03/11/2014: Assailants kidnapped a local Imam and prayer leader, Mullah Najibullah, in Chambaran area, Muqar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Najibullah's body was found the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. The Taliban denied involvement in the kidnapping.
10/11/2014: Assailants fired a missile into Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The missile struck a civilian residence and injured seven civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2014: Assailants set fire to the residence of Malik Nawab, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Sar Hawza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and seven others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/06/2014: Assailants attacked the Jalizo police checkpost in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in Logar on this date. Five assailants were killed and three others were wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Tawpir area, Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak and the two attacks in Andar district, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets that struck a civilian residence in Idgah Jumat area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks against civilians in different areas of Sangin district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/07/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed in the blast, while NATO personnel did not sustain any casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on laborers in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Ten laborers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2014: Assailants planted an unknown number of remote-controlled roadside bombs in Mullah Jana village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The attackers claimed they were only targeting Afghani forces. This was one of four locations where the assailants planted roadside explosives on this day. An unknown number of the explosive devices were defused by authorities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated among civilians in Shinkay district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar blasts in Zabul province on this date. Five civilians were killed and one other was wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: A remote-controlled bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Jangal Payen locality, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three more were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a police checkpoint in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Islam Qala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in Islam Qala town on May 16, 2014. This first blast was designed to draw first responders to the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Saifullah in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Saifullah, a district mayor, was killed and three of his family members were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated inside of a house in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2014: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Khaniqa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A school guard was beaten and injured during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the assailants targeted the school in order to interrupt final examinations.
08/09/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/02/2014: Assailants captured and then opened fire on Mohammad Kohi in Sangan area, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Kohi, a provincial assembly candidate, and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the convoy of Mohammad Massom Stanikzai in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Stanikzai, a senior official of the Afghan High Peace Council, survived; however, one civilian was killed, in addition to the suicide bomber, and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
06/22/2014: An explosive device was discovered in Anah village, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Nine civilians were killed and two others were wounded when they attempted to defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber in Tani district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailant detonated, killing himself in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on Qazi Abdul Kabir in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Kabir, a Member of Parliament, was unharmed; however, one bodyguard was killed and an assailant was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Tor Jan in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Jan, a former Taliban commander, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a police post in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The rocket missed its target and struck a civilian house, injuring one person. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/06/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vest near a police checkpoint in Khannesin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailant, who was a ten-year-old girl, was detained before the vest could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban. The assailant's brother is thought to be a prominent Taliban commander.
06/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Haji Baran in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Baran, a member of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah's campaign team and the former governor of the district, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a marketplace in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least 15 people were killed between this and another unrelated blast in Paktia province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and 16 people, including two police officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Malik in Lashkar Gah city, Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Malik, a campaign manager for ex-presidential candidate Gul Agha Sherzai, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2014: An explosive device detonated near a university in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2014: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2014: The vehicle carrying a district police chief struck a landmine on the outskirts of Khanabad town, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The police chief and his bodyguard were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a police vehicle in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, a police official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian house in Marzian village, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related bombings targeting soldiers in the province on this day. Two Afghan soldiers were killed and four were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/21/2014: A land mine detonated near a military vehicle in Goldad Khelo area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Between this and an unrelated incident in Zabul province on May 20, 2014, nine soldiers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2014: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Dawlatzai area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed, including two assailants, in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Nine people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Nari Manda area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three United States (US) soldiers were killed and one US soldier was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: Four assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One of the assailants was killed when police officers opened fire after spotting them, while the other three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely as they were attempting to remove the dead assailant's body. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/22/2014: Assailants attacked the residence of a provincial council member in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a presidential campaign office in Maimana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2014: Assailants attempted to plant land mines near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The assailants were detained by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants abducted five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from their vehicles on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Spin Band area, Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed on December 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
11/18/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Nurgul district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and seven others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Dentash area, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and three others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Kandi area, Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out by the Taliban in Laghman province on July 12, 2014. In addition to 15 assailants, seven security personnel, including both soldiers and police officers, were killed and four others were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2014: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle detonated in Puli Charkhi bazaar in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to a police station in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A second bomber was shot dead by police, and a third detonated inside the station itself. In addition to the three attackers, one police officer was killed and at least five were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a district education director in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the director, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan. Five ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to 41 assailants, six police officers were killed and 28 others, including eight police officers and 20 assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2014: Assailants abducted Fazal Rahman in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Rahman, a doctor, was shot and killed the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2014: A number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Paktia province, Afghanistan. A total of 28 devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Paktia, and Laghman provinces on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast, while eight police officers and a civilian were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2014: Assailants threw hand grenades at a civilian residence in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Gardan village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including two assailants and five ALP officers, were killed, while another seven people, including three civilians and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives during a play about terrorism being held at a French cultural center in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the school performance was targeted because it was anti-Islamic and was propaganda against the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants fired two mortar shells at a polling station in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Ahmadkhel village, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and seven assailants were killed and two officers were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2014: Assailants abducted five Independent Election Commission (IEC) employees in Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting the residence of Abdullah Khan in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, five people were killed and 19 others, including Khan, the former Nawzad district police chief, were injured in the blast. Moreover, the explosion damaged several nearby houses. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2014: Assailants abducted 16 port customs workers from their vehicle in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Seven workers were released on December 11, 2014, while two more were released on December 28, 2014; the whereabouts of the others remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/02/2014: An assailant opened fire on Abdul Qayim Patyal at Kandahar University in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Patyal, the deputy provincial governor, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a de-mining team in Qara Bagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One worker was killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Delaram area, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely as assailants were transporting it to carry out an attack in Mukhtar Qala area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2014: Assailants kidnapped eight civilians between Herat city and Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The civilians were rescued by security forces on August 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Ibrahim in Akhund Baba village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Ibrahim, the local director of the literacy department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2014: An explosive device detonated in Garmab locality, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: An assailant attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Maydan Shahr area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The assailant was detained by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2014: A land mine detonated among civilians in Nowabad village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2014: Assailants ambushed Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Shamal Gah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting ALP checkpoints in Farah on the same day. At least 26 people, including assailants and ALP officers, were killed and 49 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/24/2014: A roadside mine detonated among civilians in Koshki area, Terwy district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked at least one polling station in Bari Kala area, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on polling stations in Baraki Barak district on this day. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Ziruk district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting checkpoints in Ziruk on the same day. At least 65 people, including 5 soldiers and 60 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the assaults. Additionally, at least one soldier was abducted across the two incidents and the outcome is unknown. The Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the attacks. However, sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
05/11/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated next to a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers handing out medicine in front of a hospital in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least five people, including civilians, were killed and at least 35 people were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2014: Assailants attacked border police officers in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, while six assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near students in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One student was killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2014: An explosive device detonated in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated at the entrance of the Kherqa-ye Sharif Mosque in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and six other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to 23 assailants, one soldier was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a police officer in Dorahi neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, one police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Gala Tut area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Shahzada Khogyani in Afghan Mina area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khogyani, the Deputy Chancellor of Aryana University, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkpoints in Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were killed and seven others were wounded in the assault; the victims included police officers and assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/06/2014: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into the convoy of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast destroyed the candidate's vehicle. This was one of two explosions on the convoy in quick succession; the other blast targeted the vehicle of Abdullah's running mate. At least four people, including the assailants, were killed and 16 others were injured across both of the attacks. Both Abdullah and his running mate survived the explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, while officials attributed the attack to Pakistan's Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
06/11/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of Habibullah Kunari in Shahjoi area, Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Kunari, the district police chief, and two of his bodyguards were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related blasts in Shahjoi area on June 11, 2014; the second blast occurred as Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were responding to this first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2014: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives outside of the transportation directorate in Sharan city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and eleven people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2014: A suicide bomber in a car detonated an explosives-laden vest outside of a police entrance into the Interior Ministry building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six police officers were killed and four were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2014: Assailants attacked the Chowlai border police post in Shorabak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and 15 assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/26/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police checkpoint in Mangal Hada area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, two people were killed and 16 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: A number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand province, Afghanistan. A total of 28 devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Paktia, and Laghman provinces on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants kidnapped Khudai Noor, the leader of Labors Union, in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was found beheaded on February 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in a garbage dump in Kabul Square area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched a rocket in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three rocket attacks in Kandahar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a polling station in Baghbagha area, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
09/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Larzanak area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2014: Assailants shot and killed Qazi Abdul Majid, a provincial judge, in Feroz Koh city, Ghor province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2014: Assailants opened fire and detonated an explosive device targeting a border police vehicle in Nawabad area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Jabalussaraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
11/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at a volleyball tournament in Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 57 people were killed and 66 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Haqqani Network.
07/12/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/07/2014: An assailant attempted to attack a police chief in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailant was apprehended by police officials before he could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2014: Assailants attacked a security post in Daychopan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Anwar Khan in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Khan, the chief of Nad Ali district, and two of his bodyguards were killed and six police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near the vehicle of Abdorrahman Farid in Pol-e Qazi area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Farid, the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2014: Assailants shot and injured an election campaign worker in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police post in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four assailants were killed and four police officers wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2014: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police vehicle detonated near a buzkashi game in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including two officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gates of the HART International Compound in Green Village neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two security guards were killed and three other people were injured in the blast. Following the explosion, two additional assailants were killed attempting to enter the compound. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2014: A suicide bomber and explosives-laden motorcycle were discovered and safely defused in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosive device planted on a bicycle detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including three soldiers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that landed in the vicinity of Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two rocket attacks in Kabul on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2014: Assailants fired a rocket which landed near a playground and volleyball game in Omar Khel village, Nirkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and five were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2014: At least one assailant killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier at an unknown location in Afghanistan. No further information was available.
05/25/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle as it was being checked by Afghan Police officers in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the two bombers, at least two officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at the Naser Khosraw-e-Balkhi Culture Center in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the bomber was intending to attack a neighboring hostel, but changed targets when he was denied entry to the hostel. In addition to the bomber, at least one person, a security guard, was killed and at least four people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Afghan Interior Ministry attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated and assailants stormed the Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of the provincial police office in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Five people, including two civilians and three police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2014: An explosive device detonated as a tribal elder passed by in Karmol area, Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The elder and a Pakistani refugee were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2014: Assailants attacked a village in Ajristan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of four incidents in Ajristan and one of three villages targeted on the same day. At least 100 people were killed, including 15 by beheading, and an unknown number of people were injured across the three village attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated during a high school soccer match in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/19/2014: Three suicide bombers attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicles in Torkham city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the three suicide bombers, a civilian was killed and two drivers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely and three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to the Taliban.
07/17/2014: An explosive device placed on a motorcycle detonated near a police vehicle in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Ten people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants and an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer were killed in the ensuing clash. Additionally, one assailant and two officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Mawlawi Sardar Zadran near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Zadran, a local leader, escaped the blast unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2014: An explosive device planted under a bridge detonated in Chahar Dara village, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2014: A roadside land mine detonated near an Afghan Security convoy in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2014: Jacob M. Hess, a United States (US) soldier, was killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No additional information is available.
07/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest near an air force bus in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, eight people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in the attack. Additionally, at least 13 people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at polling centers in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2014: Approximately 31 explosive devices were discovered and defused in an unknown province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Shewan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2014: Assailants kidnapped Abdul Momin and two associates from the highway in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two associates were released at an unknown time. Momin, the head of Balcharagh district intelligence, was killed and his body was discovered on May 4, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan Border Police (ABP) officials in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2014: Four assailants attempted to attack an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint near Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailants were arrested before they could carry out the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban were behind the incident.
02/01/2014: Assailants opened fire at the National Coalition Party (NCP) election office in Paraman area, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Dr. Ahmad Hamdard, the prospective manager for the NCP's presidential campaign team, and another person were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: An explosive device placed in a trash can near a polling station detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked Azizullah Hamdard in Khwaja Bughra neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Hamdard, a reporter for Pajhwok Afghan News, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants fired a missile at an Afghan military airbase in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The base also houses North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a district police chief attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan military patrol in Soch village, Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants, including a local commander, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2014: Assailants abducted a border police commander in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated on Behsood Bridge in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two police trainers were killed and at least five others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) bus in Agha Ali Shams area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast, and six soldiers and six civilians were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Ganjabad town, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two officers and eight assailants were killed and one officer and five assailants were injured in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/10/2014: Assailants attacked Mukhtar Wafai, a freelance journalist, in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Wafai was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a civilian vehicle in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Gambel area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in the province on this night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related bombings targeting soldiers in the province on this day. Two Afghan soldiers were killed and four were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked the Chinar Khurr Checkpost of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated incidents targeting checkposts in Kamdesh on the same day. At least 12 people, including two soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed and another 21 assailants were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/10/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell at Kamar Qala area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by an Afghan police vehicle in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2014: Assailants launched a missile near a residential area in Barikab area, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Thirteen children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the incident. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
02/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near Mullah Tarakhil's Madrasa in Pul-e Charkhe neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two students were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2014: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Shasham Bagh neighborhood, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two others, including the district chief of the Afghan Police, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in an unknown location in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base while the Prime Minister of Romania was visiting troops in Nawa village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/31/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside a police headquarters in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three police officers, including district police chief Abdul Manaf, were killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated as police personnel were attempting to defuse it near Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including a Civil Order Police commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: A landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khamyab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in front of a mosque in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The vehicle was destroyed as a result of the blast, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian car in the Kobaz area of Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, provincial government officials attributed it to the Taliban.
09/26/2014: Assailants attacked a national police convoy in Shinkay district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of vehicles were destroyed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated on the main road connecting the airport to the presidential palace in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan soldiers in Logar province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the government compound in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. After the blast, assailants stormed the complex. At least 12 people, including four assailants, were killed and 10 civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foot patrol in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one United States soldier, Christopher A. Landis. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Daraz Gard area, Shinwari district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by the Taliban in Shinwari district on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a polling station in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on polling stations in Kunduz province on June 14, 2014. In addition to seven assailants, one soldier and one police officer were killed and nine others, including two security personnel and seven assailants, were wounded across blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a polling center in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. A voter was wounded in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks on polling centers in Badakhshan province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/01/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers and one assailant were killed in the attack. Additionally, one soldier was reported missing after the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a police patrol in Bagh-e-Pul area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and ten civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of Afghan Border Police (ABP) and Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) near Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and three ABP officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ehsanollah Kamawal's vehicle in Chinargi area of Narang district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Kamawal, the head campaign manager for presidential candidate Doctor Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians who had refused to pay extortion fees in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Twenty civilians were killed and 10 were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/16/2014: Assailants attempted to attack a police post in Yusuf Ali area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/31/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three such attacks on checkpoints in Marjah on this date. At least one police officer and 16 assailants were killed and three police officers wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
12/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Kohlaka area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least one police officer and 29 assailants were killed across all five attacks. It is unknown how many injuries resulted from the violence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2014: Assailants abducted a district council chief and school headmaster in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The bodies of council chief Ghulam Haider and Headmaster Sher Ahmad were discovered on September 4, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
10/13/2014: Assailants attacked an army and police convoy in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least 45 people, including 22 security officers and 23 assailants, were killed, eight security officers were injured, and seven security officers were abducted during the ensuing clash; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of polling centers in Saidan area, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Sestani area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but property was stolen. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2014: A magnetic bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in Pul-i-Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and two children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2014: Assailants abducted a civilian from Abwataw village, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The victim was reportedly shot and burned, resulting in his death. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
05/15/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle at a bazaar in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including two police officers and eight civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated outside a prosecutor's office in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One National Directorate of Security (NDS) operative was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants attacked Salam Pahlawan in Garzivan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Pahlawan, a police commander, was unharmed; however, a security guard was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which at least one assailant was killed and six police officers were injured. At least two assailants were also arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed it to the Taliban.
03/10/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a group of police soldiers as well as the election office for Abdullah Abdullah in Bazaar Kohna area, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and at least seven people, including civilians, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) provincial office in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated and simultaneous attacks on government buildings in Ghazni on the same day. At least 39 people, including 19 assailants, were killed and 350 other people were injured across all three incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2014: An explosive device planted in an unoccupied police vehicle detonated in Charikar city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2014: Assailants launched a rocket, targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post, in Mirkhan village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in Pul-i-Sangi area, near Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base located at an airport in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2014: An assailant threw a grenade into the governor's house in Logar province, Afghanistan. The attack targeted members of the provincial council who were taking their oaths of office. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near police officers in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2014: An explosive device detonated as children were collecting firewood in Shingorak village, Kunar Province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a land mine in Dihyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) building in Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the building and a mosque were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2014: An explosive device planted underneath a bridge detonated in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least five children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police base in Shirzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and 14 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2014: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber en route to target the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) headquarters in Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the bomber was affiliated with the Haqqani Network.
09/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at an Afghan Border Police (ABP) customs post in Torkham area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 26 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tankers were damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Haji Khalil area, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks on police posts in Chahar Dara on this date. Ten assailants were killed and one was wounded across all five attacks, and 21 Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were abducted. The hostages were released on August 14, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Hakim in Kululapushta neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Hakim, the Nuristani Provincial High Peace Council chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2014: Assailants attacked a provincial council member in Tangi Murch area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The councilor, Qari Qudratullah Wafa, was not harmed, but five people, including one civilian and four assailants, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched an attack in Shatar Shar area, Shinwari district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by the Taliban in Shinwari district on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Rishkoor neighborhood, Gul Bagh area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least 15 people were killed between this and another unrelated blast in Kabul province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on the district headquarters in Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Arwa area, Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and another two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants attacked a group of border police en route to a checkpost in Lalpura district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties and three assailants were captured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Zamboli area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police checkpoints in Helmand province on May 21, 2014. In addition to 11 assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2014: A roadside bomb struck pick-up trucks carrying civilians on Kandahar-Herat Highway in Gilan Kachi area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 15 civilians were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near police personnel in Shmalga village, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Azizabad area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officer, Mohammad Zamir, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2014: A landmine detonated targeting a military patrol in Kozbahar area, Khogiani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Toray Waghey area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2014: A roadside bomb detonated at the Band Bain Tunnel in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Abdul Maroof, the National Directory of Security (NDS) deputy chief for Dolina district, was killed and a police official was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2014: A land mine detonated at a playground near a bazaar in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants abducted 15 people after voting in the elections in Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released the same day; however, eleven people had their fingers cut off and four others had their nails cut off in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in the eleventh police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2014: An explosive device placed in a handcart detonated near a bazaar in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Charkhab area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Explosive devices detonated targeting Afghan soldiers at unknown locations in Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan Police checkpoints in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were killed and at least two officers were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2014: A sticky bomb attached to an army vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and four were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: A land mine detonated as authorities attempted to defuse the device in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A police official was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Uruzgan province, one security force member was killed and three people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a tribal elder in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The elder, Nader Khan, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Jangal area, Qaramqol district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, while two officers and several assailants were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near soldiers in Haidarabad area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a sports ground in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2014: Assailants shot and killed a district prison director in Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched a rocket in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three rocket attacks in Kandahar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and five other people, including four assailants and a soldier, were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Sangan town, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Pasaband district on the same day. At least 25 people, including five officers and 20 assailants, were killed across both assaults. Additionally, at least 20 officers were taken hostage and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were wounded as a result of the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in this area on this day. This incident targeted a crowd which had gathered at the scene of the previous explosion. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed these incidents to the Taliban.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated in Dan-e-Shahabuddin area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Samad Niazman in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Niazman, an appellate court judge, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attempted to launch a mortar shell near Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were wounded when the shell detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of the house of a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Turi neighborhood, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The employee was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks on NDS employees in Uruzgan on the day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Chehl Dukhtaran, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak district and the two attacks in Andar, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
08/31/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Shibirghan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/13/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a security post in Kala Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoints in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and three others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a bus with Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Dih Sabz district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and at least three soldiers were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks by the same group on military buses in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of a police chief in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The police chief was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dowkalan area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three checkpoints attacked in the same area on the same day. Three police officers and ten militants were killed, while two officers and ten assailants were injured across the three attacks. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents, while sources also attributed the attacks to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/14/2014: A landmine detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Yaqub, a district police chief, in Ahmad Abad district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Yaqub and his bodyguard were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: A landmine detonated in Shegi Band Barq area of Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle, killing three soldiers and injuring another two soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle carrying the relatives of a tribal leader in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a pharmacy in Khanabad Bandar neighborhood, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) convoy in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least one person, a civilian, was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed it to the Taliban.
04/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Isfandi village, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2014: Assailants stormed the house of a border police commander in Ghar Tapa area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The commander's wife was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a school in Taluqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least three students were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/12/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian minibus in Nawroz area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched a rocket in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three rocket attacks in Kandahar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2014: An explosive device, targeting Ali Akhar Qasemi, detonated at a gym in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Qasemi, a member of the National Assembly, was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Shah Hasankhel area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Seven soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices on a road being used by Keramuddin Reza Zada in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Zada, a Wolesi Jirga member and Member of Parliament (MP) was unharmed because the police arrested the attackers before they could plant the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy carrying a presidential security team in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Four security guards were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2014: An explosive device attached to a fuel tanker detonated in Surkhakan area, Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a polling station in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on polling stations in Kunduz province on June 14, 2014. In addition to seven assailants, one soldier and one police officer were killed and nine others, including two security personnel and seven assailants, were wounded across blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2014: A remote-controlled roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The blast killed three police officers and injured two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rustam Makhmudov in Jangalo area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Makhmudov, a Tajik diplomat, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near civilian vehicles in Mazar area, Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Twelve civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Ramon Morris and Wyatt Martin, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Four explosive devices were discovered and defused in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on an ambulance in Shakh Bazaar area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the same area of Faryab on the same day; this second attack targeted the ambulance that was transporting the injured from the first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/06/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a civilian home in Shakh Bazaar area, Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three people, a mother and her two children, were injured in the attack. This was one of two related incidents that occurred in the same area of Faryab on the same day; the second attack targeted an ambulance that was transporting the injured from this first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, an Afghan official attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/08/2014: An assailant abducted a teacher in Pusht Rud district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The kidnapper demanded AK-47 rifles as ransom for the release of the victim. The whereabouts of the victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated while it was being planted in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Zabul province, four assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Faryab province, one security force member was killed and three people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2014: Assailants kidnapped four tribal leaders in Shali Nawa area, Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Syed Mukhtar in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mukhtar, the Rodat District Intelligence Department chief, and his driver were killed and at least one other person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of a military officer detonated in Zanbaq Square near the presidential palace complex in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The driver, identified as an army officer, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected that the Taliban carried out the attack.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a civilian residence in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Nangabad area, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Farah province on March 27, 2014. At least 14 people were killed, including 12 assailants and two police officers, and six assailants were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near a polling center in Khost province, Afghanistan. Aside from the bomber, there were no casualties in the attack. This was one of 23 attacks against polling stations on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
07/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six people, including four civilians and two police officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Khirullah Amarkhil in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Amarkhil, a local leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Kala Marsha area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in Ghorak on this date. Eight police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. In addition to four assailants, eight police officers were killed and six assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell into Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The shell struck a house in the district; a civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, an Afghan official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/25/2014: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Rahman Berdi in Qarqin district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Berdi, a religious scholar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a polling center in Baghlan-i-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath a civilian vehicle in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2014: Assailants attempted to attack police checkpoints in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/16/2014: An explosive device detonated in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2014: A land mine detonated while assailants were planting it along the road in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast killed four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Dr. Ghani Bahadari in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Dr. Bahadari, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a Ranger vehicle in front of a security post in Rod Zangal area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the aforementioned vehicle was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath a bridge in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2014: An explosive device, targeting the vehicle of a district governor and a police chief, detonated on a highway between Aqcha and Mengajik districts, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The two district officials were unharmed; however, two bodyguards were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Afghan National Police (ANP) forces discovered and seized an explosive device in Dara-i-Suf district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The official was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks on NDS employees in Uruzgan on the day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: A mortar detonated in Logar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of the Nazyan governor detonated in Nazian district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the governor and two of his guards, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ogra area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and 18 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Additionally, four police officers were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near a blacksmith shop in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2014: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a wedding ceremony in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and 17 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, three people, including two United States (US) citizens were killed and 18 others, including soldiers and civilians, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2014: Assailants set fire to three houses, including that of a tribal and National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader, in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the houses were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2014: Assailants fired a rocket targeting the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) air base in Bagram town, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) bus in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant, two army officers, and two civilians were killed, and at least 22 other people were wounded as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
09/10/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Bachi, Marawara district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, and two police officers and 12 assailants were wounded. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Marawara on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: Suicide bombers detonated explosives and assailants opened fire on the district headquarters in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three people and two assailants were killed and 14 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: A roadside bomb detonated next to a passenger vehicle in the Abarki area of Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people, including one woman and one child, were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the bombing to the Taliban.
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer, one civilian, and two assailants were killed, while four assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on Inayatullah Nazari in Qala Sehra village, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In addition to two assailants, Nazari, a guard for the Ministry of Defense, was killed and two assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2014: An explosive device detonated while police were defusing it in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and one civilian were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: A land mine detonated underneath a vehicle carrying Ainak Copper Mine security guards in Ab Paran area, Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three security guards were killed and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2014: Assailants attacked a United States Special Forces unit in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. One US soldier, Andrew Weathers, was killed; a second US soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/15/2014: A suicide bomber detonated, targeting an Afghan Police convoy in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least one civilian was killed and six others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2014: Assailants attacked the Baghicho Checkpost of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated incidents targeting checkposts in Kamdesh on the same day. At least 12 people, including two soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed and another 21 assailants were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Ghorchi area, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Farah province on March 27, 2014. At least 14 people were killed, including 12 assailants and two police officers, and six assailants were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a district headquarters building in Jani Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2014: Assailants attacked police officers heading to the scene of an earlier attack in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A district police chief was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost Khan Kelay area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in the province on this night. At least six police officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2014: Assailants attacked police personnel in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. In addition to eight assailants, six police officers were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into a residential neighborhood in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Dalan area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three people, all from the same family, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2014: An unknown number of rockets struck a house in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including children, were killed and at least three other people were wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/20/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a taxi in Chahar Burja district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ali Sher district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
06/16/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one other was injured when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2014: Assailants abducted Sayed Haidar, an administrative manager, from a customs office in Torkham crossing, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
05/13/2014: Security forces discovered and defused at least four explosive devices at different locations in Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/07/2014: Assailants attempted to launch rockets at the Kandahar airport in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and another was wounded by an airstrike before they could fire the rockets in their possession. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated while it was being planted in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Between this blast and an unrelated blast in Helmand province, four assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including an Afghan Local Police (ALP) office and an Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock employee, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of the residence of the brother of police commander Akbar in Turi area, Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The police commander's brother was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2014: A land mine detonated in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Sinay town, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Pasaband district on the same day. At least 25 people, including five officers and 20 assailants, were killed across both assaults. Additionally, at least 20 officers were taken hostage and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was behind the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked the campaign office of Abdullah Abdullah in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on campaign offices in Sari Pul province on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2014: Approximately 38 explosive devices were discovered and defused throughout Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a civilian residence in Maqur area, Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2014: An explosive device was found and defused near the campaign office of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Jawand district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Bandooka village, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated assaults targeting ANA checkposts in Bandooka on the same day. At least nine people, including four soldiers and five assailants, were killed and five other soldiers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2014: Assailants attacked two police checkposts in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties from the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2014: A roadside bomb detonated when it was struck by an army vehicle in Lakhshak locality, Dilaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers were killed and six were wounded by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2014: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Nawbahar village, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack but the building was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: A landmine detonated in Reg district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: An explosive device attached to a police commander's vehicle detonated in Kalangar area, Logar province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a police station in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2014: Assailants attacked Ahmad Murghabi in Feroz Koh Murghab village, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Murghabi, a former jihadi commander, was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2014: Assailants abducted two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers from Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The two officers were killed and their bodies were discovered the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
08/10/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy on Darul Aman road in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four civilians were killed and 35 others were injured in the blast; the NATO troops did not sustain any casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2014: Three explosive devices detonated near an Afghan Police post in Hadda neighborhood, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Badpakh district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2014: Assailants detonated a roadside bomb and then opened fire on a police vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six people, including two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near the Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture Directorate in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated and simultaneous attacks on government buildings in Ghazni on the same day. At least 39 people, including 19 assailants, were killed and 350 other people were injured across all three incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2014: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at a market in Mandawi area, Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two people, including an assailant, were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a bus carrying a wedding party in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and six others were wounded as a result of the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in this area on this day. This incident drew a crowd to the scene, where they could be targeted by the second explosion. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed these incidents to the Taliban.
08/09/2014: An explosion occurred in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The district chief, Qudus Safi, was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police forces in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two assailants, were killed and four others, including three officers and one assailant, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2014: Assailants stormed a police post in Char Saraka-i-Haji Naeem area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in Dashti Archi district on May 10, 2014. Ten assailants were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The rocket struck a civilian house in the area, killing one civilian and injuring four other people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a provincial police chief attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khak Chopan area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police vehicle in a bazaar in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and one other was wounded when the device detonated prematurely. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Saad Malook in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Malook, an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander, was not harmed, but three of his bodyguards and an assailant were killed, while one guard was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. In addition to five assailants, at least six police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting Mohammad Azim Mohseni and Hajji Hayatollah Wafa on the highway in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Mohseni, a member of parliament, and Wafa, a member of the provincial council of Baghlan, were not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Tash Kala area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash, while five assailants and two police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2014: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Herat province, Afghanistan. The bomber had planned to attack the United States consulate in the province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Ibrahimkhel village, Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: Approximately 300 assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks against police checkpoints in Ghazni on the same day. Three people, including a police officer and two civilians, were killed and at least eight others, including both civilians and police officers, were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/05/2014: Assailants surrounded and held hostage eight election workers and an unspecified number of election observers in Deh Mardak village, Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
02/25/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside an agriculture high school in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast killed three students and injured three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/28/2014: Assailants abducted Commander Habibullah in Onkhi Dara village, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Habibullah, the chief security guard for the Afghan Ministry of Education, was found dead on May 30, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/23/2014: Police officers shot and killed a potential suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle before he could reach a police checkpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Approximately 2,000 assailants attacked security outposts and villagers in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers, a police officer, and at least 12 assailants were killed and 22 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash, which lasted for at least three days. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; sources also attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/17/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Khogi village, Jaji Maidan district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed, two were injured, and a civilian was abducted during the assault; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but an Afghan official stated that the assailants were angered by the local residents' recent cooperation with Afghan security forces.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated outside Habibia High School in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The assailant planting the device was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/10/2014: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including a police officer, were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security post in Gul Sarak area, Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Six assailants and three security personnel were killed in the ensuing clash, and four assailants and four security personnel were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on police checkposts in Nad Ali district on July 17, 2014. In addition to 14 assailants, one police officer was killed and nine others, including one police officer and eight assailants, were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2014: Four roadside bombs were discovered in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Military officials defused the devices without incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a minivan in Giro district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/04/2014: A land mine detonated in Badghisi village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of two explosions that occurred within a short period of time; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Sur village, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three tribal elders, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations across Afghanistan on this day. Between the three attacks in Deh Yak district and the two attacks in Andar, at least two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
05/12/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at the Kabul International Airport near Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was part of their newly launched annual spring offensive campaign.
01/17/2014: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices along a major road in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants, identified as Mullah Abdul Qaum and Mullah Salah, were arrested. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
12/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2014: A mortar shell struck a civilian house in Yatiman locality, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling center in Ahmad Abad district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police officers in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a polling center in Karandab area, Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks on polling centers in Badakhshan province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near the private residence of Mohammad Rahim in Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Rahim, a government prosecutor, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Arzan Qimat neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including six soldiers and three civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2014: Assailants attacked Mangajek district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed and five people, including two police officers and three assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2014: An explosive device, targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA), detonated in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of five blasts in Gardez city on June 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person, a child, was killed in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/10/2014: An explosive device planted on a rickshaw detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted Police Academy lecturers aboard the vehicle. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpost in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including one soldier and eight assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a number of military checkposts in Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on military checkposts in two districts of Kunar province on September 13, 2014. In addition to 15 assailants, three soldiers were killed and 21 others, including 17 assailants and four soldiers, were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police Ranger vehicle in Khairkhana village, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at civilian houses in Marzian village, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which seven assailants and six police officers were killed, and four assailants and four police officers were wounded. The police station was set on fire. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2014: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near two Afghanistan Breshna Company electrical employees in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The two employees were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to the Taliban.
08/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on police checkposts in Nad Ali district on July 17, 2014. In addition to 14 assailants, one police officer was killed and nine others, including one police officer and eight assailants, were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a police building in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, eight people, including seven police officers and one civilian, were killed, while four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by the vehicle of Musadiq Khalili, the Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, in Istalif district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Although Khalili escaped unharmed, two of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least six people, including both civilians and soldiers, were killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2014: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Umar-i-Khan village, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in Uruzgan on this date. One police officer and four assailants were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Zafaran area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2014: Assailants attacked a passenger vehicle in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three women were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2014: An explosive device, targeting a police patrol, detonated in Biland Manzal neighborhood, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2014: An explosive device detonated in Saberi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Perak area, Khogyani district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one was wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: An explosive device placed in a trash can detonated near a school being used as a polling station in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the blast. This was one of 23 attacks on polling stations in Afghanistan on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attacks were aimed at disrupting the voting process.
04/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least one United States (US) soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on tribal elders in Haskah Menah district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The elders were returning following negotiations with the Taliban for the release of Independent Election Commission (IEC) workers. Four tribal elders were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Marjan Haqmal, the Nad Ali district police chief, in an area between Nad Ali and Marja districts, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties from the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2014: Security forces killed a suicide bomber in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
08/25/2014: Assailants abducted four Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) workers in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. All four hostages were freed in a rescue operation the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Burka town, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/08/2014: Assailants fired two missiles at Bagram Air Base in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2014: A landmine detonated in Anardara district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants abducted Mohammad Ekram from his residence in Aliabad village, Farah province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Ekram, a local community council chairman, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
11/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and six others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2014: Assailants kidnapped four tribal leaders in Khudaimat area, Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two tribal elders were found dead the next day; the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a police vehicle in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near a hospital in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. This was one of five blasts in Gardez city on June 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2014: A prisoner stole a gun from a prison guard and attempted to free other prisoners in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The number of casualties from the attack were unknown; however, the prisoners were subdued and brought back into their cells. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/02/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Trikh Nawar area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2014: Approximately six assailants attacked a joint Afghan-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in Ghani Khail district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five of the assailants stormed the base after a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at its entrance. At least seven people, the six attackers and one United States (U.S.) soldier, William K. Lacey, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers and civilians in Tapa Mura locality, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated on Jalalabad-Torkham Highway in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. This was one of two explosions in the same location of the highway on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in a police vehicle in Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Kharwar area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2014: A land mine detonated in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated as a deputy police chief came out of his office in Dahnai Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a United States aid organization, Roots of Peace, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four other assailants then stormed the building and took hostages. In total, six people were killed, including five assailants, one person was wounded, and at least five hostages were taken and rescued during the incident, which lasted several hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, alleging that the establishment also functioned as a church.
01/24/2014: Assailant fired rockets at the home of a local council chair in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The chairman was not home at the time, but six of his family members were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling center in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 19 attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar province on June 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2014: Assailants stormed a police post in Gadamdar area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in Dashti Archi district on May 10, 2014. Ten assailants were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2014: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Soorbaghal area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to eight assailants, one civilian, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to carry out an attack in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting a crowded area in the city; however, he was arrested before he could successfully detonate his device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and at least seven people, including five soldiers and two translators, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the Ustad Ramzan Guest House restaurant in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and 42 were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated among civilians in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near a girls' school in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and eight other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2014: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military patrol in Gam-e Shak area, Qara Bagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a local leader in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The leader was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2014: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on an imam in an unidentified district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The targeted imam was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks against imams in different districts of Uruzgan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban who carried out the attack because the imams had refused to deliver pro-Taliban sermons.
08/08/2014: Assailants kidnapped a teacher in Baran Qala area, Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The teacher was later killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near the vehicle of Abdul Wadood Jaju in Dabaro Pul neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, Jaju, the Kandahar Police Commander, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2014: Assailants fired three rockets at the Bagram Air Field in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed after foreign military forces returned fire and several buildings were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was part of their annual spring offensive campaign.
05/12/2014: Assailants attacked the Katawaz police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2014: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on an imam in an unidentified district of Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The targeted imam was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks against imams in different districts of Uruzgan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban who carried out the attacks because the imams had refused to deliver pro-Taliban sermons.
04/10/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Lakari area, Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2014: A landmine detonated in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. A police officer and three guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, eight people were killed, including seven soldiers, while 15 people were wounded. This was one of two attacks by the same group on military buses in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that security forces were targeted, because the Kabul administration had signed an agreement with the United States (US), thereby demonstrating that it was not working for the interests of the Afghan people. The agreement, which was signed on September 30, 2014, would allow US soldiers to remain in the country beyond 2014.
01/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2014: An explosive device planted on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle detonated at a market in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan soldiers in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers and six assailants were killed, while fourteen soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dila district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed, including four assailants and three police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2014: Suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a checkpoint in Dalan Sang, Panjsher, Afghanistan. Thirteen people, including an assailant, were killed and 21 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2014: An explosive device detonated when it was struck by a taxi in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed and 13 others wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2014: Assailants stormed a police post in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and three wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopter in Zerkoh area of Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Italian soldiers were unharmed; however, the helicopter was slightly damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2014: An explosive device, targeting an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle, detonated in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five people, including two police officers and three civilians, were wounded in the attack. This was one of five blasts in Gardez city on June 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated on a road near the residence of the provincial council chief in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2014: An assailant opened fire on the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Qargha district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Major General Harold J. Greene, a two-star United States (US) general, and the assailant, were killed and 18 others, including eight US soldiers and one German general, were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials questioned the veracity of this claim.
12/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Zara Markoh area, Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and at least one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2014: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle in Balkh district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2014: Assailants attacked several security posts in Ali Ahmad area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants and four civilians were killed, while three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/07/2014: Assailants attacked a funeral for an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded and 16 other individuals were abducted in the attack. A few hostages, two of whom were injured, were released soon after the kidnapping; however, the whereabouts of the other victims remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in Badghisi village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and ten others were injured. This was one of two explosions that occurred within a short period of time; this blast was targeting a crowd that had gathering in response to an earlier explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/08/2014: Assailants attacked General Ali Ahmad Mobarez and Mohammad Ishaq Tamkin in Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Mobarez, the provincial head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), and Tamkin, a military commander, were not harmed in the attack, but two assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a tractor in Akhund Zada Kalay village, Chashma-e Mohammad Khan area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/28/2014: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three civilians were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/15/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dowkalan area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three checkpoints attacked in the same area on the same day. Three police officers and ten militants were killed, while two officers and ten assailants were injured across the three attacks. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents, while sources also attributed the attacks to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
06/11/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and an unstated number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2014: A suicide bomber detonated after being stopped by security forces near Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one person was killed and a second person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dowkalan area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three checkpoints attacked in the same area on the same day. Three police officers and ten militants were killed, while two officers and ten assailants were injured across the three attacks. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents, while sources also attributed the attacks to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/24/2014: An explosive device transported by a child detonated inside the prison in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the child, were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2014: Three assailants, one of whom was wearing a suicide vest, attacked the Directorate of Justice's office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including all three attackers, were killed and another seven were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it carried out the attack in retaliation for the justice ministry imposing harsh sentences on fellow Taliban members.
05/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police compound in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Naw Zad district on this date. Twenty-six people were killed and an unknown number were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
10/26/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police officers' houses in Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A police commander was killed and three other people wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2015: Assailants attacked the district center of Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. An intelligence official, three soldiers, and seven assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Assailants executed a former Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khaniqa village, Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/26/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kohistanat district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and four others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Security forces killed a suicide bomber driving a motorcycle before he was able to reach his target in Wazir Manda, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle detonated in Cheeno area, Sayed Karam district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA), Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Zanbali, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 27 people, including 15 assailants, were killed and 19 others, including ten assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Naw Zad district on this date. Twenty-six people were killed and an unknown number were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tergaran, Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police checkpoints in Warduj district on this date. One police officer and six assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were wounded across both attacks. In addition, 14 police personnel were abducted. As of October 25th, 2015 nine abducted police officers were released; the whereabouts of the other five officers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/18/2015: An explosive device detonated in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/12/2015: An roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Spin Zar neighborhood, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and ten people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 10 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/22/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Jangale Bagh area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and another was wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a prison with an explosives-laden vehicle, rocket-propelled grenades, and firearms in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and three assailants were killed and seven officers and four inmates were injured in the raid. In addition, at least 350 prisoners were released or escaped. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at civilians in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police party in Abtauda locality, Jawand district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers, five assailants, and five civilians were killed, and ten officers were abducted. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Randakhel area, Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and eight assailants were killed and six officers and 12 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sharafodin area, Omna district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. A police officer and eight assailants were killed and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/13/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officers in Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked Qasim Muzafari with a knife in Kart-e-Mamooreen neighborhood, Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Muzafari, a journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2015: Assailants abducted three Pakistani Frontier Works Organization (FWO) workers from a road construction project between Torkham and Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The workers were released on August 12, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dand Shahabuddin area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkposts in Baghlan on this date. At least 13 assailants were killed and 14 others, including three police officers and 11 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Ibadullah Qulf, Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three officers and three assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2015: Five suicide bombers attacked a police station in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In addition to the five assailants, at least one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan Police checkpost in Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one police officer was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/12/2015: Assailants beheaded a former jihadi commander identified as Jandad in Kandbagh, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
01/02/2015: Two rockets were fired at the airport in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unstated number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Gwashta area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 15 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Laghman area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2015: Assailants ambushed and killed a chief military attorney in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2015: Assailants attacked Jawand district, Badghis Province, Afghanistan. At least 25 people were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2015: Assailants attacked military and police checkposts in the Messo area, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Abdul Karim outside of his residence in Sapyano area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Karim, a Helmand Ulema Council member, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four others, including a police officer, were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of communicating with the government in Petawo, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The hostage was found dead later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three civilians and police officer were killed and five civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a shrine in Mehterlam Baba town, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed, including the brother of a lawmaker, and one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/15/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Qand Agha detonated in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including Agha, a tribal elder, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/10/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Chaharsada district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers and 20 assailants were killed in the clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2015: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Wulang area, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) supply convoy on the Faryab-Jawzjan highway in Shikhha area, Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One soldier and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants abducted nine HALO Trust de-mining workers in Daudkhil village, Logar province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on June 8, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kushtal area, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks targeting checkposts in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and 100 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 30 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/04/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting police vehicles in Charmagari area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and seven civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Qolfak area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: The vehicle of a district police chief struck an explosive device on the Kabul-Ghazni highway, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two guards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2015: An explosive device detonated after a vehicle struck it in Jambarak Kotal area, Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 16 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/10/2015: A suicide bomber prematurely detonated his explosives-laden jacket in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties other than the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: Assailants attacked civilians and residences in Nawi Apand village, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured and five others were abducted during the attack; the hostages were released soon after. In addition, houses and harvests were set on fire during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2015: Assailants attacked Waygal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. 38 people, including 20 assailants, were killed and 54 others, including 24 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/26/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a hotel in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The district's executive director and a police officer were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Marchak area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on outposts in this area on this day. Eleven people, including a police officer and ten assailants, were killed and two others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/02/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 56 explosive devices in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2015: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of police officers' houses in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/12/2015: Assailants fired eight rockets into Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One woman and five children were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2015: Security forces detained a suicide bomber and his handler in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint at the gate of Camp Chapman in Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 33 people were killed and 23 people were injured in the blast; the victims included security force members and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2015: At least 100 students and teachers fell ill from poisoning at Babaji S High School in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/14/2015: Approximately 300 assailants attacked the district headquarters in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties, including both assailants and police officers, in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2015: Assailants abducted two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers along a road between Kabul and Kandahar provinces in Afghanistan. The bodies of the officers were found on March 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
10/09/2015: Three explosive devices detonated near a Shia Muslim congregation hall in Cinema Pamir area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2015: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Adam Khan village, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Markazi Bihsud district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Shadal area, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks targeting checkposts in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and 100 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 30 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/25/2015: Assailants fired a mortars at a house in Meran area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked checkposts in Gunjabad, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Farah on this date. Two police officers were killed and nine others, including officers and civilians, were wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/08/2015: Assailants beheaded two local police officers and a civilian in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victims were alleged spies.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the area on this date. At least nine people were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/09/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Kafchain area, Ab Kamari district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and ten assailants were killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2015: A landmine detonated in Marjah area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Laghwat area of Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed, and five police officers and two assailants were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2015: Assailants attacked members of the National Uprising Movement (NUM) in Qata Labi area, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Yonus in Bangi district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Yonus, the district executive chief, was killed and his son was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Salai area, Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chahar Burjak district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and seven assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2015: Assailants attacked Dilawar Shah in Tani district, eastern Khost province, Afghanistan. Shah, a former militant, and his two sons were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2015: A former police officer poisoned and opened fire at six other police officers at the Chiltan police checkpost, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The six police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the assailant (Hazrat Mohammad) immediately joined the Taliban after the incident.
02/26/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a Turkish diplomatic vehicle in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a Turkish national and an Afghan civilian were killed, and a Turkish national was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the intended target was a convoy of United States soldiers.
05/26/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a school in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Puli Khumri on this date. At least six civilians were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked checkposts in Gerani, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Farah on this date. Two police officers were killed and nine others, including officers and civilians, were wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/29/2015: An explosive device detonated in Misri Qala locality, Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer and three civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two related bombings that occurred in Mihtarlam on this date; the second attack targeted the funeral ceremony for the victims of this first attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, Afghan officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/04/2015: Assailants attacked kidnappers in Sistani area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three kidnappers were killed in the attack and one kidnap victim was rescued from the abductors. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2015: A police officer poisoned his colleagues at a checkpoint in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Additional assailants then opened fire on the checkpoint killing five officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2015: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian house in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Nangarhar on this day. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/11/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Naranj Bagh area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Security forces discovered and defused ten explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: A Russian-speaking woman in police custody detonated an explosive device at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in the Daronta area, Surkh Rod district , Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber, three children, and an intelligence officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including both security personnel and assailants, were killed and 12 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/25/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck near a gas station in Qasaba neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle of Development Project employees in Kori Manda area, Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two employees were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Mullah Abdol Samad, a police commander, in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and three others were injured in the blast; Samad was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four posts targeted in Sangin on this date. Two police officers were killed and two wounded across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in a bazaar in Khwaja Musa, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants then opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpoint in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. During the attack, a rocket fired by the assailants struck a civilian residence in the area. At least 12 people, including three civilians and nine assailants, were killed and 21 other people, including three police officers, two civilians, and 16 assailants, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2015: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated in a city square in Andkhoy district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2015: An explosive device detonated in a graveyard in Alishir district, Khost province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2015: Assailants abducted 19 civilians, including Hazara Shia community members, from a bus in Noorak locality, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Nine hostages were released on November 22, 2015 and the other ten hostages were rescued on January 1, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A rocket fired during the incident also struck a nearby house. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash while three civilians were injured in the rocket blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2015: A landmine detonated in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/29/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Lakhshak area, Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2015: An explosive device planted inside a flower pot detonated near a mosque in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three others, including a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a local official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2015: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
04/01/2015: A suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated while fleeing from security forces in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Dad Khuda Jahesh in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Jahesh, a school director, was killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five relatives of militia members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a police chief in Chahar Shanbeh Tepa area, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2015: An explosive device detonated next to a police vehicle in Deh Gul village, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers, including police commander Abdul Qadus, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four posts targeted in Sangin on this date. Two police officers were killed and two wounded across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the Uruzgan appeals court head in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one of the head's sons was killed, while the court official and another son were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hamida Gulistani in Refugees Township neighborhood, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Gulistani, a former provincial council member, was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2015: Assailants abducted Malek Afzal from Mashwanay village, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Afzal, an Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) district head, was found dead on June 19, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden motorcycle and three other suicide bombers armed with firearms attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) compound in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the four assailants, two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2015: Assailants set up set up a checkpoint and extorted money from civilians in Kata Qala area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related incidents in the Faryab on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Ali Lala square, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Security forces found and defused explosive devices in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 117 explosive devices in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Bolan locality, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, seven civilians were killed and 27 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2015: A roadside bomb detonated and assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Honi Saydan area, near Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least six police officers and two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: A roadside bomb detonated in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a retired judge in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The judge, Mohammad Ismail, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2015: An explosive device detonated while assailants were planting it in Awal Khel area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle in Saghar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least six officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/05/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: An explosive device detonated at an unknown location in Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2015: Assailants attacked the Malek Nawab police checkpoint in Karkhel village, Wazir area, Khogiani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and four assailants were killed and five police officers were injured in the attack. Additionally, one police officer was abducted; his whereabouts were unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Mirmandab, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks in Nahri Saraj district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dand-e-Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Abdul Qadir in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Qadir, an Afghan Ministry of Justice prosecutor, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/16/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Zrando area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the Sangin district on the same date. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/30/2015: Assailants attacked and killed two civilians, including a teacher, that were accused of spying for the government in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/07/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a vehicle carrying Gol Rahman in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Rahman, the Alingar District police chief, and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2015: Assailants attacked a construction company's security officers in Kotni, Sar Hawza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one security guard and two assailants, were killed and two other guards were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2015: Two assailants attacked civilians while traveling on Sher Khan port-Kunduz highway in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The two assailants were killed after exchanging fire with police officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2015: Assailants set up set up a checkpoint and extorted money from civilians in Nadirabad area, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related incidents in the Faryab on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2015: Assailants abducted and publicly executed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the soldier was targeted for killing a member of the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants abducted three people in Farah province, Afghanistan. All three hostages were killed on April 10, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated that the individuals were robbers and murderers.
04/28/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants took approximately 400 families hostage by surrounding their houses with explosive devices in Marjah area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants intended to use the victims as human shields. The outcome of the hostage-taking is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 10 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four posts targeted in Sangin on this date. Two police officers were killed and two wounded across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Puli Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a police officer was killed and 12 other people, including seven civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2015: Assailants abducted four customs officials at the Islam Kala dry port in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three of the hostages were released on October 31, 2015, while the whereabouts of the remaining hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
07/04/2015: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in front of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Hisa-i-Awali Kohistan district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police commander in Barangak district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The police commander and his son were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2015: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Mohkam area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The victim was also the father of an anti-Taliban militia member. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dewana Warkh area, Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers were abducted during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2015: Assailants fired four rockets at the Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim Defence and Military University in Qargha neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2015: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/12/2015: Assailants kidnapped four government officials in Kikar Takjar area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. All four hostages were released on September 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/05/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting checkpoints in Wata Pur on the same evening. At least one police officer and two assailants were killed across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
06/15/2015: Assailants attacked police officials in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a residential area in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least six people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated projectile attacks in Puli Khumri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Biksar area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five posts targeted in Jawzjan on this date. At least eight assailants were killed and seven were wounded across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
06/16/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Sarak-e-Bala area, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Fourteen police and assailants were killed and eight others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2015: Assailants poisoned 27 female students at the Pai Bum school in Panjab district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at Bagram Airbase in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2015: Assailants abducted a former district chief in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The former chief was hanged from a tree later the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near Abdul Jabar Mussadiq in Keshem district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Mussadiq, a district governor, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) checkpost in Khoshahal area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkposts targeted on this date. One assailant was killed and five were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2015: Sometime between August 16, 2015 and August 22, 2015, assailants abducted three border police officers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. All three hostages were found dead in Andar district on August 22, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Bamo Khel area, Pachiragam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and five assailants and two police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/15/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Etisalat telecommunication mast in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeted telecommunications masts in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Qarabagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2015: Assailants fired a rocket into Ali Kala village, Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/08/2015: Security forces discovered and confiscated an explosives-laden vehicle between Kabul and Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Haqqani Network.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks targeting checkposts in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and 100 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 30 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/29/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Afghan-Turk school in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and two other children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Angiza Shinwari in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Shinwari, a member of the Nangarhar Provincial Council, and her driver were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2015: Assailants kidnapped three people accused of cooperating with the government in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed on March 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkposts in Khwaja Ghar district on June 25, 2015. Ten people, including seven assailants and three police officers, were killed across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/05/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) tank in Kotal area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Gharbi area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Nad Ali district on this date. At least 10 police officers and 20 assailants were killed across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/06/2015: Police officers opened fire on their colleagues at checkpoint in Pir Qadam, Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2015: Assailants abducted Mohammad Qasim, a school headmaster, in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2015: Assailants attacked police and military checkposts in Hasanabad, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The assailants incurred an unspecified number of casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Kapisa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2015: Assailants fired a rocket into Massoud Square in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three rocket attacks in the city on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/04/2015: An explosive device targeting the vehicle of Muhammad Haqyar in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Haqyar, a civil society activist, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2015: A roadside landmine detonated after it was struck by a police vehicle in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Dokain, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on army checkposts in Farah on this date. One soldier and three assailants were killed and three assailants and three civilians wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/01/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Wakil Habib Afghan in Kortas area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Afghan, a member of parliament (MP), was not harmed in the attack, but one of his guards was killed and three other guards were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2015: An assailant opened fire at a police checkpost in Jaldak area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2015: Assailants ambushed a convoy of United Nations World Food Program (WFP) vehicles in Yawan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least five drivers were held hostage and released the following day after they were beaten. Additionally, five vehicles were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Chinargai area, Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 12 assailants were killed and at least 12 assailants and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2015: Assailants abducted four workers in the Customs Department in the Du Qalah area, Shib Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The four abductees were killed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/15/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Kharwar district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Logar on this date. Thirteen assailants were killed and nine were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2015: Assailants fired missiles at a residential area in the Spin Ghar mountain range in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/00/2015: Sometime between December 13, 2015 and December 19, 2015, assailants abducted and tortured Fazal Ahmad in Qaziha area, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Ahmad, a civilian, was killed soon after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Arkalik, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/10/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Sawan area, Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2015: Assailants fired on Muhammad Ashraf, a doctor, and abducted his son in Ghani Khel area, Shinwar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ashraf was killed in the attack and the whereabouts of his son are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Girdi area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on security posts in Achin district on this day. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Aziz Ghani in Mazari Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Ghani, an employee of the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police post on the Herat-Farah highway in Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security posts in Farah province on this date. Six police officers were killed and twelve others were wounded across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/30/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2015: Assailants attacked a joint base in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 107 security force members were captured in the attack; the abductees were released on July 26, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on posts on this date. Two police officers were killed and two were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2015: Assailants launched a rocket at a police ammunitions depot in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Twelve police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Nazrab Shah in Qala-i-Saidan area, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Shah, a senior woman's affairs department official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Mahi Par area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailants missed the military vehicle and hit a container truck, killing the driver and injuring a passenger. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy of United States soldiers in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least four civilians were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bukhari Qala, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police checkposts in Faryab on this date. At least four assailants were killed and six were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/11/2015: Assailants abducted 12 members of the Hazara Shia community from two vehicles in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two hostages were released were released shortly after the abduction; the remaining 10 hostages were released on August 15, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
01/07/2015: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Haqqani Network.
01/29/2015: An assailant in an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform opened fire on United States engineering contractors at the airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Three United States contractors and the assailant were killed, and one United States citizen was wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Goshtay area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Goshtay on this date. At least 22 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/22/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces near Bagram Airbase, Parwan province, Afghanistan. A Georgian soldier was killed and a second soldier was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2015: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers in Shaygal Wa Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
06/05/2015: Two suicide bombers attempted to attack a police checkpost in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One of the bombers was killed, while the other was injured during the ensuing clash with police personnel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2015: Assailants shot and killed tribal elder Haji Boor in Sewshan area, Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and six assailants were wounded when forces returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks near the Faryab-Badghis provincial border on this date. At least two assailants were killed and four assailants were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2015: Assailants attacked and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four posts targeted in Sangin on this date. Two police officers were killed and two wounded across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2015: Assailants abducted and attempted to stone a civilian to death in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The civilian was released after local elders and religious scholars intervened. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Abdul Khel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants were killed and eight others, including three soldiers and five assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/03/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Shakar Shela area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, eight people, including civilians, were killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near the vehicle of Asmatullah Khan in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Khan, an an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander, was not harmed; however, the bomber was killed and at least seven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Security forces found and defused explosive devices in Parwan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Paktia province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and four others wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hajji Salah Mohammad Hotak in Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Hotak, a peace committee member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) helicopters in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The helicopters returned fire, inadvertently bombing an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint. Seven soldiers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/19/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Khannesin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when security forces retaliated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/26/2015: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Jaji village, Qarabagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a legislator's son in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. The son was not harmed; however, at least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2015: Assailants kidnapped seven people, including five students and at least one teacher, in Farah province, Afghanistan. The victims were released on February 8, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
01/30/2015: Assailants kidnapped four Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (CHA) employees in Katakam locality, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One of the employees was found dead in Teemar Koprak area on February 19, 2015; the remaining hostages were released as part of a prisoner swap on February 26, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
04/22/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint and also planted explosive devices around the checkpoint in Morichaq area, Balamirghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including seven officers and four assailants, were killed and 11 others, including three officers and eight assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. Three officers were also abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and three other assailants attacked a guest house near the Spanish Embassy in Sherpur area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Twelve people, including the four assailants, were killed and seven civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2015: An assailant opened fire on police officers in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and two civilians were wounded in the attack, and the assailant was killed when nearby residents captured and shot him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers, including Bashir Khan, in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The body of Khan, a police commander, was discovered in Chark district on March 31, 2015, while the whereabouts of the other hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants kidnapped Dr. Taj Mohammad in Qoching village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Dr. Mohammad, the director of a health clinic, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Abdul Hadi Jamshidi in Doghi area, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Jamshidi, a Wolesi Jirga member, was unharmed, although two assailants were killed and five others, including a bodyguard, two civilians, and two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police post on the Herat-Farah highway in Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security posts in Farah province on this date. Six police officers were killed and twelve others were wounded across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/20/2015: An explosive device detonated after it was struck by a bus in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 14 civilians were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2015: A mortar detonated prematurely as an assailant was attempting fire it at security forces in Nakurkhil Gandamak area, Shirzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Ishkamish district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a soldier, were killed and four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Bagram Airbase in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated overnight attacks on the base. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dand-e-Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/14/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khalil Bagh area, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on traffic police personnel in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One traffic police officer was killed and one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tasira area, Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2015: An explosive device detonated in Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and six others were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar bombings in Zabul on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/12/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Chambarak area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and five assailants were killed and eight police officers and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Qush Tepa on the same day. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and six people, including four assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked Yangi Qala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Qasabano area, Musa Qalah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties and soldiers captured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Baghlan on this day. At least two police officers and nine assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Zewlat area, Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Jalrez on this day. At least 10 soldiers and 21 assailants were killed, and nine soldiers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Zghali Square, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 15 others, including civilians and police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) convoy in district Two, Lashkar Gah City, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were killed and 16 others, including five police officers and 11 civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officer in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2015: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated outside of a bank in Maymana, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 19 people were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police training center in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one police official was injured in the attack. The assailants seized the training center on May 15, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: An explosive device attached to the car of a tribal affairs director detonated in Sarwan Kala, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The driver was killed and the director was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2015: Assailants attacked two civilians in Nasratabad area, Fayzabad city, Fayzabad district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The two civilians, who were former Taliban members, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/12/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in Naw Zad on this date. At least 21 border police officers and 35 assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until October 14, 2015. Additionally, eight officers were taken hostage and killed at an unspecified time. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/10/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks across Afghanistan on this day. A total of 23 explosive devices were defused across the five provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Shah Khalwati shrine in Garamabad area, Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2015: An suicide bomber attempted to attack the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was detained before reaching his target and confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a museum compound in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2015: Assailants attacked local Afghan militia members in Yanghareq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two militia members, including Commander Qader, were killed and two others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2015: Two suicide bombers were arrested in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
01/10/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of Farooq Wardak in Onkhi area, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Wardak, the former education minister, was unharmed; however, the house was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and eight assailants were killed and three soldiers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants fired two rockets at the residence of Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf in Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sayyaf, a National Assembly member, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2015: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Khost province, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks across Afghanistan on this day. A total of 23 explosive devices were defused across the five provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2015: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Qarabagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2015: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Qala Baland area, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2015: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attempted to attack a security checkpoint in Sheego Godar area, Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack; at least five assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Tergeran area, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and six others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and one was injured the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle Colonel Abdul Mohammad Kamawal Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Kamawal, a police human rights department officer, was not harmed, but two other officers were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked checkposts in Shewan, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Farah on this date. Two police officers were killed and eight officers and one civilian were wounded across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/05/2015: Assailants, who were police officers, opened fire on other officers at a checkpoint in Sarsini Kotal area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near the district chief's office in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two relatives of Tahir Khan Sapai, an advisor to former president Hamid Karzai, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2015: Assailants attacked an unspecified number local police checkposts in Dasht-e-Nezan area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including a civilian and ten assailants, were killed and five other people, including two police officers and three assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Hamid Karzai International Airport in Hawa Shinasi area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a civilian was killed and 13 others, including three Turkish nationals, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2015: Assailants attacked public transport vehicles in Sultankhel, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Saydabad on this day. Two civilians were killed and nine civilians were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on a tribal elder in Kalow area, Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The elder was killed and his brother was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2015: Assailants attacked Qarain valley in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants were killed and three civilian fighters were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Noorabad area, Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Kanguri, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and ten others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2015: A magnetic explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated in Dar-ul Aman area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle near Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating paramilitary Rangers were killed in the attack.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Qaisar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Sardar Muhammad in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Muhammad, the brother of an ambassador, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group targeted Haji Sardar Muhammad for creating an anti-Taliban force.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dasht Malizai, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2015: An assailant, identified as a police commander, opened fire on his colleagues in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three border police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2015: Explosive devices detonated as assailants were attempting to plant them in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Da Afghanistan Bank and a shrine in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2015: Assailants set fire to 13 houses in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents carried out by the same group of assailants in Shirin Tagab on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/05/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Parwan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/20/2015: An explosive device attached to a tribal elder's vehicle detonated in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The elder, Haji Imamuddin, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and five were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2015: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2015: Assailants abducted five civilians from Khani area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on September 20, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
05/10/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks across Afghanistan on this day. A total of 23 explosive devices were defused across the five provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Multiple explosives-laden vehicles detonated near police posts in Panjaw Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two car bombings targeting police posts in Helmand on this date. At least 26 assailants were killed and 40 other people, including three police officers and 37 assailants, were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/22/2015: Assailants set fire to a Roshan telecommunications tower in Mangali area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Gul Bahri locality, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Sources stated that the device was intended to target security forces. At least eight civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Tulak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Ismael Haqyar in Shah Mashad area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Haqyar, a district governor, and his bodyguard other person were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2015: Assailants abducted four Etisalat Telecommunication Company contractors in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One of the hostages was killed on an unspecified date, while the remaining three hostages were killed after briefly escaping on September 18, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
07/06/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a residential area in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated projectile attacks in Puli Khumri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/26/2015: Assailants abducted 14 civilians in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on January 30, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Musa Qala district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 17 police officers and 10 assailants were killed and 10 police officers and seven assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol vehicle in Sangar Manda area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police vehicle in Narang district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2015: Five assailants abducted Haji Anwar, a tribal elder, in Char Bagh Feroza area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2015: An explosive device detonated when an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle ran over it in Dawhardish area, Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in the Chakaab, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and five were assailants wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2015: A rocket struck a house in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eleven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2015: Three suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle after being stopped at a police checkpoint near shops in Dih Sabz district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were killed and at least one other person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/29/2015: Assailants attacked Hayatullah in Tijam area, Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Hayatullah, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander, was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Zarkani area, Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: An explosive device detonated while police officers were attempting to defuse it in Farsha area, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tergaran, Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police checkpoints in Warduj district on this date. One police officer and six assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were wounded across both attacks. In addition, 14 police personnel were abducted. As of October 25th, 2015 nine abducted police officers were released; the whereabouts of the other five officers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/22/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Garah, Kajaki, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Hafizullah in Ziaratjah village, Herat province, Afghanistan. Hafizullah, a tribal elder, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked security personnel in Gor Tepa, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Check-u-Mars, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on army checkposts in Farah on this date. One soldier and three assailants were killed and three assailants and three civilians wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a radio journalist in Hajian village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The journalist was killed and at least one other was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2015: Assailants kidnapped 10 Hazara civilians in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine of the victims were released later the same day; the whereabouts of the tenth victim remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Baland Ghowr, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/08/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Zala area, Kofi Sahi district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2015: Assailants abducted five Hazara citizens in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The citizens were released unharmed the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants abducted Abdul Wodod on a highway between Sari Pul and Sozma Qala, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Wodod, the local director of hajj and religious affairs, was found dead on May 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants and two soldiers wounded in the ensuing clash. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date, across which at least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least 10 civilians were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it at a police post in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Dilawar Khan in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Khan, the principal of Safid Sang High School, was killed and at least three education officials were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and one other was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tabili area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and three police officers and three assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/30/2015: Assailants attacked Muhammad Naeem in Tapa Qala area, Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Naeem, a former commander of Jumbash-e Milli and head of the development council, was killed along with his guard. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2015: Assailants poisoned police officers and then shot them in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Twenty-nine people, including 12 soldiers and 17 assailants, were killed and 38 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt a government gathering, in which Afghanistan's newly appointed defense minister was going to be introduced.
01/02/2015: Assailants fired a missile at Bagram Air Base in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Hekmatullah Hakmal in Mirmandab, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hakmal, an Afghan Police chief, was killed and at least two other police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Nahri Saraj on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Gul Agha in Shash Khel area, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Agha, a religious scholar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/10/2015: Assailants abducted two Sterling Global de-mining company employees from Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Both employees were released on October 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked a military installation at the Kandahar airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were taken hostage to be used as shields during the fighting that lasted into the next day. At least 64 people and nine assailants were killed and 37 people were injured in the ensuing clash; the victims included security force members and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Sayed Hasan Almas in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and two people, including an assailant, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Najibullah Sultanzoi, the chief prosecutor of Paktia, outside of his home in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sultanzoi was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2015: Assailants kidnapped nine Pakistani laborers in Marko area, Mohmand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One of the victims was released soon afterward, while the bodies of six others were found on April 4, 2015. The whereabouts of the other victims remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Rawza area, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Kharaba, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Pusht Rod district and one of two incidents targeting checkpoints on the same day. At least 15 people, including five police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and 21 others, including three officers and 18 assailants, were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2015: An assailant opened fire on a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) vehicle in Herat Airport road area, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/10/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bazargan area, Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2015: Assailants attacked a house in Bazaar-e Kohna locality, Yangi Qala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
06/05/2015: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Taghrok area, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least 27 people, including soldiers, civilians, and assailants, were killed and 17 others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Azizabad area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five people, including an ANA soldier and four assailants, were killed and eight others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) engineers in Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two engineers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
06/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Hakim Gulabzay in Chakhansur district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Gulabzay, a mullah of Noori Grand Mosque, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2015: Assailants attacked a religious scholar in Chalbi area, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The scholar was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Jawid in Gorjak, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Jawid, a commander of the National Uprising Movement (NUM), were killed and two other people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Bashlmes, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/08/2015: Two assailants, identified as police officers, opened fire on their colleagues in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/13/2015: Assailants abducted Shair Ahmed, a civilian, from Farah province, Afghanistan. Ahmed was killed and his body was discovered shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2015: Assailants attacked Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kunduz on this day, and one of two attacks with related casualties. At least 21 people, including police officers, were killed and 47 people were injured across both raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police security post in Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2015: An explosive device detonated in Maydan Shahr city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two blasts in the area on this day. Four Afghan soldiers were wounded across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2015: Assailants abducted seven Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officers in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Zardegay, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were killed and two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2015: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/11/2015: Assailants abducted four students in Bakarabad area, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks across Afghanistan on this day. A total of 23 explosive devices were defused across the five provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties as police officials repelled the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on a mosque in Rodat district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2015: Assailants attacked and killed a member of an uprising group led by a former politician in Kohistan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2015: Assailants stopped a civilian vehicle while trying to locate a translator who had worked for the United Kingdom that they accused of being a spy in Paktia province, Afghanistan. They attempted to obtain the translator's whereabouts from his wife, and assaulted her when she refused to answer. The car was then allowed to continue on shortly after. No group claimed responsibility; however, witnesses attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was planting it in Gerani, Farah province, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Serkanay district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the attack in the attack. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date, across which at least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/15/2015: Assailants fired rockets at an Afghan National Army (ANA) position in Dukin village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on the same day. Seven people were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Gaslak area, Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the home of police commander Sufi Hassan in Youkhan area, Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Hassan and four family members were killed and two other family members were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2015: Assailants abducted four members of the Hazara community from their vehicle in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/02/2015: Assailants attacked a hostel in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of female victims were raped or killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a funeral ceremony of a local police officer in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 16 people were killed and at least 39 people were wounded. This was one of two related bombings that occurred in Mihtarlam on this date; this second attack targeted the funeral ceremony for the victims of the first attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, Afghan officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/31/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Enzar Kala area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on checkposts in the area on the same day. At least 25 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 45 assailants were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/05/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Chagor Qashlaq locality, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five districts targeted in Kunduz on this date, sparking clashes that lasted for several days. Eight security personnel and 50 assailants were killed and 10 security personnel five assailants were wounded across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2015: Assailants launched a missile at a civilian residence in Ziruk district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2015: A landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle in the Qala Sher area, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one officer was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Ghormach district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks near the Faryab-Badghis provincial border on this date. At least two assailants were killed and four assailants were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/18/2015: An explosive device detonated when struck by a taxi in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: Assailants abducted 12 civilians from Chahar Dehi area, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
10/27/2015: Assailants attacked the governor's house in Darqad district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Darqad on the same day. Four police officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed, and two police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/07/2015: An explosive device detonated at a clinic in Shergul area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The clinic was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban, who denied involvement.
04/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated outside of a Kabul Bank branch as soldiers and government employees queued to collect their salaries in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 33 people were killed and 100 others were wounded in the blast. Security forces responding to the scene also discovered and defused an explosive device. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/13/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on police officers and civilians near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2015: Assailants kidnapped six government officials in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four of the victims were released on March 12, 2015 and another was released on March 16, 2015; the whereabouts of the other victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a house in Qilla Kochi area, Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One woman was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shepano Kala locality, Yosufkhel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Islamabad city, Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer, were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and two people accompanying him before he could attack a provincial chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the bomber admitted to being sent by the leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
01/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Kundir village, Musa Kala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, one officer was wounded, and at least two police officers went missing in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on different districts in Ghor on this date. At least 40 assailants were killed and more than 100 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Salampur area, Kuz Kunar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Aziz Wardag village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Taliban.
05/20/2015: An explosive device detonated when struck by a civilian vehicle in Hurat Wazir area, Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police convoy in Spin Ghbargah, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two officers and five assailants, were killed and six others, including one officer and four assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Sabawon Rogh in Qaltak Shah area, Dawlatabad district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Rogh, a district police chief, and four police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting provincial council members in northern Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol passed by in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and at least four Romanian soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkposts in Khwaja Ghar district on June 25, 2015. Ten people, including seven assailants and three police officers, were killed across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Kata Chishma area, Lal Wa Sarjangal district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoints in Maqbal, Dand Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least six police officers and 30 assailants were killed and eight officers and 15 assailants were injured in the assault. An unknown number of officers were also reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Podina area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2015: Assailants set up set up a checkpoint and extorted money from civilians in Khesht Pul area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related incidents in the Faryab on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Gombat area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the Sangin district on the same date. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/30/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a security checkpoint in Pandola district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The rocket missed the checkpoint and hit a mosque, killing six people and wounding four. This was one of two related attacks in Nangarhar on this day. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/19/2015: Assailants abducted and killed Abdul Karim, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, in Sang Zor area, Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2015: Assailants kidnapped four construction workers in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The workers were released sometime before February 14, 2015 after a ransom was paid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on a security post in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Marawara on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and 12 others, including assailants, Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, and police officers, were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police compound in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 14 police officers were killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting police in Musa Qala on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkposts in Khwaja Ghar district on June 25, 2015. Ten people, including seven assailants and three police officers, were killed across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2015: Assailants attacked the private residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Mohammad Aga district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The wife of the officer was killed and at least three children were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Syed Maqbool in Alikhil village, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Maqbool, a former jihadi commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An assailant and a child were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police motorcycle in Hazhda Kotal area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2015: Assailants attacked two civilians in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The two civilians were killed after the assailants forcibly took them from their residence. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including at least one police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khair Khana area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abdul Khel area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2015: Assailants executed a civilian accused of adultery in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/18/2015: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2015: An explosive device detonated in Sachar village, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
01/18/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting an Afghan Public Protection Force (APPF) convoy near Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three APPF officials were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: Assailants abducted a woman in Tergaran village, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The woman was later killed by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/22/2015: Two police officers opened fire at their colleagues at a police checkpoint in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the attack. The assailants reportedly defected to the Taliban after the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2015: Assailants attacked government buildings in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 26 people were killed and nine others were killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Musa Qala on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents carried out by the same group of assailants in Shirin Tagab on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/09/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2015: Assailants ambushed General Abdul Rashid Dostum's guards in Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Boor Ya Baff area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/19/2015: An assailant opened fire on a police commander at a hotel in Bandar-e Sancharak area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The commander and his son were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and said that Bahrollah was attempting to seize areas which the Taliban had captured.
03/04/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber, intending to target Afghan Police Chief Juma Khan, in Sholgara district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/29/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police vehicle detonated in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2015: Assailants attacked a civilian in Sao area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/14/2015: An Afghan National Army (ANA) truck struck an explosive device in Chopli village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/11/2015: Assailants, including eight suicide bombers, attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and four police officers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Hasti area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and two assailants were killed and two officers and five assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2015: Assailants attacked a security check post in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, oincluding nine assailants, were killed and 16 other assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2015: Assailants ran over and killed three civilians accused of working with the government in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban
10/17/2015: Assailants attacked Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four civilians and 18 assailants were killed and 20 assailants were injured in the assault. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2015: Assailants set a school on fire in Basawul area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mullah Musa detonated in Dashti Qala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Musa, a pro-government militia commander, was killed and two of his guards were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Masaw, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks in Pusht Rod district and one of two incidents targeting checkpoints on the same day. At least 15 people, including five police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and 21 others, including three officers and 18 assailants, were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Sufi mosque in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Gereshk police chief Mohammad Ismahil in the Shishak area, near Gereshk city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ismahil, was unharmed; however, three people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Shambawat area, Nadar Shah Kot district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a National Directorate for Security (NDS) office in southern Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Following the blast, two other assailants opened fire. The three assailants were killed and four NDS officials were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2015: Assailants fired a rocket into in Bala Buluk district, Kansak district, Farah province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A police commander and two police officers were killed and one police official was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Hamidullah Haqjo, a district governor, in Ishkamish district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Four people, including Haqjo, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and 3 others were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, at least three civilians were injured when a rocket struck their home during the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/03/2015: Five assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Pul-e-Kar-wa-bar locality, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkposts in Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including soldiers and assailants, were killed and five others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2015: Assailants kidnapped two police officers from a recreation park in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Both hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Kabul Education University in Afshar area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting checkpoints in Wata Pur on the same evening. At least one police officer and two assailants were killed across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Alam Kala, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers and three assailants were killed and three officers and three asailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/05/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting checkpoints in Wata Pur on the same evening. At least one police officer and two assailants were killed across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
05/19/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near Ibrahim Jan at an Aghan Police checkpoint in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three others, including Jan, a checkpoint commander, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked passengers along the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Qarah Bagh, Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when security forces responded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2015: Assailants set fire to a health clinic in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Musa Qala on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: Security forces arrested two suicide bombers planning to target government offices in Kort village, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/10/2015: Assailants ambushed police and military personnel near Feroz Koh, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and ten people, including five soldiers, two civilians, and three assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian van in Gandaher, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2015: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Baraki Barak district, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security forces posts in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including two soldiers and 14 assailants, were killed and 20 others, including one soldier and 19 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2015: A landmine detonated targeting military personnel in Qarabagh district, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Pandola area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on security posts in Achin district on this day. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Turaghli village, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Police officers in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2015: Two assailants set fire to Shahid Ghulam Nabi Samsoor High School in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two security guards were injured and the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks across Afghanistan on this day. A total of 23 explosive devices were defused across the five provinces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2015: Assailants attacked road construction workers in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and eight were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander in Shiwan area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/06/2015: Assailants attacked the Kunduz police headquarters and other government buildings in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a computer shop in Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Kandahar Hadda area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the Sangin district on the same date. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on two police officers in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The two police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in Kandahar city on the same date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Yomul, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three police officers and one assailant, were killed, and six other people, including three officers and three assailants, were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a mosque in Sarmoshkan, Parchaman district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed at least 20 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2015: Assailants kidnapped Hajji Qasem Khan, a tribal elder, in Sarab area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khan was killed on September 9, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, noting the victim was accused of cooperating with the government.
04/24/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Zakozo district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the Maldar area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One officer and three assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the motorcade of Farhidoon Mohmmand in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mohmmand, a Wolesi Jirga member, was not harmed; however, in addition to the bomber, at least two children were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2015: Security forces identified two suicide bombers attempting to attack the provincial council building in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Security forces killed one assailants and arrested the other before they could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that landed on the Hawas Kheil Primary School and detonated in Huskhel, Barki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least one student was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2015: Assailants abducted Joma Gol from his residence in Qala-e Nazar Khan, Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Gol, a border police officer, was killed and his body was discovered on June 18, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2015: Assailants attacked Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and several were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated explosives in Ghulam Dani area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and three police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants detonated explosives on a bridge in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2015: Assailants attacked a local police post in Nur Khel area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Fifteen people, including 13 assailants and two police officers, were killed and another two were injured in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2015: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2015: Mortars struck a residential area in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in the province on the same day. At least two people killed and eight people were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Nazeer in Puli Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. Nazeer, a religious cleric, was killed and another individual was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Shahabad area, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2015: At least three suicide bombers armed with an explosives-laden vehicle and firearms attacked Naeem Baluch's residence on Daru-ul-Aman road in western Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Baluch, the former governor of Helmand province, was unharmed as he was not present at the time of the attack; however, the three assailants were killed and four people, including civilians and police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2015: Assailants abducted six civilians from their vehicle in Qarabagh area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four of the passengers were released later the same day. The whereabouts of the remaining two victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
05/31/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that struck the Topak Preliminary School in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. A teacher and two students were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: Assailants attacked security forces near the Worikhmin Tangi area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and 11 were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police motorcycle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: Two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed when the officer returned fire and the officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: Assailants detonated multiple explosive devices and opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) joint logistics convoy in Anar Joy village, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including soldiers, civilians, and three assailants, were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2015: Assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan Police convoy near Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One police officer and 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: Police discovered and defused a landmine in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, although the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked Charsada district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on different districts in Ghor on this date. At least 40 assailants were killed and more than 100 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kansak area, Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber before he could carry out an attack in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2015: Assailants abducted Haji Zarif, a tribal elder, in Khwaja Noor area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailants killed Zarif on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants abducted Hikmatullah, the principal of a technical and vocational institute, from Wardak province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
04/27/2015: At least one explosive device detonated in front of the provincial council office in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Five police officers and two students were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a residential area in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/13/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a military vehicle in Du Layna District, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Colonel Shoaib Bakhshi was killed and four soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan police vehicle in Kakaran area, Qalat district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked the Kunduz airport in Kunduz city, Afghanistan. The ensuing clash with security forces resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2015: Assailants attacked Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2015: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants beheaded a prayer leader in Guldara village, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and stated that the group accused the victim of having connections with the Taliban.
11/09/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Wahab Momand, the governor of Kama district, in Banda area, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Wahab escaped unharmed; however, one child was killed and four people were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group believed Abdul Wahab Momand was an apostate.
05/29/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five people, including a police officer and four civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Boor Ya Baff area, Pashtoon Zarghon district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The commander and his son were killed and two guards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/26/2015: A suicide bomber detonated explosives and assailants opened fire on an appellate court in Maydan Shahr area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four assailants and two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2015: Assailants kidnapped the head of a development council and his colleague in Chakish locality, Mardyan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
05/23/2015: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest was detained by security prior to detonating in a crowded area of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/12/2015: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire on senior government officials during a meeting at the district governor's office in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the assailant, the district governor, and a police commander, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Sultan Mohammad in Sher Bayg area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a local police commander, was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2015: Security forces seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the driver, were arrested following the confiscation of the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chah Anjeer area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Nad Ali district on this date. At least 10 police officers and 20 assailants were killed across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/14/2015: Assailants kidnapped two road construction workers in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2015: Assailants abducted three people, including a rural rehabilitation department employee, from a bus on Farah-Farahrud highway in Shorab area, near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages were killed shortly after the abduction; the fate of the remaining hostage was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: Assailants abducted seven Hazara civilians in Rasani village, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The seven civilians were killed and their bodies were discovered in Zabul province on November 8, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/14/2015: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2015: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near the Provincial Governor's Office in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2015: Security forces detained two assailants driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2015: Explosive devices detonated in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two civilians were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Hakim Beg in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Beg, a district police chief, was killed and two people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Omna district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Paktika and one of two related attacks in Omna on this date. At least seven people, including three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers and four assailants, were killed and two ALP officers and one assailant was injured across the two attacks in Omna. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohammad Dawood in Saa Qala locality, Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Dawood, the Jaghatu district governor, was killed along with his bodyguard. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants fired a mortar shell at a house in Shash Qala area, Saidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and three other children were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Mughlan area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four assailants and three police officers wounded in the ensuing clash. Two police officers were also kidnapped in the attack and beheaded on April 1, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting the vehicle of Rahman Rodwal, an Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan provincial director, in Shahrak-e-Telayee neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, the driver was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked Ghor province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: Assailants attacked members of the National Uprising Movement (NUM) in Zulmabad area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Five assailants and one NUM member were killed and 11 assailants and one NUM member wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked a school principal and a teacher in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The principal was killed and the teacher was kidnapped in the attack; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2015: A suicide bomber detonated explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpost in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at an anti-graft protest in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 20 people were killed and 64 others, including Hamayun Hamayoon, a National Assembly parliament member, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network. Sources also suspected that the incident was carried out by the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Nawabad neighborhood, Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2015: Assailants stopped the vehicle of Mohammad Ali Ahmedi in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Ahmedi, the National Tax Office provincial director, was dragged out of his car and shot to death. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2015: An explosive device detonated in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qiyam Khel area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and several were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2015: Assailants attacked the brother of a former Taliban commander in Khwaja Saheb locality, Herat province, Afghanistan. The brother was killed and another person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date and one of three with related casualties. One assailant was killed and six assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Khuhkaba, Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four police officers, were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting police vehicles in Khaki Safed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, opened fire on police and detonated an explosives-laden vehicle on a checkpost in Shagholi area, Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Sixteen people, including six police officers and ten assailants, were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle carrying wedding guests in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
02/23/2015: Assailants in military uniforms stopped two buses on the Kabul-Kandahar Highway and abducted 31 male Hazara passengers in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. As of November 10, 2015, 28 of the hostages were released or rescued, two hostages were killed, and the final victim died of natural causes. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources and authorities attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State, the Taliban, and Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LEJ).
12/01/2015: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a civilian residence in Rashid Khel village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2015: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted 11 passengers along the Dahan-e-Ghori highway, Puli Khumri area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The victims were released on July 27, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Baghlan on this day. At least two police officers and nine assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Selang post area, Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two others were wounded. Additionally, four police officers were declared missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and three assailants stormed Camp Integrity in Qasaba area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to at least two assailants, nine people, including a United States (US) soldier, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2015: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Firqa area, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four police officers, including former deputy police chief Rehman Shahin, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Commander Mattiullah Khan in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Khan, the Uruzgan province chief of police, and the assailant were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a British North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy on Hsamayi Road in Joy Shir area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations in Kunduz province, which allegedly killed both civilians and doctors.
04/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpoint in Pikoti, Paktika province, Afghanistan. A projectile fired during incident also struck a nearby house. At least one civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including three police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and 28 others, including 20 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on Nafah Rokyal in Qala Faisal area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Rokyal, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/27/2015: Assailants attacked Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured during the raid. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mufti Moin Shah Haqqani at a bazaar in Marko, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Haqqani, the former deputy head of the Nangarhar Provincial Council, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Aman Kot, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting in Aqi Bai area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2015: Assailants attacked a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Three NDS personnel and two assailants were killed, and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Spinah village, Omni district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and 22 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicles in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 22 people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Explosive devices detonated near two police vehicles in Spin Ghbarg area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 13 assailants and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2015: A landmine detonated targeting a civilian in Khaki Jabar district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of an Islamic school in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and six were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/27/2015: Assailants launched five rockets and opened fire on the convoy of Mohammad Azim Farid in Shibar district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Farid, a district chief, was unharmed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle between Qala Khamir and Ata Karbaz villages, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting checkpoints in Wata Pur on the same evening. At least one police officer and two assailants were killed across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
02/06/2015: Assailants planted 25 explosive devices along the Nari-Asadabad road in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Approximatley 17 of the devices were discovered and defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
07/23/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and defused his explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Pakistani doctor in Sharana, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Mohammad Awaz in Ab Khurma area, Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Awaz, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, and his guard were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2015: Assailants attacked Dawlat Shah district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/10/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Khwaja Khaidar neighborhood, Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers and ten assailants were killed and nine soldiers and ten assailants were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/25/2015: Assailants attempted to hijack a civilian vehicle in Lal Por district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohammad Fahim Musazai in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan. Musazai, the Grishk district chief, escaped unharmed, although two of his guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Baba Faqir area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Bagh Shamal area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on military bases in Puli Khumri on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/24/2015: Assailants abducted two construction workers and their driver in Shibirghan-Qush Tepa highway area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. All three victims were killed the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Chashma-e-Sheer area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on military bases in Puli Khumri on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chechkatu area, Qisaar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 10 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/24/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/25/2015: Assailants abducted a young girl in Baba Jee area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The girl was forced to carry out a suicide attack, but surrendered to security forces before her explosives could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
10/27/2015: Assailants attacked government buildings in Darqad district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Darqad on the same day. Four police officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed, and two police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/30/2015: Security forces discovered and defused a missile planted in Nirkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2015: An explosive device detonated in Muqur district, western Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2015: An explosive device detonated in Otrai village, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Goshtay area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Goshtay on this date. At least 22 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/07/2015: An explosive device detonated in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. A student was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2015: Assailants abducted five Save the Children aid workers in Surkhab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The aid workers were found dead on April 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
03/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint on the Herat-Kandahar highway in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Maywand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Rodgaz area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2015: Assailants shot down an Afghan National Army (ANA) aircraft in Garmawak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2015: Police discovered and defused a landmine in Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2015: Assailants attacked the residence of a police commander in Lala Maydan area, Aliabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The commander was not harmed; however, six assailants and three police officers were killed and five assailants and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Three assailants attacked a police station Breshna Kot area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2015: An suicide bomber attempted to attack a police headquarters in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Security forces arrested the assailant before he could carry out the attack. The assailant, identified as Mahmood, confessed to being a member of the Haqqani Network.
04/30/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan Police district headquarters in Morad Khani neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least seven people were killed and 22 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) official detonated in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The official was killed and one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2015: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vest next to a police checkpoint in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Authorities detained the assailant before he could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpost in Wazir Qala neighborhood, Puli Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. During the incident, a mortar struck a civilian residence in the area. At least two children were killed and another was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2015: Assailants set fire to a telephone tower in Zerkoh area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting mobile phone towers in Zerkoh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/09/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Warah, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents targeting checkpoints in Ghazni on the same night. At least 19 people, including one police officer and 18 assailants, were killed and 24 others, including three officers and 21 assailants, were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/03/2015: Assailants abducted Izatullah in Srah Kala area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Izatullah, the district executive officer of Saydabad district, was killed on March 6, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
08/05/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/00/2015: Sometime between March 23, 2015 and March 27, 2015, assailants executed seven former Taliban members in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at the entrance of a police compound and assailants entered and opened fire on officers in Lashkar Gah area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and 11 officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/11/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Abdul Rauf Khan in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Khan, a district chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mashriqwal, a police spokesperson, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Fourteen people, including both assailants and police officers, were killed and five others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Khan Mohammad in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two people, including Mohammad, a district police chief, were killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) motorcade along the Sari Pul-Jawzjan highway, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2015: An explosive device hidden in a police vehicle exploded in Barah Kala area, Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including the deputy head of a criminal investigation unit, were killed and at least two officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2015: An assailant attempted to attach an explosive device to a police vehicle in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The assailant was apprehended by police officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2015: Assailants fired rockets at Bagram Airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated overnight attacks on the base. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Five people, two police officers and three assailants, were killed and a police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attempted to attack the Heetal hotel in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. All four assailants were killed by security forces before they could reach the hotel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/16/2015: Assailants fired mortars at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Kolalgu area, Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Nine civilians were killed and 65 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Dr. Abdol Qayyum Pakhla in Deh Khoja area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Pakhla, the head of the provincial health department, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Loymanda area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Nad Ali district on this date. At least 10 police officers and 20 assailants were killed across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Deh Marda area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and one other was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dand-e-Ghori area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkposts in Baghlan on this date. At least 13 assailants were killed and 14 others, including three police officers and 11 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/23/2015: Assailants abducted Abdul Basir from his vehicle in Jangal, Faryab, Afghanistan. Basir, an appellate court attorney and prosecutor, was beaten in captivity and escaped on September 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/08/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the vehicle of Maulvi Hamdullah in Tirin kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four people, including Hamdullah, the provincial director of the Afghan Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Jan Mohammad in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a school principal, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
12/24/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Mardyan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2015: An unspecified number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Khalukhel area, Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four people, including a police commander and three assailants, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2015: A landmine detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near Haji Faiz Mohammad in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader, and his associate were killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Darwazakun, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/28/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkpoints in Omna district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Paktika and one of two related attacks in Omna on this date. At least seven people, including three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers and four assailants, were killed and two ALP officers and one assailant was injured across the two attacks in Omna. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Taluqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2015: Assailants abducted three family members of an Afghan soldier in Parwan Province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/07/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Hadera area, Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. Six assailants were killed across the two attempted attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Nur Khail, Darqad district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three officers and one assailant, were killed and eight others, including one officer and seven assailants, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Naveed Ferotan in Darayim district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Ferotan, a former jihadi commander, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
07/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Yakawlang district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and one child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on government compounds in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2015: Assailants abducted four health workers and their driver from Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on January 28, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2015: A landmine detonated as assailants were planting it in the Dand-e Ghori area of Joy Naw village, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three assailants and a young child were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in 8th Block neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Following the blast, two additional assailants attempted to attack the office. At least four people, including one officer and three assailants, were killed and another officer was injured in the incident. This was one of two coordinated suicide bombings in Kabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated as authorities were attempting to defuse it at a Nowruz Celebration in Rustaq district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least two people, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) district chief and an Afghan Police chief, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Rodbar village, Chahar Burja district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics director, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a security checkpoint in Nazghal area, Arghestan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting police vehicles in Khaki Safed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at a girls' school in Khewa district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the school was destroyed in the ensuing fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2015: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and five assailants were killed, and three officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives targeting a bus carrying employees of the Afghan Attorney General's office in Dar-ul Aman area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three people were killed and 19 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Sangin on this day. More than 100 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clashes, the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/10/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ziruk district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/07/2015: An explosive device detonated at the police headquarters in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Shahid Baba area, Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and seven assailants, seven police officers, and five civilians were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: Assailants captured and executed 10 people by detonating landmines in an unknown location of Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of apostasy and assisting the Taliban.
08/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle between Nijrab and Tagab districts, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
06/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officer in Darae Bum area, Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2015: An explosive device detonated on a bridge near Isteqlal High School in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Muhammad Nasim in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Nahim, the mayor of Shindand, was not harmed in the attack, but the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: At least 30 students fell ill from poisoning at Khatam-ul-Anbya School in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police headquarters in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Tangi Murch area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on this date. Four assailants were killed and three were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked a town administrative chief and a police chief in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and both chiefs wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the area on this date. At least nine people were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aid trucks in Loi Manda area, Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
04/09/2015: Four assailants armed with suicide vests, projectiles, and firearms attacked the Afghan Ministry of Justice Office of the Attorney General in Mazari Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including five Afghan Police officers and all four assailants, were killed and 60 others were injured in the assault. Over a dozen people were also held hostage in the building and it is unknown whether they were among the casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was in retaliation for the alleged ill treatment of detainees.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the area on this date. At least nine people were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2015: A rocket detonated as assailants were fixing it to target a police headquarters in Sharmat Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shibirghan, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people, including a local police commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on two trucks and a bus on Kabul-Ghazni Highway in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack separately to the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. The Taliban have denied any involvement in the incident.
09/28/2015: Assailants attacked Dasht-e-Archi town, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kunduz on this day, and one of two attacks with related casualties. At least 21 people, including police officers, were killed and 47 people were injured across both raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A poet, Dawar Khan Khaksar, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Haji Qul area, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and an assailant were killed and a police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2015: Assailants stormed an intelligence official's residence Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The official abducted and killed. This was one of three similar attacks in Sangin on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/13/2015: Assailants kidnapped nine people in Jaghuri district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2015: Assailants attacked the residence of Hajji Mullah Omar, the governor of Khwaja Gharo district, in Hazar Bagh area, Khawja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Omar was unharmed in the attack, but at least 15 assailants were killed and one of Omar's bodyguards was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/29/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the motorcade of Haji Ghaleb, a district chief, in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three of the chief's bodyguards were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/30/2015: Assailants shot and killed a school teacher in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dand-e-Ghori area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Tijam, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police checkposts in Faryab on this date. At least four assailants were killed and six were injured in the ensuing clashes; police officials did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks targeting checkposts in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and 100 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 30 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2015: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Dasht Top area, Syedabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No one was injured and the tower was undamaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2015: Assailants kidnapped a German development worker with the Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ), from Angor Bagh area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The kidnapped worker was rescued on May 29, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and four other assailants attacked a government complex in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six people, including a soldier and the five assailants, were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/03/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade into a civilian house in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Sheikh Ahmad area, Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Sabz Sang village, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three people and one assailant were killed and eight people were injured in the assault; the victims included civilians and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2015: Assailants attacked a house in Kakar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the attack. In addition, 14 civilians were abducted in the attack and the hostages were released on October 31, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a vaccination team near Takhteh Pol, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven health workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Khair Khana area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near police officers at a shop in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the same area on May 5, 2015. This attack occurred after a shopkeeper had been killed to bring responders to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Arbab Khalil area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two civilians were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2015: Assailants attacked Dastasak village, Tolak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/09/2015: Assailants attacked a group of de-miners in Dado Khel village, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three vehicles were set ablaze and eight de-miners were abducted in the attack. The kidnapped de-miners were freed the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/01/2015: A magnetic explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A border police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2015: A roadside explosive device detonated prematurely as two assailants were planting it in Spina Garah area, Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Both assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2015: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkposts in Haska Meena area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Seven border police officers were killed, two officers were injured, and an unspecified number of officers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police post near Fiazabad city, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and a police officer and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2015: Assailants poisoned 60 female students at the main female school in Panjab district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2015: Assailants abducted and killed Hayat Khan, a former district chief, in Mia Koh locality, Nesh district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2015: Two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to attack the district governor's office in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The vehicle detonated after police officers opened fire on it, killing both assailants and injuring a police officer. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Jar Quduq area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five posts targeted in Jawzjan on this date. At least eight assailants were killed and seven were wounded across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
10/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security post in Chah Anjeer area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and ten soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Spinah village, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and five ALP officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/07/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to attack a police compound in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A police officer preempted the attack and shot the bomber, causing a premature explosion. The bomber and the police officer were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device inside of a house in Bari Manda area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Bari Manda on this date; this first blast was intended to draw police officials to the scene. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
10/03/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Khamyab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jawzjan on this day. At least 24 assailants and four soldiers were killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/03/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Mangajek district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jawzjan on this day. At least 24 assailants and four soldiers were killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near the vehicle of Gul Pacha Majidi in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed and eight others, including Majidi, a member of the National Assembly, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on soldiers near a mosque in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 10 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/27/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at Ahmad Zia Masood in Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Masood, a presidential adviser on reforms and good governance, survived the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident
02/02/2015: An explosive device detonated as a army vehicle ran over it in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkpoints in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and 10 other people, including nine assailants and one police officer, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2015: A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle detonated in Zabak area, Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2015: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Qush Tapa area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Amanullah in Marghano area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Amanullah, a Kandahar Municipal Consultative Shura member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 incidents targeting police posts in Chora on the same day. At least 16 people, including two officers and 14 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two officers and eight assailants, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/04/2015: An explosive device detonated in Barangak village, Pusht Rood district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer was killed and a civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in Khak Yarak area, Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/03/2015: Assailants blocked the Kabul-Gardez highway and kidnapped an unknown number of motorists in Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnappings was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Mawlawi Lal Mohammad's vehicle on Tarinkot-Kandahar road in Sarkhobi area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a National Ulema Council member, was killed in the blast along with two other people. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2015: A suicide bomber detonated explosives and two other assailants stormed the Teaching Training Center building in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people, including the assailants, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police officer on a motorcycle near Chamtala, Khogiani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Maghliz area, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2015: Assailants attacked public transport vehicles in Shash Gao, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Saydabad on this day. Two civilians were killed and nine civilians were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Haji Manaf Khan, a district chief, near Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khan was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2015: An explosive device detonated near Colonel Mirza Jan in Matoon area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Jan, a police trainer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a security checkpost in Bolan area, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2015: Assailants attacked the convoy of Salim Kunduzi in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Kunduzi, the governor of Nangarhar, was not harmed in the attack; however, one police officer was killed and another was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Marchak area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on outposts in this area on this day. Eleven people, including a police officer and ten assailants, were killed and two others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/17/2015: Four suicide bombers detonated at a police headquarters in Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailants, 22 police officers were killed and seven were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/23/2015: Assailants attacked Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers as they were defusing an explosive device in Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and at least one other were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three NDS members were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2015: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Khwaja Ghaltan area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of an Afghan Police post commander in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2015: Assailants attacked the motorcade of police chief Muhammad Maroof and the governor of Rabat-e-Sangi district in Khalawk area, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Maroof attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2015: A civilian minivan struck an explosive device in Alizay area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
07/22/2015: Assailants kidnapped Malak Abbas Khan and his son in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was found hanged later the same day and his son was released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2015: Assailants kidnapped four off-duty Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Khoja Chahar Shanbi area, Karokh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2015: An explosive device detonated in Nakhuni area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. An imam was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Daykundi province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2015: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house and detonated in Ali Qala, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/17/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Raghistan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the incident resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Hassan Khel, Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least three officers, including Yar Khan, the local commander, were killed and two of their family members were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked district headquarters in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of five similar attacks on posts in the area on the same night. At least three security force members and 20 assailants were killed and five security members and 16 assailants were injured across all five raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of six bridges targeted in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/05/2015: Three suicide bombers attempted to attack the provincial headquarters in Dahane Tarpac area, between Balkhab and Kohistanat districts, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Two of the assailants were killed after being identified by local residents, while the third assailant was injured and arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Seema Taam area, Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two soldiers wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Manogai, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying a demining team in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. A demining team member was killed and eight more member were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number Afghan Border Police (ABP) posts in Moqbil, Dand Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five border police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2015: Assailants set fire to a military base in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2015: Assailants stopped a passenger bus and abducted five soldiers along Kabul-Kandahar highway in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed and their bodies were recovered on January 4, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2015: Assailants attacked police officers after poisoning them at a checkpoint in Bertaka area, Garmser district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Seven officers were killed in the raid. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and two people, including one police officer and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2015: An explosive device detonated in Sayed Jan village, Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A cook was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a gas factory in Khowaja Gogerdak area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three security guards were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/18/2015: Two suicide bombers were intercepted by police in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One of the assailants was killed by police and the other died when his explosive vest detonated. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Seyah Sang area, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) vehicle detonated in Karte Naw neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 13 explosive devices in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: An unknown number of students fell ill from poisoning at a school in Chaghartan area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/31/2015: Assailants attacked the Lalpura district headquarters in Lal Por district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Konbandi area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six police officers and three assailants were killed and two officers and four assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on road construction company engineers in Kort Wa Neshin area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four engineers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) convoy in Shangla area, Gomal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two border police officers were killed and one was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at Id Gah mosque in Jaji Maydan district, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, a police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a provincial council head in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and two people, including a child and a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and seven were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Tagab on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/24/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at the information and culture directorate in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated as police personnel were attempting to defuse it in Waghaz district, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2015: A military vehicle struck an explosive device in Kalakan district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2015: A roadside landmine detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Panjshir Naw area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at the municipality compound in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and eight assailants were killed and a police officer and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, six police officers were abducted during the attack; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mansour, a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer, detonated in Qalacha neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Mansour and three family members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Abdorrauf, the local police chief, in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Abdorrauf was killed and four guards were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2015: Assailants stormed a local police commander's residence in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The commander was abducted and killed. This was one of three similar attacks in Sangin on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Ariba telecommunication mast in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeted telecommunications masts in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/27/2015: Assailants attacked police personnel in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Zameen Tay area, Gomal district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. An ABP officer and 13 assailants were killed and 19 people were injured, including one officer and 18 assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a doctor in Puli Alam City, Logar province, Afghanistan. The doctor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2015: Assailants abducted twelve civilians in Badam Kanda area, Sayed Karam district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Seven hostages were released on November 12, 2015; the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the abduction.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Koh-e Andar area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in Musa Qala on this date. Eight soldiers were killed, four were injured, and two others were taken hostage across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Dashti Qala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated in Norgaram district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2015: An explosive device detonated inside of an education department office in Shaygal Wa Shiltan district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2015: Assailants kidnapped Mia Hassan Adel from an unknown location in Afghanistan. Adel, a tribal elder and former provincial council chair, was found dead on July 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one soldier was killed and two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers, including a district deputy police chief, were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Jobin area, Alishang district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two attackers, including a commander, were killed and two attackers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/28/2015: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Sozyano, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a government compound in Shirpur Square, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three rocket attacks in the city on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/17/2015: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2015: Assailants attacked a district police chief in Kotal Garzad area, Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The police chief was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/07/2015: An explosive device detonated at a girls' school in Sao area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban, who denied involvement.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a park in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of two related explosions in Herat on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Kambor Khwar area, near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2015: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire on police officials at a prison in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer and the assailant, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailant was an infiltrator.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kasi area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security checkposts in Maruf district on this date. Five assailants were killed and a soldier and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/26/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Seghan area, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2015: Assailants set fire to a telephone tower in Zerkoh area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting mobile phone towers in Zerkoh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sarab area, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four checkposts raided on the same day. One police officer was injured across all four attacks and assailant casualties are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Manar area, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Kansak area, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber armed with an explosives-laden motorcycle in Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2015: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2015: Assailants abducted three drivers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. All three hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2015: Assailants abducted five health workers in Kohistan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The workers were released on October 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
09/26/2015: Assailants attacked a prison in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two police officers and two assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2015: Assailants abducted Abdul Razzaq from his residence in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Razzaq, the director of the Pusht Rod statistics office, was beheaded and his body was discovered on May 12, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/20/2015: An explosives-laden vest detonated prematurely as six suicide bombers were on their way to carry out an attack in Rod Bar area, Chahar Burja district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the private residence of Abdul Qayum in Khanaqa neighborhood, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Qayum, a teacher, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers and set a truck on fire in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and another was wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated in Tangi Kajran, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. Syed Habib Hussaini, a police chief, was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Chaqmah Chuqur area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five posts targeted in Jawzjan on this date. At least eight assailants were killed and seven were wounded across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
07/09/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Qaleh-ye Azad, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents targeting checkpoints in Ghazni on the same night. At least 19 people, including one police officer and 18 assailants, were killed and 24 others, including three officers and 21 assailants, were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked district headquarters in Kharwar district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of five similar attacks on posts in the area on the same night. At least three security force members and 20 assailants were killed and five security members and 16 assailants were injured across all five raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/29/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Khosk area, near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2015: Assailants attacked Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants and three police officers were killed and seven assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Gawhardesh area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2015: Assailants abducted two Afghan security officers in Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The two kidnapped officers were discovered beheaded as of June 9th, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/13/2015: Assailants attacked a teacher in Gorjak area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The teacher was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2015: An explosive device detonated between Maruf and Arghastan districts, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian motorcycle in Kher area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Chinchar area, Aliengar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Surkh Abad area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on checkposts in the area on the same day. At least 25 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 45 assailants were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Qala Sung area, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and four were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2015: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a cricket field as children were participating in a game in Qala Qazi, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2015: An explosive device planted in a vending cart detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Chamtali area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and two police officers wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2015: Assailants fired a projectiles at a military base in Qarga area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2015: Assailants attacked security posts along the Kabul-Ghazni highway, near Maydan Shahr city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks on posts along highways near the city. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Sarak Naw area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2015: Police officials identified and arrested an assailant attempting to plant a landmine in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Yaqoot Shah.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked a group of tribal elders and former militia members in Andkhoy district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five people were captured and killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2015: An explosive device detonated while an assailant was planting it in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a school in Sar-e Rawza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and one child was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/10/2015: Assailants set an Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) cell phone tower on fire in Chonrri area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. A technician was killed and the tower was damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they had previously warned the Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) to stop operations because the Afghan security forces used their equipment to find Taliban camps.
01/25/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Zalamabad area, Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Koh-e Andar area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkposts in Musa Qala on this date. Eight soldiers were killed, four were injured, and two others were taken hostage across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/21/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting Faizullah Khan in Maktab Pol-e Bazaar area, Jawand district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Khan, the district police chief, and a civilian were killed and four police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2015: A magnetic explosive device detonated at the entrance to the Radio Sanga station in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; in addition, a second explosive device was discovered and defused following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and officials arrested four individuals in connection with the attack.
06/07/2015: A mortar struck a house in Dara-i-Pech, Manogai, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Iftikhar Momand in Shah Burhan area, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Momand, a Provincial Council member, was unharmed, although one of his guards was injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2015: Assailants abducted two civilians in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two civilians were killed on February 8, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2015: Assailants abducted two individuals between Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, Afghanistan. Maulvi Abdul Basit Sarim, a member of the Badghis provincial assembly, and another individual were released in Takhar province on September 20, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
10/15/2015: Assailants attacked police and militia personnel in Ishkamish district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and one militia member were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/05/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the convoy of General Ghulam Jilani Khan in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Khan, an Afghan Police Deputy Chief, was not harmed; however, at least three people, including the bomber and two civilians, were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2015: Assailants pulled three Afghan National Army (ANA) contractors out of a vehicle and shot them in Ghwayanogat area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three contractors were killed and a child was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/14/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khalil Bagh area, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2015: Two assailants attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Both assailants were arrested before they could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Haqqani Network.
07/08/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting Juma Gul in Pusht Koh, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Gul, an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2015: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Dasht-e Khambel Payan, Raghistan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Shah Shahid neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated suicide bombings in Kabul on the same day. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants fired a mortar shell at a house in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians, including four children, were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/25/2015: A security guard opened fire on Gulab Khan in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khan, the acting provincial police chief, was killed along with a civilian in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Aino Mina neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/07/2015: Assailants abducted two Afghan Police officers in Kunjuk, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of two attacks targeting police officers in Qaysar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Macrorayan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, twelve people, including three United States contractors, were killed and 61 people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
09/16/2015: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy on Kandahar-Spin Boldak road in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Marjah town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/10/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and seized his explosives-laden vehicle in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: Assailants kidnapped 12 civilians in Bughawi village, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Two of the victims were killed soon afterward; the remaining ten were released three days afterward. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/16/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a mosque in Tamir area, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Kajaki district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks targeting security forces in the area on the same night. Forty-three people were killed and fifty-nine others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on polio vaccine workers in the 4th police district of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Dolina district police chief's vehicle in Ahangaran area, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The chief was not harmed, but two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Gandaher village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five NUM members and three assailants were killed and three NUM members and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) convoy in Astana Baba locality, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The assailants killed 22 ALP members and three civilians after briefly holding them hostage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkpoints in Qala-e Naw area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants were killed and 15 were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked the house of deputy police chief Ghulam Jilani Farahi in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Security guards repelled the attack, killing one assailant and detaining two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Sherwaza area, Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and at least one other was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Two assailants wearing suicide vests stormed a mosque that was holding a meeting between members of the National Ulema Council and security officials in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The bombers did not detonate their vests and a clash with security forces ensued. In addition to the assailants, at least seven people were killed and five were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the same assailants on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on at a civilian vehicle in Pahlawan Tash, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Aab-e-Khoban area, Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2015: Assailants set fire to a Roshan telecommunications mast in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/15/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed and 35 others were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Mango area, Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked the district center in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 25 security personnel were killed and 40 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian house in Shaykh Zai village, Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and two were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Durnamah area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. A former jihadi commander was killed and his bodyguard was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2015: Two assailants opened fire on Khairullah in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Khairullah, the director of the population department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sayed Ahmad in Ashkmash district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Ahmad, the district attorney in Ashkmash, and his son were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/23/2015: Assailants abducted Muhammad Qasim, Asadullah, and Niamatullah, three senior district officials, in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
09/09/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices along Gwashta road in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
12/20/2015: Assailants abducted five civilians along the Kabul-Ghazni highway in Mushki area, Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two hostages were released on the same day; however, the whereabouts of the remaining three are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
05/07/2015: Assailants attacked a cricket match in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. A civilian and a police officer were killed and at least six others were injured in the assault. The assailants also kidnapped at least 27 people from the match and released all but three of the hostages at an unspecified time; the fate of the remaining three hostages in unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/09/2015: An explosive device detonated in Zano Shahr, Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/04/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gortepa area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on security checkpoints in Kunduz city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2015: Assailants shot and killed a young boy in Tagab Airak area, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, noting the victim was accused of being a government informant.
02/13/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 18 explosive devices planted along a road in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkposts in Darin, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two officers and four assailants, were killed, and nine others, including three officers and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2015: An assailant opened fire on security forces in Chapathai area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailant, Abdul Rahman, was killed and two police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2015: Assailants attacked and Afghan Police patrol in Khoshamand, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least nine people were killed and one police officer was wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2015: Assailants attacked a wedding ceremony in Saghar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and two civilians and one assailant were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/08/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and one soldier and 15 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Shaneez area, Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on houses in the same area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers and seven assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Qush Tepa on the same day. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and six people, including four assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2015: Assailants attempted to abduct 15 university students on Andkhoy-Jowzjan highway in Khani Chahar Bagh, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four people, including three assailants and a police officer, were wounded in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2015: An explosive device detonated in Jinkhani locality, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Jinkhani on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden bicycle near the Kabul bank in Puli Alam area, Logar province, Afghanistan. The assailant and a police officer were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants killed two people, including the son of a village leader, in Oghaz, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/31/2015: Assailants sprayed poison gas into girls school in Shahrak-e-Jibrahil locality, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least 116 people were reported to have been poisoned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
04/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Afghan Ministry of Finance customs agents in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one agent was killed and two others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/15/2015: Assailants attacked security posts along the Kabul-Bamyan highway, near Maydan Shahr city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks on posts along highways near the city. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 10 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/01/2015: Assailants abducted two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khamyab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A police officer and a National Uprising Movement (NUM) were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2015: An explosive device detonated as Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel were attempting to defuse it between Sari Pul and Sheberghan cities, Sari Pul district, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were either killed or injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a district education officer in Saghar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and a police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: At least one suicide bomber detonated explosives-laden vehicles near police station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the station. At least four assailants were killed and 10 other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sarab area, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four checkposts raided on the same day. One police officer was injured across all four attacks and assailant casualties are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/17/2015: Assailants abducted a German aid worker employed by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Qala-e-Fatullah neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The victim was released on October 17, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
10/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Shahabuddin in Dashtak area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Shahabuddin, a local police commander, and two of his guards were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 17 explosive devices in an unknown location in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2015: Assailants opened fire in the Kabul Psychiatric Hospital in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Abu Jan village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. No claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Qarae area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five posts targeted in Jawzjan on this date. At least eight assailants were killed and seven were wounded across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
04/29/2015: Assailants abducted Mohammad Hanif, the director of border and tribal affairs, from Paktia province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2015: Assailants attacked a patrol including the commander of the National Uprising Movement (NUM) militia in Deh-e Shaykh town, Barak-i-Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Four uprising members were killed and one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Major Abdul Wakeel in Mahalleh area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Wakeel, the Shindand district police chief, was unharmed, although the vehicle was damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2015: An explosive device detonated in Puli Alam area, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jawzjan on this day. At least 24 assailants and four soldiers were killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/22/2015: Assailants abducted Ihsanullah Sadaat and his driver in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Sadaat, a district executive director, was released on July 8, 2015, while the fate of the other hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
03/17/2015: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/07/2015: Assailants shot and killed a woman in northern Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Ribat area, Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers and 20 assailants were killed and three officers and 18 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2015: Assailants stopped multiple food trucks and kidnapped 20 drivers in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. All 20 hostages were released on March 28, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban. The Taliban denied any involvement in the incident.
04/29/2015: An explosive device detonated while assailants were planting it along a road in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two assailants were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked a traffic police vehicle in Chashma Sher area, Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed, one was wounded, and one other was abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/03/2015: Assailant fired rockets into Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dewana Khana, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police checkposts in Faryab on this date. At least four assailants were killed and six were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the vehicle of Hajji Ghulam Farooq in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers, including Farooq, the director of the Afghan Police health unit, and civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2015: An explosive device attached to an oil tanker detonated targeting an Afghanistan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) convoy in Khezar bazaar, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2015: An explosive device detonated when children were playing with it in Kala Shakh area, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Herat Municipal Department employees in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2015: Assailants attacked an intelligence agency building in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Sangin on this day. More than 100 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clashes, the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/11/2015: Several students at Fatiha School fell ill after eating beans sold to them by a vendor in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Approximately 100 students were hospitalized as a result of the poisoning. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2015: Assailants attacked police and army checkpoints in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 27 assailants and three police officers were killed and three officers wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Afghan High Peace Council while he was praying at a mosque in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The councilmember, Shirin Agha, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge and blocked a road in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: A suicide bomber attacked a police academy in 5th police district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 25 people were killed and 25 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including a senior police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Hussain in Zarash area, Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hussain, a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nader, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Habib area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Andar district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/14/2015: A missile struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six members of a family were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer and his body guards in the Kota Ashor area, near Maydan Shahr, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/15/2015: A landmine detonated after it was struck by a civilian vehicle in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and 13 assailants were injured in assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Jabar Islami in Bala Dowri area, Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Islami, the Burkah governor, was killed and two guards were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Chowk Zaghali area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting security posts in Shindand on this date. At least 20 assailants were killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Musa Khan Andar in Faqir Kala, Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Andar, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, and a guard, were killed and another guard was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/31/2015: A roadside bomb detonated in Janat Bagh area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Pole Sowz, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a European Union police (EUPOL) vehicle on the outskirts of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed, including an assailant, and five civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shair Ali Kariz, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and two other civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2015: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Nader Padshah detonated in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Padshah, a National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan commander, and his son were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants abducted four engineers in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan. The engineers were found dead on August 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Wahab Kala area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were killed and at least one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2015: An explosive device detonated near a joint National Directorate of Security (NDS) and Afghan Police convoy in Qala Jawz locality, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Nadarabad area, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Sayed Ahmadkhel area, Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A police officer and seven assailants were killed and seven police officers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2015: A magnetic explosive device attached to the vehicle of an Afghan Ministry of Interior advisor detonated in Darul Aman area, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The driver was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Deh Mazang village, Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2015: Assailants kidnapped four students in Sang Toda area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The victims were released on July 12, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/19/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Qul detonated in Andkhoy district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Qul, the former commander of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, was injured in the blast. Additionally, five people were killed and 24 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including soldiers and civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/29/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a bakery in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2015: At least 68 students fell ill from poisoning at a girls' school in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources atributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/03/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police convoy on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two police officers were killed and five others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2015: Assailants entered a house and opened fire on its residents in Barikot area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
12/21/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at police checkpoint in the 2nd police district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three rocket attacks in the city on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Shah in Sayfan area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Shah, a police checkpoint commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2015: Assailants opened fire at a bazaar in Badar Ab village, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at the Bagram Airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Krissie Davis, a United States civilian employee for the Defense Logistics Agency, was killed and another United States civilian was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: Assailants abducted four civilians, including three Hazara Shia community members, from Qias Dara area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered in Ghazni province on August 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2015: Assailants set up a roadblock in Sara Kala area, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this day. One soldier and two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes with security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2015: Assailants kidnapped Khadi Gul, a local elder, in Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Gul was beheaded on June 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/19/2015: Assailants attacked Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants were killed and dozens of others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked a wedding convoy of an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer in Quaryeh Shorab district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed, including the officer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/03/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Akhundzada Musa Babaji shrine in Shash Khel area, Batikot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, although the shrine and a nearby mosque were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2015: Security forces arrested an assailant attempting to plant a landmine in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Sherin in Char Rahi Qambar neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sherin, a member of the National Ulema Council, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/08/2015: Two suicide bombers armed with explosives and firearms attack the Kolbah Solh Restaurant in western Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two civilians and both assailants were killed and three civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/19/2015: A landmine detonated in Mochi village, Saberi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and another child was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2015: Assailants set fire to the house of Doctor Muslim in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Muslim, a district chief, was not harmed in the attack, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One soldier and four assailants were killed and 19 assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2015: An explosive device detonated near the customs department in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including three police officers and two civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Multiple explosives-laden vehicles detonated near police posts in Godar area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two car bombings targeting police posts in Helmand on this date. At least 26 assailants were killed and 40 other people, including three police officers and 37 assailants, were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
10/03/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Saleh Kala locality, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2015: Assailants abducted five municipal employees in Pul-i-Khurasan locality, western Shiberghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of a money exchanger, identified as Abdol Jalil, in Moshkwani area, District Nine, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2015: Two Afghan Police officers opened fire on other officers at a checkpoint in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/28/2015: A civilian vehicle struck an explosive device in Mosa Khail district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and four were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Koh-e Andar area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in Musa Qala on this date. Eight soldiers were killed, four were injured, and two others were taken hostage across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2015: An explosive device detonated as security personnel were attempting to defuse the device in Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of soldiers were killed or wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2015: Assailants shot and killed Amaanollah Attai, the managing director of Asia Television Channel, in Karta-e-Naw area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ghani Khel area, Shinwar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and six assailants were killed and 10 assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked Fayaz camp in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date and one of three with related casualties. One assailant was killed and six assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/18/2015: Assailants attacked police post in Kufki area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks was Nad Ali district on this date. At least 10 police officers and 20 assailants were killed across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least one civilian was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Barangak village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The son of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Zughali, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three related attacks targeting military positions in Shindad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Maldar, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three related attacks targeting military positions in Shindad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Paikash, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three related attacks targeting military positions in Shindad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Sistani area, Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five assailants and two police officers were killed and seven assailants injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Kalamshah area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on checkposts in the area on the same day. At least 25 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 45 assailants were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/01/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol near Ghazi Babrak Khan park, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2015: A suicide bomber attempted to attack a police compound in Breshna Kot Pul, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including an assailant and a police officer, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2015: Assailants attacked Ishkamish district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: Assailants fired missiles that landed in residential areas in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Kunar on this date. Ten civilians were killed and five others were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/05/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Army (ANA) and police checkposts in Sher Beg area, Qushtepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One ANA soldier, one police officer, and seven assailants were killed while one police officer and four civilians were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2015: Assailants abducted three civilians in 25th canal area, Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two of the victims were found dead the following day. The whereabouts of the third hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
01/07/2015: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Mulla Nuh locality, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Cheena area, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The NDS employee was killed and a civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle responding to an attack on a checkpoint in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Maywand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both incidents.
04/29/2015: Assailants attacked Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed during the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2015: Assailants attacked security forces on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in the Nawrak area, near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 10 civilians and 90 assailants were killed and 51 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2015: Assailants attacked military positions in Chahar Burjak district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing seven assailants and injuring two. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2015: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants abducted Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian construction worker, from an unknown location in Afghanistan. Bilyi was released on August 29, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: Assailants fired two rockets at the Peace Caravan office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/31/2015: A rocket struck a civilian house in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a community council member's wife in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The council member's wife was killed and her driver was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2015: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia checkpost in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one person, a militia commander, was killed in the incident while five other militia members were reportedly missing. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2015: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Khwaja Baba area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2015: Assailants pulled people out of a vehicle and opened fire in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Three people, including a police officer, were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Garmam area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in front of the Appeals Court in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2015: Assailants shot and killed two mullahs at a shrine in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants shot and killed an imam identified as Molvi Matiullah in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked a World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy in Alyasabad village, Jaween district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and two assailants were injured when security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Masjed-e Chubi, Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including 11 soldiers and seven assailants, were killed and 11 others, including six ANA soldiers and five assailants, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2015: Assailants attacked police officers and civilians in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander was killed and two civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/15/2015: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle carrying Mullah Kamal detonated in Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Kamal, a development council chairperson, and his companion were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Khamyab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Five uprising members were killed and seven members were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated at the Maulvi petrol pump in the District 5 neighborhood of Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2015: Assailants set fire to a health center in Yawan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2015: Assailants abducted four civilians in Nai Yak area, Feroz Koh city, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Jaji Maydan district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Thirteen assailants were killed and eight were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy including United States soldiers in Makhigir area, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pir Mohammad Kuchi near the Governor House in Maydan Shahr city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Kuchi, the provincial chief financial official, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked the convoy of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum in Doabi, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Dotsum was not harmed, but four assailants were killed, seven were wounded, and thirteen were captured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on Syed Anwar Sadat's convoy in Andkhoy district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Sadat, the governor of Faryab, was not harmed, but his security guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2015: Assailants attacked police and military checkposts in Shahkot, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The assailants incurred an unspecified number of casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Kapisa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2015: Two assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Khushamand district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. An airstrike killed the assailants while they were planting the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2015: A suicide bomber attempted to attack a police chief in Shahjoy Manda area, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed after police officials identified him and opened fire; there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at a volleyball game in Segana area, Zarghun Shahr district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least nine people were killed and 24 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Akazi area, Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and nine assailants were killed and six police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2015: Assailants abducted police officers from a neighboring province in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The dead bodies of the four abducted officers were discovered the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/30/2015: Assailants set up a roadblock in the Shawat area of Laja Ahmad Khail district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Sarkani district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and seven people, including four police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/27/2015: Assailants attacked the outskirts of Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2015: Two assailants opened fire on police personnel in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2015: A roadside landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle in Sayed Karam district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity pylon in Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but the pylon was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2015: Security forces arrested an assailant as he was on his way to attack Rohullah Fayaz, an imam at the grand mosque, in Mehtarlam, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Langar Khwajah area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and three people, including one police officer and two assailants, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2015: Assailants attacked a district headquarters building in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including two National Directorate of Security (NDS) members and seven assailants, were killed and 11 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Maldar area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting security posts in Shindand on this date. At least 20 assailants were killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/18/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack; the assailants also sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle outside of a mosque in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five people were wounded in the blast; the victims included civilians and a police officer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Dand Patan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in Dand Patan district on this date. At least 30 assailants and two police officers were killed and at least 20 assailants and 10 police officers were wounded in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Dand Patan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in Dand Patan district on this date. At least 30 assailants and two police officers were killed and at least 20 assailants and 10 police officers were wounded in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/11/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Nawrozak village, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and the assailants seized control of the base during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on tribal elders identified as Rozha Gul, Shamal Khan, and Mazar Haji in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The three elders and an unknown number of civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/04/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the provincial jail targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Puli Khumri, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Gulsaik area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2015: Assailants attacked the Khwaja Gawhar bazaar in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three police officers, a child, and 10 assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) checkpost in Dolikhil area, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkposts targeted on this date. One assailant was killed and five were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2015: An explosive device planted in a rickshaw detonated in Giru district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and two children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident the Taliban.
09/24/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. During the assault, a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) struck a house, killing at least one person. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/04/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a bus carrying Attorney General Office employees in Sanatoriam road area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, one person was killed and at least 15 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the alleged ill treatment of prisoners at a nearby prison facility.
09/05/2015: Assailants attacked Shakh bazaar in Qaysar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two security members were killed and four members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Halim in Imam Sahib port area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Halim, a prosecutor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers near Polad Khan area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a European Union convoy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three people were killed and at least 18 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five districts targeted in Kunduz on this date, sparking clashes that lasted for several days. Eight security personnel and 50 assailants were killed and 10 security personnel five assailants were wounded across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants kidnapped 10 people along the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway in Sorkhakan district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Seven of the hostages were released the following day, while the remaining three were released on April 30, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
05/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a poetry gathering in Jirgo Talar area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and five people, including three police officers and two civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Jungle Bagh area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. A special forces soldier was killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Samangan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2015: Assailants abducted Gholam Rasul, an employee of the Ministry of Education, from Charsada district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2015: Assailants kidnapped Mullah Abdul Sattar, a prayer leader, in north-western Faryab, Afghanistan. Sattar's body was discovered on July 15, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Koh Sayad area, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed, and four assailants and four security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police headquarters in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and one assailant were killed and one officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Malek Hakim Khan in Chahardehi, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a village leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Ismailkhil area, Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Jalrez on this day. At least 10 soldiers and 21 assailants were killed, and nine soldiers were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/19/2015: Assailants attacked Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks in Shindand on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2015: Assailants set up checkpoints, stopped motorists, and kidnapped at least five people along the highway in Aghan Tepa area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2015: Assailants killed four police officers at a checkpost in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Another two officers were reported missing following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2015: Assailants abducted a teacher in Asmar town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The teacher was shot and his body was found on May 31, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and left a letter with the body accusing the victim of being a spy.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on police checkpoints in Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Two police, four civilians, and seven assailants were killed and seven civilians wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/26/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police van detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Anwar Bek in Arghanj Khaw district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Bek, National Directorate of Security (NDS) deputy chief, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Dawabi area, Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a wedding party in Andkhoy district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 15 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
01/03/2015: Assailants attacked a doctor and her husband in Mangor area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Both targets were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying civilians and Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chahar Dewali area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five civilians and a soldier were killed and a second soldier was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Ezatullah in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Ezatullah, a former judge of the Kabul Primary Court, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in Naw Zad on this date. At least 21 border police officers and 35 assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until October 14, 2015. Additionally, eight officers were taken hostage and killed at an unspecified time. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/10/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Shaneez area, Sayed Abad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on houses in the same area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/03/2015: Assailants killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Masigram village, Waygal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Waygal on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2015: Assailants set fire to the house of a friend of a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee killed in an earlier attack in Waygal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Waygal on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Afghan Communications Wireless Company telecommunication mast in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeted telecommunications masts in Ziarat-e Khvajeh Owrya on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Nawkarez locality, Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on the governor's office in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Lashkar Gah on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle at a bazaar in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Aside from the death of the assailant at least two civilians were wounded in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Spin Boldak on this day; this first blast was intended to draw police to the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
09/16/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a district administration building in Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four people, including the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) district chief, were killed and 41 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of six bridges targeted in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/03/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chah Aab district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Malik Haji Habibullah in Batikot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Habibullah, a tribal elder, and two others were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Pir Koti area, Urgun district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including one officer and seven assailants, were killed and 12 others, including one officer and 11 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/14/2015: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in Qazanchi area of Shibirghan city, Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated as a police vehicle passed by in Sanae Square, Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police officer and five civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked Darqad district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/03/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police outposts in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including four police officers and five assailants, were killed and eight others, including three police officers and five assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2015: Assailants abducted three civilians accused of murdering a doctor in Qisas area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The civilians were executed on April 19, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2015: Security forces arrested two suicide bombers in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailants as Lala Jan and Asmatullah, who had received an assignment from the Taliban.
01/16/2015: An explosive device detonated against an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three ANA soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a military official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Balghali area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Several civilian homes were also struck by rockets during the attack. At least four assailants were killed and five other people, including four assailants and a police officer, were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Zabul on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2015: An explosive device detonated in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A public uprising commander and two of his bodyguards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a market near the governor's compound in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and 22 people were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2015: An assailant opened fire on Afghan Police officers in Zone II neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two officers and the assailant, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2015: An assailant opened fire on Hajji Ghani, a tribal elder, in Khero Karez area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and Ghani was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/17/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility.
12/25/2015: Assailants abducted and killed an off-duty soldier identified as Abdol Kabir in Bai Mogholi area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2015: A magnetic explosive device attached to a vehicle carrying Azizi Bank employees detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three bank employees, including the bank's branch manager, and a police officer were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sayed Nazir Sadat in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Sadat, the former director of the Afghan Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/04/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pul Alcheen area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on security checkpoints in Kunduz city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/16/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a police checkpoint near Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, five people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/22/2015: Assailants abducted Anja de Beer, the country director for an international NGO, in Taimani area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. De Beer was released unharmed on September 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2015: Assailants kidnapped 19 de-mining personnel from Sury area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The workers were released on April 21, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to both the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
03/16/2015: Assailants kidnapped five Hazara civilians, including four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, in Kansak, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four of the hostages were rescued the following day. The whereabouts of the fifth victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/21/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being transported by assailants in Salingar, Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Rud Kala area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on checkposts in the area on the same day. At least 25 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 45 assailants were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/06/2015: Assailants abducted Sarwar Ahmadzai in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Ahmadzai, a pro government leader, was killed on July 12, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2015: Assailants stoned a civilian to death in a village 30 miles north of Firozkoh, Ghor province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Marchak district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shahr-e Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2015: Assailants killed Maulvi Mohammad Hassan, an Islamic scholar, in Qala-i-Kuhna area, Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Maulvi Mohammad Hassan was targeted for supporting the government.
10/26/2015: A roadside landmine detonated targeting an Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) vehicle in Roshani Meni area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two AIHRC employees were killed and another two were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; additionally, an AIHRC official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/09/2015: A suicide bomber attacked the vehicle of Abdul Karim Mateen in Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Mateen, the governor of Paktika, was not harmed in the attack, but the bomber was killed and one of the governor's bodyguards were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2015: Assailants attacked Dilaram village, near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks near Farah city on the same date. Seventeen people, including three security personnel and 14 assailants, were killed and six security personnel were injured in the ensuing clashes, which lasted until the next day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/28/2015: Assailants attacked and took guards hostage at a girls' school in Haskah Menah area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The guards were released shortly after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2015: Three suicide bombers attacked the police academy in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One suicide bomber detonated at the gates and the other two rushed inside, only to later detonate their explosive devices. All three assailants were killed and three people, at least one police officer and at least one civilian, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped five construction workers in Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a power station in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque in Ghorbandi area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including the imam, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2015: Two suicide bombers on a motorcycle detonated before reaching their target in Bagrami neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, three people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shor Shorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sharfuddin in Jaya area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Sharfuddin, a former jihadi commander, was killed and his spouse was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2015: An explosive device attached to a taxi detonated in Buland Manzal area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. The driver was killed and a passenger was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2015: Hundreds of assailants attacked Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/16/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Cheshma area, Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Chechkatu, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants and two police officers were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/17/2015: An explosive device detonated as a police vehicle passed in Deh Gul area, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and at least two civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2015: Assailants fired missiles at a police headquarters in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Aski area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two police officers and three assailants, were killed and one officer was wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2015: Assailants entered the residence of a woman working at the police headquarters in Lab Dara village, Shahada district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The woman and her husband were stabbed to death. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated at Kabul University in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two lecturers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
05/28/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/18/2015: Assailants abducted four judges along Sar-e Pul-Jowzjan Highway in Tonka area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2015: Assailants in a police vehicle attacked a police checkpoint in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 14 police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: An explosive device detonated in Maydan Shahr city, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two blasts in the area on this day. Four Afghan soldiers were wounded across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
10/10/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Sanjadak area, Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at an MTN telecommunication tower in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks on telecommunication towers in Bati Kot district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/04/2015: Assailants kidnapped Mohammad Hassan, a religious scholar, in Shekhan Karez area, Farah province, Afghanistan. Hassan was shot and killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, noting that the victim was accused of informing security forces about Taliban activity.
09/11/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least three security members, a civilian, and 15 assailants were killed and 13 people and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers in Panjsher area, Nurgal district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and two soldiers, one civilian, and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a development council chairperson in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A teacher was killed and the chairperson was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Bagram Airbase in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated overnight attacks on the base. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/07/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints and the district headquarters in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants and one soldier were killed, and two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2015: Assailants abducted Mawlawi Abdorrahman in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Abdorrahman, an Afghan Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs official, was found dead on October 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The police officer was wounded in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in Kandahar city on the same date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated inside the house of district police chief Mohammadullah Ahmadi in Mirwais Mena area near Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Ahmadi and seven others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy on Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and there were no other reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and 22 assailants were killed and several officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on a security post in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Marawara on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and 12 others, including assailants, Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, and police officers, were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/20/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least 28 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2015: Assailants attacked the district center in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Sangin on this day. More than 100 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clashes, the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/01/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Tere Zayi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkpoints targeted in Khost on this date. Twenty-five assailants and two police officers were killed and 21 assailants and five officers wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2015: Approximately 200 assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2015: A suicide bomber wearing explosives-laden shoes attempted to attack the district governor's office in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. The explosives detonated after police ordered the assailant to remove them, injuring three police officers; the assailant survived the blast and was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a checkpoint guarding the Pakistani consulate in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured, but the checkpoint was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2015: An assailant shot and killed Lisa Akbari, a dual United States-Afghan citizen and non-governmental organization (NGO) worker, in her apartment in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on the guesthouse of People in Need (PIN) employees in Zari district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including seven employees and two security guards, were killed in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Habib Khan Taniwal in Shamali Darwaza area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Taniwal, a provincial council member, was unharmed; however, two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Khamyab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and six others were abducted during the assault; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Puli Baghi Omomi area, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: At least 18 students fell ill from poisoning at Jaghtan School in Guzra district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/21/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkposts targeted in Sangin on this date. Six police officers were killed and 13 were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/20/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) checkpoint in Rabat Akhund area, Herat, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hasham Khan in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Khan, the Zheri district attorney, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2015: Assailants kidnapped four Hazara Shia civilians in Malistan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The beheaded bodies of the civilians were found on April 17, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. Sources also suspected that the incident was carried out by the Taliban, who denied involvement.
02/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of a prosecutor working with the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The official and his driver were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Tatmadra area, Chaharikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian van in Du Dana Gholam Ali Khan, Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and 12 others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/15/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Khandan, Sari Pul province , Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and two others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that hit a textile factory in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Puli Khumri on this date. At least six civilians were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks against police checkpoints in Sangin on this date. At least 23 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and 19 others were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Mahtab area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Alasay district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Twelve civilians and 14 assailants were killed and 15 others, including a civilian, two soldiers, and 12 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks in Kapisa on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying tribal elders in Ismael Khil area, Mando Zayi district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2015: Assailants stormed an intelligence official's residence Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The official abducted and killed. This was one of three similar attacks in Sangin on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2015: Assailants attacked the family members of a local police commander in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The commander's son and nephew were killed and another relative was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2015: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated at Kandahar University in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kobat area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four people, including two police officers and two assailants, were killed and at least seven people, including one police officer and six assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2015: An explosive device hidden in a flowerpot detonated in Hazrat Ji Baba area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was wounded in the blast. This was one of three related attacks in Kandahar city on the same date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted underneath the body of a deceased soldier in Bai Mogholi area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Faryab on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and warned soldiers to leave the military or face the same fate of the targeted soldier.
05/31/2015: A rocket struck a house in Shila village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on a security forces convoy that was transporting prisoners from Farah to Herat in Farah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and nine people were injured in the assault; the victims included police officers, soldiers, and prisoners. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost on the Ghor-Herat highway in Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/06/2015: Assailants stormed a seminary in Dasht Top area, Syedabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There was an unstated number of casualties, and the seminary was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. One Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer and six assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) outposts in Dara-e Khistak village, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 38 people, including 18 soldiers and 20 assailants, were killed and 25 others, including 10 soldiers and 15 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. Additionally, at least seven soldiers were abducted in the assault. Four of the hostages were beheaded a short time later, while the remaining three victims were released on April 14, 2015. Both the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a religious scholar in Charikar city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Noor Agha Habobi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a police headquarters after officers opened fire on him in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. An ANA commander identified as Oqab was killed and five soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police van on the Zaranj-Dilaram road, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants stormed the house of Damullah Abdul Karim in Dara-e-Suf district, Haibak town, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Karim, a pro-government tribal elder, was killed along with four family members and two assailants were killed in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2015: Assailants abducted four civilians in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were accused of assisting the government.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Gandaher area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Andar district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Jar area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security checkposts in Maruf district on this date. Five assailants were killed and a soldier and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/14/2015: Suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated before reaching its target in Bala Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Thirty assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2015: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officer in Khanabad district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sarab area, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four checkposts raided on the same day. One police officer was injured across all four attacks and assailant casualties are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/19/2015: An explosive device detonated against an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Watangahtu area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officials who were responding to the scene of an earlier explosion in Bari Manda area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six police officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Bari Manda on this date; the first blast was intended to draw police officials to the scene for this second attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
10/10/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Killid Radio station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting radio stations in Jalalabad on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was a warning to the media that they must cover the group's activities in the region.
02/17/2015: An explosive device attached to a government official's vehicle detonated near the United States Embassy in Macroryan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2015: An explosive device detonated as authorities were attempting to defuse it in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 21 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
09/07/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sarab area, Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of four checkposts raided on the same day. One police officer was injured across all four attacks and assailant casualties are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/25/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Faqir Shah detonated in Qasimabad, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Shah, a tribal elder, was killed and one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
04/07/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/04/2015: An explosive device detonated in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Ghaki, Marawara district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An assailant opened fire on a National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader in Shahidan Square neighborhood, Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2015: Assailants stopped vehicles along the highway and kidnapped nine civilians in Dah Marda, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. All nine hostages were released on April 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw grenades at a local council chair's residence in Abdak area, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2015: Assailants stormed a boys' secondary school and kidnapped two teachers in Bidad area, near Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The teachers were shot dead soon afterward. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
04/03/2015: Explosive devices detonated inside a house in Zamboli area, Nahri Seraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including 14 laborers working inside the house and a police officer, were killed in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) operative in Khawajak Baba area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The operative was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the vehicle of Mawlawi Mohammad Sardar Zadran in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Zadran, a former commander of the Haqqani Network, was unharmed; however, a bodyguard and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Two assailants opened fire on a military vehicle at Shorabak military base, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers and two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the Central Hotel in Kolola Pushta neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of two similar attacks that happened in the same area within a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/08/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bari Kot area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. A border police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2015: Assailants abducted three government officials in Shir Khaj, Herat, Afghanistan. All three victims were released unharmed the following day after they promised not to build security checkpoints in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near the residence of district police chief Shah Faisal in Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Faisal and one of his bodyguards were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in Pandola area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Aliabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Eleven assailants were killed and nine others, including a police officer and eight assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting police in Musa Qala on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Seventy officers were taken hostage in the attack. At least four police officers and 20 assailants were killed and six officers and 17 assailants were injured. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2015: Assailants abducted Justice Mirwais, the appellant court chief, from Shiberghan-Sar-i-Pul highway in Seh Shanba area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Mirwais was released on January 5, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
07/11/2015: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked a security checkpoint in Bailo area, Daychopan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers and 16 assailants were killed and three security force members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two similar bombings in Zabul on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting civilians in Marzo area, Shinkay district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle on Almar-Qaisar highway in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/06/2015: Assailants shot and killed Mullah Khudayar, a religious scholar, in Yangi Arigh area, Shibirghan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Czech North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle near Bagram airbase in Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Daridam area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Babrak Tana area, Ali Shir district, Khost province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkpoints targeted in Khost on the same date. Twenty-five assailants and two police officers were killed and 21 assailants and five officers wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2015: Assailants set fire to an Areeba telecommunications mast in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/23/2015: Assailants abducted 30 people from Manu area, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Twenty-eight of the hostages were released shortly after the abduction, while the whereabouts of the other two hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Toor Pekai Olfat in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Olfat, a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) employee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/27/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at National Assembly member Haji Abdul Zahir Qadir's house in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Qadir was not harmed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Pul e Proja neighborhood, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one soldiers was killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/14/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shamulzayi district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. An Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander was killed and an officer was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Jomjoma, Khoshamand district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2015: Assailants kidnapped five members of the National Uprising Movement (NUM) in Spin Ghbargi area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The bodies of three of the victims were found the following day, while the whereabouts of the other hostages remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/02/2015: Assailants from Baghlan province attacked a police checkpoint in Kohmard district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2015: Assailants attacked Khair Mohammad in Bilchiragh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a former Taliban member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officer in Maqr district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The officer, identified as Asmatullah, was killed and her daughter was wounded in the attack No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Kata-e Lang, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of four police checkpoints targeted in Qaysar on the same day. At least 12 police officers and dozens of assailants were killed or wounded across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/11/2015: Assailants kidnapped and killed a prayer leader in Raghistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint with firearms and grenades in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers and three assailants were killed and five officers and four assailants were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/18/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and at least two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2015: A rocket struck civilian houses in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and five other civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2015: Assailants abducted Mawlawi Gholam Mohaioddin, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) district chief, in Kohistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated and additional assailants opened fire on police officers responding to the scene of an earlier attack in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants, three civilians, and one police officer were killed and eight police officers wounded in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Spin Boldak on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
07/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. A police officer and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated inside of a mosque where government officials were distributing food in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The governor of Baghlan was not harmed; however, 40 people, including local government officials, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near the Attorney General's office in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2015: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia checkpoint in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including 11 militia members and six assailants, were killed and 13 others, including six militia members and seven assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/04/2015: Assailants attacked Shewan village, near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks near Farah city on the same date. Seventeen people, including three security personnel and 14 assailants, were killed and six security personnel were injured in the ensuing clashes, which lasted until the next day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on construction workers in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One worker was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated along the Peach Dara River in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol near Bagram Airbase, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six United States NATO soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants attempted to plant it near a high school outside of Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/08/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Mariz Kandao area, Dih Bala district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. An unspecified number of assailants were killed and two security officials were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2015: Assailants set up a roadblock in Shatar area, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this day. One soldier and two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes with security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Ebrahim Khel, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting senior Taliban leaders in Kakar district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and there was an unspecified number of additional casualties; the victims included Taliban members and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a provincial council building in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, seven people were killed and at least 41 people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2015: Assailants attacked the police intelligence headquarters in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and one was wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Shindand on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/28/2015: Assailants raided Kunduz city, Afghanistan. The assailants attacked civilians and security force members, stormed the prison and released more than 500 inmates, set fire to an unknown number of buildings, and gained control of the city. At least four people and 20 assailants were killed and 50 people were injured during the preliminary raid. Clashes continued until security forces regained control of Kunduz on October 1, 2015. After four days of fighting, 40 people and 200 assailants were reported dead and 296 people were injured. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kunduz on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Police officers in Shanili, Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Shar area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on this date. Four assailants were killed and three wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban
12/19/2015: Assailants attacked the house of Fateh Khan, a tribal elder, in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailants shot and killed Khan's four sons. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Makhdom Basir in Awqaf village, Sangcharak district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Basir, a local tribal elder, and his son were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/12/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Qila area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting security posts in Shindand on this date. At least 20 assailants were killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/28/2015: Assailants abducted five family members in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Safa Radio station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting radio stations in Jalalabad on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was a warning to the media that they must cover the group's activities in the region.
09/16/2015: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Qara Darya village, Sheberghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/26/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Abdul Ghafar in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ghafar, a Wolesi Jirga member, was injured in the blast along with four other people. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused underneath a bridge in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Biabanak area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. Six assailants were killed across the two attempted attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a United States F-16 aircraft in Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2015: Assailants shelled a hospital in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Tagab on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/08/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police vehicle detonated in Karta-e-Naw neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2015: Assailants kidnapped three criminals in Farah province, Afghanistan. The victims were executed on April 10, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast and one assailant was killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on the head of the district's social council, Masoom Khan, in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Khan was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Kolola Pushta neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks that happened in the same area within a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/23/2015: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck an explosive device in Babosh area, Kalakan district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy near a checkpoint at the entrance of Kabul International Airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 17 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2015: Assailants beheaded a civilian accused of spying for the government in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2015: Assailants attacked Chopli Tepa village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two assailants, were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2015: Assailants fired rockets at an Afghan National Army (ANA) position in Chuck village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on the same day. Seven people were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near a high school in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shirzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and six other civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
04/28/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of six bridges targeted in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
11/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Khannesin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 16 officers were killed and seven others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2015: Assailants fired rockets at an Afghan National Army (ANA) position in Faizabad village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on the same day. Seven people were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives laden vehicle near the boundary wall of the Afghan Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A second suicide bomber was killed prior to entering the headquarters. In addition to the two bombers, at least two people were killed and 51 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near Kunduz hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Operation Resolute Support convoy along Airport Road in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and 24 others, including two soldiers from the United States, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) patrol in Behsoud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five people. including two civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Sia Khan Chongar in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Chongar, an anti-Taliban figure and former jihadi commander, his spouse, and his daughter were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Gortipa district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five districts targeted in Kunduz on this date, sparking clashes that lasted for several days. Eight security personnel and 50 assailants were killed and 10 security personnel five assailants were wounded across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2015: Security forces seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Goshtay area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Goshtay on this date. At least 22 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/21/2015: Assailants abducted four people, including two farmers and two children Sari Pul district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The two children were released on September 22, 2015, while the two farmers were killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Chah Takhta locality, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed and several were reported missing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Goshtay area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Goshtay on this date. At least 22 people, including police officers and assailants, were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/07/2015: At least 35 students fell ill from poisoning at the Nawen Primary Girl School in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Charbagh, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and six other assailants attacked the Afghan parliament building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including all seven assailants, were killed and 31 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt a government gathering, in which Afghanistan's newly appointed defense minister was going to be introduced; an Afghan official also attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked security forces and residents in Shash Qara area, Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. A commander and two military personnel were killed, 24 assailants were injured, and six civilian residences were set on fire during the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/26/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three police personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked Gen Najibollah in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Gen Najibollah, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief in the province, was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials dismissed the claim, asserting that Najibollah died from natural causes.
03/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle of de-mining personnel in Hashemkhel Khwar area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two de-miners were killed and twelve others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Fazl Ahmad Sherzad along the Jalalabad-Torkham highway between Bati Kot and Rodat, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Sherzad, the Nangarhar police chief, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/09/2015: Assailants attacked Chechkatu area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a school in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/03/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) military personnel in Zerkoh area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Bakhtiar, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents targeting checkpoints in Ghazni on the same night. At least 19 people, including one police officer and 18 assailants, were killed and 24 others, including three officers and 21 assailants, were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Balghali village, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three police officers and four assailants, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/18/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) base in Tash Guzar area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 27 people and 16 others, including both police officers and assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted for three days. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2015: Assailants abducted an unspecified number of tribal elders in Omna district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Daman area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/14/2015: Security forces arrested two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle who were planning to attack a police precinct in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/05/2015: An explosive device detonated after a civilian stepped on it in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The device was intended for Afghan security forces; however, the civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two similar attacks that occurred in Bala Buluk on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers and former Taliban members in Jar Quduq village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one officer and three former Taliban commanders, were killed and five others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/26/2015: An explosive device detonated while police were defusing it in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) sixth battalion checkpoints in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date and one of three with related casualties. One assailant was killed and six assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/26/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the guards of Former Provincial Council Chair Haji Jamal in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of six bridges targeted in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
11/20/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed while five officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Baraki Rajan district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Deh Gul area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured and an unknown number of assailants were killed and wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Darbi Kandahar neighborhood, Herat city, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Bagh-e-Shirkat area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash; the security forces did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/02/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the home of a local tribal elder in Khar Kharkrez town, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one person, the elder's son, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Deh Ghani, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2015: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device in Afshan area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Rabatak, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mawlawi Jilani Urfani detonated in Shamir neighborhood, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Urfani, a pro-government cleric, was killed in the blast while two others, including his son, were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/21/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near a police vehicle in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two checkposts targeted in Sangin on this date. Six police officers were killed and 13 were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/08/2015: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Dasht-e Khambel Bala, Raghistan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/13/2015: An explosives-laden rickshaw was discovered and defused in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Chuni area, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A police commander and another police officer were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Taliban involvement.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five districts targeted in Kunduz on this date, sparking clashes that lasted for several days. Eight security personnel and 50 assailants were killed and 10 security personnel five assailants were wounded across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Langar, Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2015: Assailants attacked two road construction vehicles in Chahar Shanbeh Tepa, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Six workers were killed and one was wounded in the attack. Three workers were also kidnapped; their whereabouts were unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2015: Assailants abducted a boy's high school principal in Morawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Abdol Satar Akhondzada in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Akhondzada, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed and at least three people, including two bodyguards and a civilian, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2015: An explosive device detonated under a bridge in Emam Saheb district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/04/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khakni area, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on security checkpoints in Kunduz city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at an Afghan Wireless Communication Company (AWCC) telecommunication tower in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks on telecommunication towers in Bati Kot district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/15/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at an Etisalat telecommunication tower in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks on telecommunication towers in Bati Kot district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/15/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers at a security post in Bolandi, Farah province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and five soldiers, one civilian, and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nekah Shela area, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Turkman Qaduq area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five posts targeted in Jawzjan on this date. At least eight assailants were killed and seven were wounded across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the coordinated attacks to the Taliban.
03/17/2015: A suicide bomber detonated after being identified by police in a mosque in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Aside from the bomber, no casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a mosque at a joint Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2015: Assailants opened fire at a funeral in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A police officer and a tribal elder were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, stormed the Park Palace Hotel and took dozens of people hostage in Kululapustha neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including United States national Paula Kantor, a British, an Italian, a Kazakh, two Pakistani, and four Indian nationals, were killed and seven people were wounded in the attack. Approximately five hours after the beginning of the attack, 54 hostages were rescued on May 14th, 2015 and three assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in reprisal for support for President Ashraf Ghani by the United States (US) and its allies. Additionally, the Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the incident; the Indian government suspected that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the attack.
04/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in the vehicle of Noor-ul-Huda in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Huda, a cleric, was killed and another person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2015: Assailants attacked Khwaja Ghar, Hazar Sumuch district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The raid resulted in an unknown number of assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2015: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated at a tribal elder's funeral in Mohkam village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants killed two former Taliban members that had recently joined the peace process in Majerabad area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marabad area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Sangin on this day. More than 100 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clashes, the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/22/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Kajaki district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks targeting security forces in the area on the same night. Forty-three people were killed and fifty-nine others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Barakhanah area, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least four children were killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Shakot, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Yousufkhil village, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer, one soldier, and four assailants were killed and six assailants and one police officer were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Lashkary Bazar area of Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2015: Assailants abducted six civilians from a passenger bus in Dalan desert, Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/20/2015: An explosive device was discovered in Shindand District, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed when the device detonated as they attempted to defuse it. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in an unspecified number of districts in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. A security guard was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle close to a hospital in Khost province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2015: Assailants abducted a woman in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The woman was stoned on the following day, but survived the attempted execution. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hazrat Wali Hotak in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Hotak, Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture director, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/10/2015: Assailants poisoned 18 female students at the Akhzarat Girls School in Panjab district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2015: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Zar Tali Dashta area, Deh Rawod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2015: Assailants abducted a Sikh civilian in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Naikan, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on a pro-government official in Karez Chopan area, Shahrak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The official and two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked Mohammad Akhtar in Jawaleq village, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Akhtar, a provincial High Peace Council member, was killed and two of his colleagues were kidnapped in the attack; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Shah Baid area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2015: Assailants attacked Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 23 assailants were killed and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2015: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a vehicle transporting Qazi Atta Mohammad in Ferez Koh city, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Mohammad, a judge, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Gadanha area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on posts in the area on the same day. Six police officers, three assailants, and one civilian were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, one police officer, three civilians, and eight assailants were wounded and three officers were kidnapped across both raids. The whereabouts of the police officers were unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Gadanha area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on posts in the area on the same day. Six police officers, three assailants, and one civilian were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, one police officer, three civilians, and eight assailants were wounded and three officers were kidnapped across both raids. The whereabouts of the police officers were unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of five similar attacks on posts in the area on the same night. At least three security force members and 20 assailants were killed and five security members and 16 assailants were injured across all five raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/14/2015: An explosive detonated near a mosque in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Wama district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qila Madad area, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of five similar attacks on posts in the area on the same night. At least three security force members and 20 assailants were killed and five security members and 16 assailants were injured across all five raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/05/2015: At least 30 students and teachers fell ill from poisoning at their school in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one security member and 14 assailants were killed and three security members and 23 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, a number of buildings were set on fire. This was one of two attacks in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2015: Assailants attacked a convoy of Wolesi Jirga members along the a highway in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Hazhdar Kotal area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2015: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Lagharjo area, Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two UNAMA security guards, were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two soldiers and two assailants were injured in the attack. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a Ministry of Justice parking lot in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and at least 24 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2015: Assailants attacked and injured three civilians in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2015: Assailants set fire to two construction vehicles in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2015: An explosive device prematurely detonated as it was being planted in Senkio area, Tani district, Khost province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2015: A magnetic explosive device detonated near Kifayat Market in Roza area, Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and nine civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck at National Directorate of Security (NDS) office building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 15 people were killed and 400 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
10/16/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Sang Atash, Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and one assailant were killed and two officers and three assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mahmood-ul-Hasan detonated near a mosque in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Hasan, who was a judge, was killed in the blast, and at least two of his children were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Tash Balaq area, Ab Kamari district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Amin Qala area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/10/2015: Assailants abducted Sahib Rasul and his companion in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Rasul, the Provincial Deputy Director of the Afghan Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and his friend are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/06/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a bus carrying female police officers in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police patrol in western Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a former commander of an armed group in Jamalagha area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The former commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants launched a mortar at a house in Mast Qala area, Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2015: Assailants abducted six Sterling Global Operations Incorporated workers in Baboos neighborhood, Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two hostages were released several hours later; the fate of the other potential hostages was unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
01/21/2015: Assailants attacked the residences of National Uprising Movement members in Qala Khamir area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven people were killed, including four assailants, and three pro-government tribesmen and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/13/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Babaji, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Jada-e-Nadir Pashtoon area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2015: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and dozens of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks in Paktika on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Bargi Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers and 30 assailants were killed and six soldiers and six civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) compound in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint near civilian homes in Gulchan area, Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2015: An assailant was killed when attempting to plant an explosive device in Jaghtu district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants raided a mosque and attacked Mullah Abdol Salam in Masaw village, Farah province, Afghanistan. Salam, an Imam, was killed in the incident. This was one of three related attacks in Pusht Rod district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/21/2015: Assailants attacked Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The overnight attack ended when the district came under the assailants' control. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked security personnel in Dewana Khana area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer and a volunteer security guard were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Baraki Barak city, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of five similar attacks on posts in the area on the same night. At least three security force members and 20 assailants were killed and five security members and 16 assailants were injured across all five raids. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Gorzada area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Bawalai area, Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and three others, including two assailants and a police officer, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants stopped two vehicles and forced the male passengers out in Hazrat Bai area, Zari district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. The assailants opened fire, killing 13 members of the Hazara community. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
04/08/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Abdol Habib Sayedkhel in Surobi, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sayedkhel, the Afghan Police chief of Kunar province, was not harmed; however, at least three guards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked civilian houses in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One civilian and one assailant were killed and three assailants were injured during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2015: Assailants fired rockets at an Afghan National Army (ANA) position in Charmas village, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on the same day. Seven people were killed and ten others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/16/2015: Assailants attacked the governor's office in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Sangin on this day. More than 100 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clashes, the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/05/2015: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near an Afghan Police patrol in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one police officer, were killed and 13 others, including two officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including Afghan Police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2015: An explosive device detonated as police responded to the site of an earlier blast Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. This was one of two blasts in Khost on this date. Three people were wounded across both attacks; the victims included police officers and a civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
05/01/2015: Assailants attacked police officers in Deh Rawod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2015: Security forces detained a suicide bomber attempting to carry out an attack in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a district police chief in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and two people, including the police chief, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2015: An assailant opened fire on Mohammad Zai in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Zai, the deputy director of the main provincial prison, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Saeedi in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Saeedi, the former Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a computer and English class at the Paktia Department of Information and Culture headquarters in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least five students were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Tofan in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Tofan, an Afghan Police commander, was killed and at least 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/28/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost on the Qala-i-Naw-Herat highway in Badghis province, Afghanistan. A police officer and an assailant were killed and two officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked civilians and Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 10 officers and nine civilians were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2015: Assailants abducted five Education Ministry employees in Gordzad area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three of the victims were released later the same day; the whereabouts of the remaining two are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: Assailants fired missiles that landed in residential areas in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Kunar on this date. Ten civilians were killed and five others were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Kokchayal, Badghis, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2015: Approximately 300 assailants attacked an unspecified number of security checkpoints in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including three security personnel and eight assailants, were killed and three security personnel were abducted during the ensuing clash; the outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants fired mortars at police checkposts in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One of the projectiles struck a house, killing two children and wounding five. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2015: Assailants set fire to a shrine and several private residences in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Makaz area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed another was injured, and There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Karimdad area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Five civilians, including a child, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2015: Two assailants threw acid at children in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least three female students were injured in the attack. The assailants claimed responsibility and stated that the victims were targeted because they were pursuing an education.
12/18/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Washer district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and five soldiers and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people, including assailants and a civilian, were killed and twelve others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
07/02/2015: Assailants kidnapped eight people from a mosque in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on Shah Agha in Bagh-i-Ali Mardan area, Kabul, Afghanistan. Agha, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) personnel in Naranj Bagh area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2015: An explosive device detonated near a minivan transporting civilians to a wedding in Qurabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2015: Police discovered and defused an explosive device in Maymana park in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2015: An explosive device detonated after it was struck by a civilian vehicle in Qandi village, Nesh district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Arg area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
04/25/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks on posts on this date. Two police officers were killed and two were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Zaghali area, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
06/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on police checkposts in Shahley Nawa area, Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six people, including two police officers and four assailants, were killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until June 28, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2015: A roadside bomb detonated in Ginawa area, Omna district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Abyak city, Samangan province, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2015: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Bashi Kala village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2015: Assailants abducted member of Parliament Nasrullah Sadeqizada Neli and a civilian in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Both hostages after nine hours of captivity. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
11/03/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Qari Sadi area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2015: Assailants attacked Kohistanat district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Twenty assailants and an unknown number of other people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Makhigir area, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2015: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Noor, the former Chef Executive Officer (CEO) of Farah province, in Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2015: Assailants shot and killed three farmers in Kukal Dash village, Fayzabad district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Haskah Menah district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpost in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three officers and one assailant, were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated as police rushed to the scene of an earlier blast in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four civilians and two police officers were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related explosions in Herat on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired a rocket into a residential area in Karokhil village, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Twelve children were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
06/04/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, five people were killed, including civilians, and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/22/2015: Assailants abducted Arbab Wakeel, a tribal elder, and his brother, Nasir Ahmad, in Gao Kosh area, Zinda Jan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
08/06/2015: Assailants armed with firearms and suicide vests attacked a police checkpoint in Khwajak Baba area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and five assailants were killed, and a police officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Jalezai, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpost along the highway in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including one police officer and six assailants, were killed and 14 others, including one officer and 13 assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of five districts targeted in Kunduz on this date, sparking clashes that lasted for several days. Eight security personnel and 50 assailants were killed and 10 security personnel five assailants were wounded across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Taher Khan in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people, including Khan, a police commander, were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/08/2015: Assailants fired rockets at Sarkano district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2015: Assailants publicly lashed a female civilian accused of running away from home in Sharak district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The civilian was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Bandar area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated in a market in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Twenty people, including civilians and Afghan soldiers, were killed and 30 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2015: Assailants poisoned the food that police officers were eating at a checkpost in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a government complex in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four people were killed and up to 73 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Shabaz Khan locality, Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers and two assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police checkpost in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a traffic police vehicle as it passed in front of the municipality building in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. This was one of two blasts in Khost on the same date. Three people were wounded across both attacks; the victims included police officers and a civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Taliban.
03/10/2015: Assailants set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Dawrankhel area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/05/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a residential area in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three children, were killed and five people were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shahr-e Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two NDS officials were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) police commander, Sayyed Hussain, in Omar Zai locality, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two members of Hussain's family were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2015: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a police checkpoint in Sur Baghal area, Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, a police officer was killed and another officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkposts in Miya Nishin district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2015: Assailants shot and killed a female kindergarten teacher in Kart-e-Naw area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Sheikh Misri area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police convoy in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least nine civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2015: Assailants kidnapped six motorists in Shor Ab area, Farah province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shahtoro area, Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and five assailants were killed and five officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Hindia area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Ten police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Logar on this date. Thirteen assailants were killed and nine were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2015: An explosive device detonated as National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel arrived at the scene of an earlier blast in Jinkhani locality, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. An NDS director and a teacher were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Jinkhani on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in eastern Paktika province, Afghanistan. Five people, including a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2015: Assailants attempted to attack a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) base in Gortipa area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties as security forces successfully repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying prisoners in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One inmate was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police post in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Thirteen assailants were killed and a police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Shahr-e Naw area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two security force members were killed and 20 members were kidnapped during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police commander in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The police commander, Abdul, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/28/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of six bridges targeted in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
01/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on two Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Kotwal area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/08/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Surkh Rod area near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer and a civilian were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2015: Assailants shot and killed Fazel Mawla, the Qazi Yusof High School principal, in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2015: Multiple suicide bomber attempted to attack the Ministry of Interior compound in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailants were arrested before successfully carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2015: Assailants beheaded three Afghan Police officers in Chal Gazi, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting police officers in Qaysar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
12/18/2015: Assailants attacked a security forces unit in Deh Hayyat area, Nirkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2015: Assailants kidnapped four laborers in Mirakot area, Shinkay district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One of the victims was found dead on June 11, 2015, and another escaped at an unspecified time; the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2015: Mortars struck a residential area in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in the province on the same day. At least two people killed and eight people were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Muqarab Khel area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber who was attempting to enter the district compound and attack the police chief in Sar Howza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked Solaiman Qol in Nawghili village, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Qol, the bodyguard of a former Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) commander, was killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/06/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were injured in the attack; additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Hashim in Gajgeen village, Farah province, Afghanistan. Hashim, a senior official in the public welfare department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Dehrawud district center, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A guard was killed and a police commander was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2015: Assailants attacked Ghoryan district in Herat province, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including three soldiers and 15 assailants, were killed and five other soldiers were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/24/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 attacks in Kunar on this date. At least four assailants were killed, and eight assailants and seven others, including police officers, soldiers, and civilians, were injured across the coordinated attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/11/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police chief in Boghavi, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The chief was not harmed; however, two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a bridge in Farm-e-Hadda neighborhood, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a police office in Taluqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2015: Assailants raided a house and abducted four civilians in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages escaped on the same day. The whereabouts of the other two are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on the head doctor of the Darah-e Kaihan health center at his residence in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The doctor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation directorate building in Karte Mahmorin neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoints in Dehzak area, Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and six other people, including a civilian, a police officer, and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Bala Buluk on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/06/2015: Assailants attempted to abduct a district chief from his vehicle in Paktia province, Afghanistan. Four people, including the district chief, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpost in Balghali village, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2015: Assailants set fire to the Haji Glon Secondary School in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2015: Two suicide bombers attempted to attack a customs police training center in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed both bombers before they could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
03/21/2015: Assailants abducted an Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) worker, Ahmad Shah, in Andraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the provincial council building in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle on the Almar-Qaysar highway in Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted under a bridge in Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Authorities arrested four assailants who confessed to being members of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) facility in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were attempting to plant it in Mullah Bagh, Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2015: Assailants abducted five people on the Jowzjan-Sar-e Pul highway in She Shanbe Tepah, Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter that made an emergency landing in Pushtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two soldiers, were killed and 18 people, including soldiers and crew members, were abducted in the incident. Two hostages were released on September 5, 2016 while an additional 12 victims were released on September 24, 2016. In addition, two Moldovan pilots were released on February 12, 2019. The fate of the remaining two hostages remains unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/06/2015: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Garshinan, Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting police checkpoints in Gizab on this date. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed, and two police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack a military base in Bagh-e Shirqat area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/08/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shaplogh area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Asif in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Asif, an operational commander, was not harmed; however, at least three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/10/2015: Security forces discovered two explosive devices in Astana Baba locality, Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One device detonated as it was being defused, killing six Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a minibus in Sistani area of Marjah subdistrict, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and 13 were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2015: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpost in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2015: Assailants fired three rockets at a district headquarters in Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dand-e-Ghori area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2015: Assailants attacked Murtaza, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander, in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Murtaza and his guard were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/28/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Janghazaq area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a bus station in Puli Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Manar area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least four officers and two assailants were killed and seven officers were injured in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Andar district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The civilian was killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the same area on May 5, 2015. This first attack was meant to attract first responders to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shahr-i-Safa city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Zabul on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated in front of a bus stand and teaching hospital on the Kandahar University campus in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one civilian was killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a residential area in Daridam area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a militia vehicle in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander and his bodyguard were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2015: Assailants abducted seven civilians from Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on August 19, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants abducted at least 27 people in Badam Kanda, Paktia, Afghanistan. 21 people were released the following day; however, the fate of the remaining six hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an assailant and injuring another two. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2015: Nine explosive devices were discovered and defused in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident: however, sources attributed the unsuccessful attack to the Taliban.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/15/2015: An explosive device detonated as a police vehicle passed in Bukhari Qala area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two officers, including the Criminal Investigation Department (CIED) chief, were killed and one was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2015: Assailants attacked police officers at a checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
04/08/2015: An assailant identified as an Afghan soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers from the United States at the compound of the provincial governor in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two people, one soldier from the United States and the assailant, were killed and eight others were injured in the ensuing clash. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Nisar Ahmad Rahimzai in Omna district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and four others, including a deputy police chief, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2015: Four suicide bombers attempted to attack Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Security forces arrested three bombers before they could detonate; the fourth bomber fled the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2015: Assailants set fire to a health clinic in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on an anti-corruption court judge in Khalis Family area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The judge was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2015: Assailants abducted Afghan Technical Consultants (ATC) demining organization employees in Pakistanak area, Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The four hostages were released on the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
07/22/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security targets in the area on the same night. Forty-three people were killed and fifty-nine others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/11/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Hamidullah Khan detonated in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Khan, a district attorney, was killed and four other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/10/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2015: Assailants attacked Aqsvi village, Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. A police officer and an assailant were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2015: Assailants stopped a vehicle transporting four people, including the son of a member of the High Peace Council in Tawda China, Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The passengers were forced out of the vehicle and all four were shot and killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/26/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting Abdul Jabbar in Toroo area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Jabbar, a bank employee, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2015: Assailants raided a village in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on villages in the district on the same day. At least three volunteer fighters and 14 assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters and seven assailants were injured in the clashes that erupted across all seven events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including two police officers and 10 assailants, were killed, and 17 others, including two officers and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/18/2015: Assailants abducted Abdul Majeed Glimbafi and 12 other police officers in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. Glimbafi, the Ghormach district police chief, and the other 12 hostages were killed on October 23, 2015. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Warduj district, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. This was one of thirteen coordinated attacks on checkpoints that occurred on the same day in Warduj. Nineteen police officers were killed and an unknown number were injured across all 13 incidents. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers may have been abducted in the incident; the whereabouts of the victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on Atiqullah in Arghandi village, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Atiqullah, a former militant commander, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Atiqullah was targeted because the group believed he was a government commander.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked an undisclosed number of police checkpoints in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven were wounded in the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2015: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device at the grave of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, who was killed in an attack on the previous day, in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Security forces stopped the attack and at least three assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Apu in Greshk town, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Apu, a female National Directorate of Security (NDS) staffer, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police outposts on the same day. Five officers were killed and an unknown number were abducted across the three attacks. Nine police officers were released on or around June 13, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2015: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Abdul Baqi Safi along Khanabad district road, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Safi, a former militia leader, and two others were killed and two people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2015: Assailants abducted a border police officer from his home in Abu Khan, Khost province, Afghanistan. Officer Bakhtaullah was killed and his body was discovered on May 30, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police outposts on the same day. Five officers were killed and an unknown number were abducted across the three attacks. Nine police officers were released on or around June 13, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post on Kabul-Bamyan Highway in Jalrez district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of 12 related attacks targeting ALP posts in Jalrez on the same day. At least 30 ALP officers, two civilians, and 30 assailants were killed, an unstated number of people were injured, and another three ALP members were kidnapped across all the attacks; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 coordinated attacks targeting police checkpoints in Achin on this date. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured across the attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2015: An assailant attempted to assassinate Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghanistan's first vice president, in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was arrested by authorities and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2015: A civilian bus struck a roadside bomb in Khak-e Chopan area, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Trili area, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven people, including four police officers and three assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/08/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting pro-government militia members in Bandar-i-Shurab locality, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 22 people were killed and 19 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants abducted an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Kot District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The soldier was executed the following day, on August 29, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/29/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police outposts on the same day. Five officers were killed and nine officers were abducted across the three attacks. The abducted officers were released on or around June 13, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Aqso, Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least 11 officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2015: Assailants attacked and torched the district headquarters in Khannesin, Reg district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 16 people were killed and 11 people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Chahak area, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
07/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police officers near a checkpoint in Qalandar Khel, Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Maldar area, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
06/11/2015: An explosive device detonated at the entrance of a Pajhwok Afghan News bureau office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2015: Assailants fired a mortar at under-construction Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) installations in Sarorai area, Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2015: Assailants shot and killed Islamic scholar Maulvi Mohammad Israil in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Shah Joy District, Zabul, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2015: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of six bridges targeted in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
09/17/2015: A hand grenade detonated at the residence of Yama Behroz in Faizabad city, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Behroz, a journalist, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security posts in Ghazni on this day. At least 13 people, including 10 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four police officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Dih Yak, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security posts in Ghazni on this day. At least 13 people, including 10 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four police officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Kako Shinwari, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) chief, in Hasham, Sharana district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least six police officers, including Shinwari, were killed and four other officers were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2016: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated at a market in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electricity tower in Koh Sayad, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Bagrami, Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2016: Assailants raided Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack civilians in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Deh Sarak, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Seven assailants, two police officers, and three National Uprising Movement (NUM) members were killed in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked an army checkpost in Now Bahar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting checkposts in the village on this date. Five assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/03/2016: Assailants fired a mortar into Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An electricity department employee, identified as Mohammad Hussain, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Deh Rahwod, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed and another 12 were abducted during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2016: Assailants attacked Saberi district, Khost, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and eight civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/09/2016: A roadside bomb detonated in Aryob Zazi, Paktia, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and two soldiers and six assailants were injured in ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated assaults on security posts in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/21/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target government officials in northern Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/24/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Alasay, Kapisa, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kapisa on the same day. An assailant was killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2016: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Aryob Zazi, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2016: Assailants abducted five Hazara civilians from their vehicles in Khosh Qader, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One victim was released shortly after the kidnapping while the fate of the other four hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2016: Suicide bombers and assailants attempted to attack Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Bandar Khor, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Security forces opened fire on the assailants before they could carry out the attack, killing five of them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the unsuccessful attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/27/2016: Assailants attacked Khaniqa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Jawzjan on this date. At least five assailants were killed and 21 people, including 20 assailants and one security member, were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until July 28, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2016: Assailants fired a rocket that landed and failed to detonate in Karshak, Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. The device finally detonated on April 25, 2016, killing four people. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in the area on the same day. In addition to the assailants, at least 41 people were killed and 110 people were injured in both blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/24/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Rabat, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) camp in Shaheed Mohsin, Reg district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 50 assailants and four police officers were killed and eight police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2016: An assailant opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) personnel near Camp Morehead in Rish Khor, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two Americans were killed and three others were injured in the attack. The casualties included soldiers and civilian contractors. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a tailoring shop in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/13/2016: Five roadside bombs were discovered and defused in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sharraf Uddin, an intelligence chief, in Langar, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Uddin was killed along with his deputy and five other people, including soldiers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Baqir Olum mosque in Char Qala, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 27 people were killed and 35 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle transporting civilians to a wedding ceremony in Kusah Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
12/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Sayyed Jamaluddin Fakuri Behishti, a Member of Parliament (MP), in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Behishti and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Faizabad village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/17/2016: Assailants attacked the Ahmad Shah Baba girls school in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. A security guard was killed and the school was torched in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Security forces arrested four assailants planting explosive devices in Kabul, Afghanistan. Authorities identified the assailants as Ahmad Khan, Tela Gul, Omran, and Wali Khan, who all confessed to attempting to carry out the attack.
10/22/2016: Assailants attacked Kukal Dash, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A police chief and 11 assailants were killed and two uprising members and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash which lasted until October 24, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Bagrami, Kabul, Afghanistan. An army commander was killed and a defense ministry employee was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2016: Assailants attacked a military supply convoy in Anar Darah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eleven assailants were killed and one police officer and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/01/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Band Taimor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and 18 assailants were killed and four soldiers and 16 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/27/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. The victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2016: Assailants abducted two brothers from their residence in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Both hostages were shot and killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2016: Assailants hijacked seven de-mining company vehicles and abducted seven drivers in Abchakan area, Puli Alam city, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Security forces rescued the hostages in two separate operations on February 29, 2016. A Taliban flag was recovered at the scene of the abduction; however, the Taliban denied involvement in the attack.
08/11/2016: Assailants abducted five health workers in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Baharak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Giro, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security posts in Ghazni on this day. At least 13 people, including 10 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four police officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Ibrahim, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, in Yosuf Khel district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Ibrahim was unharmed, but two assailants were killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2016: An explosive device detonated in the house of an influential figure in Islam Qala, Herat, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on Bismillah, a former jihadi commander, in Puli Hisar, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Bismillah and five others, including an assailant, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a National Directorate for Security (NDS) building in Kabul, Afghanistan. Assailants then opened fire on civilians, security members, and government employees following the blast. In addition to the deaths of three assailants, at least 68 people were killed and 347 people were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources also attributed the incident to the Haqqani Network.
08/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on Molvi Ahmad Tayyab Nazami, a prayer leader, in Kham Zargar, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Nazami was killed and another person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of General Zarawar Zahid in Hisarak, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Zahid, the Nangarhar police chief, was killed and a bodyguard was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Rahmatollah Turkistani's vehicle in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Turkistani, a police chief, was not harmed but four of his guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2016: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Waygal district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants and two police officers were killed and nine officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two Taliban members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/04/2016: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier poisoned his colleagues in Iftari, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the assailant, Abdul Rashid, may be a member of the Taliban.
01/02/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant intended to target the district police chief or the district administrative chief. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Char Qala area, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least 35 assailants were killed and 40 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/15/2016: Police forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Jaghatu, Wardak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2016: Assailants abducted 20 deminers in Qala Ilyas Khan, Logar, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on or before October 21, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 40 assailants and two security members were killed and 53 assailants and six members were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/24/2016: Assailants attacked the district center of Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. An uprising commander was killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2016: Assailants hanged a civilian in Qaqchah area, Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers at a barber shop in Shirzad district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight officers were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Mohammad Omar area of Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Muqur on the same night. One soldier and eight assailants were killed and 12 assailants and two soldiers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/08/2016: An explosive device detonated in Bakhtiar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2016: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on the residence of Mawlavi Abdul Salam Zaeef in Kamari, Kabul, Afghanistan. Zaeef, the former Taliban envoy to Pakistan, was not harmed; however, at least one guard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2016: Assailants attacked two police officers along the Qaisar-Ghormach highway in Qaisar district, Faryab district, Afghanistan. Both officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2016: Security forces identified and opened fire on an explosives-laden truck in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The truck failed to detonate and four assailants were killed and six were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/21/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkposts in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and 10 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2016: Assailants attacked Balghi village in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the area on the same day. At least nine assailants and two security personnel were killed and 15 assailants and three security members were injured across the all of the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and ten people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2016: An explosive device detonated in Reg district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one child was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed Bakht Gul, a senior appellate court judge, in Dewan-i-Begi area, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 28 assailants were killed and 15 assailants were wounded in the attacks and ensuing clashes with Afghan troops. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed it to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/27/2016: Assailants attacked Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Jawzjan on this date. At least five assailants were killed and 21 people, including 20 assailants and one security member, were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until July 28, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Khokab, Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and ten assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Kog Chinar, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
05/12/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and 15 assailants were killed and three police officers and 20 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Alisher, Khost, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2016: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Baqi, a former High Peace Council (HPC) chief, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban in the attack.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Kudar village in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed district governor Kohmard Mohammad Hadi in Bamyan, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked an army checkpost in Now Bahar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting checkposts in the village on this date. Five assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a border police vehicle in Alisher, Khost, Afghanistan. The provincial border police chief was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Nasro Qala, Parwan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Assailants abducted Haidar Khan from Bakwa district, Farah, Afghanistan. Khan, a civilian, was publicly executed in Nimroz province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Khan of committing murder.
02/24/2016: Assailants fired a mortar at a security checkpost in Dukin area, Farah province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2016: Assailants attacked General Gaseem Anwari in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Anwari, a provincial intelligence chief, was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least six people, including one officer and five assailants, were killed and seven others, including three officers and four assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/11/2016: Assailants attacked a civilian in Khwajah Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Habib Nasri, a former judge, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the execution of Taliban detainees.
04/18/2016: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of security posts in Tagab district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash, and there were an unknown number of casualties among police forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants attempted to plant in Mazdaki, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and 21 assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/07/2016: Assailants abducted four demining employees in Khushi, Logar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
04/26/2016: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely in Nahar Kohna, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed in the blast. It was believed that the assailants were on their way to carry out coordinated attacks in Kunduz. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/25/2016: Assailants attacked Garmjar village in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed, five people were injured, and two people were abducted after assailants seized the village from uprising forces. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/03/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Khalgan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/10/2016: Assailants attacked the district center in Gormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Gormach overnight. 11 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/23/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying security personnel in Torghar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three security personnel, including a police chief and an intelligence chief, were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed a female teacher in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2016: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated prematurely while being planted in Dawood Khel, Logar, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 12 assailants were killed and five officers and 35 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2016: Assailants abducted two demining personnel in Altamur, Logar, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Popalzai area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and eight assailants were killed and four police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2016: Security forces apprehended a suicide bomber and a companion in Takhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
04/22/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Naqilabad, Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed in the overnight attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/15/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2016: An Afghan Police officer opened fire on colleagues at a checkpost in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2016: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Nabi, a former National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee, in Poti Kalachi area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Police officers in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including four officers and four assailants, were killed and four others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kapisa on the same day. An assailant was killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2016: A landmine detonated prematurely while being planted in Tagab Shan, Faryab, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. This was one of two related events in Tagab Shan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on two female police officers in Nawabad neighborhood, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Both officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Three assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers at a checkpoint in Sachar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: Assailants abducted and beheaded a student in Faizabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. An explosive device planted in the student's body was later defused by security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2016: Four assailants attacked and sexually assaulted a civilian in Balo Jan, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Anmrad in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. Anmrad, a National Uprising Movement commander and tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/18/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. The assailant confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
11/30/2016: Assailants fired rockets at Maslakh, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) patrol in Aqcha, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One uprising member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2016: Assailants abducted four telecommunications workers in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The four hostages were released on July 24, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2016: Assailants attacked Dahana-i-Ghuri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until August 15, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qara Shayki, Faryab, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/23/2016: An explosive device intended to target security personnel detonated prematurely in Alingar district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Khushal Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and nine assailants were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of the Nest district deputy police commander in Khkarpoor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The commander and his cousin were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Qarabagh, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast; additionally, a second explosive device was discovered and defused following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2016: Assailants attacked Boghavi village in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the area on the same day. At least nine assailants and two security personnel were killed and 15 assailants and three security members were injured across the all of the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dahana-i-Ghuri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on this day. At least 12 assailants were killed and 25 wounded across the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: Assailants attacked Sarkani, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the province on this date. At least 50 people were killed and 37 people were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until November 1, 2016. The casualties included assailants, security forces, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a boys' school in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related arson attacks targeting schools in Manogay on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban. Sources also suspected that Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), may have carried out the attacks.
02/10/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a power pylon in Baba Nazar village, Dand Shahabuddin, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties. This was one of two attacks on pylons on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/24/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Bandar area, Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kot district on this date. At least 33 people, including 30 assailants, were killed and 12 people were injured across the three events. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of the former general of the Interior Ministry, Abdul Hakim Khan, in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Khan was unhurt; however, four people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in the 10th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two people, a soldier and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2016: Assailants attacked Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The ensuing clash with security forces continued until July 21, 2016. At least 30 assailants and 10 security personnel were killed across this assault and a later attack in Kunduz province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Mazar Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Asmar, Kunar, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and six civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target police personnel in Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber before he could detonate in Nimroz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Paktika, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and seven assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in the Adam Kala area, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers and two assailants were killed and eight officers and 16 assailants were injured in ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dado Khel, Logar, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Hoshi, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on the same day. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until March 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 45 assailants were killed and 35 assailants were injured in ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated assaults on security posts in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed Nabi, a civilian, in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Kanjo, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed an three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Shah Mazar area, Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a truck in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2016: An assailant opened fire on Qaif Saifuddin Sadat in Khiri Bagh neighborhood, Abyak city, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Sadat, the Samangan province High Peace Council chief, was killed in the attack. An individual, identified as Abdul Ahad, confessed to carrying out the attack and stated that he had received orders from the Taliban.
03/15/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An unknown number of antitank landmines were discovered and defused in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents in which eight antitank landmines were recovered in different areas of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/01/2016: Assailants attacked the electricity directorate in Band-e-Du area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2016: Assailants attacked police forces in Charmas village in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security forces in Pusht Rod district on this date. At least four police officers and 12 assailants were killed across the two assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/10/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Gormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Gormach overnight. 11 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/10/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the home of a Kindergarten manager in Shibirghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Dashti Archi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a girls' school in Kecha area, Maqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2016: Assailants shelled Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Wasil Ahmad in Khairo Karez area, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Ahmad, a militia member, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Wasil Ahmad was targeted for fighting against the Taliban.
01/25/2016: Suicide bombers detonated and assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) headquarters Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and three police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Chaltan, Logar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and four assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Army (ANA) posts near Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 19 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2016: Assailants set up checkpoints and searched vehicles in Dara Morghab, Ghor, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/13/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2016: An explosive device detonated along Education Directorate Street in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/00/2016: Sometime between June 1, 2016 and June 12, 2016, assailants abducted a civilian in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The civilian was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shaygal Wa Shiltan, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in four different districts of Kunar on this date. At least 13 assailants were killed and 25 others, including assailants, police and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the residence of Abdul Rasul Sayyaf in Paghman district, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sayaff, a former jihadi leader, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Talban.
06/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and a third assailant was injured in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2016: Assailants attacked the district center in Ziruk, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 28 assailants were killed and 18 assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Hajiabad, Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Zrawar Haar area, Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on this day. At least 12 assailants were killed and 25 wounded across the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kog Chinar area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Baghlan on this date. One police officer was killed and an unknown number of assailants were killed and wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An unknown number of antitank landmines were discovered and defused in Du Rahi, Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents in which eight antitank landmines were recovered in different areas of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/26/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at an electricity pylon near the Baghlan-Kunduz highway in Shahabuddin area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, but the blast caused a major power outage in Kabul. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
11/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of a government official in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kaldar, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2016: Assailants beheaded a civilian in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Nasro Qala, Bagram district, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least one civilian and three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint near Kabul airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and there were no other reported casualties. This was one of two suicide bombings that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed a prayer leader in Zaranj Nimroz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2016: Assailants stormed a police checkpoint in Arzi Balochi, Nimroz, Afghanistan. One officer and two assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2016: Security forces discovered and defused at least 15 explosive devices along Kandahar-Tarin Kot highway in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting tribal leaders in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six people were killed and six wounded in the attack. The Khorasan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2016: Assailants attacked a vehicle on Baghlan-Mazar highway in Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2016: Assailants abducted six civilians in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suggested that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of two members of an armed group.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Chashma Sher, Puli Khumri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and 13 assailants were killed and five police officers and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami both claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and two security members were killed and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2016: Two assailants shot and injured Sayed Mohammad Musa, a National Assembly member, in Shalban area, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2016: Assailants set fire to a telecom tower and abducted a security guard in Qadam Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2016: Assailants poisoned students at Istiqlal school in Wardak, Afghanistan. More than 100 students were reported sick as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2016: Assailants attacked Qaragah checkpost in Shorabak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and a police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Saberi district, Khost, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2016: An explosive device targeting a shop detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed while another civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Jani Khel district in Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and five others were injured while the assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
10/11/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Rigreshin area of Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Muqur on the same night. One soldier and eight assailants were killed and 12 assailants and two soldiers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/24/2016: Assailants attacked a village and forced civilians to vacate their homes in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Abdul Khalil in northern Takhar, Afghanistan. Khalil, a senior National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 16 assailants and nine police officers were killed and 25 assailants and seven police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2016: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and six others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2016: Assailants sexually assaulted a woman in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The woman was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
01/25/2016: A police officer poisoned 10 colleagues at a checkpost in Charmestan, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant then shot and killed all 10 officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
10/30/2016: Assailants attacked Dangam, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the province on this date. At least 50 people were killed and 37 people were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until November 1, 2016. The casualties included assailants, security forces, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle in Baho Qala, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked a construction company headquarters in Ghoryan district, Herat, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kashk, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
05/09/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Faizullah, a former mayor, detonated in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Faizullah was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in the area on the same day. In addition to the assailants, at least 41 people were killed and 110 people were injured in both blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/22/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle and an explosives-laden vest in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in Helmand on this date. At least eight people, including seven police officers and a local uprising forces commander, were killed, four officers were injured, and one officer was reported missing across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/22/2016: Assailants killed a civilian in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources claimed that the assailants accused the victim of spying.
06/28/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Sokai, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: Assailants attacked Nesh district in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 29 assailants and six police officers were killed and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until December 4, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Nawi Bazaar area, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Hajj Alam Kalay, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Nesh on the same night. At least 14 assailants and one police officer were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Ahmad Abad district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two were injured, and the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/08/2016: Assailants abducted 21 passengers from a bus in Malraghi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 12 hostages were rescued as of June 9, 2016. In addition, five hostages were killed on June 26, 2016. The whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
06/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkposts in Helmand on this date. At least 20 assailants were killed and 14 assailants were injured across two of the events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Tangay, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Tarin Kot on this day. In addition to 30 assailants, three police officers were killed and 55 people, including 40 assailants and 15 police officers, were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2016: Assailants armed with firearms and suicide vests attacked the district headquarters in Greshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and 10 assailants were killed and 12 police officers and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Haji Mirza Ahmad Khan detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and at least two other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2016: Assailants abducted and killed Haji Mirza Hakim, a representative for the disabled and martyrs, in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least four security members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Haji Mursalin Khan in Nari, Kunar, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants released poison gas at Shahid Gul Makai school in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related poisonings at schools in Zaranj on the same date. Approximately 200 students were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/20/2016: A rocket struck a house in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2016: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Dand-e Ghori area, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
11/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and a civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a mosque in Ghondi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Police forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2016: Security forces intercepted an assailant and defused an explosive device in Gozargah, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: A landmine detonated targeting police officers in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Dahana-i-Ghuri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on Faizullah Khumar in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Khumar, an electricity department director, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2016: An explosive device detonated in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Five ALP personnel were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2016: Assailants attacked joint checkpoints in Azikheel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 54 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/07/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Faryab on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a security checkpost in Qala-e-Hashmat Khan neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military outposts in Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked a convoy of government officials, including a mayor and a provincial governor, along the Zabul-Kandahar highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sandro, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of two related assaults on checkposts in Alingar district on this date. At least two assailants and three soldiers were killed and three assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Khalilullah Orya, the Afghan Parliament's Human Resources Department head, in Kote Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Orya and one other person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices near Asmar district, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint Afghan-North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A United States soldier, identified as Adam S. Thomas, was killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2016: Assailants fired mortars targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Saberi district, Khost, Afghanistan. One child was killed and one soldier and two civilians were injured in the assault and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 7, 2016 and August 13, 2016, security forces discovered and defused twenty explosive devices in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: Assailants abducted a teacher from an area Shibirghan and Qarqin, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Dejoz, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Tarin Kot on this day. In addition to 30 assailants, three police officers were killed and 55 people, including 40 assailants and 15 police officers, were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2016: Assailants attacked security forces vehicles in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/09/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Tambakol, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct Mohammad Hashim Sayyedi in Khost, Afghanistan. Sayyedi, a Khost Public Health Directorate official, was injured during the failed kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan police personnel in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police in the district of the same day. Seven police officers and 11 assailants were killed and eight police officers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Chaghatak village in Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least 1 police officer was killed and two police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Bukhari Qala village in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least 1 police officer was killed and two police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/17/2016: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Shash Paikal, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2016: A landmine detonated in Khan Aqa, Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of an Ittehad-i-Islami member in Karezak, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The member, identified as Naqibullah, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/13/2016: Assailants killed two civilians in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Chaghatak, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including a police officer, were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Muhammad Zakria in Ahangaran, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Zakria, a district Afghan Police chief, and his bodyguard, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/16/2016: Assailants fired rockets at Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants abducted four children from a playground in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. One hostage was killed and two hostages were released on May 31, 2016. The fate of the remaining victim is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2016: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Badin, Shinka district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Aq Tapa, Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security forces in Qalay-i-Zal on the same day. Five assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/05/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on security forces in Qarah Yatim, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Shesh Ab, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least one assailant and nine soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2016: Assailants attacked a police security checkpoint in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police security checkpoints in different areas of Helmand on this date. Fifteen police officers were killed and two others were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/07/2016: Assailants ambushed an Afghan National Army Special Forces (ANASF) convoy in Landwan, Chamkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and an assailant were killed and one soldier and one assailant were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2016: Assailants raided Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. This was one of four coordinated attacks on districts in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/24/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of adultery in Nimlik, Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostage was executed on March 26, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
02/07/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed, one officer was injured, and three officers were abducted in the assault. The three abducted officers were killed and their bodies were discovered on February 9, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2016: An explosive device detonated at a civilian residence in Dam, Kunar, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to target a police station in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2016: An explosive device detonated at Waghjan bazaar in Muhammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Dr. Musa Khawrin, an advisor to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. Khawrin, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2016: Assailants ambushed an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Zanjir, Zabul, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/03/2016: Assailants publicly flogged three people in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2016: Assailants abducted an Australian woman in Qala-i-Fatullah, Kabul, Afghanistan. The hostage, an adviser for Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief and Development (ACBAR), was released unharmed on March 14, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Jamil Parvani, a deputy police chief, in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Parvani was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2016: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Khojak Baba neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and a civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2016: Assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Basos area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of seven related attacks on houses in Kunduz. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Asadullah Sharifi's convoy in Tajkirgan, Balkh, Afghanistan. Sharifi, a National Assembly member, was not harmed, but four people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2016: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkpoints in Chora, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkpoints in Qala Qazi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and two police officers were killed and two assailants and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash, which continued until August 24, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/06/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) base in Marchak, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 60 police officers were abducted in the attack. Their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on a van carrying police commander Juma Khan in Chesima Shifa area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Khan and six civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of two consecutive attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2016: A landmine detonated as assailants were planting it at a mosque in Lal Por, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on a security forces patrol in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/08/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Kodalay, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and 60 were abducted. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed a prayer leader in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Qaysar Khel, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
09/19/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the vehicle of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, Sultan Mohammad, in Parchawi, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of casualties among the assailants, Mohammad was killed and three police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dawawa area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in the same area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/27/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Tagab Yari, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and six civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victims were accused of breaking the Ramadan fast.
04/28/2016: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Altamur, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2016: Assailants attacked police forces in Dukwan wa Chik village in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on security forces in Pusht Rod district on this date. At least four police officers and 12 assailants were killed across the two assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/12/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dawawa area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eleven police officers were killed and another was abducted during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in the same area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Bibi Hajira, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkpoints in the area on this date. Four people, including a police officer and three assailants, were killed and 22 others were injured across the three attacks. Assailants, police, and civilians were among the injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/11/2016: Assailants fired a mortar into Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Security forces safely apprehended two assailants in an explosives-laden rickshaw in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on de-mining personnel in Haji Aziz, Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two minesweepers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Assailants launched a mortar shell at Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2016: Security forces safely apprehended a suicide bomber in Narang district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
04/28/2016: Assailants attacked Zadran, Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Ishkamish on the same day. At least 22 people, including one Afghan Police officer and 21 assailants, were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes; additionally, civilians sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and Jundallah.
05/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on Haji Noor Muhamamd Kaker, a tribal leader, in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Kaker and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2016: Assailants abducted the Kohsan district executive director in Qudosabad, Herat, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
04/26/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2016: A police officer drugged his colleagues, and then opened fire on them at the Aqa Wali checkpoint in Abdul Rauf area, Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant and five police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of a civilian by security personnel.
06/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: Assailants attacked Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the province on this date. At least 50 people were killed and 37 people were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until November 1, 2016. The casualties included assailants, security forces, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/30/2016: Assailants attacked Wata Pur, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the province on this date. At least 50 people were killed and 37 people were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until November 1, 2016. The casualties included assailants, security forces, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/30/2016: Assailants attacked Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the province on this date. At least 50 people were killed and 37 people were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until November 1, 2016. The casualties included assailants, security forces, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a boys' school in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related arson attacks targeting schools in Manogay on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban. Sources also suspected that Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), may have carried out the attacks.
05/22/2016: Assailants fired three rockets targeting the governor's office in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and seven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and ten officers were reported missing following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Garm Ab, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Tarin Kot on this day. In addition to 30 assailants, three police officers were killed and 55 people, including 40 assailants and 15 police officers, were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Ghalib Mujahid in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Mujahid, a district governor, was unharmed, though eight people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Assailants attacked Mohammad Amin in Dima Kariz, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Amin, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Bagram Airbase in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. The rocket missed the base and struck a nearby house. Two civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Zana Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked Band-e Abgardan village in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least 1 police officer was killed and two police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed Niamatullah, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2016: Assailants abducted three Afghan interior ministry officials on Kabul-Kunduz highway in Hosaynkhel area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Mehabad, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Tarin Kot on this day. In addition to 30 assailants, three police officers were killed and 55 people, including 40 assailants and 15 police officers, were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Regi, Shahidi Hassas, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Six police officers and seven assailants were killed and five police officers and 11 assailants were injured in the overnight attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/06/2016: Assailants abducted 11 civilians from a bus in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
09/04/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kunduz, Khanabad, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military posts in Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least 73 assailants were killed and 26 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Samiuddin Raheen in Ghor Darwaz, Herat, Afghanistan. Raheen, an appellate court prosecutor, was killed and his two sons were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2016: An explosive device detonated in Khost city, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2016: Assailants abducted passengers from a vehicle on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related abductions in Ghazni in which 12 people were abducted. The 12 hostages were executed later on the same day. The victims included police, military and intelligence personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a tractor in Chamkani, Paktia, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpost in Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six assailants and one civilian were killed and four people, including two assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2016: A suicide bomber detonated and two other assailants attacked the Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the three assailants, seven people were killed and seven others were injured during the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security forces in Qalay-i-Zal on the same day. Five assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/05/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a police headquarters in Sia Gird, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six civilians were killed and 26 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2016: Assailants attacked security outposts in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/24/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Tisha, Asadabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and six soldiers and one civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2016: An explosive device targeting a police vehicle detonated in Bagrami, Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed two people were wounded in the blast. The casualties included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
03/03/2016: Assailants destroyed a power pylon in Toran area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sarkani, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in four different districts of Kunar on this date. At least 13 assailants were killed and 25 others, including assailants, police and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Helmand on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six people, including a deputy police chief, a soldier, and four assailants, were killed and 11 other people, including two soldiers, two officers, and seven assailants, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2016: Assailants shot down a military helicopter in Marchak, Badghis, Afghanistan. A military general was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials doubted the veracity of this claim.
09/26/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Ghazni, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoints in Burka district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One uprising commander and four assailants were killed and one uprising member and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Sari Pul district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and one uprising member and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed two police officers in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in the Jamal Kala area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Jamal Kala on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Kaga Bazaar area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting two civilian motorcycles in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2016: Assailants attacked and abducted 30 civilians in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 27 hostages were killed and the remaining three were injured and escaped later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack.
09/08/2016: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: Assailants abducted 24 soldiers in Ghorak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least eight of the soldiers were killed and 16 soldiers were injured and released shortly after the abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jamal Agha, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked security forces as they were retreating in Chah Anjeer, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 90 soldiers and police officers were killed in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of people were taken hostage in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers and 17 assailants were killed in the assault. The Taliban and the Imam al-Bukhari Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting government employees and Afghan Police officers outside of a bakery at a market in Yahya Khel district, Paktika, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian house in Sesad Kota area, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/06/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Almar on the same night. Two assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/18/2016: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated as a civilian motorcycle was passing in Padshah area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/02/2016: Assailants raided and set fire to an unspecified number of houses belonging to Afghan Local Police (ALP) and uprising members in Aliabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of seven related attacks on houses in Kunduz. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Musayi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2016: Assailants shelled Maydan Shahr municipality in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/21/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ahmad Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant and five police officers were killed and 10 people, including officers and civilians, were injured in the initial assault. Six police officers were also abducted and later killed following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2016: Police apprehended a suicide bomber who attempted to attack the Farah governor's office in Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants and one police officer were killed and 25 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2016: An explosive device detonated near a motorcycle in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2016: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2016: Assailants abducted more than 50 passengers from three buses in Shekhha area, Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The hostages were rescued the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/07/2016: Assailants attacked civilian houses in Jaji Maydan, Khost, Afghanistan. At least one uprising member and 12 assailants were killed and two uprising members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2016: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Samar, a former militant commander, in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Samar and four of his family members were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Kote Sangi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Harmal, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkpoints in the area on this date. Four people, including a police officer and three assailants, were killed and 22 others were injured across the three attacks. Assailants, police, and civilians were among the injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked a police post along Farah-Kandahar highway near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. A police officer and three assailants were killed and an unknown number of officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed and 10 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2016: Assailants attacked security and uprising personnel in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three uprising members and 14 assailants were killed and two uprising members and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2016: An explosive device detonated at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2016: Assailants attacked Nawabad, Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Ishkamish on the same day. At least 22 people, including one Afghan Police officer and 21 assailants, were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes; additionally, civilians sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and Jundallah.
04/09/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security convoy in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed Maulvi Ahmad Shah, a religious cleric, in Angoor Bagh area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2016: Assailants attacked a police security checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police security checkpoints in different areas of Helmand on this date. Fifteen police officers were killed and two others were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/03/2016: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Dawlatabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. Six officers and one assailant were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Jakdalk, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Adam Khan in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Naseer Modasir in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. Modasir, the director of the Paygham Mili radio station, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Morchay, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2016: Assailants executed Abdol Samim, a civilian, in Qomchaq, Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2016: Assailants attacked teachers in Boragi, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two teachers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents Zabul in which five explosive devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
01/20/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Hazrat Sultan, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel responding to the scene of an earlier incident in Jamal Kala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Jamal Kala on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian minibus between Shah Wali Kot and Daman districts, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2016: Assailants shot and killed Haji Naeem, the head of a district development council, in Sash Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
04/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Marawara district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a culvert in Dahak, Farah, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2016: Assailants fired missiles at Dangam district, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2016: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a female police officer near Zahir Shahee high school in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The police officer, Nasreen, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2016: Two assailants opened fire on two National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Both officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the entrance of the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) headquarters in Dehmazang neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 20 people were killed and 25 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/31/2016: Assailants cut down a power pylon near Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks targeting power pylons in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban
02/17/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
10/26/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/29/2016: Security forces discovered and arrested four suicide bombers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan.
01/14/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arghandab district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2016: Assailants abducted Sardar Muhammad in Baraki Rajan, Logar, Afghanistan. Muhammad, a district executive director, was shot and killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Yaserkhail Kotal area, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
09/08/2016: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the city on the same day. At least 180 assailants and 11 security members were killed and 75 assailants and 17 security members were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/05/2016: Assailants attacked roads leading to Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying journalists in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three journalists were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in a mosque in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 24, 2016 and February 3, 2016, assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of six related attacks in the district over a 10-day period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tahiri, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three assailants and one officer, were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 24, 2016 and February 3, 2016, assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of six related attacks in the district over a 10-day period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2016: Assailants attacked a girls' school in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of security guards were injured and the building was torched during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2016: Four assailants attacked a police post in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. A police officer and two assailants were killed and another police officer and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/20/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Ataullah Faizani, a provincial council member, detonated in Chihil Sutun neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Faizani, were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct Abdul Saboor Sarir in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sarir, the Afghanistan Times Daily Editor-in-Chief, was not harmed as the assailants fled after police officers arrived at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) district commander in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/13/2016: Assailants, including three suicide bombers, attacked a police headquarters in Jalalzo area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier, one police officer, and five assailants were killed and one soldier and one police officer were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device targeting the Al Chin Bridge detonated prematurely while being planted in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed Khairullah, a civilian, in Mangajek district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the group believed the victim assisted the government.
11/13/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting General Niamatullah, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander, in Basharan, Helmand, Afghanistan. Niamatullah and three of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2016: Two explosive devices detonated targeting the office of Khaliliullah Hotak, the Ghazni Peace Committee head, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Hissarrak Mosque in Mazyanni, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and 55 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An assailant attacked a police checkpoint in Spin Ghbarg, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Mango, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of two related assaults on checkposts in Alingar district on this date. At least two assailants and three soldiers were killed and three assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Maidan Wardak Appellate Court employees in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 10 people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the execution of six Taliban members earlier that month.
10/16/2016: Assailants attacked the convoy of First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum in Gormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. Dostum was unharmed; however, five security personnel and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting chief security officer of the Borders and Tribal Affairs Department, Colonel Arif, in Kampono, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Arif was killed and a civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Azra, Logar, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed an intelligence official in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2016: An assailant abducted two civilians from a bus in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. The hostages were shot and killed shortly after the abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of check posts in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 31 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 17 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2016: Assailants fired mortars at Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Adam Khan village, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks targeting security posts in Gereshk district on this date. At least 35 assailants were killed and thee soldiers and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An assailant opened fire on police officers at a checkpoint in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that weapons were stolen from the officers.
10/07/2016: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Chahar Shanba Tep, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2016: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked a police station in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 14 people were killed and an additional 14 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/26/2016: Assailants attacked a police post guarding the Machalgho hydropower and irrigation dam in Ahmad Abad district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four police officers and six assailants were killed and three police officers and ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near the house of a Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) official in Makroryan area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. A security guard was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/11/2016: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/24/2016: Assailants hijacked a truck and abducted two civilians in Herat province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the civilians are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2016: An explosive device detonated at the site of an earlier attack on a prison official in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jalalabad on the same day. A member of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State confessed to carrying out the attacks.
07/10/2016: Assailants abducted a government prosecutor in Chishti Sharif, Herat, Afghanistan. Alkozai escaped on July 13th, 2016 by killing one of the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dawlat Shah, Laghman, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Jar-e Khushk, Baghlan, Afghanistan. A soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. Additionally, three soldiers were reported missing following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in Batikhel, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including one police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: A roadside explosive device targeting a police vehicle detonated in Omar, Kabul, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2016: Two explosive devices planted in a vehicle were discovered and safely defused in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related assaults on checkpoints in Faryab province on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/08/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Rabata area, near Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Four people, including an assailant and three police officers, were killed and six others, including four assailants and two police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and seven others, including a police officer and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2016: Assailants publicly flogged a woman accused of speaking on the phone with a man in Khwaja Musa, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2016: Assailants shot and killed Mirza Mohammad, a development council leader, in Paktia province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed Zahed Shah, a former National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee, in Sahra area, Khost province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Chawk-e-Gulha neighborhood, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five people, three soldiers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2016: Three suicide bombers attacked an appellate court in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailants, seven people were killed and 23 people were injured in the blasts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2016: An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on his colleagues in Kotal Siah, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers and the assailant were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shahbaz area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting the device in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in four different districts of Kunar on this date. At least 13 assailants were killed and 25 others, including assailants, police and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/10/2016: Assailants attacked the house of a criminal office employee in Farah, Afghanistan. The employee was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2016: An explosive device attached to a Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. The driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Dwasari area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants were killed and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in front of the Defense Ministry headquarters in the 2nd police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant at least 15 people were killed and 13 people were wounded in the blast; the victims included defense ministry employees, soldiers, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2016: Assailants launched mortar shells at civilian residences in Badiabad, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/11/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians near a Shia mosque in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2016: An explosive device detonated in Batari area of Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2016: Assailants attacked military outpost in Aliabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least 17 assailants were killed and the security forces sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents Zabul in which five explosive devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
05/12/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in front of a health clinic in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, one police officer was killed and eight other police officers were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2016: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Almar on the same night. Two assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/27/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2016: Assailants attacked Gor Tapa area in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault and ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2016: An explosive device detonated while being planted on a bridge in Ancho, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Aqa Uolya area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed while four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Andaran, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, though 12 officers were reported missing as a result of the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Seapy area, Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kot district on this date. At least 33 people, including 30 assailants, were killed and 12 people were injured across the three events. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mirza Mohammad in Paktia, Afghanistan. Mohammad, the head of a district development council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2016: Assailants attempted to shell security posts, but hit a hospital in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and eight civilians were wounded in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Colonel Mohammada Jan in Zaghun Khar area, Muhammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. Jan, an Afghan National Army (ANA) official, was killed and two guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mir Wais in Cham Qala, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two guards were killed and three other people, including Wais, a Hezb-e Eslami commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2016: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Muhmand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants abducted two polio workers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least eight soldiers were killed, seven were injured, and nine others were captured during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2016: Assailants fired a mortar at an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) post in Popalzai, Helmand, Afghanistan. The rocket missed the post and hit a civilian residence instead, killing three civilians and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. All three hostages were killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
01/05/2016: An explosive device planted on a bicycle detonated near Kokchayal, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on a group of civilians departing from a mosque in Nawabad, Herat, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed while four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Logar on the same day. Three assailants were killed and six others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Armal, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and five were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/03/2016: A landmine detonated in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. A journalist's father was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Anar Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance of the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Additional assailants stormed the consulate and opened fire. At least two people and four assailants were killed and 19 people were injured in the blast and ensuing clash; the victims included civilians and security force members. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities also suspected Taliban involvement.
04/22/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/28/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Langar, Badghis, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2016: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Khairabad area, Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2016: A landmine detonated in Rodat, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was killed and two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in the Puli Moemin area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and three assailants were killed and seven soldiers and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated close to a park near Behsud Bridge in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/15/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a government official detonated in Karte-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sardra, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and 13 assailants and one police officer were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: Three assailants detonated an explosive device then raided the CARE international charity compound in Shar Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bombers, at least one person was killed, six people were injured, and 42 people were held hostage overnight. The hostages were rescued by security forces once all of the assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/02/2016: An explosives-laden truck detonated prematurely in Zer-e-Koh area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a local police vehicle in Chahar Bolak, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Asadullah Hematyar in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hematyar, a former member of parliament, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2016: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/26/2016: Three assailants opened fire on their colleagues at an Afghan Police checkpoint in Kakrak neighborhood, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Dangam, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 17 people were killed and four people were injured in the ensuing clash. The casualties included soldiers and assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ismail Khel, Wardak, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkposts in Jalrez district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 15 people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/15/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Band Taimor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 15 security force members and 35 assailants were killed and four security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2016: Assailants attacked public uprising forces in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed, 13 others were injured, and 45 people were abducted during the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Khair Khana, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and four others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at the deputy governor's office in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The deputy governor was not harmed; however, one person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkposts in Helmand on this date. At least 20 assailants were killed and 14 assailants were injured across two of the events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosives-laden motorcycles in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in which three explosives-laden motorcycles were seized in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three assailants and one police officer were killed and two assailants and one officer were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sayed Abdul Wakel Pacha in Klahi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Pacha, a tribal elder and former Hizb-I-Islami commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shashsad neighborhood, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2016: An explosive device detonated as police officers attempted to defuse it in Sahib Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2016: An explosive device detonated at the house of Abdul Hakim, a senior prison official, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Hakim and his son were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jalalabad on the same day. A member of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State confessed to carrying out the attacks.
04/23/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) camp in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and two soldiers were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2016: Assailants attacked the prison in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the city on the same day. At least 180 assailants and 11 security members were killed and 75 assailants and 17 security members were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/14/2016: Assailants attacked the convoy of a National Directorate of Security (NDS) provincial chief along the Maymana-Jama Bazaar highway, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 24, 2016 and February 3, 2016, assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of six related attacks in the district over a 10-day period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/12/2016: Assailants opened fire on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol near Nasri area, Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/08/2016: Assailants attacked the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the city on the same day. At least 180 assailants and 11 security members were killed and 75 assailants and 17 security members were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/23/2016: Assailants attacked security forces checkposts in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least 13 assailants were killed and eight assailants were captured as security forces repelled the assault. At least one civilian was also injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, but the Taliban denied any involvement.
06/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Bihsud district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A police officer and a civilian were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban may have carried out the attack.
11/15/2016: Assailants attacked Sanqi Dut village in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the area on the same day. At least nine assailants and two security personnel were killed and 15 assailants and three security members were injured across the all of the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/23/2016: Assailants fired an unknown number of mortars at Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces and Jamiat-e-Islami members in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2016: Assailants abducted a judge from Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants attacked a provincial governor at a school in Saydabad, Wardak, Afghanistan. The governor, Hayatullah, was unharmed, though one student was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Alif Berdi area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. A police commander and five assailants were killed and two police officers, two soldiers, and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2016: Assailants attacked police in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 28 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2016: Security forces identified and intercepted four suicide bombers attempting to attack a market in Baharak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. One assailant and one soldier were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The remaining three assailants fled the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2016: A landmine detonated in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Two assailants attacked two civilians in their home in Khowaja Alwan area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and both civilians and the other assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in Helmand on this date. At least eight people, including seven police officers and a local uprising forces commander, were killed, four officers were injured, and one officer was reported missing across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/22/2016: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and other assailants opened fire at the district governor's compound in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. At least two security personnel and seven assailants were killed and two security personnel and eight assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two United States soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2016: An explosive device detonated at a bazaar in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Muhammad Zarif Khan in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Zarif, the Kunduz governor's secretary, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) personnel in Band Taimor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 11 police officers were killed and eight officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/29/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a military spokesperson refuted the claim.
02/06/2016: Assailants attacked government buildings in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nine soldiers were killed, seven were injured, and three others were captured during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Nasro Qala, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the death of the assailant, three Afghan police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2016: A roadside bomb detonated near the Akhund Baba shrine in Wardak, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban. Sources also suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State may have carried out the attack.
06/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpost in Sari Sang, Logar, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting General Abdul Basir Shahrvand in Gondlan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Shahrvand, a 205 Corps brigade commander, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Farm Chahar area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/26/2016: A landmine detonated following a grenade attack in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least six people were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Sharana on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint military patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One United States soldier was killed and one United States soldier and six Afghan soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting civilians in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Jawand, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants were killed and one assailant was wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2016: Security forces identified two assailants intending to carry out an attack near Charahi Qambar Square, Kabul, Afghanistan. Both assailants and one police officer were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2016: Assailants attacked a joint security and uprising outpost in Gurzaiwan, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 26 assailants and one uprising commander were killed and 20 assailants and five uprising members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/07/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a police checkpoint in the Kechi area, Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were injured in the attack and two assailants were killed when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2016: Assailants opened fire at a convoy of senior government officials in Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a power pylon in Baba Nazar village, Dand Shahabuddin, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties. This was one of two attacks on pylons on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/07/2016: Assailants fired a projectile at a military helicopter in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No information about casualties was reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Babaji, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Helmand on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked the Titarkhel security post in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. In addition to one assailant, one civilian was killed and six others were wounded across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Delaram district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khorkachai, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and three assailants were killed and three police officers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents on the same day. Ten assailants were killed across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two people, including an officer and a civilian, were killed and one person was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ishkamish, Takhar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2016: An explosive device detonated near civilian vehicle in Parmakan, Herat, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/30/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2016: An explosives-laden donkey detonated in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including an Afghan Police officer, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) posts in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2016: Assailants raided a police officer's house in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The officer was unharmed, but five members of his family were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Tewar, Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Eleven people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sahrai Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and one National Uprising Movement (NUM) member were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2016: Assailants set up roadblocks in the Barakzai, Zabul, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two related roadblocks established in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2016: Assailants set up roadblocks in Khar Joy, Zabul, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two related roadblocks established in the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2016: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a kindergarten in Macroryan neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. A police officer and a civilian were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan police personnel in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police in the district of the same day. Seven police officers and 11 assailants were killed and eight police officers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/14/2016: Assailants abducted three doctors in Ahu, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The doctors were released on July 16, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2016: Assailants fired two rockets into the diplomatic area of Kabul city, Afghanistan. One of the rockets struck Aisha-e-Durani High School. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that their intended target was the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, who had recently visited the area.
10/10/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Gormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Gormach overnight. 11 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Baghawa village, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and one assailant were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted for several hours. This was one of two consecutive attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/18/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kunduz on this date. At least four security personnel and 38 assailants were killed and 11 security personnel and 13 assailants were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/24/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. Assailants equipped with firearms and grenades stormed the university following the blast, taking more than 200 people hostage. At least 19 people, including three assailants, were killed and 53 people were injured during the attack before security forces gained control of the university the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. Sources also suspected the involvement of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/11/2016: Assailants abducted 20 people, including two children, in Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least twelve hostages were killed in captivity and eight hostages were released as of March 11, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2016: Assailants abducted Kerry Wilson in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Wilson, a Zardozi director from Australia, was released on August 28, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack may have been carried out by Muslim extremists.
11/05/2016: Assailants fired rockets at residential areas of Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2016: Assailants attacked soldiers as they were defusing explosive devices along a highway in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 45 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in a pharmacy in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2016: Assailants killed a local militia commander in Dorahi Khwajah Qeshri area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2016: A grenade detonated in Jebrael, Herat, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2016: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2016: Assailants shot down a military helicopter in Murghab, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. Both the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials doubted the veracity of these claims.
05/04/2016: Assailants poisoned six students at Mullah School in Rustaq district, Takhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2016: A landmine detonated in Kapisa, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces in Farah Rud, Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. A soldier and two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2016: Assailants abducted four civilians in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed on August 17, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2016: An explosive device planted inside the vehicle of Sarjang, a local police commander, detonated in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people, including Sarjang, were killed and nine people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2016: Assailants attacked Karwan Qala, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2016: Assailants raided Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. This was one of four coordinated attacks on districts in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Bagh-Pai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2016: Uprising members opened fire on their colleagues in Soghbail, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Five uprising members and one assailant were killed and an assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: An explosive device attached to a National Uprising Movement vehicle detonated in Mangajek, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two uprising members were killed and five members were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Tofan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/18/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Khash district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 24 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked security outposts in Hazrat, Wardak, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and five people, including an assailant and four civilians, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2016: Assailants shot and killed Safiullah, a former Hizb-i-Islami commander, in Zaqum Khali, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Greshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and two security members and 10 assailants injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 19 explosive devices that were intended to target security personnel in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2016: Assailants abducted Mohammad Anwar Rahmani, the Ghazni provincial court head, along with another judge in Salar, Wardak, Afghanistan. Rahmani was shot and killed shortly after the abduction, while the other judge was rescued. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of provincial police chief Agha Noor Kintoz in Sarkar, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four officers, including Kintoz, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices in Watghar area, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents Zabul in which five explosive devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
03/08/2016: Assailants shelled Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks on checkposts in Helmand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/04/2016: Assailants abducted six crew members after a helicopter made an emergency landing in Azra district, Logar, Afghanistan. All six hostages were released on August 11, 2016. The Taliban and Halqa-e-Mehsud separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/09/2016: Three assailants abducted Judith D'Souza, an Aga Khan Foundation employee, along with her driver and her security guard in Kabul, Afghanistan. The driver and guard were released shortly after the abduction. D'Souza was rescued on July 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Taliban involvement.
03/28/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the Afghan Parliament building in Dar-ul Aman, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/29/2016: A roadside landmine detonated against a civilian vehicle in Langar, Badghis, Afghanistan. Ten civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2016: Assailants abducted Rahmat Shah in Kandi Bagh, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Shah, a former Hizb-I-Islami commander, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/14/2016: Assailants attacked a district headquarters in Khannesin, Reg district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Reg district on this date. At least one soldier was killed and an unknown number of security personnel were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/01/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including five officers and four assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge in Shandak Manda, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/03/2016: Security forces detained a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2016: Assailants fired a mortar at a wedding party in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2016: An explosive device detonated in Khwar Maydan area, Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghaziabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in four different districts of Kunar on this date. At least 13 assailants were killed and 25 others, including assailants, police and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) van in Zard Khak area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/01/2016: Assailants abducted four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Chaltan, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/02/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police outposts in Naw Bahar, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including one officer and four assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including one officer and 11 assailants, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/02/2016: Assailants attacked the Qishlaq Qazi area of Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in the area on this date. The attacks resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2016: Assailants set fire to coal trucks in Khush Dara, Samangan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2016: Assailants abducted nine athletes from their vehicle in Noor Mohammadkhel, Wardak, Afghanistan. Three hostages were released shortly after the abduction and the remaining six hostages were released on December 21, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/06/2016: Assailants attacked Muhammad Arif in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. Arif, a local council head, was killed and his two sons were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Assailants shot and killed Hidayatullah, a tribal elder, in Aino Mina, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and alleged that Hidayatullah was a spy.
08/12/2016: Assailants attacked Chah Anjeer, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shin Karez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Nesh on the same night. At least 14 assailants and one police officer were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sherpur neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed three civilians in Gol Tapa, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2016: Assailants attacked police officials in Khan village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/01/2016: Assailants abducted 15 mine clearance personnel from the HALO Trust organization in Shapesh, Herat, Afghanistan. The hostages were released as of April 2, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/09/2016: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted 11 Hazara passengers in Qaflatan, Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The victims were released on March 12, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims backed the government and had participated in fighting against the Taliban.
09/22/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Charamgar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 22 police officers were killed, 11 were injured, and nine were reported missing in the ensuing clash. In addition, an unknown number of assailants were killed or wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired rockets and firearms at civilian residences in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and eight civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Nematullah Zaheer, an Ariana News TV journalist, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Zaheer was killed and his driver was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked Dawlat Yar district in Ghor, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and 13 people, including assailants, security personnel, and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police posts on the same day. At least three police officers and 10 assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/25/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2016: Assailants attacked Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The ensuing clashes resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Gest, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/02/2016: Assailants stopped a bus and kidnapped 24 Hazara passengers in Dehmurda, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The hostages were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a United States Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) convoy near Kabul airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and 19 civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/16/2016: Four assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Dashti Qala, Takhar, Afghanistan. The assailants were arrested by security personnel and confessed to being members of Jundallah.
02/25/2016: Assailants abducted 50 civilians in Kotal Koraz area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Forty-six of the hostages were released on the shortly after the abduction, while two hostages were killed. The whereabouts of the remaining two hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2016: Assailants abducted four civilians in Sherino Chappar, Paktia, Afghanistan. One of the victims escaped on March 27, 2016 while the remaining three hostages were released on April 27, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Jumuma, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and a third civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2016: Assailants attacked police posts in Shah Tegh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Eight people, including six assailants and two security personnel were killed and seven security personnel were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2016: Assailants attacked security forces outposts in Tagab Shan, Faryab, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related events in Tagab Shan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/30/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Jaghtu, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks in the area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/26/2016: An assailant threw a hand grenade in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Sharana on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/27/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant, identified as Hafiz-ur-Rehman, confessed to the attempted attack.
04/08/2016: Assailants abducted 17 people from Rubat Pai, Herat, Afghanistan. The civilians were rescued shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
01/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on deminers from the Demining Agency for Afghanistan (DAFA) in Abbazhai village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four deminers were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Band Taimor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2016: An explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle detonated in Shaalghamay, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of General Atamir Agah in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Agah, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander, was killed and three bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on Haji Sofi Muhammad in Spin Ada area, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Muhammad, a former jihadi commander, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Kohistan on this date. Seventeen assailants were killed and more than 20 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least 11 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khwazako neighborhood, Khost, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/17/2016: Assailants attacked an airport in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Faryab on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants armed with explosive devices attempted to attack a police station in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one assailant was wounded when their explosives detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and three police officers were killed and eight assailants and one officer were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/13/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Farah, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mawlawi Abdullah Qarqul in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Qarqul, a Kunduz senate secretary, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a residential area in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at Le Jardin restaurant in Taimani neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and 18 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/17/2016: Assailants attacked Mirzazar area, Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Andar on the same night. At least four police officers and 12 assailants were killed and four police officers and four assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/17/2016: Assailants attacked Dabal area in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Andar on the same night. At least four police officers and 12 assailants were killed and four police officers and four assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/13/2016: Assailants launched a rocket at a civilian residence in Shahi Khel, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Mazdaki, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six assailants and six police officers were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/11/2016: An assailant opened fire at the Karte Sakhi shrine in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including the assailant, were killed and 36 others were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on religious institutions in Kabul on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, identifying the assailant as Ali Jan.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 24, 2016 and February 3, 2016, assailants raided and set fire to the house of Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander Mohammad Nabi in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of six related attacks in the district over a 10-day period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on de-mining personnel in Katili Manda area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two de-miners were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/24/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 85 explosive devices in an unknown number of villages in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Batikot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/15/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle carrying uprising members detonated in Landay, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two uprising members were killed and one member was injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2016: Police identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack Azizullah Karwan, a special forces commander, in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The assailant confessed to planning to carry out the attack.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked Giro, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 80 assailants and five security personnel were killed and 111 people, including assailants, security forces and civilians, were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) Ranger vehicle in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants released poison gas at Shahid Naheed school in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related poisonings at schools in Zaranj on the same date. Approximately 200 students were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/13/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint along the Kabul-Kandahar in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints along the highway on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting police in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six police officers were killed and four officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Darzak, Herat, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2016: Assailants ambushed an oil tanker convoy in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. Three drivers were taken hostage and 24 tanker trucks were set on fire during the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/23/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Karte-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2016: An Afghan Local Police (ALP) member opened fire on his colleagues in Chahar Sarri area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Five ALP members were killed and three members were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2016: An explosive device detonated at a shop in Shakrman, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three people, including two civilians and a police officer, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Mer Aslam Dorandesh in Paktia, Afghanistan. Dorandesh, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed and a guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a school in Shahr-e-Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/24/2016: Assailants attacked a security vehicle in a prison transport convoy near Salang, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three people, including an inmate, were killed and three police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
06/28/2016: At least 29 landmines were discovered and defused in Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/31/2016: Assailants kidnapped a soldier in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. The soldier was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Mullah Aman, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related assaults targeting police posts in Pusht Rod district on this date. One police officer and five assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/02/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Shamal Gah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants and five soldiers were killed and 13 assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a military vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/12/2016: An explosive device detonated in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked an army checkpost in Now Bahar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting checkposts in the village on this date. Five assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2016: Assailants raided Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three civilian fighters and nine assailants were killed and five civilians fighters and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, two children were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. This was one of four coordinated attacks on districts in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Mullah Ghulam, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/15/2016:Three police officers opened fire on their colleagues at a police checkpost in Salami Mountain area, Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2016: Assailants kidnapped five security officials and a civilian from Farah, Afghanistan. The hostages were executed on August 15, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2016: Assailants raided Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of four coordinated attacks on districts in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/11/2016: Assailants attacked Taliban members in Farwak Qala area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and five were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2016: Assailants attacked Charkh Ab, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kunduz on this date. At least four security personnel and 38 assailants were killed and 11 security personnel and 13 assailants were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Zoqum, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military outpost on in Surobi, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two other civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2016: Two Afghan police officers opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) personnel at Kandahar International Airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two Romanian soldiers were killed and another Romanian soldier was injured in the attack. Both assailants were killed when NATO soldiers returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/01/2016: A landmine detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. Four NDS personnel were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol on the Kabul-Ghazni highway in Ghazni, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Shirkhel, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security posts on this day. Two assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/00/2016: Sometime between November 1, 2016 and November 15, 2016, assailants attacked Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 70 people were abducted in the incident. As of February 20, 2018 at least 54 hostages were released, 10 victims were killed, and the whereabouts of the six remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/19/2016: Assailants attacked Duab, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until November 23, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/07/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpost in Babaji, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including three police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and 14 others, including four police officers and 10 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a bank in Charikar city, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shir Bayg, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Five officers were kidnapped in the attack; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2016: An explosive device attached to a mobile card machine near a power pylon detonated in the 15th police district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shamal Gah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and five police officers were killed and four assailants and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2016: Assailants attacked Yahya Jawahari in his residence in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Jawahari, a journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Shia mosque in Khoja Gholak, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 16 people were killed and 30 were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Reg district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Reg district on this date. At least one soldier was killed and an unknown number of security personnel were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/07/2016: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Farid Sabir, a prayer leader, outside of a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/09/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2016: Assailants opened fire in front of a mosque in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2016: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Obe, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/01/2016: Assailants opened fire at a civilian residence in Kariz, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including one assailant, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Makroryan area, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/17/2016: Assailants attacked the convoy of Abdul Qadir near Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three people, including Qadir, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, and two assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/12/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target the Sari Pul governor in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
10/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Eight children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: Assailants raided Baraki Barak, Logar, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 11 people, including two police officers and nine assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting United States military personnel near Bagram Airbase in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2016: Assailants abducted five civilians in Ghaziabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Ahmad Fahim Qaim, a police chief, near Mahmudi Raqi, Kapisa, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle at a market in Keshem, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least eight people were killed and 40 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a bus carrying Canadian Embassy security guards in Banae area, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 15 Nepalese and Indian security guards were killed and six people, including guards and Afghan civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and a fourth was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/02/2016: Assailants fired two rockets into Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2016: Assailants attacked the Salang tunnel pass in Salang district, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Puli Moemin area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian and six assailants were killed and three civilians and ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2016: Assailants attacked the Hamam police checkpoint in Khanshin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including a commander, were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two Kabul Bank employees were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/30/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a convoy of police cadets in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks at the same location over a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, at least 35 people were killed and 80 people were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/10/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct passengers from a bus in Jar Guzar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2016: Assailants abducted two police officers in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. The two officers were killed on September 5, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2016: Assailants attacked Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 16 assailants were killed and 17 assailants and two uprising members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2016: A roadside landmine detonated targeting a bus carrying Ministry of Education employees in Kamari, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two employees were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Niazullah area, Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on this day. At least 12 assailants were killed and 25 wounded across the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on a tribal elder in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least two people, the tribal elder and his bodyguard, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2016: Assailants established a road block on the Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2016: Assailants attacked security posts along the Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2016: Security forces discovered and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Hussain Khel, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2016: Assailants abducted the wife of an Afghan Police officer in Norkhel, Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/24/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a military helicopter in Nari district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two pilots were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2016: Assailants shot and killed Shah Mahmud, a deputy commander of the local police, in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/23/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated targeting a Hazara protest in Kabul, Afghanistan. A third assailant was shot and killed before successfully detonating. In addition to the three assailants, at least 80 people were killed and 230 people were injured in the blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2016: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked a police headquarters in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least 10 police officers, including a police chief, were killed and 20 officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and seven others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Mirzakah, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2016: Assailants attacked two Afghan police officers in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and another was kidnapped in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Registan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Almar, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/30/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Qalfo, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks in the area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/06/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Yaftal-e-Payan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and ten assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Kohistan on this date. Seventeen assailants were killed and more than 20 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/06/2016: Assailants attacked Petawak village in Shahada, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2016: An explosive device detonated in Rodat district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Kohistan on this date. Seventeen assailants were killed and more than 20 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Mizan, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 3 assailants were killed and 3 soldiers and 3 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on two radio journalists, identified as Ibrahim Hashimi and Musa Hashimi, in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Both journalists were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chinar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkpoints in Kajaki district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants were killed and 17 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Qul in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Qul, an uprising commander, was not harmed, but two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shibirghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 1, 2016 and August 31, 2016, assailants abducted a dozen people, including tribal elders, from Seh Paye, Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Nine hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered on February 19, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/03/2016: An assailant shot and killed Bibi Samar Gul, a civilian, in her home in Shahada district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Chahar Bolak district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Thirteen assailants were killed in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2016: Assailants kidnapped seven civilians in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. One of the hostages escaped shortly after the abduction, and another was injured in an attempted escape. The whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/30/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting rescue and police forces in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks at the same location over a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, at least 35 people were killed and 80 people were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/14/2016: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Tasang area, Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2016: Eight assailants, including a suicide bomber, attempted to attack the provincial headquarters in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. Security forces safely apprehended the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Chashma, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Chapak village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a private school vehicle in Tarnak, Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on Qazi Jalal in Qizal Qishlaq, Faryab, Afghanistan. Jalal, a judge, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting at tractor in Morghan Kichi, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2016: Nine police officers opened fire on their colleagues in Kher Khana area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2016: Four police officers opened fire on their colleagues at a checkpoint in Sangar, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least nine officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/21/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/11/2016: Assailants attacked a police check post in Karez, Farah, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed while seven others were wounded in the attack and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Ghulam Jilani Kharotai along Lashkar Gah-Marjah Highway in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Kharotai, the Helmand deputy police chief, and a guard, were killed and another guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to target a stadium in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
02/17/2016: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in front of a bank in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and ten people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants attacked the district center in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people, including assailants, security forces, and civilians, were killed and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Border Police (ABP) posts in Arghistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) bus in Nawababad area, Dehdadi district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three soldiers were killed 18 soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2016: A rocket struck the provincial police headquarters in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Gardez on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks targeting districts in Kunduz province on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2016: Assailants attacked a district office in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and four others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2016: Assailants shot and killed a teacher, Mohammad Amin, in Kanjarkhel, near Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan police personnel in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police in the district of the same day. Seven police officers and 11 assailants were killed and eight police officers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/07/2016: Assailants set fire to a police checkpost in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in the area on this date. At least 25 police officers were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2016: Assailants cut down an unspecified number of power pylons in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: A sticky bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in the Golayi Dawa Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2016: A landmine detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Mazdaki, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three assailants were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/09/2016: An explosive device detonated in Lukhi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2016: Two assailants attacked National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and one NDS officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Logar on the same day. Three assailants were killed and six others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Dawawa area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in the same area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/04/2016: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested by security forces in Urgun district, Paktika, Afghanistan. The assailant, identified as Abdul Wali, confessed to being a Taliban member.
01/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Shatoor area, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two police officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) convoy in Jungle Bagh, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Karim, a police commander, in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Karim was unharmed; however, three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2016: Assailants attempted to attack civilians in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing five assailants and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Malgir area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three officers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/13/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sozma Qala, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/29/2016: Assailants raided a residence in Aqcha, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at North Gate Hotel in Dispichri neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. Following the blast, assailants wearing suicide vests and armed with projectiles and firearms attacked the hotel. At least four people, including one Afghan Police officer and three assailants, were killed and three other officers were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of their leader.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Pir Gharib, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2016: An explosive device detonated in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2016: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Puli Mahmud Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, five people were killed and 11 people were wounded in the blast. The casualties included intelligence officials and civilians. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of General Samim Samim detonated in Kolola Poshta area, Kabul, Afghanistan. Samim, a Ministry of Defense official, was unharmed, though a child was injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An unknown number of antitank landmines were discovered and defused in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents in which eight antitank landmines were recovered in different areas of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/11/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Sangistan area, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least 35 assailants were killed and 40 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Dusang, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on the same day. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until March 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/02/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) security posts in Shultan, Kunar, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing three assailants and wounding three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shah Walikot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed, three were injured, and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Rahim village, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks targeting security posts in Gereshk district on this date. At least 35 assailants were killed and thee soldiers and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Khairabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting security posts in Khairabad on the same day. Two police officers and four assailants were killed across the three events. Sources stated that the vehicles used in the assault had Taliban markings.
08/11/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a security checkpost in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people, including two soldiers and three civilians, were killed and nine other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2016: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated targeting a military vehicle in Charqala, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sher Khan, Wardak, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkposts in Jalrez district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 15 people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/06/2016: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Deh Khudaidad area, near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a bus carrying Ministry of Mines and Petroleum employees along Dar-ul-Aman road in Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2016: Assailants shot and killed three Focus Humanitarian Assistance employees in Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: A rocket struck a house in Laghman, Afghanistan. Five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/19/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan police security check point in Dawlat Shah, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and eight assailants and one police officer were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2016: An explosive device detonated at the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khewa, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge in Wazir Manda area, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/24/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Qala-e Eshan, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2016: Assailants raided Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2016: Assailants shot and killed a teacher in Sayd Khel, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2016: Assailants attacked local police commander Syed Abdul Basir in Taimast, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six police officers, including Basir, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2016: A landmine detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse it in Ibrahim Khalifa Baba, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in a shop in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related assaults on checkpoints in Faryab province on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/08/2016: Assailants attacked the governor's house in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the city on the same day. At least 180 assailants and 11 security members were killed and 75 assailants and 17 security members were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/02/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a border post in Kaldar district, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2016: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Kalta Shakh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the group accused the two victims of committing murder.
01/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) patrol in Qazi Ghulam Dahni neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and one assailant and one NDS member were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2016: An explosive device detonated in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2016: Assailants attacked the Sari Pul - Jawzjan highway in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the area on the same day. At least nine assailants and two security personnel were killed and 15 assailants and three security members were injured across the all of the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at a park in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Asadabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2016: A magnetic explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. Five people, including two soldiers and three civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2016: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Bakwa, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed and in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed and two were abducted in the attack. The two hostages were killed shortly after the abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Zangal area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and two assailants were killed while two soldiers, one civilian, and four assailants were wounded in the attack and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2016: A landmine detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it along a road in Sali area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on Ali Qate in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Qate, the Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MLSMD) director for Kandahar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same day. No casualties were reported in the ensuing clashes that continued until July 24, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/09/2016: Assailants attacked Shah Tut, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2016: Assailants attacked a police commander's vehicle in Andkhoy district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The police commander, Ismail, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a market in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and 13 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Sarchi area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2016: An explosive device detonated near Khal Mohammad in Gordzad, Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Muhammad, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Bayzo, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were killed and seven officers were injured in the assault. Seven police officers were also reported missing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkposts in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Shindand on the same day. At least 20 assailants were killed and 22 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/09/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Fayzabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and 13 others were wounded in responding airstrikes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/21/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Sreh Chahan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire at the German Consulate in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four people were killed and 128 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations in Kunduz.
02/23/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Hajji Abdul Qadir, a pro-government leader, detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and seven people, including Qadir, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Muhmand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: Assailants abducted and killed four civilians in Ghorband, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2016: Assailants abducted Sheema Muhammadi, the Secretary of Daikundi Provincial Council, in Dasht e Burchi neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Muhammadi was freed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2016: Assailants abducted Shamsur Rahman in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. Rahman, a provincial appellate court judge, was shot and killed on June 24, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and two soldiers were killed and 20 assailants and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/11/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Aziz Kala area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/25/2016: Assailants attacked police posts in Jardaq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sarkani, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chamkani, Paktia, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2016: Assailants attacked Tala Wa Barfak, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2016: Assailants attacked Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2016: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Ruyi Du Ab, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Haji Farid, a police chief, in Tiri Hada, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a police officer was killed and three others, including Farid, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Police checkpoints in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and five others were injured while there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2016: Assailants shot and injured Mirwais Omarkhel, a Ministry of Finance employee, in Macro Rayan, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2016: Assailants attacked the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Sorpal, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of six related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/02/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Mazdaki, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Wakil Khan in Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Khan, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants abducted a police officer from Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a bus carrying employees of Kaboora Production, a Tolo News affiliate, on Darulaman road in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least seven people were killed and 25 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group believed Tolo News was an "important tool of warfare of America and the crusaders." Sources also attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
08/30/2016: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/28/2016: Assailants destroyed an unspecified number of electricity pylons in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2016: An assailant shot and killed a police officer in Khawaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the assailant joined the Taliban following the incident.
05/08/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as six assailants attempted to target a bridge in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least four security personnel, including three soldiers and one police official, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2016: Assailants shot and killed a female police officer in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Khurmabi, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including a police commander were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/02/2016: Assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Basos area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of seven related attacks on houses in Kunduz. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/30/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on a bazaar in Hisarak district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked Reg, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 24 soldiers and 18 assailants were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Qaysar Khel, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2016: Security forces identified and detained three suicide bombers in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. The assailants confessed to being members of the Taliban.
10/03/2016: Assailants attacked Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2016: Assailants abducted eight people in Kafir Kala neighborhood, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The bodies of two victims, identified as a former provincial council candidate and a son of a former Wolesi Jirga member, were found the following day, while the other six hostages were released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
05/05/2016: Assailants abducted five civilians in Kalata Akhunda, Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. The five hostages were released on May 10, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
12/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police official in Obe, Herat, Afghanistan. The official was unharmed, but a police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Qala-e-Zaman Khan area, Kabul, Afghanistan. A soldier was killed and two people, including one soldier and one civilian, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2016: A mortar detonated prematurely as it was being launched in Wardak, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2016: Assailants attacked a security forces outpost in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a security checkpost in Koh Sayad, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Sang Atesh, Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. An ALP officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed a development council leader and a school clerk in Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on the vehicle of Sardar Mohammad Husain Jihani in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Jihani, a military prosecutor, was killed and at least two guards and an assailant were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2016: Assailants abducted four people, including two education officials, in Ghor province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban may have carried out the attack.
03/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket into Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Qala-i-Mirak, Logar, Afghanistan. During the ensuing clash, assailants fired a mortar that struck a nearby residence, killing a civilian and injuring three others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2016: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Karte-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a ministry of justice vehicle in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shibirghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorosan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2016: Assailants stabbed Abdul Sabour in Wazir Akbar Khan area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sabour, a Ministry of Interior Affairs contractor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2016: A suicide bomber attempting to target security forces detonated prematurely in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted five police officers from a checkpoint in Latwa, Nuristan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2016: A landmine detonated prematurely as six assailants were planting it in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2016: Police forces shot and killed a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden motorcycle in Shakhook, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Saberi, Khost, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police outposts in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked the Korghal security post in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. In addition to one assailant, one civilian was killed and six others were wounded across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2016: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Helmand, across which eight landmines were discovered. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/01/2016: Police officials identified and arrested two assailants attempting to plant a roadside bomb in Nirkh, Wardak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/26/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2016: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attempting to target the Interior Ministry compound in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was injured and arrested following the unsuccessful attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2016: Assailants abducted Syed Hassan in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Hassan, the father of Supreme Court Chief Justice Syed Yousuf Halim, was rescued on March 29, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
10/21/2016: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoints in Shibirghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 17 people, including two NUM members and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Kaldar district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/19/2016: Assailants stopped a vehicle and abducted four International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) employees in Hussain Khel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three hostages were released later the same day while the fourth victim, a Spanish national, was rescued on January 15, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Haji Fateh.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dab Kotal, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/30/2016: Assailants attacked Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 45 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed and 25 police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes, which lasted until October 3, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2016: Security forces discovered and defused twelve explosive devices in Shah Walikot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers and one assailant were killed and 11 officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Zubair Khaksar in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khaksar, a journalist and cultural adviser to the governor, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also suspected that the attack may have been carried out by the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/11/2016: A landmine detonated as a police officer attempted to defuse it in Dashti Zamanabad area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2016: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Torkham, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle on Ghulam Khan Port road in Gurbuz district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizb-I-Islami.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/19/2016: An explosive device detonated at the gate of the provincial council building in Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/12/2016: Two assailants attacked a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Both assailants were killed and one security forces member was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2016: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of border police outposts in Tagab, Herat, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed or wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel at a fire brigade office responding to an earlier attack in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and 21 people were injured in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Jalalabad on the same day. A member of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State confessed to carrying out the attacks.
01/31/2016: Assailants cut down a power pylon near Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks targeting power pylons in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban
09/08/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in the city on the same day. At least 180 assailants and 11 security members were killed and 75 assailants and 17 security members were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/25/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber near a police office in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Dih Yak, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the attack. The assailants also sustained an unspecified number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2016: Assailants attacked bridge construction personnel in Shandak Manda, Helmand, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, causing an unknown number of assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Tawos Adil in Gomin neighborhood, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and nine other people, including Adil, a provincial council head, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/22/2016: An explosive device attached to a copy of the Koran detonated inside the Rezai Mosque in Ghor Darwaz, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Fayzabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked the Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi Airport in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 24, 2016 and February 3, 2016, assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of six related attacks in the district over a 10-day period. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Tapa-i-Khwaharan, Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Shorabak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were attempting to plant it in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sharak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Nesh on the same night. At least 14 assailants and one police officer were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers and three assailants were killed and eight others, including four soldiers, were injured in the assault and ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. It is unknown is the assault resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. During the attack, the assailants fired a mortar that struck the Maulvi Habib Rahman School. Two students were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a police headquarters in Gelan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sahar Gul in Totakhil area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Gul, a local police commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire at a market in Dawlatabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one Afghan Police officer, one Police Intelligence Department official, and two assailants, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/23/2016: Security forces identified and detained three people driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the house of Rafiullah Gul Afghan in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Afghan, a former Mesherano Jirga member, was not harmed, but two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2016: Assailants abducted an Afghan Border Police (ABP) staff sergeant in Qaramqol district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The officer was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/03/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a power pylon in an area between Sangin and Kajaki districts, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2016: Assailants abducted two professors in Kabul city, Afghanistan. The victims include Kevin King, a United States citizen, and Timothy Weeks, an Australian citizen. Both hostages were released on November 19, 2019. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded the release of detained members of the Taliban in exchange for the two hostages. Sources also attributed the incident to the Haqqani Network.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked Charsada district in Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2016: Assailants fired mortars targeting security check posts in Kand-i-Kapar, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2016: An explosive device targeting Shahid Matiuah High School detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the blast; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/04/2016: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked the district center complex in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants and one police officer were killed and four officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, a second explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2016: Police personnel discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2016: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated near a bank in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/17/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Karso, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and six others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2016: Assailants attacked Farah, Afghanistan. The ensuing clashes resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge on the Helmand-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of eight coordinated attacks in Helmand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near the residence of Haji Hayat in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Hayat, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) member, was not harmed in the attack. However, in addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and 17 others were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2016: Assailants fired mortars at the Spin-Gahi School in Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and eight were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying airport workers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six people, including five female airport employees, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban. The group initially denied involvement in the attack, though the assailants were later arrested and confessed to being members of the Taliban.
06/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near Sultan Ghazi Baba Mosque in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the convoy of Saleh Mohammad Safari, a presidential adviser, in Garmsir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two people, including a tribal elder, were killed and two people were injured in the blast, though Safari was not harmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Atta Jan Haqbayan, a provincial council leader, in Shinkay, Zabul, Afghanistan. Haqbayan was unharmed but two of his security guards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a passing police vehicle in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three people, including one police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2016: A roadside explosive device targeting a rickshaw detonated in Mullah Wali Muhammad Wayala, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed while six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, noting that the victim refused to marry a member of the group.
09/02/2016: Assailants attacked Burka, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Captain Inayatullah Himmat in Badiabad, Alingar district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Himmat, a district police chief, and an assailant were killed, while a driver was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2016: A suicide bomber attempting to target security forces detonated prematurely in Abdul Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only casualty in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2016: An explosive device detonated at a foreign military base near the Parliament building in Dar-ul Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/20/2016: An explosive device detonated at a school in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/19/2016: Assailants attacked transport department employees in Khorab area, Ashir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One employee was killed and another employee was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Laja Ahmad Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/18/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Andarano, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/13/2016: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated prematurely in Shinwari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoints in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2016: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Mardian district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted by Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the death of the assailant, two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire at Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL) in Kabul, Afghanistan. One person, a Ugandan national, was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Wor Mayi, Paktika, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack, killing at least 30 assailants and wounding 60 assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2016: Assailants opened fire a provincial peace committee member and his family in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the peace committee member, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Shayr Bayk, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Qush Tepa district on this date. At least 18 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 2, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/05/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a vehicle carrying United States journalist David Gilkey near Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three people, including Gilkey, a translator, and a soldier, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Assailants executed a civilian in Bidastan, Kohistanat district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the provincial government headquarters in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least 13 people, including anti-Taliban commander Khan Jan, were killed and 40 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Police checkposts in Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and five assailants, were killed and thirteen other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians from an unknown area in Afghanistan. One of the hostages was killed on an unspecified date, while whereabouts of the remaining two hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2016: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of security checkposts in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 29 assailants were killed and three police officers and 30 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Afghan Tepa, Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on this day. At least 12 assailants were killed and 25 wounded across the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Darqad district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in Walik, Raghistan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. The device was thought to be targeting Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban, which denied involvement.
02/02/2016: Assailants raided and set fire to the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Basos area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of seven related attacks on houses in Kunduz. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/08/2016: Security forces apprehended a teenage suicide bomber who was attempting to attack the administrative headquarters in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. The assailant, identified as Nematullah, confessed to acting on orders from the Taliban.
02/11/2016: Assailants publicly flogged two civilians in Kohistanat district, Sari Pul Province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 10 explosive devices in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near the Indian consulate in Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one person was arrested in connection with the attempted attack.
06/30/2016: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2016: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Omar, a tribal elder, in Chora, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2016: A rocket struck a house in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Nawi Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Khushi, Logar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when a landmine detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Khashrod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in this attack. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked Arghistan district in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. In addition, the assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2016: Assailants launched rockets at the district center in Khash Rod, Nimroz, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police patrol in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Safla, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2016: A rocket prematurely exploded in Gorigah, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians and four assailants were killed while five civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2016: Assailants abducted Gul Bacha from his residence in Landi Basol, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Bacha, an imam, was shot and killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/06/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in an attempt to target security officials in Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a civilian was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Azad, Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Thirteen assailants were killed and seven others, including an Afghan National Police (ANP) constable and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: Assailants shot and injured an Afghan Local Police (ALP) deputy head in Bagh Kafi, Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Jani Khel district, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting security checkpoints in Jani Khel on the same night. At least three officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/11/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Gelan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/18/2016: Assailants abducted two government officials in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. The commander and two of his bodyguards were killed and two additional bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2016: Assailants attacked Qarya Mughaib village in Shuhada, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Shinkay district, Zabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan military personnel in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2016: Assailants attacked a radio station in Daykundi, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Daykundi on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/27/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Police checkposts in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2016: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence in Torghar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/13/2016: Assailants launched rockets at a civilian house in Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked Charyar mosque in Karte Char, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two attacks on religious institutions in Kabul on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Kal Kala, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on police posts on the same day. At least three police officers and 10 assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/11/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Hazar Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. The officer and his guard were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2016: Assailants attacked Khanabad district in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and two police officers were killed and two officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three people, including one soldier and two other assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/17/2016: Assailants opened fire at a National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Paghman, Kabul, Afghanistan. Three people, including an intelligence official, were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely at a mosque in Alizay, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/05/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Zebak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unspecified number of explosive devices in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Afghanistan on the same day. 24 explosive devices were defused across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/24/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unspecified number of explosive devices in Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Afghanistan on the same day. 24 explosive devices were defused across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Trekh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and ten people were injured in the assault. The victims included both police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/30/2016: Assailants abducted an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The officer, Major Qasim Khan, was rescued on January 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2016: Security forces detained a 14-year-old suicide bomber in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
01/03/2016: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and firearms attacked the Indian consulate in Mazari Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including a police officer, and all six assailants were killed and eight others were injured in the ensuing clash that lasted until January 5, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
01/28/2016: Assailants abducted four civilians in Khash Rod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One of the civilians, Mohammad Arif, was found dead on February 18, 2016. A second hostage victim was killed on March 24, 2016. The whereabouts of remaining two victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Omarzi neighborhood, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three officers and a civilian, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/24/2016: An explosive device detonated in Farodin, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A shepherd was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Dobandi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Kunduz on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a foreign tourist bus in Chishti Sharif district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least seven people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in the center of Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/06/2016: An explosive device targeting police forces detonated in Azra, Logar, Afghanistan. Five police officers including a commander were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2016: Assailants shot and killed Sayyed Nazar, a local leader, in Safid Khar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2016: Assailants attacked a security forces post in Shah Tareen, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security forces posts in Shah Tareen on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in the center of Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Qush Tepa district on this date. At least 18 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 2, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/18/2016: Assailants fired mortars targeting an Independence Day ceremony in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and 49 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Ahmdak, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/06/2016: Seven assailants stopped two buses and abducted 110 passengers on a highway near the Dawlatabad and Qaramqol district border in Aq Guzar area, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The assailants reviewed the passengers' identification cards in search of an individual named Farooq. After four hours, 108 hostages were released; the whereabouts of the remaining two hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom in exchange for the victims.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 1, 2016 and January 31, 2016, assailants attacked and killed Salar, a local police commander, in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks targeting local police commanders that occurred in Baghlani Jadid district during January 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 1, 2016 and January 31, 2016, assailants attacked and killed Khudaidad, a local police commander, in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks targeting local police commanders that occurred in Baghlani Jadid district during January 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/08/2016: Assailants threw two grenades at a radio station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2016: Assailants carried out an attack in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 17 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2016: Assailants abducted three individuals in Qala Kah district, Farah, Afghanistan. Two hostages, including a former National Directorate of Security (NDS) district chief and his bodyguard, were killed shortly after the kidnapping. The whereabouts of the remaining hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Qukal Dash, Faizabad district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least ten assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2016: An explosive device detonated at a shrine in Badkhap Roghani, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/00/2016: Sometime between January 1, 2016 and January 31, 2016, assailants attacked and killed Shamsullah, a local police commander, in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks targeting local police commanders that occurred in Baghlani Jadid district during January 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/25/2016: Assailants fired a mortar into Shirzad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2016: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Sher Wali Wardak, a member of parliament, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Three people, including Wardak, were killed and 11 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State both claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Gajgin village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police check-post in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Abdul Rahim at his residence in Zaranj district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Rahim, an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer, and his daughter were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2016: Assailants abducted Mawlawi Abdul Samad in Rodat, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Samad, an imam, was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/06/2016: Assailants shot and killed Naimatullah, the head of the 12th Security Zone, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2016: A magnetic explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of General Wali Jan, an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander, in Dangam, Kunar, Afghanistan. Jan and a guard were killed an additional guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 11 related attacks on checkpoints in Gizab district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Khairabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting security posts in Khairabad on the same day. Two police officers and four assailants were killed across the three events. Sources stated that the vehicles used in the assault had Taliban markings.
03/13/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Surkh Bayd, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed, one officer was injured, and a telecommunications tower was damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Haji Ghalib, the Bati Kot district chief, in Sorkhakan, Laghman, Afghanistan. A driver was killed and two people, including Ghalib and a bodyguard, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An assailant attempted to attack the house of Massoud Andarabi, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant and there were no other casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers and five assailants were killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan police personnel in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police in the district of the same day. Seven police officers and 11 assailants were killed and eight police officers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/16/2016: Assailants abducted five International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) employees in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The victims were released on February 19, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
04/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khoshamand, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2016: Assailants entered Gulmiran High School and beat up and injured a guard in Nahrin district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The assailants then set fire to the school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/17/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2016: Assailants attacked Abdul Saboor Sarir in Kabul, Afghanistan. Sarir, the editor-in-chief of Afghanistan Times, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/16/2016: Assailants shot and killed Yaqoob Sharafat, a Radio Television Afghanistan journalist, in Rasala, Zabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2016: Assailants attacked a border police post in Shamulzayi, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two civilians and one officer were killed and one officer and two civilians were wounded in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2016: An explosive device detonated against a civilian tractor in Nazarwal, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2016: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Aynak, Helmand, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2016: Assailants raided Chahar Bolak district in Balkh, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing six assailants and injuring 24 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the residence of Malik Dehqan, a pro-government tribal leader, in Nazyan district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 11 people were killed and 23 others, including Dehqan, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a local militia commander suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State had carried out the attack.
03/02/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Baharak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/07/2016: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a vehicle carrying judges in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and eight people were injured in the blast; the victims included judges and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/15/2016: Assailants attacked Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and 15 assailants were killed and six soldiers and 20 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2016: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.