. Three Afghans working for the UNHCR were killed, and two were wounded. Immediately after, three armed militants rushed into the area and seized control of a building, causing a gun battle with Afghan and NATO forces which lasted seven hours; all three militants were killed in crossfire. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday, in the Ghorian district of Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants in a Saracha-Corolla car opened fire on the home of Haji Nasir Ahmad Mohammadi, the governor of the Ghorian district. Two security guards were wounded in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants fired two rockets into the central part of the city. The attack left no casualties but caused damages to a few buildings. The rockets struck near a residential area. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning around 0900, in Lakan, Khost, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants detonated when a civilian van struck it. The blast killed three women, four children and two men, and damaged the van. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2011: Unidentified assailants abducted two security guards from the Tangi valley area in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The bodies of the two guards were found the next day in Baraki Barak district of Logar province. There was a note left with the bodies; it stated that the guards had not heeded warnings to stop working for a security company. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2011: On Thursday morning, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants shot and killed chief of police Kashmir Khan when he was on his way from his house to his office. The type of firearm used was not reported. No group claimed responsibility for attack.
11/3/2011: Five members of the Taliban attacked a contractor's compound near the airport in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two suicide bombers detonated explosive-laden vehicles at the entrance to the ESCO compound; the remaining three assailants entered the compound, kidnapping several employees and engaging in a firefight with security forces. After several hours, all three attackers were killed and the hostages freed. Two security guards were killed and five people were injured. Specific motive is unknown; however, ESCO is a contractor for NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).
06/21/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, unknown militants opened fire on the vehicle of the Arbaki (militia) commander, Mullah Rahmatollah, killing the commander, two other militia men, a civilian, and wounding one female civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2011: On Thursday, in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, five people, including provincial police Chief Abdul Rahman Sayedkhili, were killed and eight others were wounded by a suicide bomber. The suicide bomber targeted a police patrol that the police chief was in. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/09/2011: On Saturday, in the Baraki Barak district of Lowgar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants publicly flogged four men for kidnapping a doctor. The men were given dozens of lashes for their kidnapping charges. A Taliban spokesman confirmed, by unknown means, that Taliban militants were behind the flogging.
05/24/2011: On Tuesday night, in Darzab, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, unknown militants used an incendiary device to attack a mobile communications mast that was operated by the Roshan communications company. No casualties were reported but the mast was destroyed during the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through a message to the media.
05/31/2011: On Tuesday evening at 2000, in the Bagh-e-Chel Sutoon area of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated unknown explosives in a market, killing one civilian, injuring six others and damaging the market. It is unclear whether the blast was caused by a bomb or two grenades. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2011: On Tuesday night at 2330, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a group of militants fired two rockets and used assault rifles against Jalalabad Airport resulting in no casualties and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Consequently, security forces rushed to the site of the attack and encountered the militants, killing seven of them. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place while the provincial governor was in a security meeting. Zabihullah Mujahid, who claimed to speak for Taliban outfit in talk with media from an undisclosed location, claimed responsibility, saying soldiers had been killed.
08/18/2011: On Thursday morning around 0830, in one of two related attacks, in Obe, Herat, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded and hit a minibus, killing at least 19 people and wounding five others. A truck struck another roadside IED in the same area and at the same time, killing at least one female and injuring seven other men. Sources indicate that at least four women were killed and seven children wounded in the attacks. The explosions caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement in the attacks.
11/16/2011: An explosive device detonated in the Mirmandab area of Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device was targeting the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF); one soldier from Great Britain was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
08/18/2011: On Thursday morning around 0830, in one of two related attacks, in Obe, Herat, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded and hit a truck, killing at least one woman and wounding seven other men. A minibus struck another roadside IED in the same area and at the same time, killing at least 19 people and injuring five others. Sources indicate that at least four women were killed and seven children wounded in the attacks. The explosions caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Taliban denied any involvement in the attack.
11/16/2011: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) unit; two soldiers from the United States were killed and three other soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
07/22/2011: On Friday, in Charkh Andaz, Greshik District, Afghanistan, kidnappers believed to be associated with the Taliban abducted eight year old Mohammed Ibrahim. Mohammed is the son of Mohammed Daoud, a police officer in Helmand province. The child was found dead due to strangulation on Sunday (07/24/11) evening. No group claimed responsibility; however, the Taliban is suspected.
07/18/2011: On Monday, in the Registan district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a roadside improvised explosive device that detonated in their vehicle, killing the district police chief and three other policemen. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility by unknown means.
06/13/2011: On Monday evening, in Nader Shan Kowt, Khost, Afghanistan, unknown militants opened fire and killed a local council official, Mawlawi Zarif. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/18/2011: At least 20 people were wounded in a busy market in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, when an unknown assailant threw a grenade at a truck carrying police officers. The assailant then fled the scene. No claim of responsibility was reported. However, the Taliban had claimed responsibility for a similar attack just two days earlier and it is suspected that the group is responsible for this attack.
09/03/2011: On Saturday, in Darqad, Takhar, Afghanistan, unidentified armed men shot and killed Hazrat Mir, police chief of the anti-terrorism department. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2011: On Saturday, in the Azra district of Lowgar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber driving a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated his explosives targeting the Akbar Khail hospital. The blast killed at least 38 civilians, injured over 100 others and destroyed several vehicles and damaged the hospital. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2011: On Saturday morning at 0750, in the Shamalzai district of Zabol, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a roadside improvised explosive device which detonated as a civilian vehicle passed by. Thirteen civilians were killed, including five men, four women and two children, and their vehicle was damaged. There has been no claim of responsibility but the Taliban is suspected.
10/03/2011: On Monday morning, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up while riding on a motorcycle, killing two people and leaving 17 others wounded. The damages were unknown. It was alleged that the bombing attempted to kill the Minister for Tribal and Frontiers Affairs, Assadullah Khalid, who was not harmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban were responsible.
10/27/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1430, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed militants seized a building and began firing on the Provincial Reconstruction Team compound in the Shirkat Miwa area of the 10th police district. One local translator was killed and eight people were injured including five North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/2/2011: A man was killed and his wife was injured when suspected Taliban agents opened fire on the couple's vehicle in Zharey, Kandahar, Afghanistan. There was no claim of reponsibility for the attack and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
10/01/2011: On Saturday night at 2100, in the Abresham Valley of Sarobi district, in Kabul, Afghanistan, unknown militants fired on and killed a member of the Wolesi Jirga and wounded two others. The militants opened fire on the victims' vehicle as they were travelling home to the Laghman province. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2011: Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed when an explosive device detonated in eastern Afghanistan. No additional injuries or property damage were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/9/2011: An explosive device detonated in Babaji, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A British soldier on patrol in the vicinity of the device was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2011: On Monday afternoon at 1400, in northern Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up, next to the Afghan army recruitment center, killing 36 people including three police officers and four children, and wounding 42 others. The amount of damage caused by the bomb was unknown. Zabihullah Mujahid, claiming to speak for Taliban outfit in talks with media via telephone from an undisclosed location, said that a fighter blew himself up killing 31 Afghan soldiers.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday, in Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, a compound used frequently to house foreign nationals working for two private security companies was attacked by unidentified militants. A suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was first detonated at the gates of the compound, and then two suicide bombers entered the compound and started a firefight with police. The attack ended when the two suicide bombers detonated their explosives. Four private security guards were killed and 10 people were injured, including one policeman and nine civilians. Officials said that foreign nationals staying at the compound were able to escape. One of the security companies housed at the compound worked for the German development company Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility through spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
07/05/2011: On Tuesday, in Khwaja Ghar, Takar, Afghanistan, Afghan intelligence officer Joma Khan, was shot and killed by suspected Taliban militants. No group claimed responsibility.
11/20/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Khwaja Mohammad Ibrahim in the Golayee Park area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Ibrahim, a prosecutor for the Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), was shot twice in the head. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
10/10/2011: On Monday, in Khogiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants shot and killed tribal chief Malik Nurollah. No group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2011: The Shorabak District Chief, Karim Jan, was attacked by armed assailants in Zharey District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. While the Chief was unharmed, two of his bodyguards were wounded. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Karim Jan survived another attack in earlier years when he was the administrator of Zharay district.
11/13/2011: Members of the Taliban placed a mine under a bridge in the Randkhel area of Ab Band District, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police vehicle drove over the bridge. The bridge was damaged in the explosion; however, police report there were no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility and reported that four police officers had died in the explosion.
09/21/2011: On Wednesday, in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a bomb killed nine police and one police chief as they were attempting to defuse the bomb at a government agency building. The attack caused an unknown amount of damages and the Taliban claimed responsibility by unknown means.
05/24/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0730, in Nowruzabad in the 12th security district of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber in an explosive laden vehicle tried to kill Ahmad Zia, the deputy head of the Afghan intelligence agency the National Directorate of Security (NDS). However, the bomber was shot and wounded before he could detonate his explosives. A Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, reported through a statement that a Taliban member named Islamoddin carried out the attack on NDS staff in the Nowruzabad area.
12/30/2011: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service member was killed when a roadside bomb detonated in southern Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2011: On Wednesday, in Khvoshamand, Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device attached to a rickshaw, killing 20 civilians, including 13 children and six women. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the rickshaw and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban were responsible.
02/26/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1320, in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan, on a sports field, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive vest during a Buzkashi game, killing at least three people and wounding 30 others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in the Mamozi area of Zormat, Paktia, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices consecutively, killing two civilians and wounding four others, including two school children. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/2/2011: A driver detonated explosives carried in his truck outside of a NATO base in Mohammad Agha in Logar province, Afghanistan. The bomb did damage to a number of buildings in the area, although it only damaged part of one wall of the base. While no NATO troops were wounded, at least 70 local civilians were and one was killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack via twitter.
08/07/2011: On Sunday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device detonated and killed nine Afghan civilians. The amount of property damage caused is unknown and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but it was suspected thatTaliban militants were responsible.
04/15/2011: On Friday afternoon, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber dressed in police clothing detonated his explosives in the courtyard of the heavily guarded police headquarters, killing police chief of Kandahar province, Khan Mohammad Mujahid and two other police officers. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
11/6/2011: A roadside bomb detonated when a police vehicle hit it near Garmser District bazaar, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed three police officers, including the police chief Saifullah of Garmser District; two more officers were injured. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the incident, officials suspect that the Taliban orchestrated the incident.
07/03/2011: On Sunday, in the Meymaneh district of Faryab, Afghanistan, an unidentified militant on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at the main gate of a school. The grenade exploded, injuring 17 children and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Police later arrested the militant that threw the grenade. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/01/2011: On Saturday night at 0300, in Yangi Qala, Takhar, Afghanistan, unknown armed men raided the house of the governor of Yangi Qala, Abdul Dayan, and attempted to shoot and kill him. They were unsuccessful in killing him and he escaped unharmed. His bodyguard was killed during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban militants were suspected to be responsible.
01/29/2011: On Saturday, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed the deputy governor, Abdul Latif Ashna, as he left his home to travel to work. At least five other people were wounded in the blast, including one bodyguard, Ashna’s driver, and three civilians passing by. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle and a Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2011: In eastern Afghanistan, three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members were killed in a homemade bomb attack. No additional injuries or property damage were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2011: On Sunday night, in Sherbaik village in Qushtipa, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped a school teacher, identified as Mohammad, from his house. No casualties were reported and the status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
11/28/2011: A deputy council member and former jihad commander was killed in Jaghaut district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Milam Aziziullah was driving home when members of the Taliban attacked him and killed him by unknown means. Specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
11/17/2011: Unidentified assailants fired two rockets at the venue hosting the loya jirga, or grand council, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In the morning before the beginning of the second day of the loya jirga, two rockets were fired towards the venue; both missed the target. One rocket landed at a hotel near the venue and the second landed several kilometers from the target. One civilian was slightly injured by the second rocket; there were no further reported injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, although the Taliban did claim responsibility for firing two rockets the night previous.
03/07/2011: On Monday morning at 1100, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a bomb outside Eidgah mosque, causing an unspecified number of casualties. A second bomb was detonated soon after which targeted responders to the first blast. Together, the blasts killed two police officers and wounded 25 others, including 16 police officers and nine civilians. Most of the casualties were from the second blast, which occurred while people were trying to help those injured in the first explosion. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban reportedly claimed responsibility according to authorities, however the claim has not been verified.
05/25/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Mohammad Agha, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unknown militants used an incendiary device to attack a mobile communications mast. No casualties were reported but the mast was destroyed during the attack. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack through their spokesman by unknown means.
11/27/2011: An explosive device detonated in the Babaji area of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a patrol of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops; one British soldier was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2011: On Sunday night, in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan, Afghanistan, three people were kidnapped by militants. They eventually shot and killed the kidnapped people, one of which was former jihadi commander, Mohammad Hussain, the next day on 10/17/2011. The weapons used were not reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2011: An explosive device detonated south of Kabul city in Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a military vehicle; one British soldier from the Royal Marines was killed in the blast and a second British soldier from the Royal Air Force died days later from his injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2011: On Friday, in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of Hamdullah Danishi, deputy governor of Konduz. The blast wounded three police officers, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. Danishi escaped the attack unhurt. No group claimed responsibility.
09/16/2011: On Friday, in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan, nine cattle herders were killed when a roadside bomb was detonated. Five of the casualties were children and the other four were adult men. One more child was injured as a result of the explosion. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban are suspected.
09/25/2011: On Sunday night, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, the US embassy compound which allegedly includes a CIA compound in the former Ariana Hotel, was attacked by an Afghan security worker. One US citizen was killed and another was injured during the indiscriminate fire. The Afghan attacker was also killed during the event. The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
11/17/2011: An unidentified gunman shot at a vehicle full of employees of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Chaparhar District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one employee was killed in the attack and at least one more was injured. A spokesperson for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2011: On Tuesday afternoon at 1320, in one of three related attacks, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, several Taliban militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades, AK-47s and suicide vests took up a 12-story uncompleted building on the edge of Abdul Haq Square and began firing on the U.S. embassy, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) headquarters, and a compound home to several government office buildings. One policemen and three civilians were killed while 20 civilians were injured. Security forces killed six militants in retaliatory fire. This was the first in a coordinated series of attacks by suspected Haqqani and Taliban militants around Kabul city that day. In total, at least 16 people were killed and over 30 others were injured, including six ISAF personnel, in the linked attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, but several Afghan and International Security Assistance Force intelligence officials suspected the Haqqani Network to be responsible.
05/16/2011: On Monday morning, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired one rocket-propelled grenade at the South Korean reconstruction workers' base. The rocket exploded in the air, causing no casualties or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2011: On Wednesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an unknown suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device hidden in his turban in a corridor targeting Ghulam Haider Hamidi, the mayor of Kandahar and a U.S. citizen. Hamidi was addressing citizens in the courtyard of city hall during the blast. The blast killed Hamidi, injured one person, and killed the suicide bomber. No group claimed responsibility. No damages were reported.
10/01/2011: On Saturday, in Pusht-e-Rod, Farah, Afghanistan, a police officer was kidnapped by militants. The police officer was eventually beheaded by the kidnappers that same day. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2011: On Sunday, in Spind Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unknown militants opened fire on a tribal elder, Haji Ayub, and killed him. No other casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/28/2011: On Tuesday night, in Kabul, Afghanistan, nine assailants armed with AK-47 rifles stormed the entrance of the Intercontinental Hotel and detonated their improvised explosive devices, killing all nine of the bombers and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Two police officers and eight civilians were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2011: On Sunday, in an unspecified location in Ghowr, Afghanistan, four people traveling in a vehicle triggered a roadside improvised explosive device leaving them wounded. The people were identified as a district police chief, two of his colleagues, and a civilian. The specific location was undisclosed. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/18/2011: On Tuesday night, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, an assailant attacked an Afghan journalist, Razaq Mamoon, with acid as he left his home. Mamoon suffered first degree burns which were not life threatening to 10 percent of his face and hands. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. A suspect, identified only as Rafiullah, admitted to attacking Mamoon and has been arrested.
04/08/2011: On Friday afternoon, in Gosfandi district, Sar-e-Pol, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on a police patrol, killing the police chief, Mohammad Daud Esaqzai, and wounding one other while they were patrolling in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
07/29/2011: On Friday evening, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants went to the home of a provincial council member, Soholat Khan Nurzai, and asked his security guards for information about him. The militants left the home after getting the information. Another group of unknown militants entered the home soon after and told the security guards they wanted to meet Soholat. When they refused, the militants opened fire on the security guards and wounded two of them. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2011: A woman and three children were killed by a remotely triggered explosive in the Shindand district of Herat, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The four were reportedly on their way to collect water.
08/15/2011: On Monday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device in front of a mosque, injuring three civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2011: On Friday, near a mosque in Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, an unidentified suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device at a memorial service for a top Afghan police commander. Local officials said the target of the attack was the provincial police chief, who escaped unharmed. The militant and four police officers were killed, and 18 others were injured. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2011: On Wednesday morning at 500, in the Ashkamish district, unknown city, Takhar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban gunmen in a car opened fire on Abdul Jalil, the head of intelligence depart in Ashkamish district, killing him. No group claimed responsibility.
07/02/2011: On Saturday, in the Girishk district of Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired on and killed a local council member, identified as Wakil Mohammed Khan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/28/2011: A mine exploded in the Moshki area of Qara Bagh District, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The explosion was targeting a foreign forces logistics convoy. A police escort vehicle was hit, killing three police officers and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2011: On Sunday evening around 2030, in the Imam Jafar area on the Sheberghan-Sar-e-pol main road about 30 kilometers from the capital of Sar-e pol, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants opened fired near a security checkpoint, killing the commander of the post, Mohamad Rasul, while he was riding a bike. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban are suspected for the attack.
12/4/2011: In Helmand Province, Afghanistan, an explosion injured three children. No deaths or property damage were reported. No claim of responsibility was made.
12/21/2011: Five Polish soldiers were killed in Rawza, Ghazni, Afghanistan, when their vehicle drove over a buried roadside bomb. The troops were part of a the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through text messages sent to journalists after the attack, but no specific motive was reported. There were also no reports of the number of people wounded.
10/15/2011: On Saturday, in Panj Shiri, Baghlan, Afghanistan, suicide bombers targeted a compound for Afghan and foreign troops as well as civilians. No casualties or damages were reported in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility by unknown means.
05/03/2011: On Tuesday, in Chaghcharan, Ghowr, Afghanistan, two unidentified militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle, killing the head of the anti-terrorist branch of Afghan Security Command, Gholam Yahya Khan. Three other passengers were injured, including Khan’s brother and son. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
11/5/2011: The Taliban fired a mortar shell and hit a private residence in Tangi village, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Mourners were gathered at the house at the time of the attack; two people were killed and 16 were injured when the roof of the house caved in. Officials state that the mortar was intended for a foreign forces military base, but hit the private residence instead.
11/14/2011: Security forces shot and killed a suspected suicide bomber outside of the Polytechnic University in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was identified as he tried to enter the university; he was carrying explosives in a laptop bag. As security forces shot him, the explosives detonated; there were no reported casualties resulting from the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown. However, the loya jirga (a grand assembly) was scheduled to take place at the university on November 16, 2011, and the Taliban had just released a statement threatening to target the meeting.
12/8/2011: A local elder named Hajji Jamrud, his driver, and a bodyguard were kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kohi Safi, Parvan, Afghanistan. The three were beheaded and their bodies were located the next day. It is suspected that the Taliban was responsible. No ransom demand was reported.
11/25/2011: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a convoy of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) troops. There were no reported casualties or major damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2011: On Friday, in Deh Rawood, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device attached to a bicycle targeting the vehicle of Amanullah Hotak, head of the provincial council. Hotak escaped the attack unhurt, but five civilians and two of his bodyguards were wounded in the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles and no group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Chapah Darrah, Konar, Afghanistan, militants kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen. Forty-two of the policemen were released on 04/14/2011. No casualties were reported and the outcome of the other eight policemen is still unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
04/17/2011: On Sunday evening, near Khost city in Khost Province, Afghanistan, a provincial official, Khayal Mohammad, was killed and three of his family members were injured when their vehicle struck a mine. Mohammad served as head of human resources in the provincial administration. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
10/04/2011: On Tuesday afternoon at 1300, at the airport in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an unidentified militant detonated his suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device away from military buildings and personnel. There were no non-militant casualties. No damages were reported. No group is claiming responsibility for the attack.
11/14/2011: Suspected insurgents attacked International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. One soldier was killed by unknown means; there were no other reported casualties or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/5/2011: A roadside bomb in Uruzhan, Chora, Afghanistan, killed five people and wounded six more. The bomb tore through a minivan traveling in the area. Four of those killed were children. No claim of responsibility was reported. No motive for this attack in known. However, roadside bombs are common in this region of Afghanistan.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday night at 0200, in the Zadran district of Paktia, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked a construction site by unknown means, killing 35 workers and injuring 24 others. Ten militants were killed and 13 of the workers are still missing presumed to have been taken hostage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through e-mail, but denied taking the missing workers as hostages.
11/27/2011: Two national police officers were shot and killed in the Aqazai area of Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The two victims were part of a group of national police on a supply run in the area; their vehicle had broken down and a smaller group left to get help. The smaller group came under attack by unidentified assailants and two of the officers were shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/1/2011: One child was killed and another wounded during a grenade attack on an Afghan National Army convoy in Zharey District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/06/2011: On Sunday, in Khash Rud, Nimroz, Afghanistan, militants kidnapped two civilians for allegedly spying for government and foreign forces. On 03/09/2011, both hostages were beheaded. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
10/12/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan, unknown assailants shot and killed the Intelligence Chief of Qalat. Two policemen and a civilian were also injured in the assault. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, announced that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/23/2011: On Sunday, in Marawara, Konar, Afghanistan, militants kidnapped 21 tribal elders because Taliban leader Qari Zai sent a text message to Agence France Presse and claimed that “some relatives, sons and close family members of these men, work in the Afghan army, Afghan police and some with NATO”. The Taliban first called the elders to a meeting at a mosque and after they had a discussion, they were taken away to an undisclosed location. On 01/31/2011 six of the elders were released on the condition that they would not allow their children to work for Afghan or international security forces. The remaining hostages were released on 02/25/2011. No casualties were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
10/17/2011: On Monday morning at 0830, in Meymaneh, Faryab, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber blew himself up killing two children and wounding six others. One of those injured was a provincial intelligence chief Sayed Ahmad Sadaat; Sayed Ahmad Sadaat succumbed to his injuries on 10/24/2011. No group claimed responsibility.
03/10/2011: On Thursday, in Chesht-e Sharif, Herat, Afghanistan, an insurgent commander Sayd Wali abducted a senator of the Afghan parliament, identified as Khan Mohammad. He was later released on 03/14/2011. No group claimed responsibility.
08/15/2011: On Monday night, in the Kharot area of Chardara, Konduz, Afghanistan, two guards of an Arbaki (local police) commander were wounded in an armed attack by Taliban militants. Reportedly, the Taliban attacked Arbaki commander Hayder's car and Hayder escaped unharmed, but his Corolla was damaged in the attack. The security commander said that the Taliban ran away from the area after police forces arrived at the scene. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/04/2011: On Friday night at 0230, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants shot and killed an off-duty policeman in front of Kabul Bank in security station number two. There were no reports of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/16/2011: An explosive device detonated in southern Afghanistan, targeting International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers. One soldier of unknown nationality was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
11/15/2011: A vehicle belonging to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) triggered a mine in the Loghdara area of Khogiani District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was badly damaged; however, the ISAF reported that there were no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2011: On Monday, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber who was detected before entering the Kabul City Center shopping mall exchanged gunfire with security guards before detonating his improvised explosive vest, which killed three security guards and wounded two others. There were no reports of damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/9/2011: Soldiers were attacked in Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier of undisclosed nationality was killed in the attack. The Taliban issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0900, in the Sparwan village of Panjwai, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 10 road construction workers were killed and 28 others were wounded when their truck struck an improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants. The workers were on their way to work at a Canadian-financed road project in the district. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
09/20/2011: On Tuesday, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, two suicide bombers arrived at the home of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the chairman of the Afghan High Peace Council and former president of Afghanistan, as a meeting was due to take place between Rabbani and a delegation representing the Taliban group. The militants claimed they had come for peace talks and once they were close to Rabbani, one detonated an improvised explosive device that was hidden inside his turban. The blast killed both militants, Rabbani and five other senior Afghan officials. Rabbani's home was damaged and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/9/2011: Eight civilians were wounded when a missile fired by suspected Taliban agents fell on their house in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The missile was one of five which were aimed at the Muqur district office, according to officials. The Taliban stated that it did not fire any missiles in the area. The motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/06/2011: On Tuesday at about 1300, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, two policemen and three civilians were injured in a bombing. The improvised explosive device (IED) was concealed in a motorcycle and denoted by unknown means. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/1/2011: A mine prematurely detonated as two militants attempted to plant it in the area of Shin Kelay, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The militants had brought along an 8-year old child as a way to decrease the chances they would be identified. Both militants and the child were killed in the explosion.
07/29/2011: On Friday, in the Purchaman district of Farah, Afghanistan, a group of Taliban militants took hostage 15 residents and took them away to an unknown location. The civilians were reportedly taken for cooperating with security forces. The militants decapitated two of the hostages later that same day. The status of the remaining 13 hostages is unknown. A Taliban spokesman said their fighters assaulted a checkpoint in the area, killing two policemen and kidnapping four others.
10/06/2011: On Thursday morning, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan unidentified militants opened fire on a moving passenger bus and as a result they killed one child and wounded sixteen others, which included eight women, four men and four children. The type of firearms used were not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Taliban militants are suspected.
09/10/2011: On Saturday, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device as a civilian vehicle drove by. Six people, two of whom were women, were killed and nine wounded from the explosion. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/05/2011: On Thursday, in Zangal Bagh, Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan, militants attacked a South Korean-run Provincial Reconstruction Team with heavy and light weapons. Three casualties were reported by the Taliban. Taliban militants claimed responsibility for this incident through a telephone call to the media.
10/29/2011: A van filled with explosives ran into a NATO bus and blew up, killing thirteen Americans, five of whom were ISAF troops, and four Afghan civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility; however, it is believed the Haqqani network is behind the attack.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning at around 0830, in Mehtar lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a roadside bomb near the vehicle of Mohlim Malang, a member of the Provincial Council, killing him on the spot. Malang's father was injured in the blast as well. The attack caused an unknown amount of monetary damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/04/2011: On Sunday night, in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped three workers after robbing the compound of Afghan Technical Consultants, a mine clearing agency. The three workers were released some hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/20/2011: On Tuesday, in Ghowrabad village of the Sheikh Qala area in Chaprahar, Nagarhar, Afghanistan, a district council member was shot and killed by unknown militants. The member was identified as Shafiq. No group claimed responsibility for attack.
01/11/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, in the Shaligak area of the Posht-e-Rod District in Farah Province, Afghanistan, a mine detonated when a motorcycle hit it, killing two Afghan civilians. An Afghan National Army patrol responded to the scene of the blast to investigate the incident and came under fire from numerous enemy positions, killing several insurgents in retaliatory fire. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
11/6/2011: A bomber wearing a suicide vest detonated at the entrance to a mosque in Hasantal village, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and at least another six were injured in the explosion, including a police officer staffing a security checkpoint near the mosque. The incident occurred on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha; the victims had been leaving the mosque following prayers. A second suicide bomber was arrested by police. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities believe that the Taliban orchestrated the event.
11/14/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot at a security patrol comprised of Afghan and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The patrol returned fire, killing at least two of the gunmen and wounding at least one more. The wounded assailant was taken for questioning.
09/04/2011: On Sunday, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, an unknown militant detonated a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting employees of a private security company, who were offering prayers at the time. The attack killed a security guard and a civilian. Twenty other security guards were wounded from the blast. The company was involved in providing security to NATO convoys. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
11/1/2011: A bomb detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two children who were in the area were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2011: On Saturday around 1230 noon, at Kandahar University in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a motorcycle bomb detonated in a parking lot near the engineering faculty of the university. Two students were killed and an unknown amount of property damage was caused. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
07/08/2011: On Friday, in the Alingar district of Laghman, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped the Doab district police chief and his three bodyguards. The hostages were taken to an unknown location. The police chief escaped 15 days later on 07/23/2011. His brother was killed when he tried to escape. No casualties were reported and the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
11/2/2011: Two militants shot and killed Abdur Rehman, a civilian, in Chena, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The two assailants on bicycles killed Rehman outside of a mosque; the assailants claimed Rehman was helping the government and foreign forces. No group claimed responsibility.
07/12/2011: On Tuesday morning around 1130, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, a gunman, identified as family associate Sardar Mohammad, shot and killed Ahmad Wali Karzai, the younger brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, while at his home. Wali Karzai was reportedly a powerful and well-connected figure and headed Kandahar's provincial council. The gunman was also killed by bodyguards during the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility through spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi via telephone.
05/24/2011: On Tuesday, in Porak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, militants shot and killed the headmaster of a girls’ school, Khan Mohmmad, near his home. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
12/30/2011: A roadside bomb killed 4 and injured 1 when it detonated outside of Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The bomb detonated when the civilian's car came into contact with the explosive. While there is no official claim of responsibility, it is suspected that the Taliban is responsible.
10/28/2011: On Friday evening, in the Ayub Khel village of Lakan, Khost, Afghanistan, armed militants opened fire on a civilian car. Four civilians, who reportedly worked for a foreign military supply convoy, were killed in the attack. No damages were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0800, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a school library, killing Bahram Khan, principal of the school and wounding one civilian. The amount of damage caused by the bomb is unknown. No group claimed responsibility however it was believed that the Taliban was responsible for the bombing.
08/16/2011: On Tuesday, in an unspecified location in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, at least seven civilians were killed and eight others wounded by a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device attached to a motorcycle in a vegetable market. The specific motive for the attack is unknown, but sources indicate the attack took place at the start of the breaking of the fast for Islam's Ramadan period. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2011: On Wednesday afternoon, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a mobile communications tower, destroying the tower and causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/6/2011: Members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) discovered six militants planting mines and explosive devices along the road in Sayahchoi village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The militants, comprised of an Afghan citizen and five Pakistani nationals, were killed upon discovery by the police; no police officers were injured in the incident. The intended target of the attack is unknown, as is the motive underlying the incident.
09/27/2011: On Tuesday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, a militant detonated his suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device near a local police chief's office, government offices, and a bakery that supplied bread to police. The blast killed the militant, and two civilians, including a child, and injured 10 policemen. An unknown amount of property damage was caused and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through a text message to reporters.
11/14/2011: Five rockets were fired at the airport in the vicinity of Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported damages or casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2011: On Saturday evening around 2000, in Kaga village, in the Khogiani district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, militants killed the Khogiani district counter-terrorism chief, identified as Abdorrehman, by unknown means. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
10/06/2011: On Thursday morning at 0745, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, a mine was detonated in the Langar area near the house of police commander, Haji Wali Jan. the police commander was killed and two bodyguards were injured. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
10/31/2011: On Monday morning at 0600, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, four militants attacked the United Nation Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) building. The attackers consisted of a suicide bomber and gunmen. The suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck, in front of an animal clinic close to the UN building. The other militants exchanged fire with the police officers. Four militants, four Afghan guards of the UNHCR, one police chief were killed and two civilians were injured. Police also recovered three Kalashnikovs, 30 magazines and several hand grenades. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2011: On Tuesday, in Kalafgan, Takhar, Afghanistan, a child was wounded when the vehicle of a district official, Raza Shah Sara-e Sangi, struck an improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants. Sara-e Sangi was not harmed but the attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
09/17/2011: On Saturday, in Bakwa, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants shot and killed three civilian men whom they suspected of being robbers. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban are suspected.
09/13/2011: On Tuesday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired three to four rounds of rocket-propelled grenades at the South Korean embassy. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
09/18/2011: On Sunday, in the Malghalari area of Khan Abad, Konduz, Afghanistan, Taliban militants shot and killed the head of the district council of Khan Abad, identified as Gol Mohammad. The group claimed responsibility for the assault through unknown means of communication on the same day.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Argal of Ghaziabad, Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents led by a local commander, Bakhtialay, set the house of a former commander who had surrendered to the government, identified as Arsala Khan, on fire, destroying the house and garden, but resulting in no casualties. They also kidnapped nine former fighters. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
04/18/2011: On Monday at 1200 noon, at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, a Taliban militant dressed in Afghan Army uniform wearing a vest rigged with explosives, entered the building and opened fire, killing two soldiers and wounding seven others. The militant was killed in the following shootout. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility, saying multiple bombers were involved in the attack. The group added that the visiting French Defense Minister, Gerard Longuet, was the target; however, he was not present in the building at the time of the attack. Zabihullah Mujahid who claims to speak for the Taliban outfit in talks with media via telephone from an unknown location claimed that "a group of fighters equipped with suicide vests infiltrated Defense Ministry to disrupt Afghan defense minister's meeting with his French counterpart." It is unclear whether or not the attacker was an army officer or not.
06/30/2011: On Thursday, in the Jolan area of Gurboz, Khost, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen killed a border policeman and his father in an attack on their house. The slain border policeman was at his home on leave when the incident happened. No group has claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
11/5/2011:  A mine exploded in the vicinity of an infantry patrol of border police in Kamdesh district, Nurestan Province, Afghanistan. Two border police officers were killed in the explosion and another four were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2011: On Sunday at 1200 noon, in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, one civilian was killed when four armed militants detonated a vehicle improvised explosive device and attempted to detonate three suicide bomber vests outside the office of the mayor. Afghan police fired upon and killed the three suicide bombers before the suicide vest could be detonated. One car was destroyed and several buildings and cars were damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/17/2011:  Abdul Baqi Raghbat, former director of the Border and Tribal Affairs Department in Kandahar, was shot dead by an unknown number of Taliban militants as he was walking in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that Raghbat was targeted because of his former job.
08/23/2011 (Default date): Between Tuesday and Thursday, in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers. The militants also blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers in the Qarehbagh district of Ghazni. Reportedly, a total of seven towers of telecommunication companies, including Roshan, MTN and Afghan wireless companies were targeted in Qarehbagh and Muqur. The attacks resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the towers, but caused no casualties. It was reported that the alleged insurgents extort money from the communication companies and the bombings were in result of a lack of payment on the companies’ end. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
08/26/2011: On Friday, at an outdoor mosque in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan, two people were killed and 14 others were wounded when an improvised explosive device attached to a motorcycle exploded. The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded as hundreds of people were leaving from prayers. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
11/2/2011: A roadside bomb detonated in the Kokaran area of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police vehicle drove by; one officer was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2011: On Monday night, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, one police officer was killed and three civilians were wounded when a group of unidentified militants fired two rockets at the offices of the district governor before opening fire on a checkpoint nearby. Four suspected militants were killed in retaliatory fire. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any property damages and Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
06/01/2011: On Wednesday, in Chemtal, Balkh, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a mobile communication tower. There were no casualties but the tower was destroyed. Two other communications towers were also destroyed in the same district that day. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2011: On Tuesday afternoon around 1300, in the Janberan area of Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, 16 civilians were killed and four others were wounded in a landmine explosion planted by unidentified militants. Eleven children, four women and one man were among the deceased. Reportedly, the landmine was triggered by the mini bus when the victims were returning from a wedding party. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle and surrounding area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police suspect that the Taliban were responsible.
06/09/2011: On Thursday, in Dur Baba, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a wedding ceremony. At least nine civilians were killed and five were injured. It was suspected that the cousin of the groom, the chief administrator of Dur Baba, Hamisha Gul, was the target of the attack. Gul was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected the Taliban militants were responsible.
08/11/2011: On Thursday, in Maidanshahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, armed militants kidnapped five police officers and three security officials from the National Directorate of Security while they were traveling on the highway in Maidanshahr. All eight of the victims were killed on 08/12/2011 in an undisclosed location. The bodies were left in Jalreyz, Wardak. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killings through a telephone call from spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
05/16/2011: On Monday morning, in Watapur, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired four mortar rounds into the city targeting civilians, killing 11 civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to several buildings and no group claimed responsibility.
09/04/2011: On Sunday, in Nahrin, Baghlan, Afghanistan, a police officer was shot and killed and a crime branch chief was wounded in an armed assault. The unknown militants ambushed the targets’ vehicle and opened fire. The attackers escaped, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/16/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1300, on a road in Dand-e-Shahbudin 15 kilometers north of provincial capital Pol e Khomr in Baghlan, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle. Nine civilians were killed, including six women, one child, and two men. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
12/27/2011: The district council chief of Musa Qal'el, Helmand, Pakistan, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen on his way home. His son and grandson were also killed when the assailants opened fire on their vehicle. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/23/2011 (Default date): Between Tuesday and Thursday, in the Qarehbagh area of Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers. The militants also blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers in the Muqur district of Ghazni. Reportedly, a total of seven towers of telecommunication companies, including Roshan, MTN and Afghan wireless companies were targeted in Qarehbagh and Muqur. The attacks resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the towers, but caused no casualties. It was reported that the alleged insurgents extort money from the communication companies and the bombings were in result of a lack of payment on the companies’ end. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
12/7/2011: On the road to Sangin in Helmand province, Afghanistan, a homemade roadside bomb exploded under a van, killing 19 civilians and wounding an additional 5. No claim of responsibility was reported, but the Taliban is suspected.
07/11/2011: On Monday, in Mughul Abad village in Farah, Afghanistan, a group of unidentified militants kidnapped 33 civilians that were accused of having connection with the government and took them to an unknown location. They also killed one civilian by unknown means. Two of the hostages were beheaded and 16 were released on 07/18/2011. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and the Taliban denied any involvement.
07/28/2011: On Thursday, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan, in the first of three related attacks, Taliban militants detonated two vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, the first outside the provincial governor's compound, and the second car bomb was detonated outside the regional state television office for Uruzgan TV. Soon after, six suicide bombers stormed the governor's compound and a police chief's compound. Three of the bombers detonated their explosive belts inside the governor's compound. The three remaining suicide bombers were locked in a gunfight with police for hours. The attacks killed 19 people, wounded 35 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the governor's compound, television station, and police chief's compound. Among the casualties were Taliban militants, children, police, and civilians. The casualty figures were given as a cumulative total and were therefore reported in bombing event (3823575). The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/01/2011: On Wednesday, in Chemtal, Balkh, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a mobile communication tower. There were no casualties but the tower was destroyed. Two other communications towers were also destroyed in the same district that day. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/2/2011: Five people, three civilians and two police officers, were wounded when a bomb went off in a cattle bazaar in Dehrawad, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack, and the specific motive behind the attack is unknown.
06/30/2011: On Thursday morning at around 1100, in the Gardez district of Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen took two de-mining workers hostage and seized five of their vehicles. The hostages were taken to an unknown location and their status is unknown. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/7/2011: A meeting of police officers was interrupted when at least 10 members of the Taliban entered the meeting and began firing upon the officers in the Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed, two were wounded and six were kidnapped. The perpetrators also destroyed three trucks during their getaway. The Taliban claimed the attack.
11/6/2011: Unidentified insurgents opened fire on a military patrol near Ludina, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The military patrol, along with snipers, and Spanish military advisers, had taken position on a hillside in order to protect troops moving through the valley. The assailants shot and killed staff sergeant Joaquin Moya Espejo; he was the first Spanish soldier killed by gunfire in the country since 2002. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2011: An explosive device detonated in Sangin town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
11/14/2011: Members of the Taliban attacked International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers in Tagab, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. A French soldier was killed in the attack and another soldier of unknown origin was wounded.
05/10/2011: On Tuesday, in Adraskan, Herat, Afghanistan, unknown militants kidnapped two individuals, Gholam Sakhi and Sayed Ali, both of whom are members of the Shahrak District Council. Both members managed to later escape. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/8/2011: An unknown number of Taliban members attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat outpost in Barmal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Ground troop and coalition aircraft responded to the assailants, repelling them. A minimum of 60 Taliban were reported killed in the incident; there were no reported military casualties. Authorities believe that the attackers originated in Pakistan.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in Imam Sahib, Konduz, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive vest in an Afghan Census office. There were 31 civilians killed and 40 wounded, and an unknown amount of property damage reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday evening around 2020, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber riding an explosive-laden vehicle blew up in Zahir Road Construction Company. Twenty-four civilians were killed and 59 others were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
06/03/2011: On Friday evening, in the Speyrah district of Khost, Afghanistan, a road construction vehicle ran over a roadside improvised explosive device. Three Afghan workers were killed and an unknown amount of property damage was caused. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
12/2/2011: A motorcycle packed with explosives detonated in the district of Sahjoi in Zabul, Afghanistan. The blast injured ten people. Eight of them were civilians and two of them were soldiers. No property damage was reported. No claim of responsibility was made.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday evening, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants detonated a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a bus transporting police recruits. The blast killed 13 and wounded 20, both police and civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
06/03/2011: On Friday, in an unspecified location in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on a taxi cab that was carrying more than 10 civilians when the vehicle refused to stop for them. Two passengers were injured when the militants fired on it with two AK-47 rifles. After taking fire, the driver stopped the vehicle and instructed the passengers to lie to the Taliban about their point of origin. “If the Taliban knew we were coming from Kajran, we would either be killed or captured,” said the taxi driver. “I explained this to everyone as the Taliban approached the vehicle, and told them to claim we were from a pro-Taliban village to ensure everyone’s safety.” After the militants allowed the vehicle to continue, one of the injured passengers approached US Special Operations Forces and told them the details of the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Ab Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, one telecommunications tower of the Etisalat Communication Company was blown up by unidentified militants. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the tower, but caused no casualties. It was reported that the alleged insurgents extort money from the communication companies and the bombings were in result of a lack of payment on the companies’ end. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
11/22/2011: An unidentified assailant threw a hand grenade into a private residence in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown; however, sources note that the Taliban often attacks civilians suspected of supporting military troops.
02/03/2011: On Thursday morning around 1000, in the Gortipa sub-district of Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, six civilians were killed and an unknown number of people were injured when a civilian vehicle drove over an improvised explosive device that had been placed by unknown militants. An unknown amount of material damage was inflicted on the vehicle and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/6/2011: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest outside of the Abul Fazi shrine in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack occurred during the Shiite holiday, Ashoura. At least 55 were killed and at least 134 were wounded. The Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack, but their actual involvement is unknown. No material damage was reported.
05/09/2011: On Monday, in the Qal-e-Ali Khan area outside of Puli Alam in Lowgar, Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen kidnapped three Turkish engineers working on a construction project in neighboring Paktika. The engineers were traveling on Kabul-Gardiz highway when they were abducted and their car was found abandoned near Puli Alam. On 05/31/2011, one of the engineers, identified as Kamaluddin, was released in Baraki Barak, Lowgar. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is suspected to be responsible, although they denied involvement in the abduction of the engineers. The status of the other two hostages is unknown.
05/01/2011: On Sunday morning at about 0630, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, a suspected 12-year-old suicide bomber detonated his explosive-packed vest in a crowded market area, killing three civilians and a local council leader, and wounding 12 others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the market area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack the next day through a statement to the media.
11/19/2011: Unidentified assailants attached a mine to a fuel tanker in Khashrod District, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The tanker exploded, killing one civilian and wounding two more. The tanker had been supplying private fuel. No group claimed responsibility and specific motive is unknown.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in the Zawo area of Zormat, Paktia, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices consecutively, killing two civilians and wounding four others, including two school children. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/2/2011: One man was hurt when an unknown explosive targeted the vehicle belonging to Haji Hameshagul, Dorbaba District Chief, in Dorbaba, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The man, Hemshagul's brother, was acting as a bodyguard at the time. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, but did not state their specific motive.
06/01/2011: On Wednesday, in Chemtal, Balkh, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a mobile communication tower. There were no casualties but the tower was destroyed. Two other communications towers were also destroyed in the same district that day. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2011: The police station in the 5th district was attacked in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. An unnamed individual threw three grenades at the police station. Following this, there was an exchange of gunfire between the police and the assailant. Nearby homes sustained some damage, but no one was hurt. The perpetrator was able to escape. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/23/2011: On Thursday afternoon, in the Sheikhraz area of Mengeh Jek, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on a vehicle that was occupied by police. A police chief, Haqnawaz, was killed along with five other police officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
11/14/2011: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries or damages as a result of the explosion. Security forces located several other mortar shells in the immediate vicinity of the explosion; these were safely defused. Authorities believe that the first incident was designed to draw first responders to the site; the mortar shells were supposed to detonate once a crowd had gathered. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2011: On Saturday night, in Gozara, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped Joma Khan, a doctor who was working at the Number 606 Ansar Police Command Training Center in Gozara District from his home in the Kort area. A witness, a police official wishing to remain anonymous, stated that the militants were Taliban affiliated, but no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.
04/18/2011: On Monday morning, in Pusht-e-Rod, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified armed militants kidnapped 10 Iranian engineers and five Afghan workers of the Nasar Jahad Tehran Organization by gunpoint and held them in the Anjir area. One Iranian escaped on 04/19/2011 and the remaining hostages were released on 04/20/2011. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility although the Taliban were suspected.
12/10/2011: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a car carrying four tribal elders in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan. All four elders were killed and the driver was wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
07/29/2011: On Friday morning around 0800, in the Baluchan area of Nahr-e-Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a roadside improvised explosive device, which exploded as a civilian vehicle heading from Nahr-e-Saraj to Lashkar Gah was passing. Eighteen people were killed in the blast and the vehicle was destroyed. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/25/2011: A mine detonated in the Tandan area of Pol-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. The explosion hit the vehicle of a private security firm; three guards were killed and one was injured, while the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
06/03/2011: On Friday, in Siagard, Parvan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped a leading politician, identified as Jawad Zuhaak, and his bodyguard, and took them away to an unknown location. On 06/07/2011, police found the beheaded body of Zuhaak. The status of the bodyguard is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
05/09/2011: On Monday morning, in Musa Khel, Khost, Afghanistan, unknown militants abducted and beheaded four students. Their bodies were discovered later on the same day. Two of the victims were identified as brothers of former district council candidate Amin Jan Zabit. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/17/2011: An explosive device detonated in the southern region of Afghanistan. Two soldiers from the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed in the explosion; their nationalities are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/6/2011: Members of the Taliban detonated a mine in the vicinity of an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle in Musa Qala District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged in the explosion; the assailants claim that soldiers were also injured while the military denies there were any casualties.
09/26/2011: On Monday night, in Ghrombi village, Khost, Afghanistan, unidentified men threw a hand grenade at a marriage ceremony injuring 11 people and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2011: On Tuesday, in Ghaziabad, Konar, Afghanistan, three suicide bombers armed with improvised explosive vests attempted to detonate themselves in order to target the office of the district police chief. Afghan police discovered the suicide bombers before they could reach their target and detonate the bombs. The police shot and killed two of the suicide bombers and wounded the other. The attack resulted in no additional casualties or damages and no group claimed responsibility.
05/25/2011: On Wednesday, in the Zhandrai area of Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped Mohammad Alam Khan Zadran, a tribal elder and head of Orgun District council. No demands were given after the kidnapping and the hostage’s body was found on 05/30/2011 around Sarobi, Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2012: At least one suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Mahkama square, Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated suicide bombings in Zaranj city on the same day. A total of 12 assailants had intended to detonate their explosive devices across the city, but only three attacks occurred. At least 27 civilians and security force members were killed and 110 people injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an official attributed them to the Taliban.
08/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military operation in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four Australian soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2012: Police identified and shot at a suicide bomber in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The bomber was attempting to target a police patrol at the time he was spotted; he detonated prematurely, injuring two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Barkandi area, Manogai town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One ANA officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/17/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a police officer; however, the explosion struck a civilian vehicle instead. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Khas Kunar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers and three assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/05/2012: A suicide bomber detonated outside Bagram Airfield near Bagram city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the attacker, were killed, and four others were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in response to the burning of Korans at the base two weeks prior.
08/10/2012: An assailant opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops on a military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three United States soldiers were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, NATO suspected that the assailant was an Afghan civilian employee at the base.
07/19/2012: An explosive device detonated at a water dam construction site in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three people died and four were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy had been targeted.
04/22/2012: An explosive device detonated as a police vehicle passed by in Shokhi area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/08/2012: A police vehicle ran over a landmine in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
07/13/2012: A landmine detonated when the police chief's vehicle road over it in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Officials reported that there were no casualties in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack but stated that five guards were killed or injured.
09/09/2012: A mine hidden under a bridge detonated as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle passed over it in Surkhakan area, Qargai district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four NATO soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2012: Assailants killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, Habibullah, in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2012: An explosive device detonated in Paktia, Afghanistan. Two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nahre Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A British North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2012: An explosive device detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan. A United States (US) soldier, Joseph H. Frankhauser, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Paktika province, Afghanistan. The blast hit a group of United States (US) Army Reserve soldiers on route-clearing duty and three US soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Si Av village, Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. An Italian trooper was killed and three others injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan security officials attributed it to the Taliban.
07/31/2012: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices along a road in Nerkh district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aircraft fired on the assailants, killing four and wounding one. No group claimed responsibility for the planting of the devices.
06/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Kakarano village, Nad Ali District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/17/2012: A rocket targeting a military checkpoint struck a private residence instead in Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in a field in Shahwal district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A farmer collecting opium was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/02/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy but detonated prematurely; there were no reported casualties aside from the assailant. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2012: Assailants set fire to three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tankers in Tang-i-Lali, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2012: An assailant in an Afghan National Army uniform opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) Marine and the assailant were killed in the shooting, and one US Marine was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2012: Assailants shot and killed a district council member in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/06/2012: An explosive device was found in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition joint forces defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as a government vehicle was passing in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four government officials and one civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Badpash district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three of the attackers died and one was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No one was killed or injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in Helmand province on the night of May 3, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2012: Assailants attacked a police check post in Wardoj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Four police officer were killed and two more were injured; several assailants were also killed. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Panjaw Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including one assailant, were killed in the attack, and two others were injured. Three officers were also abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2012: An assailant dressed in a police uniform opened fire on police checkpost in Jaji Maidan district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy on the Northern Salang Highway in Salang district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One convoy worker was killed and another two people injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) force in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Philip C. S. Schiller, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2012: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near the intelligence agency in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three rockets that were fired into Kabul that day. One person was killed and three people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/30/2012: Attackers fired a rocket at the house of a teacher in Khas Dawlat village, Dawlat Shah district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two people died and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2012: Multiple explosive devices detonated prematurely along a road as assailants were planting them in Chowal village, Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed as a result of the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in a marketplace in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another 10 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/27/2012: A roadside bomb was discovered at a bazaar in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse it, killing four officers. This was one of two related attacks in the bazaar on the same day; this second blast occurred as police were responding to the first explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/05/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Qushtepa, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and a third injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated prematurely near a military checkpoint in Ghanikhel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Both assailants were killed in the explosion; there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No one was killed or injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints in Helmand province on the night of May 3, 2012. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at a police checkpoint near the provincial governor's office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One intelligence officer was killed, and 11 other people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/25/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Kunar province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/29/2012: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2012: An explosive device detonated by the vehicle of a district executive in Dawlat Shah district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The executive officer, Abdullah, was killed and a schoolteacher injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast, while another was arrested by police officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in a field in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A farmer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
02/12/2012: Two children possessing suicide vests were arrested in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The intended target was Afghan and international security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2012: Assailants attacked police forces as they were carrying out poppy eradication in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported on either side. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/26/2012: Gunmen attacked Afghan police officers and triggered clashes in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Nine attackers and one police officer died, and three police officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a foreign private security agency's vehicle in Mashala Kamar area, Qargahi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two workers were killed, and a container sustained damage from the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2012: An explosive device attached to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply truck detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast, but three trucks were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/18/2012: Assailants attacked a police security post in Daulena district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and four attackers were injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in Dahan-e Kakari area, Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and two assailants were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in Helmand, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Chad R. Regelin, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2012: A motorcyclist hit an explosive device in Haji Ismail area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2012: An assailant shot North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three Polish soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Chorakhel area, Mehmood Raqi city, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The device was targeting National Directorate of Security personnel. Three police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on a border police officer in the Bibi Mehro Graveyard in Chapahar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police (ANP) defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2012: An explosive device was found in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition joint forces defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2012: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate explosives at a meeting of tribal elders and local officials at the district police headquarters in Nawa-I-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed by police before he could reach his target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2012: Assailants kidnapped 15 elders in Pol-e Hesar village, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The attack was meant to intimidate the elders' relatives who worked in the government. The elders were forced to work at poppy farms during their captivity. The resolution of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Auni area, Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast was followed by rocket fire and gunfire. Two soldiers and the bomber died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants sprayed poisonous materials into the Bibi Haji school in Taloqan city, Taloqan district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least 120 people at the school, including three female teachers, were poisoned in the attack and subsequently hospitalized. No group claimed responsibility; however, government officials suspected the Taliban, though the group denied involvement.
06/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Mohammad in Tolak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, the provincial development council chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Ahmad Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed, and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2012: A mortar landed on a civilian house in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine civilians were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Taliban.
07/04/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near the motorcade of the district chief in the Barakzai area of the Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers sustained injuries in the explosion, but the district chief escaped the attack unharmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Benjamin H. Neal (US Army), was killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/12/2012: Assailants launched three rockets on an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Kushk-e Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a private security force vehicle in Syed Khel area, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three private security guards were killed and one other individual injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2012: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2012: A roadside bomb exploded, targeting a police vehicle in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and the vehicle destroyed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying the head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) for Farah province, Abdul Samad Khan, in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Khan's guards returned fire, killing one attacker and injuring two; no one in Khan's vehicle was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2012: Assailants threw grenades at a private home in Perakhel village, Khogiani district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five members of the same family were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2012: An explosive device went off, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Nawa-I-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The number of casualties in the attack is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Do Ab district, eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints carried out by the same attackers on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/00/2012: Sometime between July 29, 2012 and August 4, 2012, an explosive device targeting a joint patrol of Australian soldiers and Afghan National Security Force members detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two Australian Defence Force (ADF) soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2012: An explosive device was found in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition joint forces defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosive device detonated in the home of a police deputy in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2012: Gunmen shot a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Khost province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops between Urgun city and Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the Taliban.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked an Afghan member of parliament in Kolola Pushta area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The parliamentarian, Abdul Rahim Ayoubi, was unhurt; however, at least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2012: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Mangjak district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and one assailant were killed, and one person was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2012: A roadside bomb exploded after it was struck by a civilian vehicle in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2012: An Afghan police officer wearing civilian clothing opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One NATO soldier and one Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) agent were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Baghlan district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol, killing seven soldiers and injuring two others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2012: Assailants launched two rockets at Bagram Airfield in Bagram, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Hizb-I-Islami.
08/23/2012: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted four passengers in Ahmad Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The four passengers, including three off-duty Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, were killed following their abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/10/2012: The sister of a former Taliban leader, Mullah Dastagir, was killed when the explosive device she was planting detonated in Panirak area, Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Nahri Saraj town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gregg Thomas Stone, a British soldier, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) civilian vehicle on Torkham-Jalalabad highway in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2012: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed before he could successfully plant the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Helmand, Afghanistan. Osbrany Montes De Oca, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibilty for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was involved.
06/05/2012: An explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a police checkpoint in Jaar Qala area, Chamtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast, and a second officer was injured. This was one of two similar explosions in the same district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
07/14/2012: Gunmen attacked the district security chief in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The chief died in the shooting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khan Tepa area, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and at least one was injured and detained; there were no reported police casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2012: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a security post in Ebrahihim Khel area, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan soldiers died and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2012: An explosive device detonated inside the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One person died and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2012: A landmine detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Gato Qala area, Sokai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and the vehicle was destroyed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated after being struck by a tractor in Sari Sang area, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed and another two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Afghan Interior Ministry attributed it to the Taliban.
06/05/2012: An explosive device detonated when a civilian vehicle struck it in Arabmazari village, Chamtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar explosions in the same district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
06/24/2012: Assailants launched 50 rockets that landed in Narai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One person, a young shepherd, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2012: Assailants dressed in police uniforms opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Spin Boldak town, Robat area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One Albanian soldier was killed and two soldiers injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, 11 of the attackers were detained following the assault.
05/29/2012: An explosive device targeting a military convoy detonated in Shahidi Hassass district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion wounded an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and damaged a vehicle carrying rocket-propelled grenades. An Australian soldier was wounded when the damaged vehicle exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2012: Assailants abducted Pierre Borghi, a French freelance photographer and aid worker, in Kabul city, Kabul governorate, Afghanistan. Borghi escaped from his captors on April 7, 2013 in Wardak province. The Taliban claimed responsibility and made unspecified demands of the French government for the victim's release.
12/26/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden minibus outside of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four people, including the bomber, were killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2012: Assailants attacked a school in Sholan area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The attackers used explosives and other incendiary devices in the course of the incident; they also held the school's guard hostage while they carried out the attack. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility.
09/04/2012: Gunmen attacked a residence of the governor of Samangan province in Andkhoi district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One security guard was killed and one injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the target was a security post.
07/26/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers, including one from the United States, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2012: Assailants attacked and killed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2012: Assailants set fire to the Sirajul Islam School in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the fire; however, the record room of the school was damaged and textbooks destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2012: A landmine detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) supply vehicle in the Sur Dewal area of Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. An ANA soldier was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on Haji Abdul Rahim in Sangcharak, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Rahim, the former commander of the Jamiat-i-Islami, and his bodyguard were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2012: A civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Kundalan village, Shah Walikot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2012: Thirteen people, including children, were killed and one other person was injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Siyachoi village, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/16/2012: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Logar province, Afghanistan. The two assailants were killed by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike before they could plant the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
08/15/2012: Assailants threw three grenades at a mosque in the Baghi Sara area near the Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan. Nine worshippers at the mosque were injured when two grenades exploded; the third grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Taliban.
09/14/2012: A roadside bomb exploded on a civilian minibus in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Twelve people died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
10/17/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported deaths; however, 10 ANA soldiers were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on Haji Abdul Samad at a mosque in the Lakarai area of Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Samad, an Afghan tribal elder and the father of the Provincial Peace Council's chair, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
11/05/2012: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Atul village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries; however, the mosque was damaged in the blast. It is believed that the Taliban was using the mosque as a staging ground and were responsible for the explosion.
12/14/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Do Ab district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints carried out by the same attackers on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Christian R. Sannicolas (US Army), was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/02/2012: Assailants attacked a military post in the Shirwan area, Awba district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials blamed the Taliban.
10/19/2012: Assailants launched an attack on a police checkpost in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The group of assailants included a cook, who poisoned the officers' food, and an Afghan police officer, who shot the victims, while additional assailants opened fire on officers outside the checkpost. A total of six officers died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2012: An assailant dressed in an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops at a military base in Nade-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A British soldier from the Royal Scots Borderers was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2012: A civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, though sources suspected the Taliban.
12/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on an oil tanker carrying supplies for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in the Doshi area of Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the tanker was set on fire and damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2012: A roadside bomb was remotely detonated in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, though authorities suspected the Taliban.
06/03/2012: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two more injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2012: An explosive device detonated at a local police commander's residence in the Biro area of Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The police commander's wife and infant daughter were killed and his son critically injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: An assailant driving an explosives-laden truck was stopped and arrested, alongside two other people, at the Pul-i-Charkhi checkpost near Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant had intended to target a location on the Kabul-Jalalabad road in Kabul. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the assailant stated that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders had encouraged him to carry out the attack.
08/15/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in a market in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Fourteen people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in Maidan Shahar district, Kasmir Qala, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. One fuel tanker was set on fire; however, there were no reported injuries. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2012: Two workers from the Afghan Non-Government Organization (NGO) Coordination of Afghan Relief (COAR), a doctor and a driver, were kidnapped on Fariab-Jowzjan highway near Qaramqol district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One individual escaped, and the other was successfully rescued the following day, February 2, 2012. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility.
10/19/2012: Assailants threw grenades into the residence of a police officer in Sar Kani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The police officer's wife, son, and daughter were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2012: An explosive device detonated in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One women was killed in the blast, and three more were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/19/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated outside a police training center in Adraskan town, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two guards were killed and six injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2012: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a television station in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three rockets that were fired into Kabul that day. One person was killed and three people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/18/2012: Assailants kidnapped two engineers working as part of a road construction project in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The engineers were Afghan and Bangladeshi citizens. No group claimed the responsibility for the incident and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
06/07/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device outside of the Sar-e-Pul prison in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The building was damaged in the blast, allowing at least 14 prisoners to escape. Four people were killed and another 28 injured in the gun battle that followed the explosion; the casualties included prisoners and police. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2012: An explosive device was found in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Afghan and coalition joint forces defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2012: Assailants abducted three landmine removal workers in Nakchir area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The victims were working for the nongovernmental organization HALO Trust. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
05/29/2012: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in Ghanio area, Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed and one wounded in the attack; two assailants were also killed and two injured. One police officer was also kidnapped from the scene; his whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2012: Two assailants opened fire on a police officer's vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The police officer's two children were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/26/2012: An explosive device detonated in Kala Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted the vehicle of the district mayor, Mohammad Ewaz, as he was traveling to his office. Ewaz escaped the attack unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2012: Assailants abducted Joshua Boyle, a Canadian citizen, and Caitlan Coleman, a United States citizen, in Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. Boyle and Coleman were rescued by Pakistani security forces on October 10, 2017, along with their three children who were born in captivity. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and demanded that the execution of Taliban members be stopped. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2012: Assailants attacked tribal elders in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The assailants had invited the elders to meet for negotiations; upon arrival, however, the attackers opened fire, killing two of the elders while the remainder fled. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the elders were killed for supporting the government.
10/22/2012: An explosive device placed on a road struck a police vehicle in Mandozayi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another four people injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a security convoy in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One security official was killed and two wounded. Taliban spokesperson Qari Mohammad Yusof claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2012: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization/International Security Assistance Force (NATO-ISAF) headquarters in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including the bomber, died in the attack, and four were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was targeting the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for trying to blacklist the Haqqani network.
12/14/2012: Assailants killed four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed by an attack in southern Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
08/30/2012: Assailants launched rockets that struck a civilian bus stop in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The apparent target of the rocket attack was a nearby military base; however, the rockets missed their intended target. At least five Afghan civilians were killed and another 10 injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2012: An explosive device detonated when a civilian vehicle struck it in Khogyani district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast, and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/06/2012: A police vehicle hit a mine in Zerkoh village, Amarat area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed and one injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, adding that the police vehicle was destroyed.
10/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on two tribal council members in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The two tribal elders were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/16/2012: Assailants threw grenades at a police vehicle in Diagram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was targeting a British Provincial Reconstruction Team. Four people were killed and 31 injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2012: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Airfield in Bagram town, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties reported; however, when the Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, they stated that they caused both human and material damage.
07/23/2012: Gunmen attacked a vehicle in Ghorband valley, Siah Gerd district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One United States civilian and two Afghanis were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2012: Police seized a jerry can filled with explosives in Zheri, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
06/07/2012: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) contractors in Managi, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two contractors were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/07/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Yati Aregh area, Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2012: An assailant in a national police uniform opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Ghurmach village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers were injured, and the assailant died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2012: An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle struck a landmine planted in Kajaki district, Helmand, Afghanistan. The vehicle was damaged, though there were no human casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2012: A suicide bomber, accompanied by an accomplice and dressed in a security guard uniform, detonated near the United States Camp Eggers military base in the diplomatic enclave of Wazir Akbar Khan area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, two security guards were killed and six people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were targeting a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) office.
08/16/2012: An explosive device targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops detonated in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Michael R. Demarsico II (US army), was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2012: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a civilian house in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast, and another five family members were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2012: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Daychopan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed and a soldier wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2012: Police seized and defused a motorcycle rigged with explosives in Zheri, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/14/2012: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eight people were killed in this attack, and while there was no claim of responsibility, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/21/2012: A roadside mine detonated after being triggered by civilians passing by on a motorcycle in Shawal area, Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians, all from the same family, were killed in the blast. Sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/12/2012: Three members of Salarzai security company hit a roadside mine on the Kandahar-Herat Highway, Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two security guards died in the attack, and their vehicle was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2012: Two tribal elders were killed near Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Taliban members killed the elders in retaliation for the killing of an influential member by government troops.
04/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed and two others injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in Marouf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed Rahmatullah Khan, the district police chief, and injured another police officer. The police chief had been en route to assist a checkpoint that was under Taliban attack when the device detonated. Officials believe the bomb was placed by the Taliban.
11/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, hitting a civilian vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least ten people were killed and another eight were injured in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that the Taliban was involved.
09/19/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a police vehicle in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three people were killed and five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
12/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated, targeting a police vehicle in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Wazir area of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six of the attackers died, but security forces reported no police casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2012: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near the airport highway in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three rockets that were fired into Kabul that day. One person was killed and three people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on the 404 Maiwand police commandment security control chief in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The chief, Yar Mohammad Amiri, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
11/10/2012: Assailants fired a rocket at the vehicle of district administrator in Kekar Dakjar district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Sher Shah Babri, the administrator, was injured in the attack and his vehicle was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Nawa district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three United States (US) soldiers, Christopher E. Mosko (US Navy), Dick A. Lee Jr. (US Army), and Brandon F. Eggleston (US Army), were killed. This was one of four attacks on military targets in Afghanistan on this day, all of which were either claimed by or attributed to the Taliban.
09/11/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Across this and an unrelated attack, one soldier died and three were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2012: At least one suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated suicide bombings in Zaranj city on the same day. A total of 12 assailants had intended to detonate their explosive devices across the city, but only three attacks occurred. At least 27 civilians and security force members were killed and 110 people injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an official attributed them to the Taliban.
12/02/2012: Nine assailants, including suicide bombers, dressed in military uniforms attacked a joint North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan National Army (ANA) airbase in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated near the entrance of the base and the assailants opened fire following the blast. The nine assailants and five other people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in the attack; an additional 14 soldiers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Mushan, Panjwai district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One driver was killed, two drivers were injured, and three vehicles were damaged in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/10/2012: An Afghan in a police uniform shot three United States (U.S.) special operations soldiers in Bostanzoi village, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The three U.S. soldiers were killed in this attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked the vehicle of the Chak district governor in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The governor, Ismael Wafa, and his son were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Shali area of Khas Oruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast hit a civilian vehicle, killing one person and injuring two more. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2012: An assailant wearing an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform opened fire on a group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Kajoor area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed, and the assailant was killed by return fire. This was one of two attacks on NATO personnel in Kandahar province on this date. No group claimed responsibility for either incident.
06/05/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Matta Khan area, Yahya kheyl district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Five children and one adult were injured in the blast; one child died later from injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that the Taliban was involved.
04/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier from Georgia was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in Mehtar Lam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The device had been stuck to the car of Hanifa Sapi, the head of the provincial department of women's affairs. She and her husband died in the blast, and 11 other people sustained injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2012: Six suicide bombers with guns attacked the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four suicide bombers detonated their explosives successfully, while the other two were shot dead. Five non-attackers were killed and three injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2012: An explosive device struck a police vehicle in Qaraghel, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2012: A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform attempted to attack an Eid festival hosted by the provincial security commandment in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, as the would-be suicide bomber was detained by security forces before he could detonate his explosives. The assailant claimed that he was aiming to assassinate Asadullah Shirzad, Baghlan's provincial security chief. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed it to the Taliban.
07/03/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in the Juma Qala area near Pul-i-Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were injured in the blast, which occurred after soldiers had shot and killed two suspected militants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at the shrine of Ibrahim Khalifa Baba in Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The attack took place during a weekly fair at the temple. One person was killed and three wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/29/2012: Explosive vests worn by five suicide bombers detonated prematurely while the bombers were en route to their target in Momand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three bombers were killed and two others injured, while the car was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however the district governor attributed it to the Taliban.
06/27/2012: A missile landed in a bazaar in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 10 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed it to the Taliban.
02/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Obah district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army soldiers were killed and three wounded in the blast. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2012: A rogue Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on a group of six Lebanese construction workers doing contract work for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of laborers were injured in the attack. The attacker, who thought the construction workers were NATO soldiers, was arrested after the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near the teacher training building in Pashtunistan Square in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four people, including Colonel Mohammad Ayub Hussainkhail of the Border Police, were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, official sources suspected the Taliban.
06/12/2012: A minibus struck a roadside bomb in the Afrasyab area of Sayyed Abad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the explosion, and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/12/2012: A suicide bomber riding an explosives-laden bicycle detonated in the vicinity of a police patrol in a market in Charbolak district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three people were killed and five injured in the blast, including several police officers. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack matched the general pattern of those carried out by the Taliban.
05/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Sarkhogan area near Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2012: A roadside bomb struck a motorized rickshaw in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2012: An explosive device planted on the road detonated near Colonel Muhammad Yousaf's vehicle in Shor Tepa district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Yousaf, the district chief of police, and one bodyguard were killed in the attack. Additionally, five police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2012: An explosive device detonated in eastern Afghanistan. Two United States (US) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated, targeting a private security vehicle in Karokh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two guards were killed and two other people wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nine ANA soldiers and seven of the attackers died, and seven more soldiers sustained injuries in the fighting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Khaki Safid district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack, and two more were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Directorate of Security intelligence officers in Do Abi, Bamyan, Afghanistan. The officers called in New Zealand North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reinforcements. Two New Zealand soldiers, Rory Malone and Durrer Pralli, and four Afghan officers were killed, while 16 were injured. Two assailants were killed and 15 wounded as well. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: A suicide attacker drove an explosives-laden truck into the gate of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Logar province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and 12 civilians injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
10/19/2012: Assailants opened fire at a storage facility near the Bagram Air Base in Parwan province, Afghanistan. The food storage facility caught fire during the attack and was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2012: An Afghan soldier shot and killed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier during night watch in Ibadatllah Kluf area, Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The attacker was captured and said that he had shot the victim by mistake. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2012: A sticky bomb placed on an oil tanker detonated next to the airport in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, but two tankers were destroyed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2012: An explosive detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand, Afghanistan. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/29/2012: Assailants attacked a checkpost manned by border police forces in Sharshari area, Ghourian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two attackers were killed, and three police officers and five attackers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed it to the Taliban.
05/06/2012: A car struck an explosive device in Shinkai district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2012: A roadside bomb detonated when a police vehicle struck it in Chinartu district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another officer injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2012: A rocket targeting district headquarters instead struck a house in Day Mirdad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/09/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a border police ranger vehicle in Khazi Sara area, Zazi Maidan district, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident via text message.
05/06/2012: Assailants fired a missile at a police checkpost in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed when the Afghan National Police (ANP) repelled the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the Taliban.
03/14/2012: A vehicle drove onto the runway at Camp Bastion in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The vehicle then either exploded or caught on fire. Two people were wounded in this attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
06/11/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Kalajoz area of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Fazal Ahmad Tolwak, the Deh Yak district chief, was in the vicinity of the blast; he was not injured, although two of his guards were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service members in Badghis, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2012: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Lal Pur district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed by retaliatory fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol, killing one soldier and injuring three other individuals. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2012: Gunmen attacked a logistics convoy in Toot Chakao area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and one police officer were killed and one person injured during the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/19/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle responding to a previous attack in Sarab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six police officers died in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Sarab on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2012: An explosive detonated as two potential suicide bombers attempted to plant it at a market in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Both assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four Italian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2012: Members of the Taliban attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailants opened fire on the convoy, damaging at least one vehicle. There were no reported injuries.
09/03/2012: An explosive device detonated along a road in Helmand, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2012: An Afghan Wireless cellular tower was destroyed by a hand grenade in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2012: Assailants set fire to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply tankers in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but six fuel tankers were destroyed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/16/2012: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces killed two people planting roadside bombs in an airstrike in Sham Bowat area, Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Spidar Nari area, Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Assailants opened fire on the vehicle following the explosion, leading to a gunfight. Two police officers and at least four assailants were killed and one police officer injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/26/2012: Assailants attacked security guards at a construction company in Bala Buluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan. Five security guards and two attackers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/01/2012: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan troops discovered and detonated explosives in Sanzari subdistrict, Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/26/2012: Assailants attacked an anti-Taliban militia in Ander district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least five militia members were killed in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2012: Assailants attacked a jail in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces, responding to the attack, pursued and killed four attackers. A child was also killed. Taliban spokesperson Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in the Bakwa area of Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three private security guards were killed and another injured in the assault. In addition, the assailants set at least 12 NATO supply vehicles on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/01/2012: Three employees of the Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) were kidnapped on Sar-i-Pul-Sheberghan highway near Sayyad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The fate of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
12/18/2012: A police officer poisoned his colleagues and opened fire on them at a security post in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Cale C. Miller, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2012: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The owner of the vehicle, the chief of the Gereshk prison, was killed in the blast, along with two police officers and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2012: A roadside explosive device detonated in southern Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
01/06/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Italian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier on foot patrol in western Afghanistan. The soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2012: Assailants fired 25 rockets from inside Pakistan at a house in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2012: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Khormalol area, Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan guards were killed and two injured. Seven attackers were also killed in return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/09/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: Assailants attacked and beheaded a civilian in the Noori area of Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, stating that the group charged the victim with espionage.
04/28/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nahri Saufi area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Abdul Saboor, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed in the attack, and his bodyguard was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/04/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a police officer guarding the office of the governor in Kala Sabz area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2012: Assailants opened fire on Hajji Ghulam Habib in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Habib, the head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2012: Assailants opened fire on the residents of a house located in Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and five more injured in the attack. The victims were related to police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
01/08/2012: A suicide bomber detonated his vest prematurely at the Arifullah Intersection, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The bomber was targeting a police checkpoint in the area. Three people, including the bomber, were killed, and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but senior police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel in Chinartu district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One ANP officer was killed and a second injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Musulmani area, Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked a police outpost in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2012: An explosive device detonated in Badiabad area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and one other individual wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated, targeting a Border Patrol Rangers vehicle in Karez Elyas area, Golran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five officers died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Haydar Qal area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three people, including a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2012: Attackers fired three mortars inside the Fayaz military base in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. As a result, two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 11 injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources stated that the mortars originated from Pakistan.
07/19/2012: Assailants were planting mines when they engaged security forces in a clash in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five of the attackers died and two other assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2012: Assailants attacked civilians in Boji area, Sha Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2012: Two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on the operational deputy head of the National Security Directorate in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Colonel Nisar Ahmad was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assassination, stating that Ahmad was killed due to his cooperation with foreign troops in conducting nighttime raids.
08/28/2012: A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/09/2012: An explosive attached to a motorcycle detonated near National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Five people, including three intelligence officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in front of the culture and information building for the province in Mazar-e Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle struck an explosive device in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2012: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Dasht-e Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Mazarabad 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.
02/28/2012: Six assailants were killed by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike while attempting to attack a foreign military base in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Char Rahi Barakat, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two people, including United States (US) soldier Scott E. Pruitt, were killed, and four other people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/10/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan police patrol in Nahri Karez area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Army (ANA) troops provided support to the police officers. Two assailants were killed and two wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
02/19/2012: Assailants kidnapped a man working for a Turkish construction company and his Afghan translator in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. They were released unharmed 18 days later on March 8, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
10/13/2012: An explosive device detonated as police responded to an earlier attack in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in the area; the first was meant to attract a crowd, and the second targeted first responders. Two police officers were killed and three other officers injured across both explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan police officers in western Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
10/08/2012: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two intelligence officials and a police officer were killed and 15 others injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in the area on this date; this first blast was designed to attract first responders. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle transporting General Shafi in Qara Bagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. General Shafi, Bagram Prison Division commander, was unhurt; however, three other passengers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2012: A military vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chemestan area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. An Australian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Wardak, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/19/2012: An explosive device detonated near Majeedullah Khan's vehicle in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Khan, the district head of police, was unharmed; however, two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Two landmines were discovered in Farkhar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The devices were defused before they could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a group of New Zealand provincial reconstruction team members in Do Abi village, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/09/2012: Gunmen shot a chief prosecutor in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Sahar Gul, the prosecutor, died and a school girl was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2012: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and three more injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/09/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device prematurely in Sheberghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The bomber intended to target a police vehicle. No fatalities were reported in the blast, but 26 people, including two police officers, sustained injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
11/29/2012: An explosive device detonated in a park in Khost province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and eight more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near civilians in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on this group of people, neither of which were claimed by any group.
01/07/2012: A police commander named Changbai and several colleagues attacked the district building in Darqad district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The attack was an attempt to free prisoners housed in the building. There were no casualties in the attack. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident and said that the police officers had joined their group.
03/22/2012: Gunmen attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol in Pashad village, Kunar province, Afghanistan. ISAF press stated that there were no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/04/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a civilian vehicle in the Sistani area of Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one woman died and three other civilians sustained injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Nawabad area of Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near an Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 20 individuals, including three United States soldiers and three Afghan police officers, were killed, and 57 people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2012: Police arrested a man on a tractor with 600 kilograms of explosives in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Authorities suspected that he was on the way to carry out an attack in the city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police alleged that the man was a member of the Taliban.
02/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Qarghai district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2012: Assailants set fire to the Wazir Girls' School and abducted school guards in the Wazir area, Khogiani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the fire; however, school property was damaged in the attack. The whereabouts of the guards are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2012: At least 80 assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A gunfight ensued, during which at least 20 assailants were killed and five more injured. In addition, two police officers were killed and six wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/25/2012: Assailants attacked the district government compound in Registan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 17 assailants were killed and an Afghan National Police (ANP) official injured in the ensuing three-hour clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2012: A landmine detonated, targeting a civilian car in Chahargol Pamp area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2012: An explosive device detonated in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and another person injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a civilian vehicle in Mama Kariz area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials blamed the Taliban for the incident.
01/21/2012: Assailants shot two rockets at Bagram Airbase, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There was no damage reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2012: Attackers fired missiles at a house in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four civilians sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at the compound of Contrack International, a United States (US) military contractor, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 11 people were killed and another 15, including an unspecified number of US citizens, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2012: Assailants ambushed a military patrol in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers and four civilians were injured in the attack. The military responded with an airstrike, killing three of the assailants. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/30/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by a passenger vehicle in Maruf town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2012: Assailants attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in Panjwai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. An ISAF from the United States was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Shir Gazi area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops, Bryan Bell, Matthew Schwartz, and Matthew Seidler, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
11/20/2012: Thirty police officers fell ill and one died after eating a meal at their base in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Officials suspected that the officers were poisoned. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2012: A rocket struck the Information and Culture Directorate in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast; however, the building was damaged. This was one of two rocket strikes in the same area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/29/2012: Assailants fired rockets targeting residential areas in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/09/2012: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Fateh Mena town, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In the resulting clash, two police officers and three attackers were killed, and one police officer and five attackers were wounded. Taliban spokesperson Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the group.
04/27/2012: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
09/26/2012: A missile exploded at the office of the governor in Bazarak, Panjsher, Afghanistan. The missile attack targeted the finance office. No one was injured in the attack; however, the office was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2012: Four assailants opened fire on the provincial counter-terrorism police chief in Assadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Mateen Khan, the police chief, was injured in the attack and one of the assailants was also injured when police returned fire; the other assailants escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2012: A suicide bomber crashed his vehicle into the vehicle of the Panjwai district governor on the Kandahar-Herat Highway, Kubi area, Panjwai district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five other people, including the governor, were killed and 10 were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2012: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of a police commander detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the blast. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2012: Assailants attacked a police van and checkpost in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least three Afghan police officers and two of the attackers died in the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/24/2012: A roadside bomb detonated on the Herat-Handahar highway in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The explosion struck a civilian vehicle, killing three people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2012: A civilian vehicle struck an anti-vehicle mine near Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/07/2012: A suicide bomber targeted a police patrol in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Afghan National Police (ANP) shot and killed the suicide bomber before he could detonate his explosive device. The device was subsequently defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/18/2012: Three assailants in Afghan police uniforms threw a grenade and opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier from the United States was killed and another eight soldiers wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2012: Two suicide bombers were discovered and arrested in Spin Boldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bombers were riding in an explosives-laden rickshaw and were attempting to travel to and target the Heart of Asia conference being held in Kabul. 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.
11/04/2012: Assailants kidnapped the son of Muhammad Rafiq Mujaddidi, a former provincial mayor, from his home in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and outcome is unknown.
04/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A police commander and his bodyguard were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Shelli village, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Mamla area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians, including two children, were injured in the ensuing firefight; there were no reported casualties amongst the ANA soldiers or the assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting first responders of a previous attack in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Gereshk on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2012: Assailants ambushed an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Bala Buluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and three wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/27/2012: A mobile unit of soldiers was attacked in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
11/20/2012: An explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a vehicle occupied by police officers in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer, Noor Mohammad Jahani, was killed in the blast; Jahani was a former Taliban commander who had recently turned himself in and joined the police force. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Jahani had only posed as an ex-commander.
10/18/2012: Two assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Safian area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/19/2012: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance to Kandahar Airport in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Besides the bomber, at least seven people died, including some civilians, and eight people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the target was North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops who frequented the entrance.
07/29/2012: Gunmen ambushed a district chief's vehicle in Sahibzada area of Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed, and three people, including district chief Abdul Khaliq Maroof, werewounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2012: Two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers opened fire on a group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Zharay district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers were wounded; the two assailants were killed by retaliatory fire. This was one of two attacks on US personnel in Kandahar province on this date. No group claimed responsibility for either incident.
08/14/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a market in the Dasht-e Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Eleven people were killed and 24 others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2012: Assailants set fire to two mobile phone towers in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The towers belonged to Afghan Wireless and MTN companies. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
07/03/2012: An assailant opened fire at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five United States soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2012: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated near a school in Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and the vehicle destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One boy was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Sur Dewal area, Pusht-i-Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on Muhammed Mirwais in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Mirwais, an employee of the education and training department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: An explosive device detonated, followed by a suicide bomber, near a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Mano Gai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The assailant detonated after the soldiers gathered at the location of the roadside blast. At least five soldiers were killed and another was injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eight individuals were injured, including two police officers, and six assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2012: An explosive device detonated along a road in the Karez Doghi, Farah, Afghanistan. The explosive device was intended for Afghan security personnel; however, the device detonated prematurely, killing two assailants. Sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2012: Gunmen attacked the home of a tribal elder in Kochni Darwishan town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The tribal elder and his son were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2012: A police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Jelrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the explosion, and one officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2012: Assailants attacked a police post in Security District One in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
10/30/2012: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Muhammad Ibrahim Akhundzada in the Diwana Varkh area of Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Akhundzada, the head of the Uruzgan provincial council, escaped the attack unharmed; however, the vehicle was damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2012: Assailants shot Fazal Rabi Walizai in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Walizai, the director of the Public Works department of Jalalabad, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
05/20/2012: A civilian vehicle hit an explosive device in Nahre Saya area, Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/20/2012: Assailants attacked a police and Afghan National Army (ANA) post in the Dehzak area of Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier and one police officer were killed in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: Two assailants opened fire on a police officer in Azizabad area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officer and a civilian were killed, and two civilians were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/12/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed in an armed attack in eastern Afghanistan. No further information is available.
09/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near the house of Malik Abdul Majid and Dr. Niamatullah, two tribal elders, in Tarin Kot city, Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The two elders were killed and two others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/08/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Oshi area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2012: Assailants attacked multiple border police checkpoints in the Nahmat Abad area of Gomal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least 40 assailants were killed and 16 others, including 14 assailants and two police officers, were injured in the clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and another three were injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police van in Zarifi Maina area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the attack. no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2012: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in the Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Six people, including an Afghan police commander, were killed and another 17 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2012: A landmine detonated on an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Kala Zardak area, Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers died and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
07/07/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One child died and another sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2012: Assailants launched three rockets at the governor's office in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 26 others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in the area on this date; the first blast was designed to draw a crowd. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2012: Two police officers were shot and killed by five of their colleagues near their headquarters in Atghar District, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The five assailants fled the scene following the shooting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailants were working with them.
04/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Pashmul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Qaraghel area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a police chief attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/10/2012: Assailants set fire to a school in the Ishaqzai tribal area of Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The school was destroyed in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, but provincial administration officials suspected Taliban involvement.
10/22/2012: Assailants attacked a joint police and military patrol in the Geneva area of Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least 10 Afghan security personnel and three assailants were killed and eight officers were injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Char Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: An explosive device detonated in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three children playing in the area were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected the Taliban.
04/13/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a bus stop in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eleven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
06/18/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three convoy guards were injured and three oil tankers were set ablaze in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2012: Gunmen shot a senior officer for the National Directorate for Security (NDS) in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The victim, Syed Ismael Qazi Zada, died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated when a vehicle struck it in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people died, including a journalist, and two other passengers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast was targeting a police patrol; two police officers were killed and two more injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2012: An explosive device detonated at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Green Village base in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks at this base on May 2, 2012. No casualties were reported from this blast. 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."
05/29/2012: A mine exploded in Barmal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Chaparhar district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/28/2012: Gunmen attacked security forces as they were returning to their checkpost in Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2012: Assailants fired a rocket at a military compound in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, the wall of the compound was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle, targeting a British Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people were wounded, but the bomber was the only fatality. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2012: An assailant threw a grenade into a crowded market in Shembavot town, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least fourteen civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/03/2012: A police officer and three of his family members were killed when their car hit a roadside mine in Lewanyan village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, but sources indicated that the officer may have been targeted because of his job supplying local checkposts.
01/10/2012: Assailants attacked the Telecommunications Ministry building in Sharan city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The attackers used rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), rifles, and suicide vests. Three assailants died, including two suicide bombers who blew themselves up, as did seven victims. At least three people were also hurt in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service members in Pol-e Alam area, Logar province, Afghanistan. Eric E. Williams, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants injured an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Renj area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eight ALP members were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/25/2012: A local police commander was killed in an attack in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/18/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply trucks in Aybak district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Approximately 22 NATO fuel tankers were destroyed and at least three drivers injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Nani area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing clash, seven people, including three civilians and four security guards, were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two women died and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
05/07/2012: An explosive device detonated in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, killing a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Helmand, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
04/10/2012: Three suicide bombers attacked the police headquarters in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two bombers detonated inside the compound, while the third was shot by police. Eight police officers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks against police targets in Afghanistan and one of two coordinated attacks in Musa Qala on this date. The Taliban claimed responsbility for the incident.
04/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Christopher D. Bordoni, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2012: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers responding to a previous attack in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and six others were injured in the blast. This was one of three related attacks against police targets in Afghanistan and one of two coordinated attacks in Musa Qala on this date. The Taliban claimed responsbility for the incident.
12/24/2012: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Enrique Mondragon, a soldier from the United States (US), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Jilani Khan and his son in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and his son injured in the shooting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they targeted the elder because he was cooperating with the government.
01/01/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Karez, Shindand district, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, but the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/09/2012: Assailants attacked a group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers on foot patrol near a checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier was killed and one other from the 3rd Battalion was wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Kandi area, Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The blast killed five soldiers and injured two people; a military vehicle was also damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The forces were attempting to pick up four bodies of kidnapped construction workers when they were ambushed. There were no casualties in the gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two United States (U.S.) soldiers, Russel R. Bell (U.S. Army) and Matthew S. Sitton (U.S. Army), were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives at a checkpoint outside of the 10th police station in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the attacker, two children were killed, and eight other people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack but stated that nine foreign soldiers were killed.
11/03/2012: Taliban members attacked a police checkpost in the Tank area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailants gained control of the checkpost, injured a police officer, and stole weapons. Following the incident, one police officer was arrested for suspected links to the Taliban.
06/09/2012: An assailant opened fire in a police district center in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The attacker had entered the building under the pretext of seeking employment; once inside, he pulled out a gun and began firing, killing two officers and injuring another officer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Zhariri district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2012: A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Torkham town, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five security personnel were injured in the blast. 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.
04/15/2012: Four assailants, including two suicide bombers, were arrested at they attempted to attack Vice President of Afghanistan Karim Khalili 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.
08/07/2012: A minibus struck a roadside bomb in Paghman town, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast killed eight people and wounded five others. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/30/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a police vehicle in Rodpol area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one wounded. The police vehicle was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
04/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One solider was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/20/2012: A vehicle of the Afghan Border Protection Forces struck a roadside bomb in Karez Elyas area, Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officers were then fired upon with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and heavy arms. Five people died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a military patrol, injuring five Afghan soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2012: At least one suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near the Zaranj hospital entry gate in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated suicide bombings in Zaranj city on the same day. A total of 12 assailants had intended to detonate their explosive devices across the city, but only three attacks occurred. At least 27 civilians and security force members were killed and 110 people injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an official attributed them to the Taliban.
11/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a civilian vehicle in Baghak area, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle targeting police officers in a market in Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed four people, including the suicide bomber, and injured four others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on General Abdul Rasheed near his residence in Herat province, Afghanistan. Rasheed, a senior security official, was unharmed; however, one police guard was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2012: Assailants attacked local police forces in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A local police contingent fired on another police unit in what was suspected to be a green-on-blue attack. Four police officers died and two more were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but security officials suspected the Taliban.
05/15/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of tribal elders in a market in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three elders were killed and one person injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Khatawi area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two ANP officers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2012: An assailant opened fire on General Abdul Sammad at a mosque in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Sammad, the provincial chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), escaped unharmed; however, another intelligence official was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2012: A suicide bomber detonated a motorcycle bomb in a market in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed in the blast and seven other people were injured, including a companion of the bomber. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, although officials suspected that the Taliban was involved.
04/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Daudkhel area, Logar province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and three others injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
01/11/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a tractor in Takhtapul district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants abducted a 12-year-old child in the Safeed Rawan area of Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The child was beheaded following the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban despite their denials. Sources further claimed that the child's brother was a member of the Afghan Local Police (ALP).
10/26/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a former police officer's family while they were traveling in their vehicle in the Pahlawan Baba area of Mehtar Lam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2012: Gunmen attacked Gul Bacha in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Bacha, an officer with the Afghan National Police (ANP), was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Sistan area, Marja town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two planters were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: Assailants attacked security forces while they were attempting to defuse a landmine in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing gunfire, three attackers were killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources noted that the assailants were from Pakistan.
04/18/2012: Gunmen attacked a police post in Siagard district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police convoy in Fairoza village, Moqor district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/03/2012: Gunmen attacked the convoy of Mehrabudin Safi, the Kapisa provincial governor, in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Four attackers and four police bodyguards died in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle carrying a border police commander in the Jangal area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One border police officer and two guards killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Khwajak Baba area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on Juma Gul near the Gereshk district power station in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Gul, the head of the Breshna Power Supply Company, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Sai Darak village, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2012: An Afghani police officer opened fire on other officers in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/14/2012: Assailants attacked the convoy of the Sheghnan district chief in Sheghnan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The district chief, Saifullah Sadiqi, and three members of the security forces were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2012: An explosive device detonated next to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Special Operations Squadron in southern Afghanistan. Three Lithuanian soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/27/2012: Assailants killed two United States (US) Army soldiers, Leroy Deronde III and Kedith L. Jacobs, in Chaki Wardak district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
06/02/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military patrol in Nahre Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One British soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: An explosion targeting the Afghan National Army (ANA) occurred in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle in the vicinity of an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Shindand district, Azizabad area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and two soldiers injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2012: An explosive device detonated in Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it; four bombers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/01/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Khairmeni area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/06/2012: An explosive device detonated in Shoraki area of Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians died and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2012: A landmine exploded, targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nad-e Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Across this and an unrelated attack, one soldier died and three were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2012: Assailants kidnapped district attorney Abdul Manan in Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Manan was killed the following day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted Manan because he had caused trouble for the group.
02/27/2012: Fruit and coffee were found to be contaminated with bleach at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base at Torkham border crossing, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no fatalities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred soon after Qurans were burned at a NATO base.
04/17/2012: Assailants opened fire on Sayed Kamal in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Kamal, a social council leader and former commander of Hizb-I-Islami, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2012: An explosive device placed under a bridge detonated as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops were crossing in Mohammad Ali Khas area of Qargai district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four troops were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/23/2012: An explosive device detonated in a cemetery during a funeral in Tawa area, Qades district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The device was planted on a nearby road and may have been targeting security vehicles. Fourteen people were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Chino 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.
04/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eight ALP officers were killed, and two other were abducted. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
11/26/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle denoted in a busy marketplace in Chawk-e-Sargardan area of Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and another 18 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
01/02/2012: A military vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shahid-e Hasa, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Three Australian soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on police officers in a bazaar in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a provincial spokesperson blamed the Taliban.
12/02/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In the gunfight, five assailants and one police officer were killed and two assailants and one police officer injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/06/2012: An explosive device hidden in a garbage bin detonated in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed seven people, including six children. Four people were also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2012: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police vehicle in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The police had been called as reinforcements to an attack on the Musa Qala police checkpost. Five police officers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected the Taliban.
07/01/2012: Attackers ambushed Afghan security forces in Boji Bast area of Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Thirty-two attackers died in the exchange of gunfire, and 13 fighters sustained injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2012: Assailants kidnapped Ghulam Nabi, a local councilmember, in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The resolution of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Fateh Abad area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2012: A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform attacked a mosque in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 42 people, including approximately 19 members of the Afghan security forces, were killed and another 50 people injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/22/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Badiabad area of Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and another person injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2012: A gunman shot down a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopter in Babu village, Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers died in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. On September 16, 2012, the person who had shot down the helicopter was captured.
10/06/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: A roadside landmine targeting a local shura chief detonated Qeysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five people, the chief and four bodyguards, were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Chakhno area, Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the explosion, and another two officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2012: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
08/14/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Mehter Lam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Khamyab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two others were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/17/2012: A water tanker was damaged when it was targeted by an explosive device in Khash Rod district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2012: A female Afghan police officer shot a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) civilian contractor at police headquarters in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The contractor, Joseph Griffin from the United States (US), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants dressed in Afghan military uniforms opened fire on Mawlawi Gholam Rasul at the Wagh Jan bazaar in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Rasul, the chief of the Hajj and Endowment Department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sperwan Gar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one United States soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed, and two other officers and a civilian were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/05/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logistics convoy in Khwaja Zaid area, Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One driver was killed and three trucks damaged in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by a civilian's vehicle in the Dizar area of Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed and one injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/02/2012: Assailants attacked a poppy eradication campaign in Kal Kala locality, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack, and one police officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/20/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Seven people, including two police officers, were killed, while another police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.