08/07/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Bakawal, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at a counter-narcotics department in a police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/26/2016: Assailants briefly abducted civilians in Sar Dara Ashtar Shehr, Parwan province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were shot and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related assaults targeting police posts in Kansak on this date. Six police officers were killed and two officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/02/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kajaki, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/23/2016: Assailants abducted seven people, including World Food Program (WFP) workers and teachers, Shahrak, Ghor, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on November 24, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of a radio station owner 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.
02/16/2016: Security forces discovered five landmines planted in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four landmines were successfully defused, but the fifth exploded, killing two soldiers and a police officer. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct an unknown number of expatriates, including a United States citizen, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The kidnapping attempt failed when the vehicle carrying the expatriates reached a police checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Tazi, Shajoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Four children were killed and another child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban
05/06/2016: Assailants attacked a joint Afghan Border Police (ABP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) convoy in Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan. Six assailants, including a commander, 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.
05/02/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a graveyard in the 2nd police district of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
01/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on Malak Qurban in Chahar Shinghovi village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Qurban, a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoints in Khwaja Sahib, Jalrez district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants were killed while three soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Shakoor in Adraskin district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Shakoor, the Adraskin district police chief, was killed and four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian from a vehicle in Paktika, Afghanistan. The victim was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Malik, a village development council head, in Shah Zafar neighborhood, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Malik and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2016: A roadside landmine detonated against a civilian vehicle in Sayd Khel, Parwan, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked Pashtun Kot district in Faryab, Afghanistan. One public uprising member was killed and another was wounded in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
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.
07/21/2016: Assailants attacked Qurluq area in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants and 10 security personnel were killed across this assault and an earlier attack in Kunduz province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
04/07/2016: Security force discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2016: Assailants abducted a woman in Maida Qul, Badghis, Afghanistan. The victim was executed later on 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 being married to two men at the same time.
01/17/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the guesthouse of Obaidullah Shinwari, a Nangarhar provincial assembly member, in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 13 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 Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/07/2016: Assailants attacked Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the provincial council head, Haji Atta Jan Haqbayan, in Shah Hasankhel, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2016: Assailants attacked and killed an Afghan Police officer in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a police patrol in Chahi, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Six officers were killed, one was injured, and another officer was taken hostage 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.
07/02/2016: Assailants attacked Mosa Khail district in Khost, Afghanistan. At least 67 assailants were killed and 23 others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/24/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed Nasrullah Nasrat, a peace committee member, in Ghor, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2016: Assailants raided and set fire to civilian homes in Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five people were abducted during the raids. An unspecified number of hostages were freed by security forces, and the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. 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.
11/12/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at Bagram Air Base in Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, five United States citizens, including three soldiers and two contractors, and one Polish soldier were killed and 15 United States soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Sholgara district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2016: Assailants lashed a civilian accused of adultery in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
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.
05/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Badam Kandi, Sayed Karam district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2016: Security forces identified two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle attempting to carry out an attack in Du Rahi area, Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The vehicle detonated prematurely, killing one assailant and wounding the other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Shewan, Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and five soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2016: Assailants attacked the Kabul-Kandahar highway near Shatir, 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.
11/18/2016: Assailants attacked security personnel in Baraki Barak, Logar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/26/2016: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted and destroyed over Bagram airbase in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2016: Assailants attacked the security guard of Habib Afghan, a Member of Parliament, in Karezak, Kapisa, Afghanistan. The guard and an assailant were killed and one other person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Khan Aqa, 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.
03/17/2016: Assailants abducted two Bangladeshi officials and two Afghan officials working for the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Both Afghan hostages were released shortly after the abduction, while the Bangladeshi hostages were released on April 4, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
11/05/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of the Kapisa Criminal Investigation Department Chief detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in Qala-i-Najil, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 16 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2016: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpost on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2016: A magnetic explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Qambar Square, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Shamalgah, 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.
06/11/2016: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Dih Bala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Five police officers and 13 assailants were killed and six police officers and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated and two other assailants attacked the residence of Mir Wali, a Member of Parliament (MP), in Khushal Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including the three assailants, were killed and six others, including Wali, were injured in the attack. In addition, 18 people were taken hostage and rescued by security forces 10 hours later. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2016: Assailants attacked Shahabuddin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four 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.
04/27/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) posts in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants abducted Rehmatullah, a judge, from Kort Shumali Khan, Herat, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2016: Assailants attacked and killed Qari Zubair, the brother of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer, in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Laghabad, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants beheaded two National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2016: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Ismail Qashlaq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four 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.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, 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.
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.
02/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander at a market in Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 14 people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. The commander was not harmed and the victims included civilians and police officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and the bomber was identified as Mohammad Rasoul.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Nahrin district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two police officers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused explosives-laden motorcycles in Nad Ali district, 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.
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
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Gardna Mazar, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of General Abdur Rashid near Shibirghan in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Rashid, the Vice President, was not harmed; however, at least one assailant was killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2016: A roadside bomb detonated against a civilian motorcycle in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2016: Assailants attacked Farah, Afghanistan. Nineteen assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) officer in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated and three other assailants attacked an appellate court building in Ghazni, Afghanistan. In addition to the four assailants, five people were killed and 13 others were injured in the attack; the victims included police officers and civilians. Additionally, an explosives-laden vehicle was defused at the scene. The Taliban 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.
10/02/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Yangi Qala, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpost in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Towrgondi, Herat, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. One of the hostages was released unharmed shortly after the abduction while the other victim was flogged and released the following day, on April 29, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoints in Raghistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2016: Assailants attempted to attack security posts in Shirkhel, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two people, an assailant and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/17/2016: Assailant abducted five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Salar, Wardak, Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed shortly after the abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2016: Assailants attacked a convoy of government officials in Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Nawbahar, 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.
01/06/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pul-e Khosti area, Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2016: An explosive device intended to target a security forces convoy detonated prematurely while being planted in Chah Anjeer, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2016: Assailants attacked and killed two National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Burka, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Darae Bum, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three officers and four assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/08/2016: Assailants raided a coal mine and abducted 15 miners in Karkar area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on May 10, 2016. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Dukin village in Farah, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the attack. 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.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Khogyani, 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.
05/02/2016: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2016: Assailants abducted 25 people in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Assailants released 24 hostages later the same day, while the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Shindand district, Herat, 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.
10/01/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and six civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at the residence of Abdullah Khan in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. Khan, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was unharmed as there were no casualties reported in the attack. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2016: A magnetic explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2016: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a market in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and 40 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban, which the group denied.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle on Azra-Khaki Jabar Highway in Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/27/2016: Two soldiers opened fire on a their colleagues at a security checkpoint in Zakhil, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 12 soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police convoy in Farah Rud, Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including two officers and 21 assailants, were killed and two other officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2016: Assailants attacked police and military personnel in the Achakzai area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A soldier and two police officers were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants were killed and four security force members and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Afghani Ghar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and five officers were abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/05/2016: An explosive device attached to a car detonated in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on Allah Noor, a prosecutor, in Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Noor and a civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Haji Mir Hamza in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Hamza, the district chief, was unharmed; however, at least four soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/30/2016: Assailants planted explosive devices and opened fire on a technical team attempting to repair a damaged power pylon in Dand-i-Shahabuddin area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2016: A grenade detonated targeting Ali Baba employees in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least 16 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants attacked Pamir checkpost in Lal Por, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/16/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Souch village, Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing seven assailants and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2016: Assailants attacked areas of Uruzgan, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties among military personnel and 41 soldiers were taken hostage 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.
02/16/2016: Assailants attacked Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2016: Assailants abducted Ayub, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander, and his two guards from Garjak area, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Ayub was killed shortly after the kidnapping, while the whereabouts of the two guards are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Mulla Burjan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least one security force member was killed and two members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/19/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy on Ghormach-Qaisar highway in Kunjak locality, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Fourteen assailants were killed and a soldier and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2016: Assailants attacked Pas Pacheer area in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 35 people, including 22 assailants, were killed and nine people 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.
02/08/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Bakwah district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers and three assailants were killed and two soldiers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Malgir, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on this date. Eight police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/14/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Jurm, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and 10 people, including a soldier and nine assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2016: Assailants abducted 25 passengers on the Kabul-Bamyan highway in Zaywalayat, Wardak, Afghanistan. Five passengers were released on October 5, 2016 and 11 passengers were released on October 27, 2016. The whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked the Juma Kandak military base in Pul-e-Hashim Khan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/02/2016: Assailants attacked the Niazullah 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.
05/09/2016: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. One person was killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/06/2016: Assailants abducted at least 80 civilians in Raghistan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a bazaar in Dawlatabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 24 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/07/2016: Assailants abducted passengers from a vehicle on the Ghazni-Paktika 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.
12/29/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Sikh community leader, in Haji Gulistan Kochi Haman, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/30/2016: Afghan security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police training center in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least three people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2016: Assailants shot down a military helicopter in Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, which authorities denied.
01/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Soor neighborhood, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One NDS member was killed and another was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2016: Two assailants opened fire on Shukuria Wali's vehicle in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Wali, the head of the provincial Women's Affairs Department, was not harmed, but a treasury official was killed 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.
04/11/2016: A border police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpoint in Wesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least five officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Pasaband, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and nine were injured, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. 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.
02/29/2016: An explosive device planted near an electricity pole detonated as a military vehicle passed by in 7th police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four civilians, including two children, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
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.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Juma Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/06/2016: Assailants attacked a village in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three assaults on villages in Darqad on the same day. Six assailants were killed and seven were injured across the three raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting police and intelligence personnel along Arghandab-Qalat Highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four officers and one National Directorate of Security (NDS) member, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Kurji neighborhood, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and three children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
10/09/2016: Assailants shot down a military helicopter in Dahana-i-Ghuri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, though authorities doubted the veracity of the claim.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Charmas 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.
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2016: An explosive device attached to the motorcycle of Abdul Ahmad detonated in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. Ahmad, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/17/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
01/08/2016: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 25 security force members were killed or injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at Haji Yaqub square in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated outside a civilian residence in Lal Por district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: An explosive device attached to a police van detonated in Khair Khana area, Kabul, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Shahre Kohna, 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.
09/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on Khalil Parsa in Herat, Afghanistan. Parsa, the Herat Civil Society Network head, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked Aliabad 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. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Helmand, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of civilian casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of provincial governor Bismillah Afghanmal in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Pashtun Kot 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.
08/18/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Hisarak district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 20, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/08/2016: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Kalata Nazar area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 14, 2016 and August 20, 2016, assailants attacked Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants and four soldiers were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle escorting United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) members in Samarkhil area, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two UNAMA workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Bismullah Khan in Balkh, Afghanistan. Khan, a district police chief, was killed and three of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Gardan, 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.
10/16/2016: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated targeting security forces in Gormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 12 soldiers were killed and 15 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated targeting the vehicle of a police commander in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Fifteen civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Shinkay, Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of Abdul Sattar Khawasi in Shinwari, Parwan, Afghanistan. Khawasi, a National Assembly Member, was unharmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2016: An explosive device detonated in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2016: An explosive device detonated in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Security forces detained two suicide bombers in Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in Mata Khan, Paktika, Afghanistan. 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.
04/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Awpashak locality, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks targeting checkposts in Helmand on this date. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/01/2016: Assailants abducted Faizul Rahman, a civilian, in Saydabad, Wardak, Afghanistan. Rahman was hanged shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that Rahman was accused of killing a Haqqani Network leader.
03/06/2016: Assailants attacked a village in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three assaults on villages in Darqad on the same day. Six assailants were killed and seven were injured across the three raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/03/2016: Assailants attacked Kunduz city, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 154 people were killed and 120 people were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until October 9, 2016. The casualties included assailants, security forces, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the United States remove all American armed forces from Afghanistan.
01/05/2016: An explosive device planted in a garbage bin detonated near the Indian consulate in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2016: Assailants stopped several passenger vehicles and detained at least 185 civilians in Shina Tepa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. 152 people were released after being questioned, 13 people were killed at the scene, and 20 people were abducted. Security forces rescued 10 hostages and killed three assailants on June 1, 2016. Two hostages were killed on June 2, 2016, and the fate of the remaining eight kidnapped passengers is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2016: A rocket struck a house in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Gardez on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/03/2016: Assailants abducted and raped a woman in Dara-i-Sufi Bala, Samangan, Afghanistan. The hostage was released on an undetermined date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on power poles and lines in Bad Pakh, Laghman, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
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.
05/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured and one soldier was reported missing following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2016: Assailants abducted Haji Zalmay in Sangi Qala, Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. Zalmay, the Community Development Councils (CDC) deputy chief, was killed shortly after the abduction and his body was discovered the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/26/2016: An assailant threw a grenade at Dunya-e Nawin radio station in Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sra Khash, 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.
07/06/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mualvi Mohammad Shafique detonated in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Shafique, a religious scholar, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/17/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the gate of the provincial council building in Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer on Abreshom Street in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2016: An explosive device detonated at a market in Hisa-i-Awali Kohistan, Kapisa, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
02/07/2016: Police officials identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack a police headquarters in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2016: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Maidani, 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.
05/19/2016: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) forces in Almalak, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Mazgin, Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Nani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2016: Assailants attacked Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and 11 soldiers and 13 assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near the vehicle of Haji Rahim in Takzar, Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Rahim, a former Jamiat-i-Islami commander, was not harmed in the attack. However, in addition to the bomber, at least four people were killed and another person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Following the blast, assailants then attacked the post. At least three people, including one officer and two assailants, were killed and five other, including two officers and three assailants, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qaisarkhel area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Baghlan on this date. Eleven police officers were killed and an unknown number of assailants were killed and wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2016: Assailants attacked Mullah Agha Jan area in Arghistan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police headquarters 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.
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked Blem Bafan area, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 25 people were abducted during the raid. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2016: An explosive device detonated as Afghan Police officers attempted to defuse it in Ghoryan district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2016: Assailants attacked Taywara district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and 11 others were wounded in the ensuing clash with security forces. 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.
09/10/2016: Assailants abducted Haji Zahir Khan, a tribal elder, from his home in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. Khan was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
06/12/2016: Assailants shot and killed Malak Awal Khan, a tribal elder, in Saqawah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Adi Bagh locality, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks targeting checkposts in Helmand on this date. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/04/2016: A rocket shell struck a civilian house in Qalgho, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Seori Tapi, Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Wali Karam Hadeera area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The driver, who was wearing a suicide vest, escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Basir Khil area, Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers and six assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/07/2016: Assailants attacked a police base in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and 20 assailants were killed and four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/06/2016: Assailants attacked a village in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three assaults on villages in Darqad on the same day. Six assailants were killed and seven were injured across the three raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/23/2016: Assailants attacked Mirza Awlang, Sari Pul, 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.
09/25/2016: Nineteen roadside bombs were discovered and defused in Sreh Chahan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Haji Agha Dawood and Haji Ibrahim in Khwaja Ghar, Takhar, Afghanistan. Both Dawood, the provincial Afghan Police chief, and Ibrahim, the provincial National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence chief, were not harmed; however, at least two security guards were killed and four guards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/24/2016: A suicide bomber was arrested before detonating at a police compound in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The assailant confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
03/31/2016: Assailants raided the house of Gol Enam Sirat in Samosi, Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Sirat, the brother of a Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State commander, was killed and three family members were abducted during the attack; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Tapi Khan, 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.
10/28/2016: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Shinwari, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a security post in Imam Jafar, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Dawlatabad district education department officials in Deh Naw, Balkh, Afghanistan. Noorullah Noori, the education department head, was killed and three other education officials were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/00/2016: Sometime between July 16, 2016 and August 2, 2016, assailants abducted six people, including three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, two Afghan Police officers, and one civilian, from a bus in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. All six hostages were hanged on August 16, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/01/2016: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Andaran, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2016: Assailants attacked Islahuddin, a presidential palace guard, at his residence in Tamirat area, Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Islahuddin was killed and his mother was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Special Police Force checkposts in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and five others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Khwaja Khazar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents targeting posts in Khwaja Khazar on the same day. At least eight people, including three soldiers and five assailants, were killed and four other soldiers were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Malgir, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on this date. Eight police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/16/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Kansak, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related assaults targeting police posts in Kansak on this date. Six police officers were killed and two officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Majeed in Ganbadan, Feroz Nakhchir district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Majeed, an imam, was killed and a police officer was injured in the assault and ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians in Zano village, Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Both civilians were executed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victims were accused of adultery.
12/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two people, including a police officer and his bodyguard, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/18/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/24/2016: An explosive detonated near a police vehicle in Wicha Kholai, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/08/2016: Security forces discovered and defused and unknown number of explosive devices between Kamp area and the center of Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Khwaja Pesta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and one officer was injured in the assault. Waheedullah, the deputy administrative officer for Kunduz, was abducted in the attack; he was rescued on June 10, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2016: An explosive device planted in an Afghan Police vehicle detonated in Chahar Sari, Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/05/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Karak, 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.
02/21/2016: Assailants abducted four tribal elders from Spin Jumat area, Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. All four hostages were released on February 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban, which denied carrying out the attack.
05/08/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qala Haidar Khan, Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan. A police officer 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.
04/20/2016: An explosive device detonated at a bus stand in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2016: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and defused in Musa Qala 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.
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.
04/04/2016: A roadside explosive device targeting a vehicle owned by a construction company detonated in Gaosiah, Herat, Afghanistan. The construction project security chief was killed and his two guards were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/09/2016: A police officer opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) personnel in Kabul city, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2016: Assailants beheaded two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers, identified as Rahmatullah and Fayaz, in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and 27 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2016: Assailants attacked a security forces base in Tarkani, Paktia, Afghanistan. Thirty assailants were killed and five security forces members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces in Babaji, Helmand, Afghanistan. Casualties were reported, but the exact number is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: A rocket targeting the district police headquarters struck a civilian house in Karborai, Kunar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed while three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police commander in Waygal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed and his guard was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. An unknown number of 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.
05/08/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Kala Kalan, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three 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.
06/23/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 14 assailants were killed and three police officers and 19 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Tarin Kot area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of Afghan Police checkpoints in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents in Khwaja Sabz Posh on the same day. At least four assailants were killed across the two armed assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/22/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police vehicle in Sawo locality, Jabba area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At two police officers and three assailants were killed and two police officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three people, including a civilian and two police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Alqanaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2016: Assailants released poisonous gas in Sar-e-Rustaq Girl High School in Sar Rustaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. Approximately 62 students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2016: An explosive device detonated in in Lukhi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in Khair Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
12/04/2016: Assailants raided houses and attacked civilians in an unknown number of villages in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 23 civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Baharak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/26/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Qara Shekhi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and six assailants and two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Agah Sahib, Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and five assailants were killed and one officer and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, at least 10 officers were reported missing following the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/18/2016: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Hisarak district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 20, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on a bazaar in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police vehicle detonated at Esmat Square in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the house of Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf, a former jihadi leader, in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban and noted that Sayyaf had criticized the group.
12/26/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Gosha 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.
10/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Basharan, Helmand, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2016: Assailants attacked police and army outposts in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and 11 assailants were killed and four soldiers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dand-i-Ragha village, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Karte-e-Char, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2016: Two child suicide bombers detonated at a security checkpoint in Bakwa, Farah, Afghanistan. The assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/12/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle in Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkpoints in Jangal Aregh, Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and eight people, including seven other assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2016: Assailants attacked the Kabul-Kandahar highway near Shirazi, 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.
12/17/2016: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2016: Assailants abducted a woman from her residence in Latai, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The victim was publicly beheaded shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
01/15/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Malgir locality, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar attacks targeting checkposts in Helmand on this date. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/22/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Abdul Aziz detonated in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Aziz, a provincial council member, was unharmed; however, eight people, including two of Aziz's guards, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured and a military vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/21/2016: Assailants attacked Farid Bakhtawar, a member of the Farah provincial council, in Daristan, Farah, Afghanistan. Bakhtawar was not harmed, but three of his guards were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2016: Assailants attacked Noor Koh, Chaghcharan district, Ghor, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two civilians and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Sakhi Dad Osmani in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Osmani, an Afghan Police district chief, were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. This was one of three incidents in Khwaja Sabz Posh on the same day; the victim was traveling to a security post that was under attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Shir Kala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. An ALP commander, identified as Mohammad Ismail, and his two bodyguards were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2016: Assailants attacked and killed Ghulam Sakhi, a representative for people with disabilities, in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at the vehicle of Hayatullah Faqiryar in Angor Bagh area, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Faqiryar, a district chief, and one of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2016: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Taloka locality, near Kunduz city, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Mar Ghondai, Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in a market in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2016: An explosive device detonated at a teacher training center in Mahmudi Raqi, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Shar-e Now, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it along a highway in Mosa Khail, Khost, Afghanistan. Three assailants 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.
01/08/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Fifteen security personnel were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Khanabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack and the abduction was unsuccessful. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in Bashir Qala, Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four children were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ali Khan Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/10/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Bad Pas, Laghman, Afghanistan. Four assailants and one soldier was killed and seven people, including four assailants and three soldiers, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan soldiers in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and 11 soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Ab Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and nine others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2016: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked the residence of Akhter Mohammad in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near the police traffic department in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2016: Two police officers attacked their colleagues in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/03/2016: Assailants attacked Khannesin, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 27 assailants and two police officers were killed while 16 assailants and an unknown number of police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police tank in Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers opened fire on their colleagues at a checkpoint in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Two assailants opened fire on General Khan Agha Achakzai as he was exiting a mosque in Salo Khan Kariz, Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Achakzai, a senior military officer, was killed along with a bodyguard and both assailants, and Achakzai's son was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a minibus in Barakhanah, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2016: Assailants abducted six border police officers in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The officers were injured and released on January 1, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2016: An explosive device targeting a Romanian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol detonated in Kalantar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four Romanian military soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mohammad Esmail detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Esmail, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Gardez city, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
12/29/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including two officers and six assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians in Kharwar, Logar, Afghanistan. The victims were shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one officer was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/17/2016: Assailants fired two rockets that landed near the Italian Embassy in Shashdarak locality, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two security guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2016: Assailants abducted Abdul Fatah from Kamankhelo Intermediate School in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Fatah, a teacher, was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2016: Assailants attacked a security forces outpost in Kiki Kotal, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four security members were killed and three security members were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2016: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Band Taimor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 13 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 17 assailants were killed and 22 assailants 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.
03/09/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near the Afghan Office of Administrative Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties other than the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shinwari, Parwan, Afghanistan. An assailant was 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 security checkpoint along the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Wardak, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported 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.
08/29/2016: Assailants ran over an explosive device they previously planted to target an unknown entity in Zerkoh, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two Taliban members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/11/2016: Assailants fired mortars at a security checkpost in Sperkai area, Khost Province, Afghanistan. A child was killed and seven other civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Labak, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two police officers and eight assailants were killed and unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/09/2016: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant with an explosive device in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on the district center in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents in Khwaja Sabz Posh on the same day. At least four assailants were killed across the two armed assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a former police officer in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/14/2016: Assailants attacked a highway between Shibirghan and Mazari Sharif in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Security forces opened fire in response and killed three assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, but sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2016: Assailants attacked Adrang 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.
12/26/2016: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Taki, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/08/2016: Assailants beheaded an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and seven Taliban members in Maktab village, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Taliban vehicle in Bakhtabad, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two civilians and a Taliban member, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/21/2016: Assailants stopped several civilian vehicles and detained 100 civilians near Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 75 hostages escaped or were rescued on the same day. The remaining 25 hostages were released on June 22, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that those who were affiliated with the government were targeted.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Biabanak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2016: Assailants opened fire on a wedding in Shar Hawza, Paktika, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/21/2016: Assailants abducted four police officers from their vehicles along Ghazni-Paktika road in Paktika, Afghanistan. The officers were shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a girls' 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.
07/12/2016: Assailants attacked police officers at a road construction project in Koragaz, Farah, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Aman Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
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.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Khwaja Khazar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents targeting posts in Khwaja Khazar on the same day. At least eight people, including three soldiers and five assailants, were killed and four other soldiers were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from their vehicle in Jangal, Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Both hostages escaped captivity on September 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) outposts in Sach, Farah, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one soldier and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a bus carrying military recruits in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 12 recruits were killed and 38 other people, including civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: An explosive device attached to a rickshaw detonated at a bazaar in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked security outposts in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 13 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.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Asadullah Zamir between Kandahar and Helmand province, Afghanistan. Zamir, the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/29/2016: Assailants attacked a police vehicle on Andkhwi-Jawzjan highway in Khanchar Bagh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. A police driver and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct 15 construction workers in Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. Security forces intervened and prevented the abduction, but a driver was killed and two workers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2016: Assailants torched the Arakozia Radio tower and assaulted its security guards in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2016: Assailants shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) member at Shuhada Square in Zaranj city, Nimroz Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two security personnel and 60 assailants were killed and 20 people were injured in the attack. In addition, seven security personnel were abducted in the attack. Six hostages were killed and the remaining hostage was injured and released in a security operation on August 25, 2016. This was one of two coordinated attacks in districts of Helmand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a bridge in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in districts of Helmand on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2017: Assailants shelled a police station and residential buildings in Kunduz, 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.
09/25/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Qala Zadran, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
07/04/2017: A n explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Momin Abad, Farah, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and six other civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Three ALP members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 21 assailants were killed or injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/10/2017: Assailants abducted and beheaded three civilians in Mamandari, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked Muradyan village in Fayzabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces which lasted until August 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/18/2017: Two explosive devices detonated in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people, including a civilian and an intelligence agent, were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2017: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant attempting to plant an explosive device in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed Hamid Wadan, a crime branch chief, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of General Abdul Hai Atahai in Musazai, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Atahai, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander, was killed and another officer was injured the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Rashid Arab, a former National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee, in Gordzad, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on religious scholars in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three scholars were killed and a fourth was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked Khairabad village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/14/2017: Assailants fired a rocket at a Public health department vehicle in Khawaja Pista, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/10/2017: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Mirabadi, Herat, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2017: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two assailants and two police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2017: Assailants set fire to the police headquarters in Jani Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Jani Khel on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/18/2017: Three assailants, including suicide bombers, armed with an explosives-laden vehicle and rocket launchers, attempted to attack a National Directorate of Security (NDS) training center in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Security forces intervened, killing the three assailants. In addition, two police officers were injured, and the explosives-laden vehicle was defused. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/00/2017: Sometime between June 23, 2017 and July 3, 2017, assailants set fire to a girls school in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/04/2017: Security forces arrested two suicide bombers in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and seven police officers were injured in the incident. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated at a garbage disposal site in Shadal, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Alasay, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2017: Assailants attacked Hanif Shah, a former Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) provincial office head, in Shashtai, Paktia, Afghanistan. Shah and two of his relatives were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2017: Assailants attacked Qazi Amin Waqad, a senior political member of Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG), in Kabul, Afghanistan. Waqad was unharmed as there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Zana Khan district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/24/2017: Assailants beheaded a civilian in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Faryab overnight. At least three soldiers, two civilians, and nine assailants were killed, and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/16/2017: Assailants attacked a security convoy in Fateh Abad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. During the clash, the assailants fired a rocket that struck a funeral gathering. At least one civilian was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/22/2017: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Member of Parliament Habiba Danish in Kabul, Afghanistan. Danish was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Abdul Rasoul, a religious scholar, in Andkhoy, Faryab, Afghanistan. Rasoul and his daughter were killed and his son was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2017: Assailants attacked police officers in Dara-i-Nur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/29/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shinkay, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: An explosive device attached to a minibus carrying Water Supply Department employees detonated in Macroryan, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Logar, 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.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked police posts and the district center in Gomal, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 72 people, including two police officers and 70 assailants, were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2017: Assailants abducted eleven construction laborers building a school in Takhta Pul, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on January 20, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
11/13/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and at least four US soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Ghatano, Ghazni, Afghanistan. A police officer and four assailants were killed and two police officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) outpost in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and one assailant were killed and three officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Ruyi Du Ab, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and eight assailants were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Faryab overnight. At least three soldiers, two civilians, and nine assailants were killed, and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/18/2017: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2017: Security forces identified and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle outside the house of Maulavi Mohammad Jan, the Uruzgan courts director, in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked Ibrahimabad village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/02/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two assailants and eight police officers were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a civilian house in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Ghorband, Parwan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Saydabad district, Wardak, 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.
07/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security checkpost in Ab Bashak, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. In addition to the assailants, at least five security personnel were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2017: Assailants opened fire inside a mosque in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and nine people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. Sources also suspected the involvement of the Haqqani Network.
05/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets at a police headquarters in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) station in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least six police officers were killed and five police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in the 6th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants abducted an Indian engineer in the Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. The hostage was released on October 7th, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint outside of Camp Chapman in Khost, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least four guards were killed and six people, including civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/22/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost on the outskirts of Farah city, Afghanistan. Six assailants and a police officer were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2017: Assailants poisoned students and teachers at Sayed Barkatullah girls' school in Qurghan, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 81 students and three teachers were poisoned as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Armal, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/02/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest in Ghor, Afghanistan. The assailant confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
04/18/2017: Assailants attacked security forces posts in Miya Nishin, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 13 assailants and three security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nari district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/20/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber who intended to target a military convoy near Bagram Airbase in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked police officers in Dara-i-Sufi Payin, Samangan, Afghanistan. Three people, including two assailants and one police officer were killed and two people, including an assailant and a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed Nasib, a tribal elder, in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a security forces vehicle in Sehra Bagh, Khost, Afghanistan. At least three security personnel were killed and one was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a National Directorate of Security (NDS) base in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least six NDS members were killed and seven members were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2017: Assailants set fire to the Sarhadi Radio Station in Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked Tala wa Barfak district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four security personnel were killed and four security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash which lasted until March 1, 2017. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets targeting the diplomatic district in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/03/2017: A landmine detonated prematurely in Ishkamish, Takhar, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Lal Por, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash and a civilian was killed and four others were injured when a mortar fired by the assailants struck a house. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Koti Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol near Shesh Ab, Nimroz, Afghanistan. A highway police commander was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Gortepa, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Muhmand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/31/2017: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on an uprising commander at a dinner party in Qurghan, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five people, including the commander and a tribal elder, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the vehicle of Nabi Gechi, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) district commander, in Khulm district, Balkh, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one person was killed and seven others, including Gechi, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2017: Assailants stormed Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Ziruk, Paktika, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed while two soldiers and 11 assailants were injured in ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Taliban.
02/25/2017: Assailants fired a projectile that struck a high school in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Daychopan, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on this date and one of three attacks with related casualties. At least 20 police officers were killed and six police officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/12/2017: Assailants attacked a Pakistani security patrol in Gurbuz, Khost, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and four assailants and a civilian were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the security forces sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2017: Assailants attacked uprising personnel in Pasha Khan, Faryab,, Afghanistan. Three uprising members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/11/2017: Assailants abducted two employees from a road construction site in Sayyad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. 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.
02/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police chief's vehicle in Shawak, Paktia, Afghanistan. The chief was injured while one of his guards was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2017: Assailants kidnapped seven police officers in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2017: An explosive device detonated in Chora, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and eight were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/17/2017: Assailants attacked Haji Sharafuddin in Helmand, Afghanistan. Sharafuddin, a former district chief, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated prematurely as assailants were planting them in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/14/2017: Assailants shot and killed the bodyguard of Salim Bai, a local uprising commander, in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/14/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Sarband, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bala Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts on the same day. At least two assailants were killed and two police officers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/27/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ghanda Ab, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts on the same day. At least two assailants were killed and two police officers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/20/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle along the Lashkar Gah-Kandahar highway in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two additional officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Beni Hesar, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2017: Assailants set fire to the governor's compound in Jani Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Jani Khel on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/20/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/06/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Baharak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Sultan Khel Mosque in Hazarnaw, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. An imam was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed a prosecutor in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Abdul Rahim Haidari, a district head, in Shib Koh, Farah, Afghanistan. At least six people, including Haidari, his son, and four of his body guards were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2017: Assailants beheaded Mullah Taj Mohammad, a local cleric, in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/23/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting a protest in support of Sheikh Akram, a former local police commander, at his residence in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Akram was unharmed; however, nine people, including the assailant, were killed and 17 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle carrying prisoners in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a tribal leader detonated in Khewa, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Sar Shekhli, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and ten assailants and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2017: Assailants abducted Niamatullah Niamati in Baba Qanbar, Samangan, Afghanistan. Niamati, a public relations official for the High Peace Council (HPC) and former Jamiat-i-Islami (JIA) commander, was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian vehicle in Memla, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and four security personnel were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Darae Bum, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police posts in the area on this date. At least eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated at a market in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2017: Assailants attacked Abdul Hameed Hamid, a district administrative chief, in Wazir Kala, Logar, Afghanistan. Hamid and two of his guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2017: Assailants attacked the convoy of the district governor in Charsiano, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/01/2017: Assailants abducted two Badghis Public Health Department employees in Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/03/2017: Assailants attacked the vehicle of General Abdul Wahab in Sultan Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Wahab, a deputy intelligence chief for Paktika, and three of his security guards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Timir Koprik, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Rahim Amin, the Baraki Barak district chief, in Sheikh Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. Amin was unharmed but two civilians were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related attacks carried out on members of the same family in Mohammad Agha district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Kansik, Farah, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and three officers were kidnapped during the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy on responding to an earlier incident in Sahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the assault. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Faryab overnight. At least three soldiers, two civilians, and nine assailants were killed, and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Qalat Nazar, Herat, Afghanistan. Two border police officers were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on two tribal elders in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The two elders, identified as Yar Mohammad and Haji Seddiq, were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in the Shatar-Jangal area of Dushi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Dushi on this date. At least four assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated prematurely as assailants attempted to target security forces in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two 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.
02/01/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Yaftal, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
04/17/2017: Assailants opened fire and killed four people accused of cooperating with the government in Sayad, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated in Sar-e-Kariz, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Koshki Kohna, Herat, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and five were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2017: Assailants attacked a health clinic in Washer, Helmand, Afghanistan. Several employees were physically assaulted and the clinic was set ablaze during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
08/06/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/13/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Bagh-e-Yaran, Takhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2017: Assailants attacked Taliban positions in Sholanah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. At least 31 people, including seven assailants, 21 Taliban members, and three civilians were killed and five civilians were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2017: Assailant shot and killed Haji Mohammad Akbar Akhunzada, a tribal elder, in Honi Safli, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Dashti Archi , Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two assailants 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.
04/02/2017: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle in Bak, Khost, Afghanistan. Some of the explosives failed to detonate and the assailant was injured in the attack. There were no additional casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2017: An explosive device detonated against a minibus in Adraskan, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 10 civilians were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2017: An unknown number of landmines were discovered and destroyed in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Belandi, Farah, Afghanistan. At least nine soldiers and 17 assailants were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted at the Sufi Ashriqui shrine in Shudai Saleehin, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed Haji Murad, a tribal elder, in Tash Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
11/13/2017: Four suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to attack the district council building and police headquarters in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Security forces identified and killed the four assailants and safely defused the explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2017: Assailants fired mortars at residences in Tort Atai, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were killed and three other people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/12/2017: Assailants attacked the district government headquarters in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Dushi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack, killing seven assailants and injuring 15 others. Additionally, dozens of civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/03/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan military convoy in Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of soldiers were killed and injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting army personnel in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including 13 assailants, were killed and 18 people, including 15 assailants, were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 15, 2017 and August 31, 2017, assailants abducted three customs employees in Herat, Afghanistan. All three hostages were killed on September 18, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/04/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Bala Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2017: Assailants attacked Yaftal Sufla district in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing two assailants and injuring two other assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Barmal, Paktika, 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 Haqqani Network.
03/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on Malem Mirwali in Kart-i-Mualimeen, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mirwali, a Wolesi Jirga member, was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being allied with the United States.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Fifteen people, including five police officers and 10 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Sherin Agha in Barar Ghach, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Agha, a tribal elder, was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants beheaded a former jihadi commander's son in Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/00/2017: Sometime between April 29, 2017 and May 4, 2017, security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in the 7th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Fandaqestan, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Ghorband district on this date. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two police officers were killed and seven others were injured across the ensuing clashes. The injured included civilians, police officers, and two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/14/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Chabarmay, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on Kunduz on the same night. At least one police officer and four assailants were killed and one police officer and four assailants were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while assailants were planting it in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Dara Takht, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants threw grenades at a police checkpoint in Kota Sangi Chowk, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including 10 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and six police officers were killed and seven police personnel were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: Two suicide bombers armed with explosives-laden vests, grenades, and automatic rifles attacked the Jawadia Mosque in Baqer Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, 32 people were killed and 66 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Babaji, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/17/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Haskah Menah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six 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 Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/26/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel in Qari Posta, Helmand, Afghanistan. Muhammad Sadiq, the acting district police chief, was killed and five officers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained and unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/10/2017: A landmine detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdorrauf Mama in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. Mama, a district police commander, and two of his guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2017: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a market in Logar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and seven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on women at a market near Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. The women worked for a private company that searches people before entering Bagram airbase. At least two women were killed and two women were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Kandaharian, Takhar, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed and the district director of the National Security Department and his bodyguard were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2017: Assailants attacked Taliban positions in Spin Jumat, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. At least 31 people, including seven assailants, 21 Taliban members, and three civilians were killed and five civilians were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2017: Assailants ambushed an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Soraki, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and several were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/19/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Shia Abu al-Fazal mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Guzargahi Nur, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to 17 assailants, five police officers were killed and seven people, including four assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military convoy in Beni Hesar, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2017: Assailants threw a grenade a Public Order Police officers in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2017: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Shotor Jangal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked the governor's compound in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. In addition, at least one police officer was injured in this specific attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/08/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Dehan Karnaj, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Shah Mansoor Maktab, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including four security personnel and 10 assailants, were killed and 20 others, including five security personnel and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians at a mosque in Chah Ab, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed and 20 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to loyalists of a former commander of Hizb-I-Islami.
05/29/2017: Assailants attacked joint security forces in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. Thirty people, including two security personnel and 28 assailants, were killed and 17 people, including four security personnel and 13 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Imam Mohammad Baqer mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five 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.
03/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed Qari Roohullah Fayaz, a former Laghman Provincial Council member, in Laghman, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest near a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Sash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least six people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. The casualties included NDS personnel, security forces, and civilians. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/17/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Jaji Maydan, Khost, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/21/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three security personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2017: Assailants set fire to the Bahaul Haq shrine in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting shrines in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/28/2017: Assailants abducted and beheaded Jan Mohammad, a civilian, in Pad Khwab Shanah, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
02/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on Alam Jan Majahid, a provincial council member, in Hussainkhel, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Majahid and three of his guards were killed and four guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants abducted Mulavi Abdul Hameed Shahab, a district legal advisor, in Shaiber, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Chapa Dara, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on security check posts Loy Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/18/2017: An explosive device detonated in Daman, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2017: Assailants attacked Sayyad district in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/04/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Waygal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash, which lasted until May 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a village in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Dani, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets at the governor's guesthouse in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/16/2017: Assailants shot and killed four civilians accused of cooperating with the government in Sayyad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
10/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Spin Ade, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no casualties reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a police patrol in Shekhano, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Shaygal Wa Shiltan district, Kunar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
09/28/2017: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Chendawal, Kabul, Afghanistan. Three people, including a civilian and two police officers, were killed and 16 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/18/2017: Assailants attacked Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khat-e Qariban, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and a fourth was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Surkh Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in the area on this date. At least nine police officers were killed, and two assailants and five police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A border police finance manager was killed and six people, including officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
06/30/2017: Assailants shot and killed an intelligence official in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2017: Assailants abducted military court head Qazi Asal Din in Khwaja Pesta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Sarobi, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 17 assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2017: An explosive device detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Sayyad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants one civilian were killed and four civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police post in Dehbori, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/27/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Aq Kamar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least two soldiers and a civilian were killed and three soldiers were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/18/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Sarobi district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including four police officers and seven civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated inside of the Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 56 people were killed and 55 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2017: Security forces discovered and defused five landmines in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpost in Wazir, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and the assailant was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Kalan Kaichi, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, 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.
07/06/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of Kunduz city, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked civilians and security personnel in Mirza Wulang, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Clashes ensued that lasted until August 5, 2017. At least 72 people, including 10 assailants, were killed and 12 assailants were injured in the clashes. In addition, at least 335 people were taken hostage and 30 houses were set on fire during the attack. At least 235 hostages were released on August 8, 2017. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/28/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Qirghiz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/27/2017: Assailants set fire to the house of the brother of a former Taliban member who recently joined the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State in Waygal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2017: Assailants attacked Moghul village in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Darzab on the same day. At least 13 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
01/09/2017: Assailants attacked police outposts in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and five were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2017: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting a security convoy in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 14 soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2017: A suicide bomber detonated in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one person, a former district chief and jihadi commander, was killed and at least two people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2017: An explosive device detonated at a market in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least five police officers 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.
06/22/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and nine were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/13/2017: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Barlak, Paktika, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2017: A suicide bomber armed with an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 15 cadets were killed and four people were injured in the attack. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2017: Assailants attacked security forces guarding the lapis lazuli mine in Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks at the mine overnight. At least four assailants and one police officer were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2017: An Afghan soldier opened fire on United States military personnel at Camp Shaheen near Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and seven United States soldiers and an Afghan soldier were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a village in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Manzoor Hussain, a district police chief, in Bahrami Shahid, Ghazni Afghanistan. At least three people, including Hussain, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated on a bridge connecting Chimtal and the Chahar Bolak districts in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
04/13/2017: An explosive device, intending to target security forces, detonated in Paktia, Afghanistan. The device hit a civilian vehicle, killing three people and injuring two. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2017: A landmine detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Anar Dara, Farah, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2017: Assailants attacked a police check post in Shib Koh, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and six police officers were killed and nine assailants and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a residence in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including five security personnel and three civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Tajgo, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security posts in the area on this date. At least six assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/12/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gultipa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2017: Assailants shot and killed Bismellah, the manager of the Pushtroud revenue department, in Gnhkan, Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Wachkot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least twenty-one people, including six civilians and 15 assailants, were killed and a civilian was injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2017: An explosive device detonated in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/12/2017: An explosive device detonated in Wam, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three civilians and a soldier, and a police officer, were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle between the Kandhario and Surkhab areas in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and four officers, including a district police commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2017: An explosive device detonated inside the Hammam Market basement in Khost, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and 14 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2017: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Chora, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/26/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Andarai, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Dusheikh, Logar, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and another officer was injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/09/2017: Assailants attacked security posts along the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway in Gardan Gaw, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and three assailants were killed and two police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Koka Balq area, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the attack. In addition, the police forces sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 11 police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2017: Assailants attempted to abduct a civilian in Shamsha Pur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Faryab on the same night and one of two attacks with related casualties. A civilian and a police officer were killed and five people, including civilians, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/08/2017: Assailants attempted to abduct civilians from a bus in Pul-e-Ashaba, Parwan, Afghanistan. The abduction was unsuccessful. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempt to the Taliban.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) check post in Jangal Aregh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two posts attacked in the area on this date. At least 10 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces post in Aqcha, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Rahim in Ghandi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Rahim, a local uprising group commander, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/12/2017: An explosive device planted inside a government vehicle was discovered and defused in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Laglori Khor, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2017: Assailants abducted Mawlawi Mohammad Sharif in northern Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Sharif, the deputy governor of Nasai district, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/09/2017: Assailants attacked Halqani village in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Darzab on the same day. At least 13 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint near the Salma Dam in Chishti Sharif, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and 10 police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/25/2017: Assailants fired rockets at a military base in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The rockets instead struck a school, killing one student and injuring nine others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security checkpost in Adam Khan, Helmand Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. In addition to the assailants, at least five security personnel were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target the Janikhel police chief in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked Bandar area in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and 12 others were wounded in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians irrigating a garden in Toratkol, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) post in Shalghamay, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle at a bazaar in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and 16 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints along the Baghlan-Samangan highway in Afghanistan. At least one assailant and one police officer 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.
04/20/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, eight people were killed and 28 others, including three United States soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban each claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian motorcycle in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on police checkpoints in Daadusi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants and seven police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2017: A landmine detonated targeting a United States military vehicle in Talwakai, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/31/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Yamgan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/31/2017: Assailant attacked road construction vehicle along Zaranj-Delaram road in Nimroz, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle was killed and two construction workers were abducted. One hostage was killed on the following day; the whereabouts of the remaining hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a military base in Chashmah, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 43 soldiers and 10 assailants were killed, nine soldiers were injured, and six soldiers were reported missing in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2017: Two assailants shot and killed Sahab-ul-Haq, a teacher, in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2017: Assailants poisoned a police officer in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2017: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated targeting a gate at Bagram Airfield in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Georgian soldiers and at least one United States citizen, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the US and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces dropping leaflets with images that were an "insult to the Islamic creed."
10/17/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Beni Hesar, Kabul, Afghanistan. The driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying madrasa students in Urgun, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/29/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. Four assailants were killed and eights others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2017: Assailants equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoints in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on police checkpoints in Kandahar on this day. At least 67 people, including 45 assailants and 22 police officers were killed and 50 people, including 35 assailants and 15 officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked security patrol in Muhmand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Shahrak, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed Gul Sherin, a provincial prosecutor, in Chawkay district, Kunar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Abdul Khaliq Noorzai in Khaki Safed, Farah, Afghanistan. Noorzai, a district governor, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a security convoy in Bai Moghini, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks on the convoy on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and at least three people, including a police officer and two uprising members, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of civilian residences in Sina Ordo, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting civilian residences in different villages of Ab Kamari district on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) check post in Jangal Aregh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two posts attacked in the area on this date. At least 10 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/12/2017: Assailants shot and killed police official, Colonel Mohammad Yaqob, in Hazrat Jee Baba, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/22/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel who were protecting engineers for the Arghandi-Ghazni power line in Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and 10 assailants were killed and two soldiers and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2017: Assailants shot and killed a teacher in Kama district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2017: Assailants attacked a local police checkpoint in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Jarnamu, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and three other security force members were injured in the incident. In addition, three police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. In addition, the checkpost commander was abducted and his whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive attached to a police vehicle detonated in Sara-i-Shamali, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel along the Maymana-Andkhoy highway in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four 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 the Taliban.
06/26/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Ghafoor Himmatyar, a police commander, in Shesh Ab, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Himmatyar and a military officer were killed and a guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2017: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted 16 passengers, including civilians and police officers, in Farah, Afghanistan. Seven hostages were executed shortly after the abduction, while the fate of the remaining victims is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being affiliated with the government.
11/07/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police post in Kodalo, Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this date. At least one soldier was killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2017: Security forces discovered and defused and explosives-laden vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2017: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Darrah, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/00/2017: Sometime between October 18, 2017 and October 26, 2017, assailants abducted the son of Dr. Sattar Ghafori from Kunduz, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Kajgin, Farah, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2017: Assailants abducted and killed Azimullah Haqmal, the crime branch chief, in Hesarak, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2017: Security officers identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to drive an explosives-laden vehicle into the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant, identified as Zainuddin, was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Haqqani network.
07/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. Four people, including a police officer and three assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2017: Assailants attacked a security check post in Tarmerai, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and two police officers were killed, and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2017: An explosive device detonated in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Khanabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 13 officers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/04/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Aqbai village, Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Imam Sahib on the same day. At least three soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 20 civilians were wounded across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on police officers at a mosque in Sardar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including four assailants, 10 police officers, and the spouse of a police commander, were killed and three assailants were injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; sources also attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/24/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Chora, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Azra, Logar, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and 12 assailants were killed and five police officers and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, a civilian was killed and 16 others, including three Georgian NATO soldiers and 13 civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in the 1st police district of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including three police officers, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Jani Khel Paktia, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Jani Khel on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/19/2017: A sniper opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers in Tapa-i-Shiran, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Khaki Safed, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two officers and four assailants were killed and two officers and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Assailants threw grenades at a police post in Kote Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least seven people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/12/2017: An explosive detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2017: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Abgarmak, Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting military checkpoints in the area on this date. Five people, including a soldier and four assailants, were killed and 11 others, including three soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/06/2017: Assailants attacked and Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Ishkamish, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on Arbab Nazar Maliki in Teghzada, Herat, Afghanistan. Maliki, a local tribal chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Golabo, Logar, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/31/2017: Assailants abducted six farmers from Laka Mazar, Ghor, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/14/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Tasan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and four assailants and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shesh Ab, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2017: Assailants attacked the house belonging to Tora, a former Taliban member who recently joined the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State, in Waygal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Tora was unharmed but one of his guards was killed and three of his family members were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Khawaja Namusi, Faryab, 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 responsibility.
01/01/2017: A roadside bomb detonated against the vehicle of a senior Afghan National Army (ANA) general in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. The general was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2017: Assailants attack a security checkpoint in Zana Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One security member was killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Ghazni on the same day. At least one person was killed and seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/29/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a Shia Muslim mosque in Qala-e-Fathullah, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, five civilians were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Adbul Raoof Kala, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Shahjoy district on this day. In addition to 12 assailants, seven police officers were killed and 13 people, including three civilians and 10 assailants, were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Darwish Muhammadi, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least two assailants and one police officer was killed and two police officers and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants attacked Khash Rod, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing at least four assailants. An unknown number of assailants were also injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on uprising members in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three members were killed and another member was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in the Kayan area of Dushi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Dushi on this date. At least four assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings that took place in Khost on this date; this second blast targeted people gathered at the scene of the first bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/16/2017: Assailants attacked and killed four civilians in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2017: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Maldar, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and three assailants were killed and seven soldiers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shirzad, Nangarhar. Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security compound in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including 12 assailants and six soldiers were killed and nine people, including six assailants and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Qush Tepa, 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 Taliban.
09/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Wardaks, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four similar incidents in which 18 explosive devices were discovered and defused in different areas of Chahar Dara district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/11/2017: Assailants attacked military outposts in Burka, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Additionally, 20 soldiers were either killed or injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2017: Assailants abducted a Kenyan adviser for the Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) in Kart-e Char, Kabul, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2017: Assailants stopped a vehicle and shot and killed five people in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2017: Assailants, including two suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles, attacked the Radio Television Afghanistan television station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six civilians and four assailants were killed and 18 civilians were injured in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol on the outskirts of Delaram, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least two police officers, including the local chief, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers responding to an earlier attack on a police post in Sewri, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two people, including district police chief Saifullah Hotaki and his bodyguard, were killed and four police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/17/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/06/2017: Assailants stopped four supply trucks and abducted 15 civilians in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. 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.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Safid Khar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing four assailants and injuring six additional assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Biabanak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on security posts in Shahidi Hassas, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 11 security personnel, including two police officers and nine soldiers, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in an unknown village in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Imam Sahib on the same day. At least three soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 20 civilians were wounded across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Dehak, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
06/28/2017: Assailants abducted Hajji Gholam, a tribal elder, in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. Gholam was killed on the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2017: Assailants threw three grenades at a security checkpost near the Spinzar hotel in Deh Afghanan, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. The casualties included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2017: Authorities identified and arrested a suicide bomber riding an explosives-laden bicycle in Chahar Asyab, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/10/2017: Assailants attacked a police check post in Pir Koti, Paktika, Afghanistan. Four 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.
05/23/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting Najibullah Kabuli in Kabul, Afghanistan. Kabuli, a former member of parliament (MP), was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2017: Assailants set fire to a Sunni shrine in Zarafshan, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources separately attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban.
10/13/2017: Assailants attacked Abdur Rahim, a senior police officer, in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. Rahim was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/15/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Ibrahim Khel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2017: An explosive device detonated at a jewelry shop in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Urgun, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two assailants and two police officers were killed while two assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Puli Surkh, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/16/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bazar Tapa, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2017: An explosive device attached to a traffic police vehicle detonated in Sar Makhzan, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2017: Two suicide bombers detonated after being identified by security forces along Haji Chapman road in Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Shinkay, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and another two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked Ayar village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/08/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a district headquarters in Dand Patan, Paktia, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, two civilians were killed and a guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2017: Assailants abducted the police chief of Arghanj Khwa district, in Yaftal-i-Paen, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The chief was released on December 29, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Faryab, Afghanistan. A security forces commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed Mawlawi Ghulam Farooq, a religious cleric, in Akhundzada area, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ghorband, Parwan, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/16/2017: Assailants abducted nine people in Dara Morghab, Ghor, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/26/2017: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 14 assailants and injuring an additional nine assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/11/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting border police officers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting guards belonging to a private security company in Khost, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 18 people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. The casualties included civilians and security guards. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2017: Assailants established checkpoints and killed three people in Aliabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Proja-e-Jadid, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/29/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Uprising Movement (NUM) patrol vehicle in Qazan Naro, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least three public uprising members were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/24/2017: Assailants abducted Gul Agha, a tribal elder, in Chaqma Chura, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Agha was shot and 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.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Mughali, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Faryab and one of two related attacks on the same military convoy in Khwaja Sabz Posh district on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and eight soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured across the two attacks on the convoy. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/16/2017: Security forces identified and confiscated an explosives-laden vehicle in Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants, described as suicide bombers, were arrested by National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked border control forces in Qaleh Rashid, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four officers and one assailant were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three 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.
06/14/2017: A landmine detonated prematurely in Mata Khan, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2017: Assailants fired rockets at security forces in Qala-i-Khan, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two bodyguards for a border police commander were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2017: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police outposts in Maywand on this date. At least 43 people, including 16 police officers and 27 assailants, were killed and 28 others, including 11 police officers and 17 assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2017: A magnetic mine attached to a vehicle detonated in Company, Kabul, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint on the highway in Charsiano, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. At least 16 people, including eight assailants and eight police officers, were killed and three police officers were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four security personnel and nine assailants were killed and 22 people, including eight police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Faryab on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/16/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Dih Bala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 17 soldiers and 21 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Faryab on the same night and one of two attacks with related casualties. A civilian and a police officer were killed and five people, including civilians, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and three other people, including a 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.
10/28/2017: Two explosive devices detonated targeting canalization department workers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast and two additional devices were defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a military vehicle in Wardak, Afghanistan. Five assailants and three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2017: Assailants attacked Baghlani Jadid district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers and 16 assailants were killed and five soldiers and 27 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until July 21, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast; the victims included NDS members and civilians. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Gardez within minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked Gor Tepa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same night. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed and nine assailants and three police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on Taza Gul Nangyalai in Habib, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nangyalai, a district education chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a melon truck in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Gardez within a few minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six related attacks in the city on this date. A police officer and two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed two anti-corruption justice center employees in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Namosa, Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and 11 assailants and two border police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2017: Assailants launched a missile at a military base in central Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2017: Assailants ambushed a police vehicle in Heli, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2017: Assailants shelled a house in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. The three hostages were rescued by security forces on December 4, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/09/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Faizullah Adozai, an Afghan Member of Parliament (MP), at a hotel in Wesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Adozai, were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Jan at his under-construction residence in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Jan, the provincial head of the police anti-crime unit, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Ghondi, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: Assailants abducted nine nomads from Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping Is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Zalmai Zabuli n Tarnak Wa Jaldak, Zabul, Afghanistan. Zabuli, a member of the Meshrano Jirga, was unharmed as no casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked Burka district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 32 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2017: An assailant attempted to open fire on a traffic checkpost in Abdul Khel, Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant before he could successfully carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/10/2017: An explosive device detonated in Moqani, Faryab, Afghanistan. A child was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an anti-corruption judge detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The judge was killed and three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an army post in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2017: Assailants abducted two students and a teacher in Pul-e-Sukh, Wardak, Afghanistan. The three were rescued on December 30, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2017: Assailants shot and killed Haji Zarif Shah, the father of the head of the provincial Refugee Department, in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police convoy responding to an earlier attack on a checkpost in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one police commander was killed and two police officers and an assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Badghis overnight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ajmal Khan, a district governor, outside of his residence in Jani Khail, Paktika, Afghanistan. Ajmal and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on police checkpoints in Chaharbagh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven others, including four assailants and three security personnel, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2017: Assailants abducted 14 teachers from a religious school in Haskah Menah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on March 3rd, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/10/2017: An explosive device detonated in Misrabad, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Tash Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Faryab and one of two related attacks on the same military convoy in Khwaja Sabz Posh district on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and eight soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured across the two attacks on the convoy. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/06/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two related attacks on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/17/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive laden bicycle near a military checkpost at the Sayyad bazaar in Kapisa, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Mandawi, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in Bala Baluk district on the same date. At least 14 people, including six officers and eight assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including seven officers and five assailants, were injured across the four incidents. In addition, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/29/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Khethwan, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this date. At least 20 assailants and 11 security personnel were killed and 21 assailants and three security personnel were injured across two of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/27/2017: Security forces identified an explosives-laden vehicle in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant driving the vehicle was detained. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked security personnel in Aqcha, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants and one security member were killed and eight assailants and two security members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ghoryan, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers 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.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Qarghaz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and two other assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/13/2017: Assailants abducted two brothers in Kunar, Afghanistan. The hostages were beheaded on September 15, 2017. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of spying for foreign governments.
08/11/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Khan, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Shahjoy district on this day. In addition to 12 assailants, seven police officers were killed and 13 people, including three civilians and 10 assailants, were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Bahram Khan in Abdul Khil, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Khan, a former jihadi commander, was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police patrol in Dak, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants were killed and 16 other people, including one officer and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/07/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Shiran area, Farah, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and five people, including a police officer and four assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed religious scholar, identified as Qari Sayed Ali, in Regrawan, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2017: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated prematurely in Badar Ghandai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/04/2017: A explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/06/2017: Assailants attacked security forces guarding the lapis lazuli mine in Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks at the mine overnight. At least four assailants and one police officer were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Zana Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and three police officers were killed and 12 people, including seven police officers and five assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2017: Assailants shot and killed an officer for the Directorate for the protection of VIPs in Zanbaq square, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight civilians were killed and 20 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Police officers in Shib Koh, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three officers, including Rahatullah Zahiri, a local police chief, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ali Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least four people, including civilians and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2017: Assailants shot and killed Mualvi Safiullah, a religious scholar, in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Benigah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked areas of Khwaja Sabzposh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. During the assault, a mortar shell detonated prematurely, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Latai, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Baraki Barak, Logar, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/26/2017: Explosive devices detonated at a mosque in Gardi Ghows, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2017: An explosive device detonated at a vegetable shop in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and eight civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2017: Assailants attacked Surkh Kotal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least seven people, including six assailants and one soldier, were killed and 16 people, including 12 assailants, one soldier, and three civilians, were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kharoti, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four similar incidents in which 18 explosive devices were discovered and defused in different areas of Chahar Dara district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/18/2017: Six assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a police headquarters in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including the six assailants and six police officers were killed, and 12 people, including civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked Chakab village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on this day. At least two police officers, including a commander, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/19/2017: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Abdurrahim, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least two police officers and six assailants were killed and one officer and four assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/21/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related missile attacks in the city on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/13/2017: Assailants attempted to extort money from civilians in Rustaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the attack and four people, including a police officer, a civilian, and two assailants, were killed in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Jagroom, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and an officer and a civilian were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Ghazni city in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/20/2017: Assailants abducted two people, including the son of a district police chief in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/16/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked an army base in Awpashak, Helmand, Afghanistan. Security forces opened fire on the vehicle, causing it to detonate. At least 4 assailants and three civilians were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including nine civilians and a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2017: Assailants attacked the residence of a local police commander in Hazar Bagh, Takhar, Afghanistan. The commander was unharmed, though, one of his family members was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked an army checkpost in Arghawan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 38 people, including 16 soldiers and 22 assailants, were killed and 30 others, including four soldiers and 26 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, 17 soldiers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a mosque in Surkhabad, Logar, Afghanistan. Two people, including a former Hizb-i-Islami commander, were killed two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting military personnel in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Fatehabad, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: Assailants attacked the house of a public uprising member in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six relatives of the uprising member were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/02/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Koshki Kohna, Herat, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints along the Kunduz-Khanabad highway in Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least two civilians and 15 assailants were killed and 44 people, including 21 civilians, 11 security personnel, and 12 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/01/2017: Two assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Arzan Qimat, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 30 people, including seven assailants, were killed and 107 people were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security checkpost in Dasht, Helmand Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. In addition to the assailants, at least five security personnel were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police station as additional assailants stormed the station in Kart-i-Seh, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 30 people, including seven assailants, were killed and 107 people were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a police headquarters employee at a fuel station in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The employee was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on this date and one of three attacks with related casualties. At least 20 police officers were killed and six police officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/28/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Seven 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.
12/15/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Alaki Bai, an uprising commander, detonated in Jabbar-e Shahid, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Bai was killed and six bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Wardak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2017: An assailant threw a grenade at a bus station in Bandar-e-Kabul, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2017: Assailants fired a mortar that struck the Kabul-Turkmen Hotel in Sarkando Baba, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2017: Assailants shot and killed Assadullah, a religious scholar, in Chamtala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in the Tawhid Abad, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and a police officer along with an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2017: A suicide bomber attempting to attack General Nazir Niazi was identified and killed in Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Niazi, the mayor of Faizabad, was unhurt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Deh Afghan, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Adraskan, Herat, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: Assailants shot and killed Sayed Agha Mohammad, the Chighansor district governor, in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2017: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Mank area of Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/03/2017: An explosive device detonated at a market in Qadim, Balkh, Afghanistan. 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.
03/24/2017: Two assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Safiyo Qala, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks on checkposts in the district on the same night. At least six police officers and eight assailants were killed and eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Nahrin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two additional assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting a pro-government rally outside of a soccer stadium in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, five civilians were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Pir Koti, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2017: An explosive device detonated in a police station in Obe, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three police officers, including the district police chief, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Matkai, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least seven 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 Taliban.
10/08/2017: Assailants attacked border police checkposts in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Girdi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. At least 33 assailants, including three suicide bombers, were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/24/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint on the highway in Charsiano, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. At least 16 people, including eight assailants and eight police officers, were killed and three police officers were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2017: Assailants ambushed Afghan Border Police officers in Ahmad Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Lalmah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three United States soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/05/2017: Security forces identified and arrested two assailants as they planted an explosive device in Dih Yak, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2017: Assailants abducted approximately 70 civilians in Shah Wali Kot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Seven hostages were killed the following day and 30 were released on an unknown date. The fate of the remaining 33 hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Khanabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Hajda Kotal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the ensuing clash resulted in casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Badghis overnight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked Dehna checkpost in Zolfiqar, Herat, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked several areas of Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same night. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed and nine assailants and three police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Haskah Menah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two assailants and once police officer 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.
01/31/2017: Assailants abducted four tribal elders in Ali Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. The elders were released on or before March 18, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the tribal elders were accused of working with the government.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Spin Poti, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/11/2017: An explosive device detonated in Kula Khamar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Zana Khan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this date. At least one soldier was killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mehiuddin Ibrahim in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Ibrahim, a local pro-government leader, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Darqad, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and 12 others, including three police officers and nine assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and three were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six related attacks in the city on this date. A police officer and two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/07/2017: Assailants attacked security check-posts in Mazaar, Farah, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) officer was injured in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six related attacks in the city on this date. A police officer and two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six related attacks in the city on this date. A police officer and two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/24/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a male suicide bomber disguised in a dress in Katal, Laghman, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Barfishar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security posts in the area on this date. At least six assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed Haji Zainullah, a tribal elder and former resistance commander, in Nawai Kalay, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a convoy carrying several prominent members of the government, military and police, including the governor of Kandahar, in Peroni, Kunar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police headquarters in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and four police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/12/2017: An explosive device detonated in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The brother of a district police chief was killed and another police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2017: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of civilian homes in Parsha Khel, Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Kot on the same night. There were no reported casualties, but 60 houses were damaged across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/15/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Hisarak, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and nine people, including six NATO soldiers and three civilians, were injured in the blast. Five of the NATO members were US citizens, while the sixth was a Georgian citizen. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/26/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two civilians were killed and one police officer and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least 18 assailants, one civilian, and one uprising member were killed and 13 assailants and two civilians were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military personnel at a bazaar in Syedkhel, Khost, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three soldiers, including a commander, were killed and six students were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2017: An assailant shot and killed Mujahidullah Abdi, a Kapisa education official, in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2017: An explosive device detonated at a medical clinic in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab Province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2017: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. A National Directorate of Security (NDS) member was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Rahim, an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer, in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2017: Assailants attacked Waygal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least 47 people, including two soldiers and 45 assailants, were killed and 111 others, including 11 soldiers and 100 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/09/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shahr-e-Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. A tribal elder, identified as Haji Mohammad Popal, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Khakrez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 26 soldiers were killed, 13 were injured and at least seven were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. Additionally, 80 assailants were either killed or injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Loy Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2017: Assailants attacked the district center of Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the attack. Four soldiers were killed and nine were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Rabt, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including six assailants and eight police officers, were killed and four assailants and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near a police tank in Sur, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two officers and a civilian, were killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a United States military convoy in Barikab, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shari Kot, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least five Afghan Local Police were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/11/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Lalai, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Shahjoy district on this day. In addition to 12 assailants, seven police officers were killed and 13 people, including three civilians and 10 assailants, were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Ghazni on the same day. At least one person was killed and seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/25/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least thirty-six people, including six security personnel, eight civilians, and 22 assailants, were killed and 52 others, including two security personnel, 17 civilians, and 33 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on an NDS officer in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The NDS officer and one assailant were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2017: A suicide bomber detonated outside of a tribal elder's residence in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least seven people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of supporting the Afghan government.
12/30/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Khashk, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the Taliban were involved in the incident.
01/10/2017: An explosive device hidden in a sofa detonated inside a guest house where a meeting between Afghan officials and United Arab Emirates (UAE) diplomats was taking place in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including the UAE ambassador, were killed and 17 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to both the Haqqani Network and the Taliban. The Taliban denied involvement in the attack.
01/05/2017: Security forces discovered and defused twenty explosive devices along Helmand-Nimroz highway in Nimroz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2017: Assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians in Dahan-e-Hisarak, Ghor, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and 15 assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2017: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and one police officer were killed and one officer and eight assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/03/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Joi Khawja, Badghis, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four people, including a civilian and three soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2017: Assailants fired a rocket propelled grenade at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) personnel in an unknown location in Afghanistan. Christian Garcia, a United States soldier, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at the Supreme Court building in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 21 people were killed and 41 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2017: An explosive device detonated along a highway in Momin, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tokhchi, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/27/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Border Police (ABP) personnel in Bala Morghab, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five border police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Gul Block, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Dashti Archi district on the same day. At least one soldier and 12 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 17 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/14/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Atta Mohammad Matin detonated in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. Matin, a provincial education director, was killed and another education official was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) convoy in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six border guards were killed and six guards were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2017: Suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles outside a police compound and training center in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. Following the blasts, additional assailants, including suicide bombers, stormed the area. At least 74 people, including 14 assailants, were killed and 236 other people were injured in the blast and ensuing clash; the victims included police officers and civilians waiting to collect national identification documents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Gul Mohammad Hanifyar, the head of the Kapisa Ulema Council, in Khum Rubai, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Hanifyar and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Loy Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. Five police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting security personnel in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Kheshki, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Ghorband district on this date. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two police officers were killed and seven others were injured across the ensuing clashes. The injured included civilians, police officers, and two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a police headquarters in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a funeral for a former governor in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 18 people were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State may have been behind the attack.
08/16/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in an unknown district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Kandahar on this date. At least seven police officers and 19 assailants were killed and nine officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/14/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden cart targeting a residential area in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked Muqur, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 11 assailants were killed and in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two security personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed two female police officers in Spin Gul, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in the 1st police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Garmsir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Garmsir on the same date. At least 11 soldiers and 16 assailants were killed and five soldiers and nine assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Farah, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Ministry of Defense building in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2017: Assailants abducted an elderly woman in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed on November 2, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on four coal trucks in Chahar Awlia, Samangan, Afghanistan. The trucks were set on fire, and at least two drivers were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/02/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Taloka, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. At least two civilians and 15 assailants were killed and 44 people, including 21 civilians, 11 security personnel, and 12 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed two former police officers in Khalozai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2017: Assailants attacked a bazaar and set fire to several shops in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same date. At least five assailants were killed and seven people, including three assailants and four police officers, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a local police commander in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The commander, identified as Habiburrahman, was killed and four local police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/27/2017: Assailants shot and killed Haji Duad, a tribal elder, in Deh Naw, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out on members of the same family in Mohammad Agha district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2017: An explosive device attached to a fuel tanker detonated in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. A bus and other vehicles near the tanker were set on fire in the blast. At least 15 people were killed and 27 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2017: Two suicide bombers detonated after being identified by police officials at a security post near the Kabul-Gardez road in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. The two assailants were killed and three civilians were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
07/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ghani Amarkhel in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Amarkhel, a former Hizb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) commander, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Yosuf Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and six assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked Gaz Laik village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on General Ghulam Dastagir, the local traffic department head, in Shiadah, Herat, Afghanistan. Dastagir and his bodyguard were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/31/2017: Assailants attacked a police officer and his family in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the officer, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. At least five police officers were killed and eight were injured across the three attacks, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/16/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant, Qari Syed Nabi, confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. At least five police officers were killed and eight were injured across the three attacks, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/15/2017: Assailants attacked Gordzad village in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five uprising members and five assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six police officers and 15 assailants were killed and 13 police officers and 20 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Zakhel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the initial assault and four others were abducted and killed shortly thereafter. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/18/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Jer Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. Six police officers and at least one assailant were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Chashma-e-Bulbol, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks on checkposts in the district on the same night. At least six police officers and eight assailants were killed and eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/14/2017: Assailants attacked Hazara Qashlaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2017: Assailants attacked government and military installations in the district center of Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same date. At least five assailants were killed and seven people, including three assailants and four police officers, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/24/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint on the highway in Charsiano, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. At least 16 people, including eight assailants and eight police officers, were killed and three police officers were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2017: Assailants attacked Jani Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether the attack resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2017: Assailants attacked and set fire to a public hospital in Taywara, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
07/06/2017: Assailants fired a rocket targeting a vehicle carrying students in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four students were killed and one student was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/07/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and two additional assailants were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Faryab on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/20/2017: Assailants attacked Pasaband district in Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the same date. At least four soldiers and 22 assailants were killed and 15 people, including seven security personnel and eight assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/16/2017: A roadside bomb detonated in Ab Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Goshtal, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. At least 33 assailants, including three suicide bombers, were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/05/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a rickshaw in Anar Dara, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2017: Assailants abducted two civilians in Sozma Qala, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the assailants handed the hostages over to the Taliban.
09/10/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device on a vehicle in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. The civilian was later killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victim had been accused of spying for the government.
05/04/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and two police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as it was being planted in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Ab Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 16 assailants were killed and 14 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
09/16/2017: Assailants raided a police checkpost in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. In addition, at least two officers were abducted; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/21/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a military base in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 256 soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and 64 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of two Taliban members in the area. In addition, sources also suspected that the Haqqani Network may have been involved in the attack.
05/16/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated at Sardar Madad Khan square in Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the square on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 12 people, including civilians and police officers, were wounded across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and three were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: Assailants launched a rocket at Omarzai village in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least five children were killed and two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Surkh Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in the area on this date. At least nine police officers were killed, and two assailants and five police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/06/2017: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Maidani, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2017: Assailants abducted 15 people in Musa Qala, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two people were executed on October 17 while the fate of the remaining 13 hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of kidnapping for ransom.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/28/2017: Security forces discovered an defused an explosive device in Arzan Qeemat, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2017: Security forces identified and killed three suicide bombers attempting to carry out an attack in Raasni, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked and unknown number of security posts in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants shelled a market adjacent to the provincial communications department in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two communications department employees were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/11/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Khost, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants abducted five road construction engineers in Dawlatabad, Logar, Afghanistan. The five hostages were released on February 28, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and warned that all development projects must be permitted by the Taliban.
04/06/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a religious school in Farsi, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two 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.
12/18/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and 31 people were injured in the blast. The casualties included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated targeting a dam in Shorabak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though the dam was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2017: An explosive device detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked security personnel conducting an anti-drug smuggling operation in Raig, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 14 soldiers were killed and three soldiers were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel near Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed, one was wounded, an another was reported missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2017: Assailants set fire to a health clinic in Jani Khel, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Jani Khel on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/15/2017: Assailants attacked security forces and uprising group members along the Maymana-Andkhoy Highway in, Sahraee Qalah, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police convoy transporting supplies and equipment in Sabzak, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoints in Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on police checkpoints in Kandahar on this day. At least 67 people, including 45 assailants and 22 police officers were killed and 50 people, including 35 assailants and 15 officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/29/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a New Kabul Bank branch in Microrayan-e-Duwum, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. A second assailant was arrested by security forces at the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2017: Assailants attacked military outposts in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting outposts in Faryab on the same day. At least eight assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/13/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Kal Kalae, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/30/2017: Assailants shot and killed Sheikh Mujeebur Rahman, the prosecutor for Laghman province, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting a police checkpoint in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting ABP posts in the area on this date. At least 14 people, including four police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and nine others, including two police officers and seven assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Qoshlaq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents targeting security posts in Khanabad on the same day. At least three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Andarabi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents targeting security posts in the area on the same day. At least three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/07/2017: A magnetic explosive device attached to a government vehicle detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants fired mortars at an Independence Day function in Sarkani, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Khalilullah Naseri, a military court official, in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Naseri was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Nasir, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Shahjoy district on this day. In addition to 12 assailants, seven police officers were killed and 13 people, including three civilians and 10 assailants, were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2017: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers attempting to target security forces in Ahmadzai, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Hortbalaqi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on Kunduz on the same night. At least one police officer and four assailants were killed and one police officer and four assailants were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on Saifur Rahman Stanikzai in Kabul, Afghanistan. Stanikzai, the Islamic Sciences Deputy Head at the Afghanistan Academy of Sciences, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/25/2017: An assailant vehicle struck an explosive device that the assailants had previously planted in Shib Koh district, Farah, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and one assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants and one police officer were killed and 14 people, including four police officers and 10 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/27/2017: Assailants hanged, shot, and killed a civilian in Aq Kamar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State, noting that the victim was accused of murder.
08/30/2017: An assailant attempted to abduct Abdul Shakoor, a local official, in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Shakoor was injured in the attack but killed the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2017: Assailants, including at least one suicide bomber, attacked Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 32 assailants and 3 soldiers were killed and 49 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until February 1, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2017: A suicide bomber prematurely detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security and government compound along Kabul-Ghazni highway near Kotal Takht, Wardak, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2017: An explosive device detonated in a cemetery as security forces attempted to defuse it in Sayd Ahmad Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Sayd Ahmad Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Kartah, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2017: Assailants attacked pro-government militia personnel in Haji Nadir, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least 13 militia members were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/13/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian suspected of robbery and cut off his hand and leg in Obe, Herat, Afghanistan. The victim was released shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Zenkhelo, Wardak, Afghanistan. A mortar struck a civilian house in the ensuing clash, killing three civilians and wounding a fourth. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Wasat-i-Bazar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in Bala Baluk district on the same date. At least 14 people, including six officers and eight assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including seven officers and five assailants, were injured across the four incidents. In addition, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/10/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Kanisk, Farah, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/26/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Zangitan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 25 people, including 18 soldiers and seven assailants, were killed and 31 others, including 15 assailants and 16 soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, four soldiers were abducted in the attack; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Wadood, a commander of the local police, in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Wadood was targeted for opposing the group.
03/19/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Zana Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/27/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Kaj Ab, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two security force members and five assailants were killed and two security personnel and six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Betu Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least two soldiers and a civilian were killed and three soldiers were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/29/2017: Assailants kidnapped two police officers in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Shortly after the abduction, the two officers attempted to escape captivity. Both of the officers and five assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and nine assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/01/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including two police officers and 18 assailants, were killed and 38 others, including 11 police officers and 27 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/06/2017: Two assailants opened fire on Nayyar Iqbal Rana, a Pakistani diplomat, near his residence in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Rana was killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in an unknown district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Kandahar on this date. At least seven police officers and 19 assailants were killed and nine officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian and seven assailants were killed and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in a seminary in Qala-e-Wazir, Logar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and two civilians were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2017: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Garmsir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Garmsir on the same date. At least 11 soldiers and 16 assailants were killed and five soldiers and nine assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/19/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while assailants were planting it in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts along the Kunduz-Takhar Highway in Nawabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 50 people, including 10 police officers and 40 assailants, were killed and 20 additional assailants were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until May 10, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Ishaq Jalili in Torgul, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Jalili, the Jaghatu district police chief, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/02/2017: A magnetic explosive device detonated in Bagh-e-Qazir, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Two explosive devices detonated targeting people gathering at the site of an earlier attack near the Inhykhas TV station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and six others were injured in the blasts. The victims included intelligence personnel, police officers, and civilians. This was one of two coordinated attacks that took place in Jalalabad on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/20/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Jar Quduq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. An ALP member and an assailant were killed and three assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2017: An explosive device detonated along a road in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and three were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/27/2017: Assailants fired rockets targeting Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Immediately after, three suicide bombers attacked the airport. In addition to the three bombers, one civilian was killed and 11 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they had targeted United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who was visiting Kabul at the time of the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State issued a separate claim of responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2017: Assailants fired a rocket targeting a house in Zakhel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/27/2017: Assailants abducted a lecturer and a student from an area between Jalalabad and Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed on December 29, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. A police commander, Payanda Mohammad, was killed and four officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden jacket targeting government employees in Pul-e Yakpaysagi, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, five people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2017: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device near a highway in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/22/2017: Assailants attacked Akbar Stanekzai in Pad Khwabi Shanah, Logar, Afghanistan. Stanekzai, a Wolesi Jirga member, was not harmed, but one of his bodyguards was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Deh Sheikh, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting checkposts in Baraki Barak district on the same day. At least six people, including two civilians and four assailants, were killed and four other people, including one civilian and three assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/25/2017: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Pasha Khan, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police post in Seorai, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostages were executed on March 25, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying bodyguards for the governor of Baghlan in Kanisk, Farah, Afghanistan. Three of the governor's bodyguards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/11/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire at a military camp in Shorshrak, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and one soldier were killed, and five soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks on checkposts in the district on the same night. At least six police officers and eight assailants were killed and eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/30/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven 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 Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/29/2017: An explosive device detonated at a house in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
07/20/2017: Assailants attacked Taywara district in Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the same date. At least four soldiers and 22 assailants were killed and 15 people, including seven security personnel and eight assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/09/2017: Assailants set fire to a shrine in Sufi Dost Mohammad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two attacks on shrines in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/24/2017: Assailants attacked security forces posts in Tagab, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: A police officer, poisoned, shot, and killed his colleagues at a checkpoint in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources also suspected that the attack may have been carried out by the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked Maymana, Faryab, 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.
09/24/2017: Assailants attacked Jan Agaha, the Aliabad District Chief Commander, in Guldeen, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two people, including Agaha and another police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/29/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Kotwali, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the 7th police district of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in the city on the same day. At least 11 police officers and 12-15 assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked Moghul village in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/06/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Khwaja Ghar, Takhar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two related attacks on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Surkh Kotal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and six were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/21/2017: Security forces discovered and defused a BM-1 rocket in Sang-e-Nawesht, Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket was believed to be targeting Kabul. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Pir Koti, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 18 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.
12/17/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Sakhi Mohammad Qateh detonated in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Qateh, the Maimana-Almar highway commander, was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked Pul-i-Momin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same night. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed and nine assailants and three police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this date. At least one soldier was killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2017: Two assailants opened fire on Habib Shah Khan at a mosque in Alisher, Khost, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2017: Assailants planted an explosive device that detonated prematurely in Bakwa, Farah, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2017: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated at Sardar Madad Khan square in Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the square on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 12 people, including civilians and police officers, were wounded across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/09/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Faizullah Khan, a tribal leader, detonated in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Khan and his son were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted three Hazara tribal elders from Qara Khwal, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The elders were killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/25/2017: Assailants shot and killed Syed Hazrat Haqqani, a prayer leader and religious scholar, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2017: Assailants shot and killed Molvi Hizullah, a religious scholar, in Chaparhar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it along a road in Chahar Rak, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three 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.
10/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on Munir Ahmad Farhad, the spokesperson for Balkh province, in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Farhad was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2017: Assailants abducted and executed two soldiers and their relative near Haskah Menah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/14/2017: An explosive device detonated against a minibus in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Bargi Matal, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least 36 people, including 33 assailants, were killed and 23 people, including 20 assailants, were injured in the attack. The casualties included civilians and security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Charsiano, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a village in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/17/2017: A magnetic explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Khost, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and a second civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2017: Assailants shot and killed an intelligence agent in Sur, Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Khalkham, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and 13 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, one police officer was reported missing. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2017: Assailants attacked Qalay-i-Zal district in Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash, which lasted until May 6, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Waghlan, Logar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2017: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Murghcha, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2017: Security forces identified and detained a suicide bomber before he could carry out an attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant, identified as Hamidullah, confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
10/24/2017: Assailants raided and set fire to civilian residences in Mirza Wulang, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Wama district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Kote Sangi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Ab Band district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed Farid, a former Ministry of Defense employee, in Tergaran, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this date. At least 20 assailants and 11 security personnel were killed and 21 assailants and three security personnel were injured across two of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/08/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Pul-e-Ashaba, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least 18 assailants, one civilian, and one uprising member were killed and 13 assailants and two civilians were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/08/2017: An explosive device detonated outside of a mosque in Deh Bala, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and eight officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group carried out the attack because Afghan Police had been orchestrating an operation against the Taliban.
12/29/2017: Assailants abducted 12 religious scholars in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. 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.
03/13/2017: Assailants attacked military outposts in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting outposts in Faryab on the same day. At least eight assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/07/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Pashmaki, Farah, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2017: Two suicide bombers detonated prematurely as they were attempting to target security forces in Sorkamar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The two assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/30/2017: Assailants attacked military posts in Burka, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants were killed and 17 assailants and one soldier were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2017: A landmine detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no casualties reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and six people, including two assailants and four police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden rickshaw in Kola-e Sabz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2017: Assailants abducted one army officer and one police officer from their vehicle in Chishti Sharif, Herat, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/26/2017: Security forces identified and seized an explosives-laden vehicle driven by a suicide bomber in Chahar Asyab, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/25/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Washer, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least six people, including intelligence chief Tur Jan, were killed and two people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/07/2017: Assailants set fire to a school and opened fire on civilians in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two 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.
05/20/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked a New Kabul bank branch in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including a civilian, two security guards, and five assailants were killed, and 31 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/03/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkposts in Sayed Ahmed, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and 12 assailants were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on the same day. At least three soldiers were killed and three were injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying government officials in Janikheil, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four officials, including a district governor, intelligence officials, and a district police chief, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on Noorudin Sharifi Ghor in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Ghor, the police counter narcotics director, was killed and his guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: A suicide bomber was identified and detained before detonating his explosives targeting the Sari Pul governor, Mohammad Zahir Wahdat, in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device intending to target military personnel in Sultan Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/15/2017: An explosive device was planted inside a garage at a civilian residence in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether the bomb detonated, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, at least two people were arrested in connection with the incident.
10/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on Sher Mohammad Jahesh, the head of the Tanwir TV channel, in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Jahesh was injured and his bodyguard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2017: Assailants attacked security forces guarding the lapis lazuli mine in Kuran Wa Munjan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks at the mine overnight. At least four assailants and one police officer were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2017: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated at a market in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2017: Assailants attacked Bagh-e-Shamal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least seven people, including six assailants and one soldier, were killed and 16 people, including 12 assailants, one soldier, and three civilians, were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/10/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel in Shar-e-Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed, another was injured, and two officers were reported as missing as a result of the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2017: Assailants attacked Dashti Archi district in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2017: Assailants opened fired on a Military Police Guard Command convoy near Bagram Air Base in Shahkoh, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least eight soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. A commander identified as Jama Khan and his bodyguard were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/10/2017: Assailants, including at least one suicide bomber, attacked security forces in Khash Rod, Nimroz, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the attack. Security forces arrested the suicide bomber. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and four other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2017: Assailants attempted to kidnap an army officer in Qala-e-Safid, Logar, Afghanistan. The soldier repelled the attack, killing an assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked police stations along the Uruzgan-Kandahar Highway in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, an unknown number of assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2017: Assailants accused two civilians of adultery and stoned them to death in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Zangitan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 22 people, including 10 soldiers and 12 assailants, were killed and nine soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/15/2017: Assailants abducted farmers from Chaar Say, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related kidnappings targeting farmers in the area on this date. At least 52 farmers were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the farmers were targeted regarding a dispute over land.
10/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside the district headquarters compound in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Following the blast, additional assailants stormed the compound. At least 21 people, including the suicide bomber, 15 security forces, and five civilians were killed in the blast and ensuing clash. In addition, 46 people and an unknown number of assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden fuel tanker in the Dispatchery area of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: Assailants, including four suicide bombers, attacked a currency exchange market in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Nahri Saraj district overnight between August 3 and 4, 2017. At least 40 assailants were killed and seven others were injured across the three events. At least four assailants, the suicide bombers, were killed in this specific attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/09/2017: Assailants abducted Syed Mohammad from his vehicle along the Paktika-Ghazni highway in Paktika, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a tribal elder, was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victim was accused of collaborating with the government.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Ajristan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/16/2017: Assailants attacked a police base along the Zabul-Kandahar highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including eight police officers and 12 assailants, 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.
01/23/2017: Assailants abducted two police officers in Burka, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The officers seized weapons from their captors and escaped on January 24, 2017, killing five assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants abducted 10 civilians and forced them to stand guard as the assailants planted an explosive device in Kharkaran, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing two assailants and injuring 10 civilians in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2017: Assailants attacked a mosque in Haji Abad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed, three people were injured, and three people were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2017: Assailants abducted two education officials from a mosque in Pashtun Zarghun, Herat, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
01/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Omar in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Omar, a former Hezb-I-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) commander, was killed and a one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Shah Mansour, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and four officers were wounded in the attack. In addition, 15 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked Chora district in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 31 assailants and 26 security personnel were killed and 14 assailants and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on this date and one of three attacks with related casualties. At least 20 police officers were killed and six police officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked an Operation Mercy guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish aid worker was kidnapped during the raid. The hostage was released on September 14, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2017: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Daikundi, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2017: An explosive device detonated against the vehicle of Sakhi Dad in Pas Hesar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Dad, an Education Department property manager, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2017: Assailants attacked border police officers in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. Five officers were killed while the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2017: Assailants attacked joint police and military forces in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least 24 security personnel, including six police officers and 18 soldiers, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2017: A landmine detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Wamdara, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least eight civilians were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Security forces discovered and defused 21 explosive devices in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/19/2017: Assailants abducted Dr. Safiullah in Qala Sehra, Parwan, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Safiullah, a public health department adviser, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convoy in Turkman Qudoq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Six ICRC workers were killed and two were abducted during the attack. The hostages were released unharmed on September 5, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/30/2017: Assailants attacked Bedik village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
04/16/2017: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers attempting to attack a police station with an explosives-laden vehicle in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. At least five police officers were killed and eight were injured across the three attacks, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/12/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Porak, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting checkposts in Baraki Barak district on the same day. At least six people, including two civilians and four assailants, were killed and four other people, including once civilian and three assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/30/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the vehicle of the Khogyani district governor, Haji Zalmai, in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2017: Assailants fired rockets at the Kajaki hydroelectric dam in Kajaki, Helmand, Afghanistan. A security guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
06/17/2017: Assailants abducted Haji Noor Mohammad from Gorzad road in Faryab, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Mohammad, an Afghan Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MOLSAMD) employee, are unknown The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting uprising forces in Fayzabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three people, including two uprising members and one civilian, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Mohammad Hasham Noorzai, a district administrative chief, in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Noorzai was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Tora Bora, Pachir wa Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two soldiers and two police officers, were killed, four police officers were injured in the attack. Additionally, nine people, including six soldiers and three police officers, were reported missing as a result of the clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2017: Assailants attacked Abdul Ghani Amarkhel at his residence in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Amarkhel, a former Hizb-i-Islami commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked Kabul-Kandahar highway in Wardak, Afghanistan. At least 26 people, including a civilian and 25 assailants, were killed and 36 others, including six security personnel and 30 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2017: An explosive device detonated at a madrassa in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. The Uleman Council chief, Mawlavi Abdul Rahim Shah Hanafi, was killed and six students were injured in the blast. Nasir Ahmad, a member of the Taliban, confessed to carrying out the attack.
06/16/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying laborers in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/16/2017: Assailants abducted two Pakistani diplomats, identified as Jan Khan and Ijaz Khan, between the cities of Jalalabad and Torkham in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Both hostages were rescued on July 26, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a telecommunications company minibus in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Fazil Afif Jamshidi, a member of Herat's Provincial Council, in Imam Fakhri Razi, Herat, Afghanistan. Jamshidi and one of his bodyguards were killed while a second bodyguard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/09/2017: Assailants set fire to a shrine in Bibi Marym, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two attacks on shrines in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/08/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security checkposts in Darzab on this day. At least two police officers and four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured across the attacks. Additionally, four police officers were abducted across the attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. Both the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Shor Andam, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two United States soldiers were killed and four were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2017: Assailants set fire to a civilian house in Yaghi Band, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same date. Two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/14/2017: Assailants set fire to a civilian house in Yaghi Band, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same date. Two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device in Kota Wal, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Eleven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/10/2017: An Afghan soldier opened fire on United States military personnel in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three U.S. soldiers were killed and a fourth U.S. soldier was injured in the attack before the assailant was shot and killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/26/2017: Assailants set fire to the Wali Neeka shrine in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting shrines in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Tagab, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 35 police officers were killed and 10 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghan military personnel in Shadal Bazaar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A US soldier, identified as Staff Sergeant Mark R. De Alencar, was killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban each claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated in Khali, Zabul, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing one person. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Qala-i-Musa, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden sewage tanker near Zanbaq Square in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 92 people were killed and an additional 491 people, including 11 United States citizens, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources doubted the veracity of this claim. Sources also attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network, which denied involvement.
11/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this date. At least one soldier was killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/25/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Faqir, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least six assailants and one police officer were killed and eight assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/12/2017: Assailants attacked a security convoy in Burka, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one assailant and two civilians, 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.
09/15/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Koshab, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one Romanian soldier was killed and two Romanian soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2017: Assailants attacked a Afghan National Army (ANA) check post in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least nine soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six related attacks in the city on this date. A police officer and two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/04/2017: An explosive device detonated in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2017: Security forces discovered and defused and explosive device in Laghman, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
07/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six related attacks in the city on this date. A police officer and two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/18/2017: Assailants attacked joint security checkposts in Bagh, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least six security personnel, including police officers and soldiers, were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a village in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/09/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle in Jalrez, Wardak, Afghanistan. The assailant, Qari Ehsanullah, confessed to being a member of the Haqqani Network.
04/29/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Hisarak, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. Four assailants were killed and eights others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2017: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Khanqah, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 15 assailants were killed and 17 security personnel and ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/14/2017: Assailants stopped a bus and held passengers hostage along the Khanabad-Aliabad highway in Khanabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The passengers were released unharmed after undergoing biometric screening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Seven people, including security personnel, assailants, and civilians, were killed, and unknown number of people were injured in the assault. In addition, a soldier was abducted during the ensuing clash; the soldier's whereabouts are unknown. This was one of two related attacks on the convoy on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/13/2017: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of civilian homes in Laghurji, Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Kot on the same night. There were no reported casualties, but 60 houses were damaged across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/18/2017: An explosive device detonated as security forces attempted to defuse it in Herat, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on Tor Jan in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Jan, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/13/2017: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of civilian homes in Se Pay, Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Kot on the same night. There were no reported casualties, but 60 houses were damaged across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Deh Sabz, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) convoy at a checkpoint in Dobandi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at lest one NDS member was killed and two additional NDS members were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/13/2017: Assailants attacked check posts in Pol Regi, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least 18 assailants, one civilian, and one uprising member were killed and 13 assailants and two civilians were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/10/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Ghorak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Eight 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 Taliban.
10/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Angor Bagh, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Shepola, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to 15 assailants, four police officers were killed and 26 others, including six officers and 20 assailants, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/31/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Giro, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least thirteen assailants were killed and more than 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, two police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in Bala Baluk district on the same date. At least 14 people, including six officers and eight assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including seven officers and five assailants, were injured across the four incidents. In addition, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/02/2017: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked Baghlani Jadid district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/09/2017: Assailants attacked Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 11 assailants were killed and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the women's affairs department in Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three police officers and a child, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Shah Mansour, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and 10 assailants were killed and five officers and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Nurgaram district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and 11 assailants were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Nurgaram on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/00/2017: Sometime between May 21, 2017 and May 23, 2017, an explosive device detonated at a school in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Gayan, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked security forces near the Kamal Khan Dam in Chahar Burja, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Aks-I-Daud, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents targeting security posts in Khanabad on the same day. At least three assailants were killed injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Baharak, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and one civilian were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/08/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel between Bala Buluk district and Kinisk district in Farah, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: Assailants abducted eight employees of a power distribution company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), in Sangin district of Helmand, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2017: Assailants attacked a local police headquarters in Wali Muhammadi Shahid, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Ten police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed Sarajudding, a land authority officer, in Barikab, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2017: Assailants abducted two health officials, identified as Dr. Yaseen and Khal Mohammad, from their vehicle along the Shibirghan-Mazari Sharif highway, near Qamsae, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
06/11/2017: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers before they could reach their target in Baraki Barak, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
01/22/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two 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 Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Gurziwan, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Faryab overnight. At least three soldiers, two civilians, and nine assailants were killed, and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/26/2017: Assailants fired a rocket into Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/18/2017: Security forces discovered and safely defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Muhmand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Sarband, Helmand, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including three ANA soldiers and eight assailants, were killed and 14 others, including two soldiers and 12 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy at a market in Dopul, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 13 people were killed and 19 people were injured in the blast; the victims included both civilians and military personnel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2017: Assailants attacked Zard Kamar, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Sewri, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/22/2017: Assailants attacked the district center of Taywara, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting joint US and Afghan security forces attempting to clear a building in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one US soldier was killed and 20 people, including 11 US soldiers and nine Afghan soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2017: Assailants attacked Khorkai area of Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. An unknown number of casualties were reported and at least 20 houses were burned in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/15/2017: Assailants abducted farmers from Chaar Band, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related kidnappings targeting farmers in the area on this date. At least 52 farmers were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the farmers were targeted regarding a dispute over land.
06/12/2017: Assailants shot and killed the Nirkh district chief prosecutor as he was driving in Nirkh, Wardak, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/25/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target government officials in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2017: Assailants poisoned 30 girls at the Shahyar Sultan school in Almaytu, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/01/2017: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices planted along a highway in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Bahrami Shahid, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/00/2017: Sometime between April 16, 2017 and April 22, 2017, an explosive device detonated in a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person 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.
10/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Nazk Mir, a former militant commander, at a hotel in Qanyar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two civilians, including Mir, were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2017: An explosive device detonated as it was being defused in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Shirin Tagab Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least 18 assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured across this attack and one in Dawlatabad. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/15/2017: Assailants shelled a house in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked the Baghlan-Mazar highway in Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near a hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. This was one of four related attacks in Uruzgan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/28/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. This was one of four related attacks in Uruzgan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2017: Assailants set fire to a polio vaccination center in Chardehi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this date. At least one soldier was killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces checkpoint in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Azghar, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Ghorband district on this date. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two police officers were killed and seven others were injured across the ensuing clashes. The injured included civilians, police officers, and two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/29/2017: Assailants attacked Baghlani Jadidi district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and 11 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Omar Jan Haqmal, the district police chief, in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. Haqmal was killed and another police officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/00/2017: Sometime between April 29, 2017 and May 4, 2017, security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near the gate of Jamhoriat hospital in Shar Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/00/2017: Sometime between April 29, 2017 and May 4, 2017, security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Bagrami, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire on Operation Resolute Support soldiers near Kandahar airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and a police officer and a Romanian soldier were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shalghami, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the area on this date. Three assailants were killed and five people, including two police officers and three assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/04/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Chah Ab, Takhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Taywara, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including 13 assailants, four police officers and a civilian, were killed and nine assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2017: Assailants set fire to a Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) tower in Hafiz Kotai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/17/2017: A explosive device attached to an Afghan Parliament vehicle detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in front of the house of a government official in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a foreign military convoy in Turkman, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2017: Assailants placed an explosives-laden motorcycle outside the residence of a police commander in Hasti, Paktika, Afghanistan. The motorcycle detonated after it was carried inside of the house. Shakur was unharmed as he was not present at the time of the attack; however, five civilians were killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2017: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of civilian homes in Banduk, Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Kot on the same night. There were no reported casualties, but 60 houses were damaged across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/29/2017: Assailants attacked Zebak district in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks on checkposts in the district on the same night. At least six police officers and eight assailants were killed and eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/06/2017: Assailants abducted three school employees in Chah Ab, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizb-I-Islami.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Basram, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/16/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Sher Bayg, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three attacks on security posts on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Darae Bum, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police posts in the area on this date. At least eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Mawlavi Abdul Zahir Haqqani, the Nangarhar Hajj and Religious Affairs director, outside of a mosque in Daronta, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, Haqqani's brother was killed in the blast. Haqqani himself was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/07/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Urgun, Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2017: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated in Saracha, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/10/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Yakhchal, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/03/2017: Two assailants, equipped with firearms and suicide vests, attacked a police post in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Both of the assailants and one civilian were killed and a second civilian was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2017: Assailants attacked a vehicle carrying agricultural ministry employees in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. The driver was killed and two employees were abducted in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mullah Bismillah, a prayer leader, at his residence in Yousuf Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. Bismillah and his wife were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of civilian residences in Bai, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting civilian residences in different villages of Ab Kamari district on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/25/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Jagram, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including eight assailants and 13 soldiers, were killed and 31 others, including eight soldiers and 23 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/14/2017: Assailants abducted eight Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from a checkpost in Ab Kamari, Badghis, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants abducted Gholamoddin Munib in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Munib, the executive officer of Khogyani, was executed on February 24, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Saghar, Ghor, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2017: Assailants attacked border police personnel in Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/01/2017: Assailants abducted an unknown number of farmers in Sinzali, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related kidnappings on this date. At least eight farmers were taken hostage across both attacks. The whereabouts of the farmers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/15/2017: Assailants threw a grenade that landed near the zero point at Torkham border crossing in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including two Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers, were injured in the blast. This was one of two grenade attacks at the border crossing on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2017: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated targeting the Inhykhas TV station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks that took place in Jalalabad on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/27/2017: Assailants shot and killed an imam in a mosque in Koz Bahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2017: Assailants attacked a cleric in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The cleric was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2017: Assailants shot and killed Qand Agha, a former Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) commander, in Khwajah Khan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Puli Sokhta, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Three police officers and one soldier were killed and four security members were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/01/2017: Assailants fired rockets near the traffic office in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a house in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Zia-ul-Haq Mubarez, a police commander, in Khost, Afghanistan. At least three police officers, including Mubarez, were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings that took place in Khost on this date; this first blast was intended to draw a crowd to the location. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including eight police officers and eight assailants, were killed and five other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on Catholic Relief Services (CRS) aid workers in Kabulak, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three aid workers were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Kunar, Afghanistan. The vehicle was carrying civilians returning from the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Two of the pilgrims and their driver were killed while another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/05/2017: Assailants abducted a retired police officer in Moghul, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/25/2017: Assailants attacked Ab Band district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. 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.
07/20/2017: Assailants fired rockets at the residence of Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, a former leader of Hizb-i-Dawat Islami Afghanistan (HDIA), in Paghman, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least one assailant and seven police officers were killed and an additional seven officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2017: Assailants shot and killed a police officer and a soldier in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/13/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a security checkpoint near the Kabul International Cricket Stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2017: An explosive device detonated in Azra, Logar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed an three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2017: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Mohammad Ali Khan near Hazar Naw, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Mirza Wulang, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2017: Assailants attacked Sar Sang, Logar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/08/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a commercial truck in Chichal Kutal, Samangan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2017: Three explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and destroyed in Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2017: Assailants fired mortars at security checkpoints in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two children were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: Assailants set fire to a truck carrying chickens in Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
06/15/2017: Assailants attacked Kuruk, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2017: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces intervened, wounding three assailants and defusing the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in an unknown village in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Imam Sahib on the same day. At least three soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 20 civilians were wounded across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Khaki Jabar, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including two soldiers and seven assailants, were killed and 14 people, including 11 assailants and three security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, at least two police officers were also reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dwah Pola, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and eight officers were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked a security checkpoint in Yakhchal, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Nahri Saraj district overnight between August 3 and 4, 2017. At least 40 assailants were killed and seven others were injured across the three events. Additionally, in this specific incident two civilians and four security personnel were killed while an unknown number of security personnel were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/25/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Chaki Wardak, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least five 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.
09/11/2017: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/14/2017: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Specific casualties were not reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Chasma, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 17 people, including 13 assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed a female police officer in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied. In addition, a letter was discovered at the scene warning people to not spy for the government.
09/11/2017: Assailants shot and killed Abdur Rahman, an Islamic religious scholar, at a mosque in Kandi Bagh, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/08/2017: Assailants threw grenades at a police checkpoint in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting ABP posts in the area on this date. At least 14 people, including four police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and nine others, including two police officers and seven assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/30/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a market in Jamal Agha, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Gizab, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and a third was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/23/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Charshanba Tipa, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/30/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely after assailants planted it in Kajaki, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three assailants 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.
09/26/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on police posts in the district on the same night. At least five people were killed across both attacks. In addition, four police officers were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/09/2017: Assailants seized six United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) trucks and abducted their drivers between Herat and Feroz Koh in Ghor, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a police official in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least six people, including four assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Mamand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were either killed or wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: Assailants fired rockets at and opened fire on an a military supply convoy in Kanjak, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants and two soldiers were killed and 26 assailants and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: Four assailants, armed with grenades, firearms, and knives attacked the Imam Zaman Mosque in Qala-e Najara, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the four assailants, at least one of whom was a suicide bomber, 28 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in response to a cleric promoting the killing of Khorasan Chapter members.
03/11/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked the military airport in Khost, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2017: Assailants fired mortars at security checkpoints in Baraki Barak, Logar, Afghanistan. The projectiles missed the intended target and instead landed on a civilian residence, injuring five children. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2017: Two suicide bombers armed with firearms attacked Al Zahra Mosque in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, four people were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security convoy at a police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 38 others were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and security personnel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on security posts in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and six assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Darwesh Mohammad Yan, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts on the same day. At least two assailants were killed and two police officers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in the Dehburi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Assailants also threw grenades at the officers. At least two officers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2017: Assailants kidnapped four health workers in Maqar district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2017: Assailants attacked five civilians in Chah Gardana, Herat, Afghanistan. The five civilians were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of kidnapping civilians.
02/22/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a market in Jani Khail, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and 19 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the district center in Jaghatu, Wardak, Afghanistan. Following the blast, assailants attacked the district center and security forces. At least 32 people, including 30 assailants and two security forces members, were killed in the blast and ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shabaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and five police officers were killed while five assailants and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2017: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated on a road near Herat Grand Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and 16 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2017: Assailants shelled a security checkpoint in Lala Guzar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed and three civilians were injured when one of the mortars hit a house. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/17/2017: An explosive device attached to a police ranger vehicle detonated in Lahori Gate, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2017: Assailants attacked a police check post in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2017: An assailant shot and killed his driver in Faryab, Afghanistan. A Taliban commander claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the driver of spying and planning an assassination attempt against him.
06/21/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in the 15th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2017: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Chinaye, Ghormach, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting military checkpoints in the area on this date. Five people, including a soldier and four assailants, were killed and 11 others, including three soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Niaz Baig, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused along a highway in Samlan Cheshmah, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2017: Two assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing both assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a public uprising checkpost in Khan Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents in Khamyab district on the same date. The assailants overran the district and took control of the district center following the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/09/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the motorcade of the district police chief in Raghistan, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. While the chief was not harmed, one police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Falul, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in the outskirts of Nurgaram district in Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and four police officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Nurgaram on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle near Zarghaoon Shahr, Logar, Afghanistan. Eleven people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2017: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Chinzai, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on members of Jamiat-I-Islami Afghanistan (JIA), an uprising force, in Lolash, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five JIA members, including a commander, were killed in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qasbah Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and 11 assailants and two border police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Islamabad, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least two police officers and five assailants were killed and 18 people, including five police officers, seven civilians, and six assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Albiruni Primary School in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. Four assailants were killed and eights others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police chief's vehicle in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The police chief was not harmed; however, at least one civilian was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Yakhchal Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/02/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mandigak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the area on this date. Three assailants were killed and five people, including two police officers and three assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/16/2017: Assailants fired missiles targeting civilians in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/26/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on police posts in the district on the same night. At least five people were killed across both attacks. In addition, four police officers were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Faryab overnight. At least three soldiers, two civilians, and nine assailants were killed, and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/10/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a vehicle carrying parliamentary staff members along Darulaman road in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location in a short period of time; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. In addition to the bombers, at least 38 people were killed and 72 people were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of working for the Afghan intelligence agency.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked a military post in Soni, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four 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.
02/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Adil, a Counter-Terrorism Department officer, in Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Adil and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Yaftal Sufla, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Shibar, Bamyan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2017: Security forces identified and intercepted three suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle in the third police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Katal, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated and three other assailants attacked the Iraqi Embassy in Shar Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the four assailants, two Afghan security guards were killed and two people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy along the Maimana-Mazar-i-Sharif highway between Gorzad and Tapa Qashlaq in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and six civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Khost, Farah, Afghanistan. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army base in Saberi, Khost, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and one soldier was killed, and 26 people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2017: Assailants fired a rocket at the Indian diplomatic compound in Sash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Afshar, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed while at least three civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants abducted Mawlawi Abdul Hakim from Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Hakim, a deputy of the Zabul Ulema Council, was shot and killed on August 27, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Bekseer village, Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of three attacks on security posts on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/14/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Yaghi Band, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same date. Two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/30/2017: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Khairabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2017: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Safa Sanayi, a senior government official, in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant vehicle ran over it in Shirzad, Nangarhar, 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.
09/02/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Yangi Qala, Takhar, Afghanistan. Police forces repelled the assault, killing six assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Ama Sakineh, Herat, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2017: An explosive device detonated in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/17/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the 8th police district of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in the city on the same day. At least 11 police officers and 12 assailants were killed and two police officers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/02/2017: Assailants attacked security outposts along the Shibirghan-Mazari Sharif highway in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/03/2017: An explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated in Chowk Shomal, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including civilians and military personnel, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2017: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely in a mosque in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Authorities suspected that the device was meant to be used in a suicide bombing that targeted either the governor's office, the police headquarters, or the Zabul Provincial Council in the city. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/28/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. This was one of four related attacks in Uruzgan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2017: Assailants shot and killed a prayer leader in Kamar Qalaq, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2017: Assailants abducted Haji Ziyargul, a tribal elder, in Azra district, Logar, Afghanistan. Ziyargul was beheaded, and his body was discovered on July 4, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a security official in Kotal-e-Khariana Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. The casualties included civilians as well as security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Security forces identified and detained a suicide bomber attempting to target a police compound in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant, identified as Ahmad, confessed to carrying out the attack.
09/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Darqad, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2017: Two suicide bombers attacked the residence of Zahir Qadir, a deputy speaker of parliament, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, two of Qadir's bodyguards were killed and a third bodyguard was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police check post in Shah Wali, Farah, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2017: Assailants abducted an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, Habibullah, in Mirza Wulang, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Habibullah was released on February 4, 2018 following a ransom payment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/15/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and 15 assailants were killed and two police officers and unknown number of assailants were wounded in the clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Sash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related missile attacks in the city on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/28/2017: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting children in Hayatah, Balkh, Afghanistan. Six children were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2017: Assailants abducted 13 civilians in Badghis, Afghanistan. The hostages were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dahana-i-Ghuri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and a third officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked Samad military base in Khorma, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and 12 soldiers were killed in the attack and ensuing clash. In addition, at least 17 soldiers were taken hostage in the attack. Five of the hostages were killed while the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on two civilians, including Haji Sher Ali, a tribal elder, in Qandaraio, Logar, Afghanistan. Both civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2017: An assailant shot and killed Abdul Ghafoor Feroz, a religious scholar and a media advisor to the provincial governor, in Najib Nemro, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Momin Dara, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and six assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices at a mosque in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2017: Intelligence officers discovered and defused an explosive device in Rodat, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2017: Three suicide bombers detonated at a funeral for Mohammad Salim Izadyar, the son of a member of parliament, in Badambagh, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including the three assailants, were killed and 87 people were injured in the blasts. In addition, a fourth suicide bomber failed to detonate and was arrested by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban, which denied involvement.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Takhta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Dashti Archi district on the same day. At least one soldier and 12 assailants were killed and three soldiers and 17 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/10/2017: Assailants attempted to extort money from civilians in Khost Wa Firing, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two were injured when uprising members intervened. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Dih Yak district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on an uprising commander in Mangor, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The commander and five assailants were killed and four people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2017: A roadside landmine detonated targeting a military vehicle in Chapa Dara, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/07/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants and two police officers were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Faryab on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/10/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Aliabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The assailant then set fire to the checkpoint. At least nine police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2017: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of a Parwan police officer in the 17th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. The officer, Abdul Samad Zalmai, was killed and his driver was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dorja, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the house of Haji Malik Nazir, the head of the Nangarhar Peace Council, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants stopped two cars and abducted 10 people in Mekhta, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the attack. Six of the hostages were released on August 20, 2017, and two hostages escaped on March 11, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Gardana, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least six assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. In addition to 20 assailants, two police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2017: Security forces discovered and seized two explosives-laden horses in Dur Baba, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2017: An assailant attacked Abdul Ghafor in Khwaja Qashqar, Khuram Wa Sarbagh, Samangan, Afghanistan. Ghafor, a former militant commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2017: Three explosive devices detonated targeting a police patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/30/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated outside of a mosque in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least eight civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Saydabad, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and seven people, including one police officer and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Gomal, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 3 police officers and 40 assailants were killed, and four police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/02/2017: A police officer poisoned and then opened fire on his colleagues in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2017: Assailants abducted an unknown number of farmers in Rodkhani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related kidnappings on this date. At least eight farmers were taken hostage across both attacks. The whereabouts of the farmers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Kajira, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Assailants set fire to oil tankers on a highway between Baghlan and Kunduz in Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2017: An Afghan soldier attempted to attack a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) trainer in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting rescue personnel and civilians gathering in response to an earlier bombing near the parliament building along Darulaman road in Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location in a short period of time. At least 38 people were killed and 72 people were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of working for the Afghan intelligence agency.
12/30/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and ten assailants were killed and seven soldiers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2017: Two assailants shot and killed Haji Abdur Rahim, a deputy district National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief, in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/24/2017: Assailants shot and killed three farmers in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/10/2017: Assailants shot and killed a woman who was related to public uprising force members in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked police forces in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants and one police officer was killed and five assailants and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2017: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpoint in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/02/2017: An explosive device detonated in front of a police headquarters in the second police district of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three people, including a civilian and two police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2017: Assailants abducted four teachers near Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The teachers were tortured and released later the same day. No group has claimed responsibility for this attack, however sources attribute it to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/19/2017: An explosive device detonated in 3rd police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2017: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: A rocket exploded before it was fired in Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2017: Assailants publicly lashed six civilians in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of committing theft and adultery.
10/23/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two officers were injured, while the assailants sustained and unspecified number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Hajatgah, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting police posts in Ghorband district on this date. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two police officers were killed and seven others were injured across the ensuing clashes. The injured included civilians, police officers, and two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting a diplomatic quarter in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, nine people were killed and 21 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for an alleged American airstrike on a religious school in Nangarhar province.
06/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed a former intelligence officer in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked security personnel responding to an earlier attack in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting security personnel in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/15/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts near Ghatan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. During the attack, the assailants fired a rocket that struck a nearby house, killing four civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a public uprising checkpost in Chopli Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents in Khamyab district on the same date. The assailants overran the district and took control of the district center following the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/17/2017: Assailants attacked a security check-post in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and one police officer was abducted in Qaisar, Faryab, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed a teacher, identified as Mulavi Abdul Hakim, in Memla, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/05/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Naseer Zabit, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and seven others, including Zabit, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a security official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Khwaja Umari, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/15/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security checkpost in Afghan Mazar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including two soldiers and six assailants, were killed and 15 others, including seven security force members and eight assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked patients and medical staff at the Sardar Dawood Khan military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 54 people, including four assailants, were killed and 50 people were injured in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources doubted the veracity of this claim. Additional sources attributed the attack to both the Haqqani Network and the Taliban. The Taliban, however, denied responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a group of Hazara civilians near Khadija Kobra Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and 17 were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Shaygal Wa Shiltan, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/21/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Jebrael, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/04/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a police headquarters in Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Wata Pur, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/18/2017: Assailants kidnapped three people, including Mohammad Naim Nawabi, the chief of the northeastern water basin zone, in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on February 22, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2017: Assailants equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to attack security forces in Adam Khan, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Nahri Saraj district overnight between August 3 and 4, 2017. At least 40 assailants were killed and seven others were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/20/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Yosuf Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2017: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police outposts in Maywand on this date. At least 43 people, including 16 police officers and 27 assailants, were killed and 28 others, including 11 police officers and 17 assailants, were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/05/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Abdul Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. At least 33 assailants, including three suicide bombers, were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/08/2017: An assailant, identified as an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer, poisoned, shot, and killed five of his colleagues in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device planted in a Ranger vehicle detonated in Pol-e Sokhta, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a truck in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2017: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Jan Mohammad detonated in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Mohammad, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) official, was killed and six people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Faryab overnight. At least three soldiers, two civilians, and nine assailants were killed, and four soldiers and nine assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets at an under-construction health clinic in Dozdak, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a member of local development council in Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2017: An assailant opened fire on Abdul Rashid, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, in Qaysar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Rashid and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/17/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. 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.
07/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a bus carrying Ministry of Mines and Petroleum employees in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 36 people were killed and 41 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2017: Assailants shot and killed two Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center (ACJC) employees in Qambar square, Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2017: Assailants, armed with rockets and firearms, attacked a convoy of fuel tankers in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and five others, including a soldier, a civilian, and three assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/28/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Three soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related attacks in Uruzgan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Pandola, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. At least 33 assailants, including three suicide bombers, were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/05/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a house in Khushal Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was injured in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks that took place in Kabul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/23/2017: Assailants attacked uprising forces' checkpoints in Arjal, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 21 assailants and five security personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Maydani, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/14/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints near Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and four assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/18/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and six others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five 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.
12/28/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest and at least two other explosive devices in a building that houses both the Tebyan cultural center and the Afghan Voice Agency in Pule Sokhtia, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition the assailant, 50 people were killed and at least 81 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Security forces identified two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle in Mansour, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The security forces destroyed the vehicle, killing the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Darae Bum, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police posts in the area on this date. At least eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/29/2017: A roadside bomb detonated along Zaranj-Delaram road in Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two construction workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2017: Assailants abducted a National Directorate of Security officer and a religious cleric in Dushi district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Both of the hostages were killed on December 2, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2017: Assailants fired a mortar into a market in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 14 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked an uprising forces post in Baloch, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting posts in Baloch on this date. One uprising commander was killed across both assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2017: Assailants attacked the district police headquarters in Weala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in the area on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and six assailants were injured across the attacks. There were no reported casualties for security personnel nor civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Weala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in the area on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and six assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dih Yak, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed, six assailants were injured, and two police officers were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Beni Hesar, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of civilian residences in Tagab Rabat, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting civilian residences in different villages of Ab Kamari district on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/16/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Abgarmak, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Faryab on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a local anti-Taliban commander in a Sunni mosque in Du Layna, Ghor, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 33 people were killed and 10 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.
06/14/2017: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated targeting a police patrol vehicle in Plan-e-Charum, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and one police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Abdul Ghafoor outside of a mosque in Kulangar, Logar, Afghanistan. Ghafoor, the deputy head of the provincial Ulema Council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/28/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts along a highway in Bakht Mano, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Qatal-e-Aam, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four similar incidents in which 18 explosive devices were discovered and defused in different areas of Chahar Dara district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/07/2017: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the Shamshad TV station in Kabul, Afghanistan. Assailants then entered the building and opened fire on staff, holding them hostage for two to three hours before security forces stormed the building, rescuing the hostages. At least three assailants, including the suicide bomber, and two security guards were killed, and 20 people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that Shamshad TV station was targeted because it broadcasted anti-Islamic views.
10/30/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Darzak, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and a second assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2017: A landmine detonated targeting a police patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: An assailant, identified as an Afghan soldier, opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at Camp Antonik in Washer, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three United States soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Dashti Archi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and a third assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/20/2017: Assailants attacked Hashim Pahlawan in Ghaliban, Faryab, Afghanistan. Pahlawan, a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Karanjawi, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least two police officers and five assailants were killed and 18 people, including five police officers, seven civilians, and six assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/28/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Muhammad Ayoub Wardak, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and while Wardak was unharmed, 11 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2017: Assailants attacked a vehicle in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. Three people, including two soldiers and a local official, were killed and five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2017: Assailants abducted farmers from Chel Tapey, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related kidnappings targeting farmers in the area on this date. At least 52 farmers were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the farmers were targeted regarding a dispute over land.
07/19/2017: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Mirazar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least two police officers and six assailants were killed and one officer and four assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Darah Patah, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Four people, including two police officers, a district right's manager, and a civilian, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside the New Kabul Bank as security forces and civilians attempted to collect their salaries in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 34 people were killed and 58 people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers, police officers, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at Guzar Shahan mosque in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Qarabagh, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, a Georgian soldier and two civilians were killed and 13 people, including two United States soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sarbazzar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in Bala Baluk district on the same date. At least 14 people, including six officers and eight assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including seven officers and five assailants, were injured across the four incidents. In addition, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Sarah-e-Shamali, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a cesspool in Niaz Baig, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two rocket attacks that took place in Kabul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks on checkposts in the district on the same night. At least six police officers and eight assailants were killed and eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/27/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Awlad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least two soldiers and a civilian were killed and three soldiers were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/30/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Qurraish, Faryab, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing four assailants and injuring five assailants No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked Baladori village in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. 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.
03/05/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Nasim Qate, a district police chief, detonated in Chaghatak, Faryab, Afghanistan. Qate was killed and his driver was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. Three police officers and a contractor were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2017: Assailants abducted 13 members of a local police commander's family in Saghar, Ghor, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2017: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Charkh, Logar, Afghanistan. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant planting a mine in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2017: Assailants established a checkpoint and abducted 13 people in Chaqmachiqor, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on September 12, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic state and stated that the victims were accused of cooperating with the Taliban.
09/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside Alberoni University in Golbahar, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants launched a rocket and opened fire at a fuel tanker on Parwan-North highway in Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Gomal district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants were killed and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Shib Koh, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mir Jan Jafari, the district police chief, in Bahrami Shahid, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Jafari was killed and a police officer was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a group of soldiers at a bank in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and 21 people were injured in the blast. The victims included civilians and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Shahre Kohna, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Qarska, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least six assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/04/2017: Two police officers opened fire on their colleagues in Haji Arab, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and five officers, including the district police chief, were injured in the attack. In addition, the two assailants were killed as they attempted to flee the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2017: Assailants attacked a security post along the Zarang-Dilaram highway in Khash Rod, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2017: A roadside bomb detonated and assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying United States and Afghan military personnel in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No soldiers were harmed in the attack, but three civilians were killed when soldiers returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants abducted a farmer from Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a rally hosted by Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar near a football stadium in Khost, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed when a mortar fired by the assailants struck a house. A mosque was also damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2017: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder identified as Matiullah Khan in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 26, 2017 and March 31, 2017, assailants established checkpoints and extorted money from truck drivers in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Jalalabad airport in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one soldier was killed and four people, including a soldier and three civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2017: A landmine detonated targeting the vehicle of a police commander in Khash, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2017: Assailants attacked residences in Ganj Abad, Farah, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, though three civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Jalgaldi, Faryab, Afghanistan. The administrative Director of Almar District, Raza-u-Din, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2017: Assailants abducted Malik Faiz Ahmed, a Pakistani engineer, from the Torkham-Jalalabad road project in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Ahmed was released on December 6, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban may have carried out the kidnapping.
07/13/2017: Assailants attacked military and police personnel in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2017: Assailants attacked Pogani village in Pashtun Kot, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on this day. At least two police officers, including a commander, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/02/2017: Assailants attacked the house of Merajuddin in Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Merajuddin, a former jihadi commander, was not harmed, but four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) helicopter in Ajristan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The helicopter crashed and two soldiers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Haji Zmaray, an uprising commander, in Khawaja Baran, Balkh, Afghanistan. Zmaray and one other person were killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and raided an Afghan National Police (ANP) training center in Dasht-e Top, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan Police checkposts in Pul Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 10 insurgents were killed and 13 people, including 11 assailants and two police officers, were injured the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shamalgha, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed and eight assailants and one police officer were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/13/2017: Assailants attacked Ghormach district in Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2017: Assailants attacked Ghormach district in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including five police officers and eight assailants, were killed and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Siya Sang, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 29 people, including 11 police officers and 18 insurgents, were killed, and four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/14/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting a police chief in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one civilian and three assailants were killed and six people, including two civilians and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted civilians from Chakesh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related abductions that occurred in the area on this date in which at least nine civilians were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
09/09/2017: Assailants established a checkpoint and abducted 20 people in Gardan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on September 12, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the victims were accused of cooperating with the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked an uprising forces post in Baloch, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting posts in Baloch on this date. One uprising commander was killed across both assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and 16 people, including 3 officers and 13 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/05/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in the Khairabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Chagheer village, Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of three attacks on security posts on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 52 people, including 10 civilians and 42 assailants were killed and 60 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until December 18, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2017: Assailants attacked the Mizan district center in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants were killed and 20 were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility fir the incident.
09/22/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Faryab on the same day. At least 18 assailants were killed and an unknown number were injured across this attack and one in Shirin Tagab. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted civilians from Qara Boian, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related abductions that occurred in the area on this date in which at least nine civilians were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
10/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Argahandab, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks on checkposts in the district on the same night. At least six police officers and eight assailants were killed and eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/07/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Derai, Khost, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Alqani, Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security checkposts in Darzab on this day. At least two police officers and four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured across the attacks. Additionally, four police officers were abducted across the attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. Both the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Mirza Wulang, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least nine people were killed and eight people were injured in the ensuing clash. The casualties included assailants, police officers, and uprising members. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a gathering of supporters of Atta Mohammad Noor, a provincial governor, in Khair Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 14 people were killed and 18 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in revenge for Noor's anti-ISIL comments.
09/27/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked a base housing intelligence and police personnel in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 12 people were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Barogi, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and seven were injured when a rocket struck a residential area during the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2017: Two police officers poisoned and then shot and killed eight of their colleagues and escaped with their weapons from a checkpoint in Loy Shor, Zabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Sozma Qala, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The commander, identified as Koterma, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2017: Assailants attacked Gor Tepa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/05/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Hazara coal miners in Tala Wa Barfak, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least eight miners were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. Additional sources doubted the involvement of the Khorasan Chapter and instead attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Nani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/24/2017: Assailants shot and killed a retired intelligence officer in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Durman Payin, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four similar incidents in which 18 explosive devices were discovered and defused in different areas of Chahar Dara district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/13/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and five security members and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Daman, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one civilian was killed and five civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed a woman in Sangcharak, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked a public order police post along the Maimana-Mazar Sharif Highway between Dawlatabad and Qaramol districts in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three other officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Langar, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and one police officer were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2017: Assailants abducted and beheaded two teenage civilians in the Mamandari, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being spies.
10/31/2017: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpoint in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks in Ghazni on the same night. At least 25 assailants were killed and two policers and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/03/2017: An explosive device detonated as an assailant was planting it in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Moghol, Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security checkposts in Darzab on this day. At least two police officers and four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured across the attacks. Additionally, four police officers were abducted across the attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. Both the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Kotwal, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including five police officers and 15 assailants, were killed and nine others, including two police officers and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/23/2017: Assailants fired two rockets that landed near the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in the 16th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/15/2017: Assailants attacked Halkanok, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/13/2017: An explosive device planted inside a mosque was discovered and defused in Lal Por, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sar Darrah, Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on security checkposts in Darzab on this day. At least two police officers and four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured across the attacks. Additionally, four police officers were abducted across the attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. Both the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused at a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Jahangir, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including five officers and 13 assailants, were killed and 24 other people, including seven officers and 17 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/18/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chaplati, Farah, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Zana Khan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Ghazni on this day. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed while five police officers and seven assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/08/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Kishk, Herat, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers and eight assailants were killed while five officers and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Baghe-e Kohna, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on Syed Obaidullah Sadat in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Sadat, a former member of Ghazni's Provincial Council, was killed in the attack. The assailant was also killed when security forces responded to the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. In addition to eight assailants, three National Uprising Movement (NUM) members were killed and 23 others, including 16 assailants and seven security personnel, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in the 11th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a Shia shrine in the 3rd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 29 people were killed and 52 others were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants threw a hand grenade at civilians in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four people, including a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2018: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle, explosives-laden vests, rocket-propelled grenades, and assault rifles, attacked the Tax and Revenue office in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, including eight assailants, were killed and 36 people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for airstrikes against Afghan civilians by the United States.
07/09/2018: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Iftikhar Momand, a provincial council member, in Kama district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four people, including Momand, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on security posts in Qalay-i-Zal district on this date. At least three soldiers and 13 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 16 assailants were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in 4th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in Khwaja Bughra, in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and eight were injured in the blast. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2018: Assailants attacked a village on the outskirts of Ghazni, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three attacks in villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting tribal elders meeting at a hotel in Chauk Talashi, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three tribal elders were killed and two were wounded in the blast. Additionally, a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2018: An explosive device detonated near children in Choga, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Seven children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) solider in Mingajik, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2018: Assailants planted an explosive device on a corpse from a previous attack in Tas Bulaq, Badghis, Afghanistan. The device detonated as civilians attempted to move the body. Two civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated incidents in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
06/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on Molvi Abdul Haq Akhunzada in the fourth police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Akhunzada, an imam at the Movi Jami Mosque, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2018: An Afghan National Police officer opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at Camp Maiwand in Logar, Afghanistan. At least one US soldier, Sergeant Major Timothy A. Bolyard, was killed and another US soldier, Bryan McQueen, was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Nehgan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 13 police officers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/07/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Haft Shahid, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and 11 assailants were killed and one soldier and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2018: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia post in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed and another militia member was injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting individuals responding to an earlier incident targeting a police chief in Bihsud district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out in this area on this day. The police chief was killed and four others, including the deputy district governor and three police officers, were injured across the two blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/12/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2018: Assailants set fire to Naswan Zarabi middle school in Urgun district, Paktika, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpoint near Sari Pul city, Afghanistan. Six public protection forces personnel were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/17/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this date. At least two soldiers were killed in this attack while six people were injured across both of the incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shamalgah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, four were injured, and four were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. Additionally, at least 13 assailants were killed after police retaliated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2018: An explosive device detonated next to children playing in Shinkay, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and four were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting civilians in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle between Maymana and Andkhoy districts in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and six were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
06/25/2018: Assailants attacked local uprising forces in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. An uprising commander was killed an four uprising members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Sof, Daykundi, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as it was being planted in Shirzad district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and a second assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/17/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Eight assailants and two security personnel were killed while six assailants two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/26/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Ghazni on this day. At least nine assailants and two police officers were killed and four assailants and three officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/12/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants attacked the police headquarters in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 26 assailants and five police officers were killed and 26 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to a vehicle transporting coal in Chahar Awlia, Samangan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Raj, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and three assailants were killed and three police officers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, four police officers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Hazrat Mohammad Rodwal, a district chief, in Bala Deh, Paktia, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and three others, including Rodwal, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The hostage was executed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Kolokh Tepai, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Qalay-i-Zal district on the same day. At least four police officers were killed and four officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/17/2018: Assailants attacked Daychopan district in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the ensuing clash, which last until May 19, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/26/2018: Assailants cut electricity lines and detonated explosives at a transmission tower in Dushi district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though the tower was damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because electricity was not being adequately distributed.
09/28/2018: A police officer opened fire his colleagues in Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2018: Assailants attacked a village on the outskirts of Ghazni, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three attacks in villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked military and police posts in Jar Quduq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) personnel were killed, eight were injured and two were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2018: An explosive device planted in a cart detonated in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkposts in Andkhoy district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkposts in Faryab on this date. At least 11 assailants and seven security forces were killed, while 24 assailants and 11 security forces were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2018: Assailants abducted 12 Agency for Rehabilitation and Energy Conservation in Afghanistan (AREA) mine-removal personnel in Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on July 31, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/18/2018: Assailants set fire to a girls' high school in Chamtala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at a police compound in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four police officers, including police chief Abdul Samad Garzewani, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Marchak, Badghis, Afghanistan. Thirteen people, including four assailants and nine border police officers, were killed and 14 others, including seven assailants and seven border police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on the bodyguards of Mohammad Haroon Mubarez, an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) commander, in Shakardara district, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2018: Assailants opened fire and a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police checkpoint in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three security officers were killed and six police officers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dehk-i-Huma, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight security personnel and 15 assailants were killed and seven security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2018: Assailants shot and killed Zalmai Akbarai, a police commander, in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mushatel, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and two police officers were killed and three assailants and two officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in 12th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2018: Assailants abducted 10 laborers from a poppy field in Cheni, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two hostages were released later the same day. Three other victims were rescued on May 2, 2018 and the final five hostages were rescued on May 3, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) outpost in Morghab district, Badghis, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three were injured in the ensuing clash, while 10 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/10/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated at the Chardehi Market in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2018: A roadside landmine detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Sangilan, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two civilians 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.
09/09/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants and one police officer were killed and 17 others, including 16 assailants and one police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2018: An explosive device attached to a Ministry of Interior (MoI) vehicle was discovered and defused in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kamani, Kabul, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle between Shirin Tagab and Dawlatabad districts in Faryab, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Security forces also sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/06/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it near a bridge in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
12/24/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside the Ministry of Public Works government compound and additional assailants stormed the Ministry for Martyrs and Disabled in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 47 people, including four assailants, were killed and 10 people were injured in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of people were held hostage during the attack. The hostages were freed when security forces responded to the incident and neutralized the assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
06/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on Khwaja Mohammad, the head of a dam project, in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Mohammad was killed and his bodyguard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/28/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed and two were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2018: Assailants attempted to attack the Darwazbala district center in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Qalat district, Zabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Darwazagi, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting posts in Darwazagi on this date. At least eight assailants and three soldiers were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/10/2018: Assailants tied up two security guards and set fire to the administration block of Hazar Naw High School in Hazar Naw, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The two guards were released and there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kajran, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on security checkposts in Kajran on this date. At least 13 security personnel, including police and military officers, were killed and 13 security personnel were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police in the 2nd police district of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Kariz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/30/2018: An explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle detonated in Shinwari, Parwan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/13/2018: An explosive device detonated along a road in Ashkali, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One child 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.
06/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting National Uprising Movement (NUM) forces in Aqcha, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two NUM members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: An explosive device detonated in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2018: Assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Kunjak, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two police officers and two assailants, were killed while two officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of security checkpoints in Jawand district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Six people, including three security personnel and 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.
07/14/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Ali, an Afghan National Army (ANA) official, in the 3rd police district of Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2018: Assailants attacked Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least six people, including three soldiers, two police officers, and one National Directorate of Security member, were killed and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kajran, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on security checkposts in Kajran on this date. At least 13 security personnel, including police and military officers, were killed and 13 security personnel were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/18/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, source attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the device was likely intended to target security forces.
10/08/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/22/2018: Assailants abducted an Independent Election Commission (IEC) volunteer at a voter registration center in Mosazay, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
09/13/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Sur, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 26 assailants were killed and 19 people, including four security personnel and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/11/2018: An assailant disguised as a National Uprising Movement (NUM) member opened fire on a United States soldier and interpreter after luring them to a meeting in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one NUM member was killed and one United States soldier was injured in the attack. Additionally, 13 assailants were killed in an ensuing airstrike. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/06/2018: An explosive device detonated in Jebrael, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one assailant was arrested in connection with the attack.
03/11/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost along the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway in Sarkhbid, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants were killed and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/09/2018: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked Waza Khwa district, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in districts of Paktika on this date. At least 15 security personnel and nine assailants were killed while seven security personnel and 12 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until July 24, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/11/2018: Assailants fired rockets at Camp Qargha in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/16/2018: Assailants fired mortars at a bazaar in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed and 45 were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Sergeant 1st Class Reymund Rarogal Transfiguracion, a United States Special Forces soldier, was killed and another US soldier and several Afghan soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) outpost in Sayd Abad, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2018: Assailants attacked civilians in Sakhsa Kol, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/30/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Parchawi, Helmand, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/27/2018: Assailants fired projectiles intending to target a military convoy in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and 14 others were injured when the projectiles hit civilian residences. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/30/2018: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Moshki, Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five assailants, two soldiers, and three civilians were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/05/2018: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated targeting a Taliban commander in Kawkarkhel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three Taliban members were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Agho Jan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the house of a tribal elder in Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two were injured in the blast. It is unclear if the tribal elder was among the victims. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Lal Jan Tamir, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/20/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a wedding hall where religious scholars and clerics had gathered to celebrate the birth of the prophet Muhammad in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 55 people were killed and 94 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State or the Taliban were responsible for the attack. The Taliban denied responsibility.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/24/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden Humvee vehicle targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast; the victims included security personnel and civilians. This was one of two related suicide bombings in Helmand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Farah Rud, Faryab, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and a second was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/07/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Shahrak, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including three uprising members, one police officer, and ten assailants were killed while two police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device underneath a culvert in Payenda Khel, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: Assailants armed with firearms and rocket propelled grenades attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Daykundi, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least eight security personnel were killed and 18 people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Sar-e-Howz, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four 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.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked a central bazaar in Nahrin district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and two assailants were killed while six police officers and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Ashura ceremony in front of a mosque in Amir Khan Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/01/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of National Uprising Movement (NUM) posts in Shewa, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents. At least 10 assailants were killed and two NUM members were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to the vehicle of Ghulam Mohiadin detonated in Rodat district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Mohiadin, a district education department official and district council candidate, was killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/03/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Deh Goon, Herat, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Keshoo, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Three NUM members were killed and two members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: Assailants abducted four people from a vehicle in Dara Takht, Herat, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Qoch Qazal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Laghawat, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed while three 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.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/19/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Jangal, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2018: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a security checkpost in Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Bandar on this date. At least 10 assailants and 13 security personnel were killed and 20 security personnel were injured across the attacks. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Ghorband district, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in areas of Parwan on this date. Two assailants were killed and three were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2018: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Trikh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for incident.
10/07/2018: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people, including a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/15/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Raigi, Farah, Afghanistan. At lest seven police officers were killed and three officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2018: Assailants attacked a military camp in Kaftar Khana, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Nine soldiers were killed and 20 soldiers were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in the Arzu Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. Four police officers and six assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks targeting military positions in the district on this date. At least 14 soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting people who were responding to an earlier explosion near a checkpoint in Gulan square, Herat, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Dinar Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkpoints in Darzab district on this date. At least nine assailants were killed and 13 assailants and 5 police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on Momand Nasratyar, a district chief, in Aino Mena, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Nasratyar and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Shinwari district, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in areas of Parwan on this date. Two assailants were killed and three were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Shinkay district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Seven soldiers were killed and three were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2018: Assailants abducted Afghan Local Police (ALP) member Awal Khan and his companion in Gomal district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Hours after the abduction, Khan's companion was killed while Kahn himself escaped, killing seven assailants and wounding 18 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2018: Assailants shot and killed the nephew of the Balkh governor in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: Assailants attacked police officers along Uruzgan-Kandahar Highway in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in the Pul-e Bazaar Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. Nine assailants and one police officer were killed and three assailants and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkpoints in Gholam Sakhi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three soldiers and four assailants, were killed and seven others, including a soldier and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a joint police and military checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and six people were injured in the blast. The injured included police officers, soldiers, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on security guards stationed at a hospital in Farah, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Niaz Bek, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2018: Assailants stopped a van along the Shibirghan-Khamiab road in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and 11 people were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Nahrin, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and two others surrendered to the assailants. The whereabouts of the two hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on a checkpost in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At two police officers and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2018: Security forces identified and killed two assailants planting a roadside bomb in Bagram district, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban and noted that the bomb was intended to target military personnel.
03/25/2018: Assailants shot and killed a police captain in Hakim Sanaee, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2018: Assailants stabbed and killed Hamid Kirmani, a bodyguard of President Ashraf Ghani, in Kart-e Char, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at the 16th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two projectile attacks in different Kabul neighborhood on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ibrahimkhil, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and 12 assailants were killed while three police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2018: Assailants attacked a Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three assailants and one police officer were killed while three assailants and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/21/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Rubat, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Samad Doz, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the attack. In addition, 10 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked the Education Department building in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and 10 people were injured in the attack. Security forces also defused an explosives-laden vehicle at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/05/2018: Assailants attacked a joint military and police patrol in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device outside the Jawadia mosque in the 3rd police district of Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. Two security personnel and four assailants were killed and an assailant was injured across the ensuing clashes. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/01/2018: Assailants poisoned the Panjshir River in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least 301 people, including several students, became ill as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants attempted to plant it near a polling station in Jebr Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Saberi district, Khost, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were injured and three were killed in the attack. In addition, one soldier was taken hostage; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: An explosive device detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three people, including a commander of the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) office in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2018: An explosive device detonated at a market in Khost district, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and 15 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on a polling station in Mosa Khail district, Khost, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/01/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of National Uprising Movement (NUM) members' houses in Shewa, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents. At least 10 assailants were killed and two NUM members were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Yangi Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two pro-government fighters were killed and three were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/28/2018: Assailants abducted three tribal elders who were attempting to negotiate the release of previously abducted Daykundi residents in Kajran district, Daykundi. Afghanistan. One of the elders was released, while the fate of the remaining two is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2018: Assailants attacked checkposts in Michalgho, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Ahmad Abad district on this day. At least four police officers were killed and seven others were wounded across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Faryab on this day. At least 14 people, including soldiers and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Faryab on this day. At least 14 people, including soldiers and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2018: Assailants ambushed police forces in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The officers were responding to an earlier attack in Qarabagh. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Salim Karez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2018: Assailants attacked an military outposts in Qarluq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers and ten assailants were killed and six security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Helmand on the same day. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two other people, including one police officer and once civilian, were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Arghandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/01/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Chendawal, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in Ab Band on this date. At least two police officers and six assailants, were killed while four officers and four assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/20/2018: Assailants established a fake checkpoint and abducted two soldiers in an unknown location in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Ghoryan district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants at Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoints in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers and five assailants were killed and two police officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2018: Assailants attacked Abdul Jalil's vehicle in Bashikod, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Jalil, a public uprising forces commander, and his driver were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/09/2018: Assailants attacked a police base in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 27 people, including 19 police officers and eight assailants were killed and five police officers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Awlad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkpoints in Darzab district on this date. At least nine assailants were killed and 13 assailants and 5 police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a school serving as a voter registration center at a refugee settlement in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks targeting military positions in the district on this date. At least 14 soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Khawja Qoshori, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks targeting military positions in Khwaja Sabz Posh district on this date. At least 14 soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/27/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Eight police officers and 10 assailants were killed, while six security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2018: Assailants abducted five passengers in Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One passenger was killed; however, the fate of the remaining four is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police outposts in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including two police officers and eight assailants, were killed and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2018: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Chishti Sharif district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and 15 assailants were killed and eight assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/09/2018: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting the governor’s residence in Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2018: Assailants attacked security personnel in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in different districts of Ghazni on this date. Sixteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured across two of the attacks. In addition, 10 security personnel were either killed or injured across those attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/20/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Qari Salim, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and one police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2018: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target a protest demonstration in Shar Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Balqalai, in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash In addition, the assailants sustained seven casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2018: Assailants abducted 43 road construction workers from an Afghan Sadaqat Road Construction Firm camp in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and another officer was injured in the ensuing clash with the kidnappers. Thirteen hostages were released on July 30, 2018 and another 29 hostages were released on August 21, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/06/2018: Assailants established a checkpoint and prevented vehicles from passing through it on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Abdullah Gul, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on the highway on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/20/2018: Gunmen opened fire on a polling station in Alisher, Khost, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) base in Qala Kah district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 20 border police officers and 15 assailants were killed in the attack. In addition, 20 border police officers were abducted during the raid. The fate of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Khairabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least four security personnel and five assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/24/2018: An explosive device detonated at a voter registration center in Mughulan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three people, including two Independent Election Commission (IEC) and a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at a residence in Ahmad Abad district, Paktia, Afghanistan. One person was killed and a second person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/29/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting police chief Gen. Abdul Aziz Tokhi in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. Tokhi was unhurt, though two of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2018: Assailants abducted four construction employees in Rabatak, Samangan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Helmand on the same day. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two other people, including one police officer and once civilian, were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/11/2018: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. An unspecified number of security guards were locked in a room and beaten before being released. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting Abdul Zaher Haqqani in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Haqqani, the head of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious affairs, was killed along with and his bodyguard and the assailant. Additionally, nine civilians were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Rangers vehicle in Shamalgah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one ranger was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One security member and four assailants were killed while five security personnel and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Miya Nishin district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/10/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Farah city, Afghanistan. At least six officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/02/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Saghar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 12 assailants were killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2018: Assailants attacked an army checkpoint in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/07/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Anguri, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated assaults on checkpoints in the area on the same day. At least six police officers were injured across both incidents. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police check post in Khairabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qizlar Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three security officers were killed and five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Daychopan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 28 people, including three police officers and 25 assailants, were killed and 36 others, including four soldiers and 32 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle detonated in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four people, including civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: An explosive device detonated near a market in Kaga, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. The victims included government contractors who were collecting taxes at the market. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One pro-government militia member and ten assailants were killed and five police officers 20 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on Ghulam Yahya in Qala-i-Naw, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Yahya, the finance deputy for the provincial police department, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2018: Assailants attacked Jaghuri district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Kang district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Five ABP personnel were killed and one was injured in the ensuing clash. It is unknown if the assailants sustained casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Lashkar Gah overnight between June 8, 2018 and June 9, 2018. At least two security personnel were killed and five others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Khakrez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2018: Assailants shot and killed Yasin Khan, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) intelligence chief, in the 3rd police district of Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2018: Assailants attacked military personnel in Zawo, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 30 people, including 11 soldiers and 19 assailants, were killed while 24 people, including 10 soldiers and 14 assailants, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/22/2018: Assailants attacked Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing 13 assailants and injuring 19. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shinkay district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed, one was injured, and 10 were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/25/2018: An explosive device detonated at a mosque in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A prayer leader was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/28/2018: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 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.
04/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Adam Khan, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six people, including a police officer and five assailants, were killed and nine others, including two police officers and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2018: An explosive device attached to a fuel tanker detonated along the Jalalabad-Torkham highway in Bihsud district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Pashmakai, Farah, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks on security posts in Farah on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2018: An explosive device detonated in front of Malika Omaira girls’ school in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and four others were injured in the attack. This was one of four related attacks near schools in the city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least 14 police officers, including the district police chief, and 25 assailants were killed while six police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including two militia members and six assailants, were killed and 14 people, including 13 assailants and a soldier, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/18/2018: A body guard of the Kandahar governor opened fire on Afghan and United States military, police, and civilian figures during a meeting at the Kandahar Governor's compound in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four people, including the assailant, Kandahar's police chief General Abdul Raziq, Kandahar's intelligence chief Abdul Mohmin Hassankhail, and an Afghan journalist were killed in the attack. At least 12 people, including Kandahar Governor Zalmai Wesa and two Americans, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for alleged war crimes committed by the victims.
04/28/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security posts in the area on this date. An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer was killed and two officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/25/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dand Patan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and one civilian were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four people, including three police officers and one civilian, were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/01/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkposts in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkposts in Faryab on this date. At least 11 assailants and seven security forces were killed, while 24 assailants and 11 security forces were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device underneath a culvert in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2018: Assailants seized a wheat truck in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2018: An explosive device planted in a sofa detonated in the office of Abdul Jabar Qahraman, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. Qahraman was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2018: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks targeting mobile phone towers in Chimtal on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Kandahar on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/13/2018: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One policeman was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Ganjabad, Bala Bolok district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. At least five assailants and three police officers were killed and seven assailants four officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on police in Siman Pul, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed while another assailant and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2018: Assailants attacked Aye-Khanum Port in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/10/2018: National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel opened fire on their colleagues at a checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 16 NDS personnel were killed in the attack. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a high school at Arabano square, Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related incidents targeting schools in Nangarhar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: A landmine detonated in Gadool Sadaat, Ghazni, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: Assailants abducted Fazila, a female candidate for district council elections, and her brother in Ilqetaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in different districts of Ghazni overnight. At least 13 assailants, were killed and 20 assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/09/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Nehal Dasht, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in western Badghis, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed, four were injured, and another four were reported as missing as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2018: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at Qala-e-Jarnil shrine in Chahar Asyab district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/07/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Qassaban, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two additional assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Yadi Ghundai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including 16 assailants and two police officers were killed, and at least 19 people, including 14 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.
06/11/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 15 people were killed in the attack. The casualties included soldiers and police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/07/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed, 10 were injured and three were abducted in the attack. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/20/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/06/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Qazal Qeshlaq, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: An explosive device denoted targeting a civilian vehicle in Qiaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers guarding a voter registration center in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources suspected that the Taliban were involved in the attack.
05/06/2018: Assailants abducted seven KEC International employees, including six Indian nationals, from Bagh-e-Shamal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One of the hostages was released on March 18, 2019 and three additional hostages were released on October 6, 2019. The whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2018: Security forces identified assailants, including suicide bombers, who were attempting to attack intelligence and military installations in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The security forces opened fire, causing a suicide vest to detonate, killing at least 27 assailants. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Special Forces in Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, four security personnel were killed and an unknown number were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2018: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Agha Gul, the Farah airport police commander, in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2018: Assailants attacked a district center in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Ghazni on this day. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed while five police officers and seven assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/26/2018: Assailant attacked a voter registration center in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Bori, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Qaysar district on the same night. At least seven security personnel and eight assailants were killed while ten security personnel and 11 assailants were injured across both attacks. In addition, five security personnel were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2018: A suicide bomber detonated and two assailants armed with firearms and grenades stormed the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation building in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the building minutes later, while assailants held an unknown number of people hostage for five hours before being killed by security forces. In addition to the three assailants, at least 15 people were killed and 15 people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including seven assailants, were killed and seven other people, including five assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The casualties included soldiers and police officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on Subhanullah Khitab, the acting district chief, in Marko, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Khitab was killed and his bodyguard was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated at a girls' high school in Ahmad Shah Baba Mina, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/06/2018: A suicide bomber surrendered to police officers instead of carrying out an attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/06/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near the Russian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired mortars in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 15 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/22/2018: Assailants attacked a village in Dowm Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date. Three security personnel were killed and five were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at election commission officials in Bargi Matal district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. An unspecified number of officials were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police post in Ghorghori, Farah, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two were wounded in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of officers were reported missing after the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police commander in Chahar Burja district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. The commander was killed and three of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired mortars at a residential area in Alasay district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were injured in the attack. This was one of two mortar attacks in the district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/06/2018: Assailants attacked military personnel responding to an earlier attack in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting military personnel in the district on this date. At least 10 assailants were killed and 18 assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/29/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Qaysar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two pro-government militia members were killed and four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/06/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in the Qiagh Valley of Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 14 police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved in the attack.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked Lashkar Gah district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Helmand on the same day. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two other people, including one police officer and once civilian, were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on a pro-government militia patrol in Koza Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Guzara district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2018: Two assailants, identified as Afghan Local Police (ALP) members, opened fire on their colleagues in Argahandab district, 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.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at an education department building in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2018: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four civilians 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.
11/17/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one security officer and seven assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/07/2018: A suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest attempted to attack a blood donation center at Shahre Now Park in Kabul, Afghanistan. Police identified and shot the assailant, triggering his explosives and killing him. There were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2018: Assailants attacked border police officers along the Paktika-Ghazni highway in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: Assailants attacked a joint security checkpoint in Puli Khumri Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including police and military personnel, were killed and two security personnel were injured in the attack. Additionally, sources noted that three security personnel were abducted, though this was not verified. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/15/2018: An explosive device detonated as security personnel were attempting to defuse it in Khalazai, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. The victims included National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2018: Assailants attacked security forces and fired a rocket at a house in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
01/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Pusht Rod district, Farah Afghanistan. Mohammad Ibrhim, the local police chief, was killed and two other officers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/12/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Ghazni city, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in different parts of Ghazni on the same date. At least four officers and were killed and four other officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/09/2018: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated at a market in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Zangitan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 83 people, including 23 soldiers and 60 assailants, were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. At least eight soldiers were also reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/22/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army post in Dowm Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in the area on this date. Three security personnel were killed and five were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/31/2018: An assailant attempted to sexually assault a woman in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Manan Arghand, a journalist, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/15/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Dinar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Qarqin district on this date. At least 24 people, including four police officers and 20 assailants, were killed and 15 assailants were injured across both attacks. In addition, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing following the clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/00/2018: Sometime between August 12, 2018 and August 18, 2018, assailants planted an unknown number of landmines along a road in Sulimankhel, Paktia, Afghanistan. Security forces began an operation to clear the devices. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2018: Assailants fired rockets at a military vehicle in Spin Masjid, Farah, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2018: Assailants sabotaged power lines in Khalwakha, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/15/2018: An explosive device detonated in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2018: A roadside explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Jaghuri district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked local uprising and or police posts in Tas Bulaq, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 16 security personnel were killed and six other security personnel were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated incidents in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/26/2018: Police forces arrested an assailant attempting to plant explosives at a power pylon in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants stopped a vehicle and shot and killed one of its passengers between Qarqin and Shibirghan districts in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The assailants also abducted seven elders, who were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2018: An explosive device detonated in Wor Mayi district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Abdul Hai, a tribal elder, was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Kohistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed and seven other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks in different districts of Badakhshan on the same day. Additionally, at least five police officers were killed and five officers were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khoja Bolan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven police officers 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.
07/13/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Parchaw, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, six assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Digal, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and another two 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.
07/12/2018: Assailants destroyed a bridge in Pul-e-Momin, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/04/2018: Assailants attacked two Afghan Border Police (ABP) Humvees in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. One security member was killed and a second was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Chahi, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the same night. The ensuing clashes resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: Assailants fired rockets at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) barracks outside Farah airport in Farah, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2018: Assailants attacked Ghazni city, Afghanistan. At least 28 assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Kort, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Tapi Afghan, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on security posts in Qalay-i-Zal district on this date. At least three soldiers and 13 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 16 assailants were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt targeting a voter registration center in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 69 people were killed and 120 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Baqirkhel, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks in Saydabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked a joint military and police checkpost in Malistan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting posts in Ghazni on this date. At least 13 security personnel and 22 assailants were killed while two security personnel and 15 assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/01/2018: Assailants attacked Mullah Karam Begzad, a pro-government militia commander, in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Begzad was killed and three of his security guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/17/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Surkh Kotal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five police officers 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.
06/13/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Soor, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Farah on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and four soldiers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/02/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Khwajah Sabz Posh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two security officers and six assailants were killed and two uprising members and ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, one security officer was abducted in the attack. The fate of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2018: Assailants hijacked five World Food Program (WFP) wheat trucks in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. The drivers of the trucks were reported missing. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/31/2018: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/18/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Darwazagi, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting posts in Darwazagi on this date. At least eight assailants and three soldiers were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/09/2018: Five suicide bombers attacked a police station in Shar Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two unrelated attacks targeting police stations in Kabul on this date. At least 25 people, including nine assailants, were killed and 28 people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident; additionally, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/04/2018: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Laja Ahmad Khail district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants and eight soldiers were killed while eight 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.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/25/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Ark Elek, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 10 security personnel were killed and two were injured in the attack. The victims included soldiers and a police officer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/13/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint near Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2018: Assailants attacked military and police checkpoints in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the attack. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Achakzai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 31 people, including 20 assailants and 11 soldiers, were killed and nine people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2018: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ghor Ghori, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2018: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two uprising members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2018: Assailants took guards hostage and threw a grenade at Syed Jalal Bukhari high school near Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The guards were released shortly thereafter. No casualties were reported. This was one of three attacks on high schools in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
10/11/2018: An explosive device detonated in Sarkhat, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2018: Assailants raided a school and held its guards hostage in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailants then detonated explosives at the school's laboratory. There were no reported casualties and the guards were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
10/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted Koti Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: Approximately 1,000 assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked the police and National Directorate of Security (NDS) buildings in Farah, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three assailants, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/13/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Mizan on this date. At least six police officers, including the district chief, were killed across both events. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2018: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Chapa Khak, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/30/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a mechanic workshop in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three motor mechanics were killed and 13 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Faqiran, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Urgun district on this date. At least two police officers were injured across both attacks. Additionally, at least 25 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/18/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Naw Abad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two border police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2018: An assailant infiltrated a joint National Uprising Movement (NUM) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) post and poisoned officers in Buzboi, Balkh, Afghanistan. Additional assailants then stormed the post, killing at least 17 security personnel. Also, one assailant was killed and a second assailant was injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/04/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed while seven assailants and two pro-government militia members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Shinzai, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two civilians were killed and five Czech soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2018: An explosives-laden donkey detonated targeting police officers in Sarkani district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel were injured in the blast. No claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Yahya Khel district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three people, including a police officer, were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2018: An explosive device detonated in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Nowabad, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and two assailants were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Mazar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on security posts in Qalay-i-Zal district on this date. At least three soldiers and 13 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 16 assailants were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked army posts in Wata Pur district, Kunar, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two related attacks in different districts of Kunar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/27/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the incident. This was one of two coordinated attacks along the Kandahar-Uruzgan border on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting a procession of civilians commemorating the death of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least seven people were killed and 24 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two related suicide bombings in Kabul on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at Qala-e-Zaman Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/00/2018: Sometime between April 24, 2018 and May 1, 2018, security forces discovered and defused 16 explosive devices in Laghman, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khaki Safed district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2018: Assailants armed with firearms and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a police post in Kotal Sabz, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and two police officers were killed while 20 people including sixteen assailants and four police officers, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police outposts in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed and two were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Memla, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and one police officer were killed and nine assailants and one officer were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: A roadside bomb detonated prematurely as assailants were arming the device in Chawkay district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 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 Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and noted that the explosives were likely meant to target security convoys.
11/07/2018: Assailants carried out an attack in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing five assailants and injuring four more. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/07/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Kulahbaf, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three people, including a police officer and two assailants, were killed and three people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2018: Assailants attacked and abducted Haji Mohammad Daud, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Daud was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of a hotel in Sharana district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer, were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked Qush Qara oil field south of Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on oil fields in the area on the same day. At least 20 security forces were killed and 20 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. One police officer and four assailants were killed while three officers and seven assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2018: Assailants stopped vehicles and cut the fingers off of four civilians who voted in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Chahar Baga Safa high school in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting schools in Nangarhar on this date. One school guard was injured across the two attacks in Surkh Rod. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/27/2018: Assailants fired a rocket that landed and detonated on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two projectile attacks in Ghazni on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban
02/14/2018: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden motorcycle was identified and arrested in Zhar Sahib, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers responding to an earlier attack on checkposts in Dara Qayaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Dara Qayaq on this day. At least four police officers and seven assailants were killed while five police officers and five assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/20/2018: Assailants attacked security personnel in an unknown number of districts in northern Faryab province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Waghaz district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Ghazni on this day. At least three police officers and six assailants were killed while five police officers and seven assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/10/2018: Assailants attacked the district police headquarters in Wali Muhammadi Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in different districts of Ghazni overnight. At least 13 people, including four police officers and nine assailants, were killed and 17 people, including five police officers and 12 assailants, were injured in this attack. A total of 13 assailants were killed and 20 assailants were injured across all four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/30/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and two additional suicide bombers opened fire at a police headquarters in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. In addition to the three assailants, three police officers, including the district chief, were killed while 12 people, including four officers and eight civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: Assailants attacked Aq Tapa in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/22/2018: Assailants attacked an United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) vehicle in Sar-e-Kotal, Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three others, a UNAMA employee, her child, and a driver, were abducted in the attack. One of the hostages was killed on March 16, 2018. The remaining two hostages were released on May 25, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2018: Assailant attacked and killed two Independent Elections Commission employees near Kunduz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint along Sangin road in Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 29 assailants were killed and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2018: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks targeting mobile phone towers in Chimtal on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/13/2018: Assailants attacked Syed Ali Alavi in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Alavi, a senior police officer, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2018: Assailants attacked a police and public uprising checkpost in Dewa Gul area, Chawkay district, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in the area on this date. At least three police officers and 15 assailants were killed, while 12 officers and 20 assailants were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on Batur Dostum's convoy along the Jawzjan-Mazari Sharif highway in Chaksh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Dostum, the son of Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, was not harmed; however, two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2018: Assailants poisoned students at a girls' school in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 60 students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/02/2018: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed while the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/03/2018: Security forces arrested an assailant while she was planting an explosive device in Qaysar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) security post in the Mangali, Wardak, Afghanistan. Nine soldiers and five assailants were killed. This was one of five related attacks in Saydabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2018: An explosive device detonated against a police vehicle in Mamondara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and three were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Shir Khan Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
01/23/2018: Assailants shot and killed two National Directorate of Security (NDS) officers in Karez Shaikh Ha, Farah, Afghanistan. One of the victims was identified as Muhammad Ismail, the Pusht Rod district intelligence chief. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants and one pro-government militia member were killed and three assailants and one militia member were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Saiad, Parwan, Afghanistan. Five NDS employees were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Momand Dara area, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 11 civilians were killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/29/2018: Assailants attempted to abduct Zulfiqar Stanikzai, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in Arghandeh, Kabul, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six people, including Stanikzai, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/24/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police and military checkpoints in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and six soldiers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Surkh Kotal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four 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.
09/10/2018: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a security checkpost in Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Bandar on this date. At least 10 assailants and 13 security personnel were killed and 20 security personnel were injured across the attacks. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a security checkpost in Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Bandar on this date. At least 10 assailants and 13 security personnel were killed and 20 security personnel were injured across the attacks. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Sajal Qashlaq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkpoints in Darzab district on this date. At least nine assailants were killed and 13 assailants and 5 police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked two fuel tankers on a highway between Mazari Sharif and Shibirghan in Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though one tanker was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2018: Assailants attacked Oshan village in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least 46 people, including 15 pro-government militia members, six ANA soldiers, and 25 assailants, were killed while 11 security personnel and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/03/2018: Assailants attacked a joint military and police camp in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, 14 security personnel were abducted; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a security checkpost in Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Bandar on this date. At least 10 assailants and 13 security personnel were killed and 20 security personnel were injured across the attacks. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2018: Assailants abducted an employee of the identity card issuing authority in Darqad district, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Musum, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkposts in the area on this date. At least two police officers were killed and one police officer was injured across the three attacks. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Dost Mohammad, a parliamentary candidate, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three people, including Mohammad, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2018: Assailants raided Aimal Khan High School and tied up two security guards in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The school was set on fire during the attack, but the two guards were later rescued. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2018: Security forces identified and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Mosa Khail district, Khost, Afghanistan. Authorities determined that the vehicle was due to target a government facility in Khost city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least five police officers 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.
06/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on Haji Safiullah in Qala-i-Zaman, Farah, Afghanistan. Safiullah, the director of the central census department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2018: Assailants abducted Amin Munsif, the adviser on Water and Energy, and his two bodyguards in Khwaja Musafir, Kabul, Afghanistan. Munsif was rescued the following day; however, the fate of his two bodyguards remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: Assailants attacked the house of a police officer in Khanabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two of the officer's relatives were killed while the officer himself was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pir Koti, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Urgun district on this date. At least two police officers were injured across both attacks. Additionally, at least 25 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked Urgun district, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in districts of Paktika on this date. At least 15 security personnel and nine assailants were killed while seven security personnel and 12 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until July 24, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/08/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Darwaza Kon, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 19 people, including 11 soldiers and eight activists, were killed while 12 soldiers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2018: A suicide bomber shot and killed a security guard and detonated explosives at Moalem wrestling club in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related bombings at Moalem wrestling club on this day. In addition to the assailant, 26 people were killed and 91 others were injured across both blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/30/2018: Assailants attacked a highway police checkpoint in Jamal Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nine people, including a police commander and eight assailants, were killed and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clash; the assailants also sustained an undetermined number of injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a National Uprising Movement (NUM) outpost in Bahadar Khan, Khanabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One uprising member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Khawaja Pista, 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.
07/30/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Maulvi Mohammad Anwar Niyazi, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, detonated in Sherpur, Kabul, Afghanistan. Niyazi was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Farah, Afghanistan. Two people, an economic department employee and a teacher, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Baba Yar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Shah Gholi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Seven people, including two police officers and five assailants, were killed and 15 others, including four police officers and 11 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2018: Assailants abducted five Public Health Department employees engaged in a vaccination campaign in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
04/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed a former Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) commander in Sayd Khel district, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/06/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Balghali, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Rashidan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dozak, Farah, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2018: Assailants shot and killed two police officers guarding a state-run university in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
11/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Chaghat, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in the area on this date. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2018: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Ali Khil, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in different districts of Ghazni on this date. Sixteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured across two of the attacks. In addition, 10 security personnel were either killed or injured across those attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at a civilian residence in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked Ataullah Nang in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Nang, the Da Afghanistan Bank deputy procurement manager, was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/30/2018: Assailants attacked Kundulan village in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 40 people, including civilians and police officers, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/10/2018: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated at a house in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. An unknown number of police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/30/2018: Assailants attacked Sher Dagh village in Malistan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 11 soldiers an unknown number of civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/30/2018: Assailants attacked Hussaini village in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 40 people, including civilians and police officers, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/08/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Sikandarkhel, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and 28 assailants were killed and four police officers and 16 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/09/2018: An explosive device detonated in Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and 16 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: An explosive device detonated outside a shop in a market in the second police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and a police commander, identified as Abdul Sami, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Baghbanan, Badghis, Afghanistan. Nine Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2018: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices under a bridge in Qarghayi district, Laghman, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
07/09/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Gerani, Bala Bolok district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. At least five assailants and three police officers were killed and seven assailants four officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Yangi Qala, Chamtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on this date. One police officer was killed and one officer was injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/06/2018: Assailants established a checkpoint and prevented vehicles from passing through it on the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Lewani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on the highway on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/01/2018: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in the 1st police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Six people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mangajek district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/03/2018: Assailants attacked non-state militia checkposts in Baharak district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least six assailants and two militia members were killed while four assailants and three militia members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/03/2018: Assailants attacked a police headquarters and checkposts in Jani Khel district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 25 people, including four police officers and 21 assailants, were killed and at least six others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/27/2018: Assailants fired mortars at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Goshta district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and three were injured in the attack; the victims included police officers and civilians. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2018: Assailants set fire to Kiptan Baba Middle School in Krabawai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Abokhak, Wardak, Afghanistan. Three police officers 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.
06/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on a mosque in Mando Zayi district, Khost, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2018: Assailants attacked Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack, killing two assailants and injuring three others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting voters at a polling station in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five people were injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2018: An explosive device detonated in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired mortars at a residential area in Alasay district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four were injured in the attack. This was one of two mortar attacks in the district on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Choni, Logar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2018: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpoint at the Behsud bridge in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The attack did not result in casualties. This was one of two blasts at the checkpoint on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of General Janan Mama detonated in the 4th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Mama, a Border Forces Quick Reaction Force (QRF) commander, was killed and three of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of violating the rights of Afghan civilians in Kandahar and collaborating with foreign forces occupying Afghanistan.
09/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilians, one of whom had recently defected from the Taliban, in Farah, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2018: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers in the 1st police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on Azizullah, a local police commander, in Charkab Shinwari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Azizullah and one of his bodyguards, were killed and another bodyguard was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/17/2018: A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the office of the Nangarhar provincial governor in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 18 people were killed and 49 others injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2018: Security forces identified and detained an assailant driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Shahidano Mena, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in the Gortipa, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting protesters outside the Afghan Electoral Commission building in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military and police posts in Ghorak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Twenty-seven people, including four soldiers and 23 assailants, were killed and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/09/2018: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest who was attempting to target civilians commemorating the death of Ahmad Shah Massoud in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No other casualties were reported. This was one of two related suicide bombings in Kabul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Balghi, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including eight ALP personnel and four assailants, were killed and eight police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Shahbaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four United States soldiers were killed and three people, including two United States soldiers and a contractor, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/13/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and five were taken hostage 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.
12/31/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Colonel Mohammad Omar detonated near the governor's office and police headquarters in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. Colonel Omar, a district police chief, was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked Baharak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing three assailants and injuring five assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Samiullah Ahmadzai detonated in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. Ahmadzai, an employee of the Directorate for Labor, Social Affairs, and Martyrs, was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 12 officers were injured across the incidents in Dih Yak and Bahrami Shahid. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/20/2018: Assailants abducted 13 Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) employees in Bad Pakh district, Laghman, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on October 27, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/25/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Haji Gol Nabi in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Nabi, a tribal leader that had previously awarded US president Donald Trump with a medal of bravery, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/15/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/21/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost near Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 10 officers were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2018: A mortar shell detonated in Dasthi Nizan, Herat, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants attacked an army base in Dukin, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 20 soldiers and five assailants were killed and 11 soldiers were injured in the attack. In addition, 11 soldiers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Wali Sahibzada, a senior adviser to the Mesherano Jirga, in Wagha Jan, Logar, Afghanistan. Sahibzada was unharmed, however, two of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2018: Security forces discovered an explosive device at a voter registration center in a mosque in Taq-Qala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. As police attempted to defuse the device, it exploded, injuring one police officer and one civilian. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated near a polling center in Karta-e Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 30 civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on a female police sergeant at her residence in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. The sergeant was killed and her child was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least one police officer was killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. The victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Qala Qazi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints on the same date. Five police officers were killed and two were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/24/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 24 people, including five soldiers, three police officers, and 16 assailants, were killed and eight other people, including four officers and four soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/20/2018: Assailants beheaded two civilians in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and accused one of the victims of collaborating with the Afghan government and the other of collaborating with the Taliban.
10/13/2018: Assailants attacked district government offices in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Mizan on this date. At least six police officers, including the district chief, were killed across both events. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/22/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Zangitan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 18 soldiers were killed and 16 were injured in the attack. Additionally, four soldiers were taken hostage. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/10/2018: Assailants attacked Qurraish village in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three security personnel were injured in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Yakhchal, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, an unknown number of assailants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: An explosive device detonated inside a meeting room at a People's Protection office in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two staff members were killed and seven were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on police on this date. Four police officers and five assailants were killed while four officers and seven assailants were injured between this and an attack in Ghor. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in the 5th police district of Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and four police officers were killed and seven assailants and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, 15 police officers were abducted in the attack; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a polling center in Khaki Safed district, Farah, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the attack, killing six assailants and injuring four assailants. Two security personnel were also injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Miranzai, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two people, including police chief Ismail Khan Shukori, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Ailaf, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 12 civilians were killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Khogyani, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Maruf district on this date. At least 10 assailants and one police officer were killed and 19 people, including eight assailants, three police officers, and eight civilians, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/13/2018: Assailants shot and injured Baidar Zazai, a Wolsei Jirga candidate and former legislator, in Shah Shahid, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Anguri, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated assaults on checkpoints in the area on the same day. At least six police officers were injured across both incidents. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/01/2018: Assailants attacked members of a pro-government militia in Kishindih district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Six militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sholgara district, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle responding to an earlier attack on a checkpost near Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and four were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Shindand on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/04/2018: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted three guards of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) provincial chief along the Farah-Herat Highway in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed shortly thereafter in Pusht Rod district. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/07/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Takhta, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints on the same night. At least six police officers were killed and three officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
09/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ziraki, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints on this date. At least 17 people, including three assailants and 14 security officers, were killed and 10 people, including six security officers and four assailants, were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/07/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Takhta, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints on the same night. At least six police officers and five assailants were killed and three officers and eight assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/03/2018: Assailants poisoned students at a girls' school in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 45 students fell ill as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in different parts of Ghazni on the same date. At least four officers and were killed and four other officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/27/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Yusof Mirzai, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four assistants were killed while two police officers and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2018: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) forces between Mazari Sharif and Shibirghan in Balkh, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: Assailants attacked police and military checkposts in Qashlaq, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same night. At least two security force members and 17 assailants were killed while three security force members and 19 assailants were injured across the attacks. In addition, at least four soldiers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2018: Assailants abducted four Directorate of Refugees and Repatriation employees in Mir Ali, Herat, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/29/2018: Assailants abducted five passengers from a vehicle in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Kanjak, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting military and police posts in Imam Sahib district on this date. At least one soldier was killed and four police officers were injured across the attacks. In addition, 15 assailants were either killed or wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2018: Assailants fired a mortar targeting a civilian residence in Barawolo Kalay, Kunar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Raj, Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/14/2018: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a military base in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2018: Assailants opened fire at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Kanisk, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 18 soldiers and 12 assailants were killed and two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, two soldiers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2018: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Juma, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and three assailants were killed and two officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2018: Assailants attempted to assassinate Rahmatullah Yarmal in Mizan, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting Yarmal, the provincial governor, in Mizan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/24/2018: Assailants fired rockets into the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants abducted six soldiers in Sultan Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The soldiers were released later the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2018: Assailants attacked a construction company in Bangi district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including seven assailants and five police officers, were killed and 10 people, including three assailants and seven officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Special Operations Forces post in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
02/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed Hazrat Gul, a religious scholar, in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2018: Assailants stopped a passenger vehicle and abducted nine civilians in Shekh Ali district, Parwan, Afghanistan. One of the hostages escaped shortly after the abduction. The whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/04/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Nagahan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2018: Assailants attempted to attack the Mohmand People Council office but were stopped by police personnel guarding the building in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A gunfight ensued in which one police officer and one assailant were killed and one police officer was injured. Security forces also defused several explosive devices at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel responding to an earlier attack on military posts in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and four police officers, including the district police chief, and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Andar on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/02/2018: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in the the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Three officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Kala Kochi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in Qarabagh district Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Chahar Qulfan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Sahib Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Langar, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants and three security personnel were killed while eight assailants and 11 security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Falol, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 12 soldiers were killed, three were injured, and two were abducted in the incident. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same base on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/16/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Mullah Din, Zabul, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Chashmah, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 14 soldiers and 30 assailants were killed and 20 soldiers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Umairkhana, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Bati Kot district on the same night. At least 13 NUM members and 29 assailants were killed and 13 NUM members were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/22/2018: An Afghan soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at a base in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. One Czech soldier was killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. The officer, Colonel Abdul Hameed, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/24/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Lowaranai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Bati Kot district on the same night. At least 13 NUM members and 29 assailants were killed and 13 NUM members were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/06/2018: Assailants attacked military outposts in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same night. Two security personnel and four assailants were killed and an assailant was injured across the ensuing clashes. The victims included a soldier and police officer. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dashti Nizan, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting police posts on this date. At least 10 assailants and six police officers were killed while six assailants and one police officer were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/20/2018: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Rashidan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting security checkpoints in different districts of Ghazni on this date. At least three soldiers and 20 assailants were killed while four soldiers and 10 assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dojoy, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting police posts on this date. At least 10 assailants and six police officers were killed while six assailants and one police officer were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kandahar on the same day. Five police officers and 30 assailants were killed and seven police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. Seven soldiers were killed and four were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2018: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Haider Abad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy transporting a Taliban prisoner in Shashti, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five people, including the prisoner, one civilian, one officer, and two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting a funeral ceremony in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
06/13/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Dehzak, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Farah on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and four soldiers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/23/2018: Assailants attacked Gulchin city in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three security personnel were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/11/2018: Assailants attacked the administrative compound in Anar Dara, Farah, Afghanistan. In addition to at least 14 assailants, eight security personnel were killed and 23 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2018: Assailants attacked Malistan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in different Ghazni districts on the same day. At least 25 people, including commando forces and civilians, were killed and 17 people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/06/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Mohammad Asif, a farmer, in Teber, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Asif and two of his family members were killed while his wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Spin Masjid, Farah, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2018: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Wardak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2018: Security forces identified assailants planting explosive devices along a road in Bargah-e-Turkmentia, Balkh, Afghanistan. The security forces opened fire, injuring one assailant. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
07/13/2018: An explosive device planted in a motorcycle detonated in the 1st police district of Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. Eleven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants were killed and five assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/06/2018: An explosive device detonated next to children playing in Zabit Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three children were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting civilians in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Dehyak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and eight police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Abdul Tawab Taib, the provincial director for agriculture, irrigation, and livestock, in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Taib and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2018: Assailants abducted 10 tribal elders in Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
11/06/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Sang-I-Zard, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four pro-government militia members and two assailants were killed and two militia members were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/19/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/22/2018: Assailants shot and killed Jafar Tawakali, a prominent religious cleric, in the 5th police district of Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/12/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Dila district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 73 assailants and four police officers were killed and at least four people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Colonel Asadollah Halimi, the head of the Paktia joint forces coordination center, in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. Halimi was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 15 assailants were killed while three soldiers and 17 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Helmand on the same day. At least two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and two other people, including one police officer and once civilian, were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Karukh district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Chaghat, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in the area on this date. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Gansh, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on security posts in Qalay-i-Zal district on this date. At least three soldiers and 13 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 16 assailants were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Injil district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2018: Assailants attacked government forces in Shahada district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the incident. This was one of three related attacks in different districts of Badakhshan on the same day. Additionally, at least five police officers were killed and five officers were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghanistan National Army (ANA) base in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and several others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Koh-e-Zor, Herat, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed, six were injured, and eight were taken hostage 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.
07/03/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan special forces headquarters in Gordzad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least eight soldiers were killed, six were injured, and three were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. One police officer and five assailants were killed, and two officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2018: Police identified and arrested two individuals who were planting a landmine in Naz Dara, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2018: An explosive device detonated in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/23/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Marko, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 18 assailants and 13 police personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six officers were killed and four officers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting employees of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in the 6th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 17 people were killed and 40 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2018: Assailants attempted to ambush the convoy of Nabi Jan Mullakhil, the Faryab police chief, in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Security forces opened fire on the assailants, killing seven of them and injuring nine. In addition, one security official was killed and two were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/11/2018: Assailants abducted and publicly executed a civilian in Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, noting that the victim was accused of killing one of the Taliban’s commanders.
03/29/2018: Assailants abducted five school teachers in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. One of the five was executed the same day; the fate of the four remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army checkposts in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one security force member and five assailants were killed and two Afghan Local Police (ALP) and seven assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks on ANA posts in Badghis on this day. At least 30 soldiers were reported missing following both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/26/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three local police officers were killed and four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/13/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it on a road in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the device was likely meant to target security forces.
08/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2018: An explosive device detonated at a traffic police booth in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including two traffic police officers and 10 civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/19/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/15/2018: Assailants abducted three folk singers in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on Khewa district police chief Matiullah Khan at a soldier's funeral in Badiala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to Khan, one civilian was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2018: Assailants fired rockets at a Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) vehicle in Dushi district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/30/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the headquarters of the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. Following the blast, additional assailants, including suicide bombers, entered the headquarters and opened fire on security personnel. At least 11 people, including one police officer and 10 assailants, were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and the Haqqani Network.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired rockets at polling stations in Baharak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including election workers and civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/02/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and four civilians, including a spokesperson for Hizb-i-Islami, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2018: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Khak Chopan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2018: An explosive device detonated in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. A police commander, Sher Ahmad, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting journalists and individuals responding to an earlier suicide bombing at Moalem wrestling club in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related bombings at Moalem wrestling club on this day. In addition to the assailant, 26 people were killed and 91 others were injured across both blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/12/2018: Assailants attacked Nesh district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 43 assailants were killed and 20 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting a campaign rally for Wolesi Jirga candidate Saleh Mohammad Achakzai in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least eight people, including Achakzai, were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Chawghakai, Helmand, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2018: A suicide bomber threw a grenade at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and one student was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2018: Assailants opened fire at an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two soldiers, 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.
03/16/2018: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Fakhruddin Kamalzada, a senior intelligence officer, in Zaranj district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Balabalok, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks on security posts in Farah on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2018: An explosive device detonated at a religious seminary in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/16/2018: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting a gathering of civilians, Taliban members, and security personnel members celebrating a ceasefire in Ghazi Amanullah Khan, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. in addition to the assailant, at least 36 people were killed and 65 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2018: Assailants armed with explosives attacked a military convoy in Chechkatu, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the convoy on this date. At least three soldiers and 50 assailants were killed while five soldiers and 15 assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/10/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers responding to a previous attack on a police outpost in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and five were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks against police in the district on this day. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Sur, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were killed, three officers were injured, and two were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt targeting Mowoud Academy in Dasht Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 34 people were killed and 56 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two police officers and four assailants were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Aziabad, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 17 soldiers and eight assailants were killed and a soldier and 13 assailants were injured. In addition, an unknown number of soldiers were abducted during the attack.; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Nasir Ahmad Haqmal detonated in Mujahid Square, Khost, Afghanistan. Haqmal, a parliamentary candidate, was not harmed, but at least one of his bodyguards was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2018: An explosive device detonated at Ferdawsi park in Kabul, Afghanistan. The blast did not result in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/29/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a voter registration center at a mosque in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/26/2018: Assailants abducted 36 people who were travelling from Kandahar to Daykundi along Kajran-Kandahar highway in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Qirghiz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting military and police posts in Imam Sahib district on this date. At least one soldier was killed and four police officers were injured across the attacks. In addition, 15 assailants were either killed or wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/09/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Security personnel responded. At least 10 security officers were killed and 11 security officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2018: Assailants set fire to the campaign office of Khitab Durrani, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in Puli Kandahar, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/01/2018: Assailants shot and killed an imam in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Gulistan district, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and seven were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/00/2018: Sometime between August 12, 2018 and August 18, 2018, assailants attacked an unknown number civilian houses in Sulimankhel, Paktia, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/26/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to two oil tankers traveling on the Baghlan-Balkh highway in Qala-i-Naw district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The assailants also abducted the two drivers; the fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/28/2018: An explosive device detonated in Ganji, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed in he blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a Sakhi Sahib shrine in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/17/2018: A suicide bomber detonated at the funeral of a Taliban commander in Ajrin, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 22 people were killed and five were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and Taliban members. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and five police officers were abducted in the ensuing clash. The fate of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants took control of a polling station and prevented civilians from voting in Hotaki, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
02/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on joint police and military vehicles in Alamjar, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and a soldier was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Special Operations Forces post in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks that occurred in Ghazni on this date. At least 54 people, including 10 soldiers and 44 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the six attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Malang Dand, Paktia, 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.
05/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Dashti Archi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 12 people, including six assailants and six soldiers, were killed and nine people, including four assailants and five soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One United States soldier, Mihail Golin, was killed and four other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Adraskan district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people, including one officer and two assailants, were killed and 11 other people, including three officers and eight assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/18/2018: A sniper shot and killed Dawood Laghmani, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander, in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/01/2018: Assailants armed with firearms attacked pro-government militia members in Qara Hindi, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least six people, including four assailants and two militia members, were killed and three militia members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military convoy between Andar and Muqur districts in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Now Bahar, Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/22/2018: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting the convoy of Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 23 people were killed and 107 were injured in the blast. Dostum was unharmed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Sewri, Zabul, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and 10 were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Zana Khan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and a civilian were killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Balkh district, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it along a highway in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/13/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked army posts in Marawara district, Kunar, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two related attacks in different districts of Kunar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and one solider was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/11/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to a fuel tanker detonated outside of Bagram airbase in Parwan, Afghanistan. A driver was injured and several shops were damaged in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2018: Assailants fired a rocket into Chah Anjeer, Helmand, Afghanistan. A police chief and an army commander were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2018: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Islam Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Takht-i-Tewsak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 22 police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Shoorab, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Farah on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and four soldiers and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/09/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in different districts of Ghazni overnight. At least 13 assailants, were killed and 20 assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/13/2018: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a civilian residence in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kajran, Daykundi, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on security checkposts in Kajran on this date. At least 13 security personnel, including police and military officers, were killed and 13 security personnel were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2018: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked a police station in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two unrelated attacks targeting police stations in Kabul on this date. At least 25 people, including nine assailants, were killed and 28 people were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for this incident, stating that the attack was carried out in retaliation for United States and Afghan forces' airstrikes against civilians. Additionally, sources attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Zana Khan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/29/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a vehicle outside the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and IEC staff. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2018: Assailants attacked military personnel at a checkpoint in Salma, Herat, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/17/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Nawabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting military and police posts in Imam Sahib district on this date. At least one soldier was killed and four police officers were injured across the attacks. In addition, 15 assailants were either killed or wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/12/2018: A soldier opened fire on his colleagues in Dobandi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked Angot oil field east of Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on oil fields in the area on the same day. At least 20 security forces were killed and 20 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/20/2018: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Zana Khan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting security checkpoints in different districts of Ghazni on this date. At least three soldiers and 20 assailants were killed while four soldiers and 10 assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/11/2018: Assailants attacked Hotoqol town in Jaghuri district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in different Ghazni districts on the same day. At least 25 people, including commando forces and civilians, were killed and 17 people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Khost Tepai, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Qalay-i-Zal district on the same day. At least four police officers were killed and four officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked a security post outside Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/31/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dih Bala district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two others were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle responding to a previous attack in Alokhil, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked military personnel in Zawaki, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in districts of Paktika on this date. At least 15 security personnel and nine assailants were killed while seven security personnel and 12 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until July 24, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/14/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Khairabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least four security personnel and five assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity pylon in Dushi district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the Afghan government provide electricity to Taliban-controlled territories in the Baghlan and Kunduz provinces.
07/21/2018: Assailants attacked Omna district, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in districts of Paktika on this date. At least 15 security personnel and nine assailants were killed while seven security personnel and 12 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes which lasted until July 24, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/02/2018: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Cherli, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two 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.
11/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Yaga Lenga, Faryab, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/10/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Ghazni on this day. At least nine assailants and two police officers were killed and four assailants and three officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Ghazni, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/09/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Registan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting border police checkpoints in different districts of Kandahar on this date. At least five border police officers and 30 assailants, were killed and seven border police officers and 45 assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/11/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as assailants were driving it in Khwaja Namosi, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four civilians and nine assailants were killed while three assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and speculated that assailants intended to target military personnel.
06/27/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Naeem, the Janikhel district chief, outside of his residence in Zarghun Shahr district, Paktika, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2018: Assailants attacked Chahar Bolak district in Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two people, including a district police chief, were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/28/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in in Shah Mirzayi, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2018: A suicide bomber detonated and assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Afghania, Kapisa, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and three officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Haji Amir Jan, a former local police commander, in the 1st police district of Herat, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three people were killed and 10 people, including Jan, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/09/2018: Assailants armed with firearms and sharp weapons attacked the residence of General Zalmai Wardak in Karte Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan. General Wardak, a military affairs expert, was stabbed and killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/01/2018: Assailants attacked members of a pro-government militia in Hazaraha, Takhar, Afghanistan. Four militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2018: Assailants threw a grenade targeting the residence of Haji Mohammad Hashim, a Wolesi Jirga member seeking reelection, in northwest Faryab, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least two assailants and two soldiers were killed across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2018: Assailants stopped and set fire to two coal trucks in Chahar Awlia, Samangan, Afghanistan. Two drivers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/04/2018: Assailants abducted four people in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/09/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number police and military checkposts in Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in the district on this date. At least 20 security personnel were killed and five were injured across the attacks. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Mata Khan district, Paktika, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four officers, including the district police chief, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/30/2018: A sniper shot and killed a police officer in Sabzi Karha, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Ghulam Farooq Qate in Sheerank, Faryab, Afghanistan. Qate, a former Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) commander and a National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader, was killed along with three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers. Three officers were also injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: Asssailants abducted seven Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) workers attempting to repair power lines in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) employees were abducted in relation to a dispute regarding jurisdiction for electrical repairs.
11/27/2018: Assailants stopped two mini-buses and abducted at least 25 passengers in Aq Kakrak, Balkh, Afghanistan. An unknown number of female hostages were released as of November 28, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/17/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Joyee Begum, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting military and police posts in Imam Sahib district on this date. At least one soldier was killed and four police officers were injured across the attacks. In addition, 15 assailants were either killed or wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/03/2018: Assailants attacked a Freedom Party of Afghanistan office in Faizabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three guards of the office were killed and three other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Khwaja Pesta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and two were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2018: An explosive device detonated near a checkpoint in Gulan square, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Dand Patan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and nine officers were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2018: Assailants attacked an army base and seized large parts of Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed and 40 were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked an army convoy in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/08/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Mandi Kariz, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel near Farah, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Chahar Bolak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Balkh on the same day. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed and one police officer and 10 assailants were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Syedabad Yazdi, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on police checkposts on the same night. At least three police officers and 10 assailants were killed, three police officers and seven assailants were injured, and eight police officers were reported missing across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/12/2018: Assailants attacked Aab Kalan area in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dara Qayaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Dara Qayaq on this day. At least four police officers and seven assailants were killed while five police officers and five assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/13/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Pusht-e-Hasan, Nimroz, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2018: An Afghan soldier opened fire on United States military personnel in Kabul, Afghanistan. One US soldier, identified as Major Brent Taylor, was killed and another US soldier was injured before the assailant was shot and killed by security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khamarabad, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least two assailants and one police officer 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.
09/10/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at a civilian residence in Yakhchal, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and six were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/13/2018: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive-laden vehicles in Mosa Khail, Khost, Afghanistan. Four assailants were arrested in connection to the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicles in Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one United States soldier, identified as James A. Slape, was killed in the blast. In addition, four other explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. This was one of two attacks in the area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicles in Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks in the area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/12/2018: Assailants attacked a military camp in Pul-e-Momin, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks and one of two attacks with related casualties that occurred on the same day. At least 17 soldiers were killed and 11 soldiers were injured in this attack. Additionally, 50 assailants were killed across this attack and one in Qarluq. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/28/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and additional assailants stormed the G4S Risk Management Group security compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including five assailants, were killed and 32 people were injured in the ensuing clash. British and Nepalese nationals were among the victims. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations against civilians.
09/20/2018: Assailants attacked a district headquarters in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in Ab Band on this date. At least two police officers and six assailants, were killed while four officers and four assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
01/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Daman district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Ishaqzai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Maruf district on this date. At least 10 assailants and one police officer was killed and 19 people, including eight assailants, three police officers, and eight civilians, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/05/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mualvi Karim, a religious scholar, in Hadiakhelo, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ziraki, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkpoints on this date. At least 17 people, including three assailants and 14 security officers, were killed and 10 people, including six security officers and four assailants, were wounded across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/08/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Wardak, Afghanistan. At least five officers were killed and three officers were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/03/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Jalal, a deputy counter-terrorism official, in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the 1st police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured across all five incidents. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban, which denied involvement, as well as the Haqqani Network.
10/19/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the office of Parisa Shams Sadat, a female parliamentary candidate, in Zari district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Sadat was not harmed but three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Joyee Begum, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured while the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/09/2018: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Faizabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Four people, including three police officers and one assailant, were killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Qaramqol district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/07/2018: Assailants attacked Kolian, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one assailant and 10 National Uprising Movement (NUM) members were killed while 14 other NUM members and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, at least 30 other NUM members were kidnapped; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2018: Assailants abducted a civilian from Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the victim was targeted because his late brother had been a member of a local militia.
05/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and four people, including three officers and one assailant, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2018: Assailants abducted seven people in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah, Afghanistan. No outcome was reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources noted that the victims were targeted because they had voted in the recent election.
04/03/2018: Assailants shot and killed Haji Dawood, a tribal elder and the brother of a Wolesi Jirga member, in Paktika, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2018: Assailants abducted 125 teachers and Education Department staff in Giru district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on October 23, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/09/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle along Ahmad Khail-Zazi Aryub road in Laja Ahmad Khail district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. Additional explosive devices were defused at the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Qaysar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Faryab on this day. At least 14 people, including soldiers and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/19/2018: Assailants fired two rockets at the Marshal Fahim Military University in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Jaldak, Zabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Asia Khan, Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three pro-government militia members were killed and one militia member was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on security posts in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/15/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Zerki, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including seven police personnel and 14 assailants, were killed and at least 19 people, including three police personnel and 16 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The victims included the provincial National Directorate of Security (NDS) director. Additionally, at least 15 police officers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting demonstrators calling for the dismissal of a police commander in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 68 people were killed and 165 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dara Qayaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Dara Qayaq on this day. At least four police officers and seven assailants were killed while five police officers and five assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks that occurred in Ghazni on this date. At least 54 people, including 10 soldiers and 44 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the six attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/25/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Sajawand, Logar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/04/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Qurshangor, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near Najm-ul-Jihad School in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks near schools in the city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: An explosive device detonated in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Qudratullah Zaki, a Wolesi Jirga member, in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Zaki was unharmed; however, one person was killed and two of Zaki’s bodyguards, were injured in the ensuing clash. It is unknown if the assailants sustained casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers and four assailants were killed while one officer and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/14/2018: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Tash Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked a local police outpost in Band-i-Sharm, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two police officers 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.
10/15/2018: Assailants attacked soldiers in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Haji Mohib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting ALP checkpoints in the area on this date. Five ALP officers were killed and two officers were injured across both attacks; the assailants also sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on Zalmay Mujadaddi's parliamentary election campaign rally in Chongai, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Mujadaddi was unharmed but three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: Assailants stopped a number of vehicles and abducted 28 people in Ghafurkhel, Paktia, Afghanistan. Six hostages were freed shortly after the abduction, while the fate of the remaining 22 hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Mohammad Zaher in Gul Tari, Laghman, Afghanistan. Zaher, a former Hizb-I-Islami commander, was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. 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.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked a military tank in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and five soldiers were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting military entities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Baghlan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked Farah, Afghanistan. At least 61 people, including 16 security personnel and 45 assailants, were killed and 41 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2018: Assailants destroyed an unknown number of bridges along the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Ab Band, Ghazni, 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 the group denied.
10/31/2018: Assailants threw grenades at a police checkpost in Spin Kelai area, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues in Matani Bridge, Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Ghazni City, Afghanistan. One security official was killed and a second was injured in the attack. This was one of three related attacks that occurred in different districts of Ghazni on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a pro-government militia vehicle in Arjal, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two militia members, including a local commander, were killed and five other members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Atta Jan Haqbi in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Haqbi, the Provincial Council head, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in Rabat, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six people, including two border police officers and four assailants, were killed while two border police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Kalasabz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a car near a voter registration center in Khwaja Alwan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least six 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.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Nika district, Paktika, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. 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.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked police and military posts in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and a police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/29/2018: Security forces identified a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle in Trikh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed before carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: Two suicide bombers wearing burkas opened fire before detonating at the Imam-i-Zaman mosque in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, 34 people were killed and 94 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2018: Assailants attacked Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing 28 assailants. In addition, 15 people, including 13 assailants and 2 soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a voting center in Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the district on this date. Three people were killed and seven were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Matin Bashash in Waygal district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Bashash, the national police battalion commander, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: An explosive device detonated at a shop in Hji Ayub Market in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/18/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Lala Jan, the Myaneshin district police chief, in Chinar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four people, including Jan and three bodyguards, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2018: Assailants attacked a village on the outskirts of Ghazni, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three attacks in villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/20/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Arlik, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Qaysar district on the same night. At least seven security personnel and eight assailants were killed while ten security personnel and 11 assailants were injured across both attacks. In addition, five security personnel were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/02/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a United States military vehicle in Badkhab, Logar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least two civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/05/2018: Assailants attacked the head of Samangan provincial customs in Samangan, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the official was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/23/2018: Assailants abducted 20 civilians in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two of the hostages were killed; the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated the victims were targeted because they had voted in the recent elections held on October 20, 2018.
10/06/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police Post in Arab Aqsai, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents in the district on this date. At least 11 people, including 10 officers, were killed and four other officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/06/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police Post in Arab Aqsai, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents in the district on this date. At least 11 people, including 10 officers, were killed and four other officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/14/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Hameed, a prayer leader, in the 5th police district of Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2018: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kampani, Kabul, Afghanistan. Three people, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 14 police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2018: Two explosive devices detonated targeting security personnel responding to an earlier blast in the 2nd police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related explosions in Kandahar on this date. One police officer was injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/23/2018: An explosive device detonated in the 2nd police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related explosions in the area on this date. One police officer was injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khoshal, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2018: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Jawand district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least six assailants and one soldier were killed and eight assailants and one soldier were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Koshki Kohna district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of a former jihadi commander in Dwalat Abad, Samangan, Afghanistan. Three civilians, including two children, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/14/2018: Assailants attacked a clinic in Kamdesh district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least seven staff members were abducted and the clinic was set on fire in the incident. Five of the hostages were freed shortly after the abduction while the whereabouts of the remaining two doctors are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/23/2018: An explosive device detonated at a private hospital in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Kushk district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/03/2018: Assailants equipped with firearms and rocket launchers attacked Ab Kamari district in Badghis, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing nine assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2018: Assailants attacked government forces in Tashkan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants were killed and 25 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related attacks in different districts of Badakhshan on the same day. Additionally, at least five police officers were killed and five officers were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/27/2018: Assailants attacked government buildings in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired six rockets into Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on an uprising commander at a funeral ceremony in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and five people were injured. The victims included uprising members, police, and civilians; it is unknown if the uprising commander was among the casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/26/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle exploded prematurely as assailants were driving it to the Dih Yak district headquarters in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/09/2018: Assailants attacked Khamyab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and eight police officers were killed and 11 people, including eight assailants and three police personnel, were injured in the attack. In addition, seven security personnel were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/11/2018: Two suicide bombers attacked the education department and held people hostage in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including the two assailants and 11 education department employees, were killed and 10 people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including an uprising commander and nine 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.
11/28/2018: Security forces discovered and defused 14 explosive devices in the 15th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/11/2018: Assailants attacked police and military checkposts in Qaflatan, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same night. At least two security force members and 17 assailants were killed while three security force members and 19 assailants were injured across the attacks. In addition, at least four soldiers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/15/2018: Assailants attacked Aq Tapa market in Kunduz, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/29/2018: Five suicide bombers armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic rifles attacked Marshal Fahim Military Academy in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Four assailants and 11 soldiers were killed while 16 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The fifth assailant was arrested following the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities doubted the veracity of this claim and instead attributed the attack to both the Haqqani Network and the Taliban.
09/13/2018: An assailant armed with a sniper rifle opened fire on a police outpost in Chahar Bulak district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and seven officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a village in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including 11 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/15/2018: Two suicide bombers attempted to attack a police checkpost in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Police opened fire on the assailants, killing one of them while the other detonated his explosives, killing only himself. No further casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2018: Assailants abducted Raheem, a 13-year-old civilian, near a village in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostage was executed on April 16, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State, noting that the victim was accused of bringing water and food to security forces.
08/01/2018: Assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and 10 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.
08/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Bala Zherai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2018: Assailants attacked a voter registration center in Pashtunabad, Logar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2018: Assailants attacked Char Tut, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least nine security personnel were killed and five people were injured in the attack. One police officer was abducted and was killed later the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2018: Assailants ambushed a military vehicle along Ali Abad road near Kunduz, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants took control of a polling station and prevented civilians from voting in Qadam Ali, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/10/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Haft Asiab, Wardak, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Wardak on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/17/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying government officials in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. Two people, including district chief Ainuddin Amin and National Directorate of Security (NDS) head Aziz Rahman were killed and three security officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/08/2018: An explosive device detonated in Noroz, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in the Cheshma-i-Sherin, Badghis, Afghanistan. Four pro-government militia members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2018: Assailants attacked a border police post in the Sra Sahan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven border police officers and seven assailants were killed while three police officers and seven insurgents were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2018: An explosive device detonated near Deh Punba, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2018: Assailants attacked the district police chief in Farah, Afghanistan. The chief was injured and two other police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked civilians in Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the province on this date. At least three people were killed and an unknown number were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoints in Ongah, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six police officers and 25 assailants were killed and 10 officers and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked civilians in Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the province on this date. At least three people were killed and an unknown number were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Khak-e-Ghariban, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints on the same date. Five police officers were killed and two were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in Ab Band on this date. At least two police officers and six assailants, were killed while four officers and four assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Amrullah Saleh, a former intelligence chief, in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Dih Yak, Farah, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2018: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire on his colleagues in Kandahar Qeshlaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the attack and their bodies were subsequently set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/25/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was planting it in Gorigah, Kunar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2018: Assailants launched an attack in a district of Bamyan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack, resulting in an unknown number of assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2018: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 40 people, including governor Ali Dost Shams and 27 assailants, were killed and 23 people, including 13 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. Police officers and intelligence officials were also among the casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/04/2018: Assailants abducted four judges from Sari Pul-Jawzjan highway in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The judges were released on July 24, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2018: Assailants shot and killed two Afghan Air Force pilots in Khwaja Boghra, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person, identified as a commander of a breakaway Taliban faction, was killed and seven people, including fighters from the faction and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Hawz Madad, Zharay, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy escorting trucks carrying food aid in Qarghah Now, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three police personnel, including the district police chief, were killed in the attack. Additionally, the assailants hijacked 14 trucks carrying wheat. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2018: Assailants established checkpoint and searched vehicles in Darwaza-i-Dehak, Farah, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing three assailants and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2018: Assailants attempted to abduct construction engineers in Tala Wa Barfak district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three were injured when police responded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/26/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a police patrol in Aino Mena, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least four people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/16/2018: An explosive device detonated in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Five children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/11/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 22 police officers were killed and seven officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/13/2018: Intelligence officials identified and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Dami Ghondi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Haqqani Network and the Taliban.
06/08/2018: A remote-controlled explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated targeting Mawlawi Yunus Shamakhail, a religious scholar, in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Shamakhail and two others were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/23/2018: Assailants attacked Qarchighi area in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of two attacks in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including four police officers and 11 assailants, were killed and nine others, including three police officers and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/25/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Helalzao, Kunar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and 16 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/04/2018: Two explosive devices attached to an electricity pylon detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Macroryan, Kabul, Afghanistan. Six ANA soldiers were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2018: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: An explosive device detonated in the 2nd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden ambulance at a police checkpoint outside Jomhuryat hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 103 people were killed and 235 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Additionally, authorities also attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
10/06/2018: An explosive device detonated near security forces and civilians who were responding to an earlier explosion in Alokhil, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and nine others, including police officers and civilians, were wounded in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two security personnel were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on a local police commander in Bagh-e-Shirkah, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2018: Assailants set fire to a telephone tower in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on telephone towers in the district on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/26/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chahardiwal, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: An explosive device detonated in a shop in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/06/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Qazi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/26/2018: An explosive device detonated near a truck in Malang Karez, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and six other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/10/2018: Assailants attacked police check post in Ramazan, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and seven officers were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and at least two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks that occurred in Ghazni on this date. At least 54 people, including 10 soldiers and 44 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the six attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on protesters in War Qalakh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including six assailants and two police officers, were killed and seven people, including three assailants and four police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/24/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mawlawi Abdul Basir Haqqani, the head of the Kabul Ulema Council, in Chihil Sutun, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of six related incidents in the district on this date. Six local elders were abducted across the attacks. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden Humvee vehicle targeting a military base in Matki, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two soldiers were killed and a third soldier was injured in the blast. This was one of two related suicide bombings in Helmand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/22/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Chinar, Nuristan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting border checkpoints in Chinar on this date. Six security officers were killed, 11 were injured, and four were abducted across the two attacks. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a security vehicle transporting election materials in Ruyi Du Ab district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. Five security officers were killed and six were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Surkh Qala, Samangan, Afghanistan. Eight assailants and one police officer were killed while ten assailants and one police officer were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on Major Qadir in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. Qadir, a deputy district police chief, was killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Aliabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least three officers and one assailant were killed and one other person was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks targeting military positions in the district on this date. At least 14 soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/24/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rafiullah Gull Afghan in Khair Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghan, a former senator and Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan (JIA) party member, was killed along with his driver. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks targeting military positions in the district on this date. At least 14 soldiers were killed across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/28/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Islamabad, Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. One officer was killed and three were wounded the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kandahar on the same day. Five police officers and 30 assailants were killed and seven police officers were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Dashti Bala, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks targeting police posts on this date. At least 10 assailants and six police officers were killed while six assailants and one police officer were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mirza Mohammad Ibrahim in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Ibrahim, the acting district governor and a senior member of the Jamiat-e Islami party, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/07/2018: An assailant, identified as an Afghan soldier, opened fire on United States military personnel at an airport in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One US soldier, identified as Corporal Joseph Maciel, was killed and two other US soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, though the Taliban praised the assailant.
03/17/2018: An explosive device detonated in Ghor, Afghanistan. One civilian, a shepherd, was killed and five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2018: An explosive device detonated in the 11th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/17/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Chaharshanba, Faryab, Afghanistan. One police officer, one soldier, and three assailants were killed, and three security forces and four assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2018: An explosive device detonated in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/26/2018: Assailants fired an anti-tank grenade at Neda-e Sobh-e Ghoryan radio station in Ghoryan, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban initially claimed responsibility for the incident, but an official spokesperson later denied the claim.
02/02/2018: Assailants shot and killed Niaz Mohammad, the Pushto Koh district prosecutor, in Farah, Afghanistan. Two assailants were also killed when police responded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Shekh Ali district, Parwan, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in areas of Parwan on this date. Two assailants were killed and three were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts on the outskirts of Farah, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. Additionally, eight police officers were abducted. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2018: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/19/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement checkpost in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on uprising posts on the same night. Eleven uprising members and three assailants were killed and four assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/26/2018: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Airbase in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. Security forces intercepted the rockets; no casualties were reported. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked a military post in Shib Koh district, Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two pro-government militia members were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police officer in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. The officer was killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of either the Taliban or the Haqqani Network.
10/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on Balkh Justice Director Syed Mohammad Jafar in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Jafar was unharmed but two of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. Four police officers and six assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/07/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Nahrin, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Baghlan on the same date. One police officer and three assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/07/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Ghulam Bai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Baghlan on the same date. One police officer and three assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Ghazni Khil, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile phone towers in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/19/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Emamuddin, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and 12 police officers were killed while eight police officers and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/13/2018: Assailants hijacked two buses and forced the passengers to disembark in Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the group used the buses to transport soldiers that they had previously abducted.
09/12/2018: Assailants attacked a joint military-police post in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers and 14 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Dih Sabz district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Rabat, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Ten people, including four police officers and six assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: Assailants attacked the Kamal Khan Dam in Chahar Burja district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least one assailant and 12 security guards were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2018: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a civilian residence in Naqilabad, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2018: An explosive device detonated in Baghlan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: Assailants attacked a military post in Badghis, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak, Afghanistan. In addition the assailant, at least seven soldiers were killed and a commander was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2018: Assailants abducted six health workers, including a doctor, four medical students, and their driver, in Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. All six hostages were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/15/2018: Assailants launched artillery and opened fire on police checkposts in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and four police officers were killed and eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near a security commandment in Qarabagh district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2018: Assailants attacked an army base in Mangal, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in the district on this date. At least 20 security personnel were killed and five were injured across the attacks. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/19/2018: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in the 18th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Seven people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and seven assailants were killed and five 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.
11/23/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a mosque on an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Mando Zayi district, Khost, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 27 soldiers were killed and 57 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2018: Assailants opened fire at a mosque in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two people 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.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked a joint police and Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Tarin Kot district on this date. At least 10 security officers and 15 assailants were killed and five security officers were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/04/2018: A magnetic explosive device detonated at a market in Koti Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/12/2018: Assailants attacked Pur Chaman district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 50 assailants were killed and two people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked Ajristan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the four incidents. In addition, 15 security personnel were abducted in this attack. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven others were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Baghlan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Joyee Begum, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least nine police officers were killed and eight police officers were injured across both attacks. The assailants sustained and unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/29/2018: An assailant opened fire on an Afghan Border Police (ABP) officer in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Syedabad Yazdi, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on police checkposts on the same night. At least three police officers and 10 assailants were killed, three police officers and seven assailants were injured, and eight police officers were reported missing across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Bala Buluk, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two ANA soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts and the district center in Ajristan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 34 people, including eight government personnel and 25 assailants, were killed and eight security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/19/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated at a police checkpoint in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and four others, including two civilians and two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in the district on this date. At least eight police officers were killed and three were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/13/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Yangi Qala, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Balkh on the same day. At least two police officers and 10 assailants were killed and one police officer and 10 assailants were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: Assailants attacked checkpoints, the police headquarters, and the district center in Kohistan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The governor and at least seven security personnel were killed and 16 people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/22/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 13 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/29/2018: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2018: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a house in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, 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.
12/03/2018: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it on the outskirts of Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shikhan, Paktika, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Urgun district on this date. At least two police officers were injured across both attacks. Additionally, at least 25 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/08/2018: Assailants launched rockets at a security meeting chaired by the Minister of Defense, Tariq Shah Bahrami, in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Bahrami was unharmed, but two soldiers and eight civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/08/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol near Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: An assailant opened fire on a police checkpost in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant and a police officer were killed and another police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Shahre Kohna, Farah, Afghanistan. At least ten assailants and three soldiers were killed and ten people, including three soldiers and seven assailants, were injured in the attack. This was one of four attacks targeting security positions in Farah on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Bakhshabad, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, two were injured, and one was taken hostage 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.
02/22/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Kam Karez, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least two civilians 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.
09/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in Ab Band on this date. At least two police officers and six assailants, were killed while four officers and four assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a tent housing civil activists supporting the Pakhtuns Tahaffuz Movement in Chaman Hazoori, Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/03/2018: Assailants attacked military outposts in Yaka Tut, Faryab, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/15/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated while security personnel were attempting to defuse it in Aino Mena, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on Fazal Karim Hanafi outside his residence in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hanafi, a judge for Ghazni province, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of military checkpoints in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and three security personnel were killed and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Hafta Asiab, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks in Saydabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Bakawal, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one security officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Syedan, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/17/2018: Assailants fired rockets into Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2018: Assailants attacked a civilian house and abducted three civilians in Lalma, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The hostages, all medical professionals, were killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked security check posts in Nahrin district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 12 were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/30/2018: An explosives-laden oil tanker was discovered and defused in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle responding to an earlier attack in Zabul, Afghanistan. The blast resulted in an unknown number of casualties. This was one of two related attacks that took place in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Deo Qala, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. One national police officer and one local police officer were killed while five police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked Dih Yak district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 12 officers were injured across the incidents in Dih Yak and Bahrami Shahid. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/03/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts and a military base in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 51 people, including 11 assailants 40 soldiers, were killed and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash which lasted until August 4, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Ganahkan, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this date. At least six police officers were killed in this attack while six people were injured across both of the incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on police checkposts in Surkh Betal, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 21 people, including 14 police officers and seven assailants, were killed and 22 people, including 13 officers and nine assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. This was one of three related attacks on security posts in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/26/2018: Assailants attacked and killed a tribal militia member in Sarhouz, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a mini bus in Shahkhog, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Seven civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2018: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Maruf district, Kandahar Afghanistan. Twenty people, including five officers and 15 assailants, were killed, 20 others, including nine officers and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash which lasted until May 6, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2018: An explosive device detonated outside Bibi Hawa school in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of four related attacks near schools in the city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a road construction team in Zori, Herat, Afghanistan. Four workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/08/2018: Assailants attacked a security post providing security to a voter registration center in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/02/2018: Assailants abducted five passengers traveling on Herat-Kabul highway in Herat, Afghanistan. One hostage, a police officer, was killed shortly after the abduction. The whereabouts of the remaining passengers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/21/2018: Assailants abducted and beheaded a civilian, identified as Abdul Wahab, in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
11/14/2018: Assailants attacked Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in Farah within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and eight were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/24/2018: Assailants cut off the fingers of three voters in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers were killed and 11 officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/22/2018: Assailants kidnapped Ghausuddin, a vegetable shop owner, in Qazi Qashlaq, Faryab, Afghanistan. Ghausuddin was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban noting that the victim was accused of having government connections.
07/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of six related incidents in the district on this date. Six local elders were abducted across the attacks. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: An explosive device attached to an intelligence official's car detonated in the 6th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers responding to an earlier blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Karez, Herat, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Zala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/16/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost on a road connecting Jawzjan and Sari Pul provinces in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed or injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on police posts in Chachakto, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least eight 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.
09/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on military checkpoints in Mandozai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. It is unknown if the security forces sustained casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2018: Assailants, including at least one disguised as a police officer, poisoned and then opened fire on police officers at a check post in Mukhtar Kala, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were killed and at two officers were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Daristan, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and three assailants were killed and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2018: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Shahbaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nine people, including eight assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/09/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents in different districts of Ghazni overnight. At least 13 assailants, were killed and 20 assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) center in Tasang, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Tasang on this date. Two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Archato, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of nine related attacks on security posts in the area on this date. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/16/2018: Assailants threw grenades at the residence of a police intelligence officer in Baghicha, Herat, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Zebak district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants and eight security personnel members were killed and 39 people, including 28 assailants and 11 security personnel members, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including seven assailants and eight soldiers, were killed and 10 people, including three assailants and seven soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/07/2018: Assailants established a checkpoint and stopped civilians in Islam Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/17/2018: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a civilian residence hosting a wedding in Jalrez district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and 13 were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. One Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2018: Assailants shot and killed two members of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in the 14th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/08/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Lashkar Gah overnight between June 8, 2018 and June 9, 2018. At least two security personnel were killed and five others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked and injured a Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) official in an unknown location in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/05/2018: Three suicide bombers, including one riding an explosives-laden motorcycle, opened fire and detonated at the residence of General Abdul Raziq, a police chief, in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Raziq was unharmed as he was not present at the time of the attack; however, the three assailants and two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Hasti, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three police officers 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.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Wardak, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/15/2018: An explosive device detonated in western Herat, Afghanistan. Two children of a Taliban member were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2018: Assailants shot and killed two former members of the National Uprising Movement (NUM) in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Zani Khel, Khost, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Balghali, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers and seven assailants were killed while three soldiers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2018: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members responding to an earlier incident at an outpost in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
06/02/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to a vehicle carrying Ministry of Information and Culture employees detonated in Bagrami district, Kabul, Afghanistan. An archaeologist, identified as Abdul Wahab Ferozi, was killed and three ministry employees were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked military outposts in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/23/2018: Assailants shot and killed two police officers in the 7th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2018: Assailants abducted three civilians in Bala Bolok district, Farah, Afghanistan. The hostages were shot and killed on March 2, 2018. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for carrying out kidnappings.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked an army base in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including 14 soldiers and two police officers, were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were taken hostage 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.
11/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Sherkhel, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two NDS personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: Assailants opened fire in a mosque in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2018: Assailants attacked a district headquarters in Yangi Qala, Takhar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two 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.
04/01/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/17/2018: Assailants armed with firearms attacked a security post in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 22 assailants and five officers were killed and 16 assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely as assailants were driving it in Dahana Jawal, Farah, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/17/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nahlak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers and 12 assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Assailants also held one police officer hostage during the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two security personnel were killed and nine others were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/23/2018: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpoint at the Behsud bridge in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The attack did not result in casualties. This was one of two blasts at the checkpoint on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Khwaja Lakan, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/19/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Four police officers and three assailants were killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/03/2018: An explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated in the 1st police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Mangoti, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven security personnel were killed and five were injured in the attack. The victims included National Uprising Movement (NUM) members and police officers. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2018: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. A police commander was killed and another police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/12/2018: Assailants attacked a military post in Qarluq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks and one of two attacks with related casualties that occurred on the same day. At least six soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in this attack. Additionally, 50 assailants were killed across this attack and one in Pul-e-Momin. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/06/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Akhtar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four police commanders were killed and four officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least two assailants and two soldiers were killed across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/08/2018: An explosive device detonated in Panjwai district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/19/2018: Assailants attacked security forces transporting election materials in Sangpar, Bamyan, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked a joint police and Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Painawa, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Tarin Kot district on this date. At least 10 security officers and 15 assailants were killed and five security officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the 16th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured across all five incidents. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban, which denied involvement, as well as the Haqqani Network.
07/07/2018: Assailants abducted two construction workers in Tlo Sarkh, Ghor, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2018: Assailants attacked Dr. Baz Mohammad Sherzad in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Sherzad, the Public Health Ministry's emergency department head, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/07/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle and assailants opened fire at a police headquarters in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and four police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at the entrance of a midwife training center and another assailant stormed the building in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, three people were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Nasro Qala, Parwan, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2018: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and six were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2018: Assailants set fire to a telecommunications tower in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants detonated an explosive device attached to a motorcycle at an election rally for female candidate Nazifa Yousufi Bek in Rustaq district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 22 people were killed, including security officials and civilians, and 36 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved the attack.
10/03/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kolian, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including nine assailants, were killed and nine people, including six assailants, were injured in the attack. The victims included soldiers, police, and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2018: Assailants opened fire on police officers guarding Nangarhar university in Daronta, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2018: An explosive device detonated in Koban, Herat, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military base in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one soldier and four civilians were killed while two soldiers and three civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Salar, Wardak, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Wardak on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/28/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security posts in the area on this date. An Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer was killed and two officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Adam Khan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2018: Assailants detonated two explosive devices underneath a bridge in Mahajir Bazar, Helmand, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, though the bridge was damaged in the blast. Five additional explosive devices were defused by security forces at the site. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/07/2018: A mortar shell detonated inside a civilian home when one of the residents tried to remove it in Dago, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources indicated that the mortar had been fired by the Taliban.
10/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Dakht, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 16 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on police on this date. Four police officers and five assailants were killed while four officers and seven assailants were injured between this and an attack in Badghis. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/04/2018: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/04/2018: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Mullah Amir Mohammad, a former uprising group commander, in Burka district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three people, including two Independent Election Commission (IEC), were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/28/2018: Assailants opened fire at an unknown number of security checkpoints in Tashkan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least nine police officers were killed and 10 officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/11/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan police checkposts in Daychopan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people, including the Shamalzo district police chief, were killed and three other officers were injured in the incident. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sandarzai, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and eight police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Nasir Mubarez, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in the 2nd police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Dawing, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2018: Assailants abducted three Sodexo employees in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered two hours later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
08/27/2018: Assailants armed with explosives attacked a military convoy in Char Shanba, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the convoy on this date. At least three soldiers and 50 assailants were killed while five soldiers and 15 assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/14/2018: Assailants attacked Abdul Rehman, a police chief, in Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Rehman and his guard were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/16/2018: Assailants established a roadblock and abducted five civilians in Shawalgah, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least one NUM member was killed and four others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2018: Assailants armed with explosives attacked a military convoy in Chehilgaz, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the convoy on this date. At least three soldiers and 50 assailants were killed while five soldiers and 15 assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/08/2018: An assailant attacked a police post in Khakrez district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was 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.
10/22/2018: Assailants stopped a vehicle and abducted two civilians in Shawalgah, Farah, Afghanistan. The hostages, who had voted in the recent elections, were killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
04/17/2018: Assailants stopped and opened fire on a passenger bus carrying Hazara civilians along the Ghor-Herat highway in Barakhanah, Ghor, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed, two others were injured, and two were abducted during the attack. The hostages were released shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/17/2018: Assailants attacked a voter registration center in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three Independent Election Commission (IEC) employees and two police officers were abducted and voter documents were set on fire during the attack. The hostages were released on April 19, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/22/2018: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber at a government compound in Sado Khan, Zabul, Afghanistan. The assailant detonated when he was fired upon; he was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Gayan district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Five police officers and one assailant were killed and five people were injured in the attack. 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.
09/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of the Dur Baba district governor and the police chief in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people, including the two officials and a body guard were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Farah, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/18/2018: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Dawoud Khail, Logar, Afghanistan. Two people, including a Taliban commander and a civilian, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Dara-i-Sufi Bala district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Three police officers and one assailant were killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2018: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. Fazel Ahmad, a Taliban member, confessed to carrying out the attempted attack.
12/10/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Gulran district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed, two were injured, and six were abducted in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2018: Assailants attacked Tamazon village in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Two police officers 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.
02/13/2018: Assailants shot and killed a former jihadi commander in Sancharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least three police officers 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.
02/13/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting shepherds in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three shepherds were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
07/13/2018: An assailant opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The soldiers returned fire, killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2018: Assailants attacked Alokhil, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks in Kabul on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks that occurred in Ghazni on this date. At least 54 people, including 10 soldiers and 44 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the six attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting those responding to an earlier bombing outside Malika Omaira girls’ school in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. This was one of four related attacks near schools in the city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/20/2018: An explosive device detonated at a bus stand in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/06/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Khaki Jabar district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: Assailants attacked Pur Chaman district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 31 assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in Farah within 24 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/18/2018: Assailants fired missiles at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base housing Lithuanian forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks that occurred in Ghazni on this date. At least 54 people, including 10 soldiers and 44 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the six attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/09/2018: Assailants attacked soldiers and police officers in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 43 people, including 18 security personnel and 25 assailants, were killed and several other people were injured in the assault. In addition, three security personnel were taken hostage in the ensuing clash. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/17/2018: Assailants abducted a police officer as he was leaving his security post in Kotki, Logar, Afghanistan. The officer, identified as Azizullah, was killed shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on outposts in the district on this day. Seven police officers were killed and three were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on posts in the area on this date. At least 15 police officers and 13 assailants were killed and four officers were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/30/2018: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Shah in the outskirts of Khost, Afghanistan. Shah, a journalist for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and three assailants were killed while seven soldiers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2018: Assailants ambushed the chief of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and his family in Chahar Shanbeh Tepa, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The police chief was killed and two people were inured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/10/2018: An explosive device detonated in Aabko, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2018: Assailants shot and killed a former Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) commander at a mosque in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were attempting to plant it in Gardi Salaw, Laghman, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/29/2018: A mortar shell detonated in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three 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.
10/20/2018: Assailants abducted four election observers in Nahr Shahi, Balkh, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
11/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Chaghat, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkpoints in the area on this date. Two police officers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed Maulvi Mukhtar Ahmad Haqqani, a religious scholar, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired rockets at a polling station in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two children were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 35 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban, which the group denied. Sources also noted that the vehicle was intended to target security forces.
05/06/2018: An explosive device detonated at a mosque serving as a voter registration center in Khost, Afghanistan. At least 17 people were killed and 34 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban carried out the attack, which the group denied.
07/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting checkpoints in the district on this day. At leas six police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
05/28/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Gurtapa, Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. One officer was killed and three were wounded the ensuing clashes. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/09/2018: Assailants attacked a voter registration center in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/02/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Imam Qatiba, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Khanqi, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/05/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of police chief Abdul Ghafoor Azizi detonated in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Azizi was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/11/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian vehicle in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including seven civilians and one assailant, were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement and instead blamed the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
04/10/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it along a road in Ali Khail district, Paktia, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Yangi Qala, Chamtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on this date. One police officer was killed and one officer was injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/16/2018: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Zewlat, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least two United States soldiers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2018: Assailants attacked an army post in Jar Qala, Chamtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on this date. One police officer was killed and one officer was injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/03/2018: Assailants took guards hostage and threw a grenade at Hazrat Bilal high school near Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The guards were released shortly thereafter. No casualties were reported. This was one of three attacks on high schools in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
10/20/2018: Assailants took control of a polling station and prevented civilians from voting in Bek Mohammad Qadoq, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Gulistan district, Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/10/2018: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a National Directorate of Security (NDS) checkpoint in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 10 people were killed and four others were injured. The victims included NDS personnel and civilians. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the alleged torture of detained group members.
11/19/2018: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle along Ghor-Herat highway near Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting voters at a polling station in Kama district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six people were injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting voters at a polling station in Khadr Khana, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three were injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks on polling stations in Nangarhar on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/26/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) convoy in Bagh-i-Davod, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least six people were killed and six others were injured in the blast; the victims included intelligence officials and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the NDS was targeted for its role in coordinating military operations against the group.
05/22/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a school in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Ghazni Khil, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile phone towers in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a polling center in Ruyi Du Ab district, Samangan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked the main bazaar in Burka district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and 15 assailants were killed and 10 people, including police officers and assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/14/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Kal Qala, Farah, Afghanistan. At least nine assailants and 11 soldiers were killed while 13 assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/13/2018: Assailants launched a rocket at a civilian residence in Arab Kakal, Takhar, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to a Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations vehicle detonated in the 3rd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/15/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and nine people, including six assailants and three police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a security vehicle in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three security officers were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Kushk district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2018: Assailants opened fire on a United States Marine at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) post in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. The soldier was not harmed and no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/01/2018: Assailants shot and killed Malak Haji Shokrollah, a tribal leader and former jihadi commander, in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shawalgah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, two were injured, and four others were abducted in the ensuing clash. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2018: Assailants abducted two drivers and set fire to two marble supply vehicles in Rabatha, Herat, Afghanistan. The hostages were released shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/02/2018: Assailants attacked Jar Quduq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 10 were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) and Afghan Local Police (ALP) post near Taluqan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood in the 10th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured across all five incidents. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban, which denied involvement, as well as the Haqqani Network.
01/21/2018: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Nangarhar National TV employees in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The driver of the vehicle was killed and two journalists were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2018: Assailants attacked a National Directorate of Security (NDS) checkpost in Surkh Doz, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six NDS personnel were killed and five people, including NDS personnel and police officers, were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: An explosive device detonated on the highway between Kabul and Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2018: Assailants attacked the office of Dr. Yar Baz Hameedi, a Wolesi Jirga candidate, in Beland Mazalo, Paktia, Afghanistan. Hameedi was not harmed but two security guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/09/2018: Assailants attacked the district center and the police headquarters in Day Mirdad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least 10 security personnel, including the police chief, and 52 assailants were killed while 65 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: Assailants destroyed a five-kilometer segment of the Ghazni-Paktika highway in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Darzak, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and seven were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2018: Assailants attacked checkposts in Sparai, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Ahmad Abad district on this day. At least four police officers were killed and seven others were wounded across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/03/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and six others were wounded in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Chashmah, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 61 people, including a security official and 60 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/19/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army checkposts in Akazai, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 20 soldiers and nine assailants were killed and ten soldiers and eight assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks on ANA posts in Badghis on this day. At least 30 soldiers were reported missing following both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2018: Assailants abducted Ahmad Khan, a district attorney, in Darwazbala district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Khan's whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside Ghazi Muhammad Ayoub Khan stadium in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The explosives detonated at the conclusion of a wrestling match. In addition to the suicide bomber, 15 people were killed and 51 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed, while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. In addition, two police officers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/21/2018: Assailants attempted to assassinate Rahmatullah Yarmal in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. One bodyguard was killed in the attack. This was one of two incidents targeting Yarmal, the provincial governor, in Mizan on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2018: A suicide bomber detonated at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development building in Dar-ul-Aman, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least seven people were killed and 15 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2018: Assailants opened fire on Nematullah Tanin outside of his residence in Afshar, Kabul, Afghanistan. Tanin, a freelance journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Awtari, Wardak, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. This was one of three related attacks in Wardak on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/20/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Jami Mosque in Qala-i-Numan, Kabul, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and a child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/18/2018: Assailants abducted three senior education department officials Puli Alam and Kharwar districts in Logar, Afghanistan. No outcome was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device attached to a vehicle in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2018: Assailants shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official in Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a security checkpost in Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Bandar on this date. At least 10 assailants and 13 security personnel were killed and 20 security personnel were injured across the attacks. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Anar Dara district, Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of four attacks targeting security positions in Farah on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2018: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) posts in Bilchiragh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 18 Uprising members were killed and 40 were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in districts of Faryab on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/08/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Qarasheikh, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one border police officer and one assailant were killed while two officers and four assailants were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in districts of Faryab on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/08/2018: Security forces defused an explosive device attached to an oil tanker in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Ghazni city, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/06/2018: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Saaj, Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for being an informant.
04/30/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying a police chief and the deputy district governor in Bihsud district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out in this area on this day. The police chief was killed and four others, including the deputy district governor and three police officers, were injured across the two blasts. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 28 people, including seven security personnel and 21 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.
11/17/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost along the Kunduz-Takhar highway in Charkh Ab, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks along the highway on the same day. At least three security officers and seven assailants were killed and three soldiers and five assailants were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/13/2018: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated at Shergar Bazaar in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/23/2018: Assailants attacked military outposts in Jalrez district, Wardak, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties and 80 soldiers were abducted in the attack. The hostages were released shortly thereafter. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/17/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost along the Kunduz-Takhar highway in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks along the highway on the same day. At least three security officers and seven assailants were killed and three soldiers and five assailants were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
04/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on Brigadier General Fahim Qaim, the Maidan Wardak police chief, in Purk Bazaar, Logar, Afghanistan. Qaim was unharmed, though two of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket targeting a voter registration center at a school in Baghbanan, Badghis, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2018: Assailants attacked Shinkorak, Kunar, Afghanistan. Security forces responded, killing two assailants and injuring two more. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Shash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Satya, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of residences belonging to pro-government militia members in Zari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two members were killed and another member was abducted in the incident. The whereabouts of the hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Tasang, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Tasang on this date. Two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/04/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the Afghan Ulema Council near Kabul Polytechnic University in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 14 people were killed and 17 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the clerics were targeted in retaliation for recent United States (US) airstrikes.
12/16/2018: Assailants abducted Abdul Rahima, senior district official, and his security guard in Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Salang district, Parwan, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the incident, killing three assailants and wounding five assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Ziruk district, Paktika, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. 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.
06/08/2018: A suicide bomber attacked the residence of Farydon Momand in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Momand, a National Assembly member, was not harmed; however, at least four people, including the assailant, were killed and three other people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/07/2018: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Yakatoot, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. The assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Baghlan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/09/2018: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest outside a gathering of Hazara civilians in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition, to the assailant, at least 10 people were killed and 22 people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/11/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers and 30 assailants were killed and 15 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash that lasted until August 13, 2018. Additionally, five soldiers were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/05/2018: Assailants fired a rocket that landed in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two people, including a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2018: Assailants attacked Waghaz district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2018: An explosive device attached to the motorcycle of a pro-government military commander in Gosfandi district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The commander, Abdul Rahman, was killed in the blast along with his son. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/04/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Eight people, including two civilians and six assailants, were killed and four others, including a civilian and three assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/13/2018: Assailants stoned and killed a civilian in Laghman, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Zana Khan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks that occurred in Ghazni on this date. At least 54 people, including 10 soldiers and 44 assailants, were killed and 16 others, including eight soldiers and eight assailants, were injured across the six attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/15/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a bazaar in Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 11 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants abducted five civilians, including a teacher, from a vehicle along the Uruzgan-Kandahar highway in Afghanistan. The hostages were killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/16/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Pur Chaman district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Farah on this date. At least 22 security personnel were killed and eight were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/25/2018: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) camp in Babur, Kunar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least eight police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2018: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) posts in Sayad Ghar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least nine NUM members were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Khushk Bala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2018: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Naik Mohammad Sherzad detonated in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Sherzad, the commander of the governor's security guards, was killed and four other guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Sayed Mohammad, a police commander, in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The commander was injured and two of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/22/2018: A suicide bomber surrendered to police in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
03/08/2018: Assailants attacked a joint police and military checkpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 17 people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. The victims included local police officers and soldiers. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Larzanak, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 10 security personnel, including police officers and soldiers, and 15 assailants were killed while four security personnel and 22 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two similar attacks in Shindand on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on this date. At least 40 assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/10/2018: Assailants fired mortars at a residential area in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and a fourth was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/04/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts along Ghazni-Paktika Highway in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. during the clash, a mortar struck a civilian residence. At least 34 people, including 31 assailants, one soldier, and two civilians, were killed and 22 other people, including 18 assailants and four civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mawlavi Baz Mohammad, a district judge, in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/10/2018: Assailants abducted a school guard and detonated explosive devices at Fatthabad Girl's School in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The guard was released a short time later and there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/10/2018: Assailants abducted four health workers in Saghar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. The hostages were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. The public health director later cast doubt on the Taliban's involvement.
10/10/2018: An explosive device detonated at the office of Mohammad Anwar Bashliq, a parliamentary candidate, in Qorghan, Faryab, Afghanistan. Bashliq was not at the office at the time of the attack, but one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/24/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoint in Lachapur, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Bati Kot district on the same night. At least 13 NUM members and 29 assailants were killed and 13 NUM members were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired rockets into Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/06/2018: Assailants attacked the residence of Bacha Khan Zadran, a former Wolesi Jirga member, in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Australian Embassy vehicles in Qabel Bay, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one civilian was killed and 22 others, including two Australian contractors, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on this date. At least two assailants and two soldiers were killed across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/05/2018: An explosive device detonated at a girls' school in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for recent United States (US) airstrikes.
10/02/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting an election rally for candidate Abdul Nasir Mohmmand in Sangar Saray, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 18 people were killed and 47 people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured across all five incidents. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban, which denied involvement, as well as the Haqqani Network.
05/22/2018: Assailants attacked Malang village in Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three people, including former provincial council member Haji Ghulam Yahya and two bodyguards, were killed and two people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Zabul, Afghanistan. One ALP officer was killed and two officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks that took place in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/17/2018: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying judges in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. One judge was killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2018: Assailants abducted Nangialay, a police driver, from the northern outskirts of Kunduz, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered on March 3, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
05/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Dorahi, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 23 soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. In addition, five police officers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. This was one of three attacks carried out in Farah on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/10/2018: Assailants attacked a police station in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. This was one of three attacks carried out in Farah on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Daman district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/29/2018: Assailants shelled a civilian home in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/26/2018: Assailants attacked and Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Qurlaq, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 14 soldiers and 15 assailants were killed and four soldiers and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/13/2018: Assailants opened fire inside the campaign office of Sayyed Azim Kabarzani in Injil district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in the district on this date. At least eight police officers were killed and three were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/17/2018: Explosive devices detonated targeting military vehicles in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and five were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khwaja Baba, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
07/23/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Pato district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least eight security personnel were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The casualties included local police officers and National Uprising Movement (NUM) members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2018: Assailants accused a woman of adultery and abducted her in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. The hostage was killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/22/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. Four police officers and six assailants were killed and two police officers and six assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/11/2018: Assailants attacked army outposts in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 10 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/13/2018: A suicide bomber detonated near a demonstration site outside an Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in Pul-i-Charkhi, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least one person was killed and a police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/07/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants attempted to plant it in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/16/2018: Assailants attacked Dinar village in Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the attack, which resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2018: Assailants abducted six relatives of an uprising commander in Lolash, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two hostages were shot and killed a short time later and the remaining four hostages were released shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/09/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint in Ghorak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting border police checkpoints in different districts of Kandahar on this date. At least five border police officers and 30 assailants were killed while seven border police officers and 45 assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on the home of a local police commander in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed while three civilians and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Five assailants and two soldiers were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at a residential area in Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2018: An explosive device detonated in Chaghatak, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2018: An explosive device attached to the motorcycle of a retired Pakistani General detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. The general, identified as Nawaz, and his guard were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/12/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt targeting anti-Taliban protesters in the 2nd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, six civilians were killed and 20 civilians were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/07/2018: Assailants threw two hand grenades at the residence of Abdul Aziz Ariaee in Kabul, Afghanistan. Ariaee, the head of the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC), was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/27/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Kroso, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and two others were wounded in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2018: Assailants set fire to Joyak High School in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/11/2018: Assailants attacked Khost village in Khaki Safed district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 34 people, including police officers and civilians, were killed in the attack. In addition, the assailants took at least 10 people hostage; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. At least 10 houses were also set on fire in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked an army base in Aab Khurma area, Bala Baluk (Boluk) district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least eight soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were taken hostage. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/01/2018: An explosive device detonated in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2018: Assailants attacked a police post and abducted five police officers in Chahar Bagh, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: Assailants armed with mortars, explosive devices, and firearms attacked Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 466 people, including 326 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes which lasted until August 14, 2018. Additionally, some security personnel may have been abducted in the attack. The victims included security personnel and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack would "strengthen their position in talks." In addition, the Afghan government also attributed responsibility to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network, though the Taliban insisted that they carried out the attack alone.
09/05/2018: Assailants attempted to attack a security checkpoint in Band-e-Timur, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the attack, killing 10 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a police commander's vehicle in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Commander Saleem Kochi and one of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Daykundi, Afghanistan. Police responded to the incident, killing six assailants and injuring four more. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
07/22/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Rashidan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of eight attacks on checkposts in Ghazni on this day. At least one police officer and six assailants were killed and four officers and five assailants were wounded in the ensuing clashes across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/24/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Gayan district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the attack, killing two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2018: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) supporters in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a voting center in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/10/2018: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms attacked a security checkpost in Bandar, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Bandar on this date. At least 10 assailants and 13 security personnel were killed and 20 security personnel were injured across the attacks. The victims included police officers and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/31/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a joint National Directorate of Security (NDS) and police base in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant 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.
09/15/2018: Assailants attacked police posts in Yazariq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Qarqin district on this date. At least 24 people, including four police officers and 20 assailants, were killed and 15 assailants were injured across both attacks. In addition, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing following the clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Bazaar Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this day. At least 11 people, including ten assailants, one security official, were killed and eight people, including six assailants and two security officials, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/29/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Pir Gailani high school in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting schools in Nangarhar on this date. One school guard was injured across the two attacks in Surkh Rod. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/04/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting a gathering of protesters and police officers in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 20 people were killed and 27 others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, citizens doubted the veracity of the claim.
04/12/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kote Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Chimtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. This was one of three related attacks on security posts in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/25/2018: Security forces identified and killed three assailants attempting to plant an explosive device in Payin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chardahi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/10/2018: Assailants shot and killed Daud Khan Shaheedzoy, a High Peace General Council member, in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/28/2018: Assailants attacked Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and four others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a polling center in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and five people, including three assailants and two civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: A magnetic explosive device detonated at a market in Mirza Din, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 12 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/10/2018: A landmine detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Sorkhi Sang, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2018: Assailants attacked a ranger vehicle in Adraskan district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers 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.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police and pro-government militia checkpoints in Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 14 more were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/31/2018: Assailants attacked and killed a civilian accused of cooperating with the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State in Dik Sar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/25/2018: Assailants threw a grenade at a house in the 3rd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers and four assailants were killed while one soldier and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/10/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 39 assailants 17 security personnel were killed and 14 assailants and 3 security personnel were injured in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of security forces were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Gordzad, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting military entities in the area on this date. At least nine people, including four soldiers and five assailants, were killed and 12 people, including five soldiers and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes surrounding the base and the checkposts. In addition, at least seven soldiers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/06/2018: Assailants attacked a military post in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting military personnel in the district on this date. At least 10 assailants were killed and 18 assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and six assailants were killed while two officers and three assailants were injured in the attack. In addition, a police officer was abducted during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Godai Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and four police officers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2018: An explosive device detonated on a cricket field in the Chahardehi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and two were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) outpost in Zaman Abad, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and four police officers were killed and eight assailants and seven officers were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/20/2018: An assailant shot and killed a civilian in Sayd Khel district, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the victim had previously been threatened by the Khorasan Province of the Islamic State for not supporting the group.
03/15/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Joyee Begum, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Chakhansur district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including six police personnel and two assailants, were killed and at least two police personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/02/2018: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) posts in Aqcha district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven people, including six assailants and one NUM officer, were killed and at least four people, including three assailants and one security officer, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of six related incidents in the district on this date. Six local elders were abducted across the attacks. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/15/2018: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of houses belonging to National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Gozare, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Aziz Kala, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks in Saydabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the presidential palace in the 2nd police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured across all five incidents. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban, which denied involvement, as well as the Haqqani Network.
06/29/2018: Assailants attacked a border police checkpoint near Aye-Khanum, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least six people, including four assailants and two border police officers were killed two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, six officers were abducted during the assault; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Quaryeh Shorab, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers and three assailants were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of four attacks targeting security positions in Farah on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/07/2018: Assailants attacked civilians in Dara Zang, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2018: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Aqlani, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same night. At least two security force members and 17 assailants were killed while three security force members and 19 assailants were injured across the attacks. In addition, at least four soldiers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/03/2018: A suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vest and a grenade attempted to attack a military headquarters in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. The assailant threw the grenade, but security forces shot and killed him before he could detonate his vest. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/18/2018: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkposts in Qurraish, Faryab, Afghanistan. Fifteen 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.
10/26/2018: Assailants abducted Abdul Salam from his residence in Shahrak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. Salam, a population registration department official, was killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/30/2018: Assailants attacked a boys' school in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three security guards were taken hostage and beheaded. The assailants also set fire to the school during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/22/2018: Assailants abducted eight people, including a local elder and an unknown number of government employees, in Asmar, Kunar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/12/2018: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Saydabad district, Wardak, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: Assailants stopped and assaulted civilians along Ghor-Kabul Highway in Karman, Ghor, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2018: Assailants attacked Malem Serajuddin, a District Chief, on Maimana-Andkhoy highway in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Serajuddin and his three bodyguards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2018: Assailants fired a mortar at a civilian residence in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/14/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in the 12th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents in the city on this date. At least two people, including a police officer and an assailant, were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/13/2018: Assailants set fire to a telephone tower in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on telephone towers in the district on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/10/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Paktia, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2018: Assailants attacked Tala Wa Barfak district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including security forces personnel and civilians, were killed and three security force members were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. Additionally, at least seven personnel were abducted and 100 others were reported missing. At least 31 of those reported missing were recovered on May 10, 2018; however the fate of the remaining hostages and missing persons is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Gajgin, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Farah on this date. At least 22 security personnel were killed and eight were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2018: Assailants attacked military posts in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Andar on the same night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a polling station in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Police forces responded to the attack. At least four police officers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/04/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle at the Money Exchangers Market in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and at least seven were abducted. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on outposts in the district on this day. Seven police officers were killed and three were injured across the two attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sara Godar. Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the Bagram Airfield in Bagram, Parwan, Afghanistan. The rockets caused no casualties, but four assailants were killed in a retaliatory airstrike. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police base in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and two police officers were killed while seven assailants and three officers were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants took an unknown number of people hostage. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in Farah within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Chahi, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the same night. The ensuing clashes resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/01/2018: Assailants opened fire on security guards of Wolesi Jirga candidate, Bilal Sarwari, in Khas Kunar district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two security guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/25/2018: Assailants attacked Ghormach district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and 19 assailants and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/05/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Aab Pashak, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and seven officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/15/2018: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of houses belonging to National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Taghaye Khwaja, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
05/20/2018: Assailants shot and killed Mohammad Ibrahim, a former jihadi commander, in Awrki, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on posts in the area on this date. At least 15 police officers and 13 assailants were killed and four officers were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
04/01/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it under a bridge along the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked polling stations in Guzara district, Herat, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 10 related attacks on polling stations in Herat on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/24/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at the vehicle of Qayyum Bashari in a market in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat, Afghanistan. A guard was killed and Bashari, the district police chief, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/14/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Deh Mazang, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/30/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Shah Wali Hemat, a provincial council member, in Wata Pur district, Kunar, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people, including Hemat and a religious scholar, were killed and a security guard was injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting checkpoints in the district on this day. At leas six police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
07/18/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least six police officers 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.
11/13/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Abdul Mahayuddinkhel, Wardak, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks in Saydabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/04/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Dado Khel, Logar, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and one soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Pusht Koh, Farah, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of four attacks targeting security positions in Farah on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a peace advocacy tent in Khost, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three police officers 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.
10/08/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkposts in the district on this date. At 42 people, including 12 soldiers and 30 assailants, were killed and 29 people, including 10 soldiers and 19 assailants, were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/27/2018: Assailants fired two rockets that landed and detonated near the governor's office in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of two projectile attacks in Ghazni on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
02/10/2018: Security forces discovered and defused 16 explosive devices in Mohammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/27/2018: Assailants attacked Shirin Tagab district in Faryab, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one soldier was injured when security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Loi Diwal, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and five were abducted in the raid. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/27/2018: Assailants attacked the district governor office in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/18/2018: Assailants shelled a civilian residence in Ghara, Paktika, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Logar governor Qamaruddin Shakib in Waghjan Bazaar, Logar, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Shakib, were killed and a third person was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement checkpost in Tagha-i-Khawja, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on uprising posts on the same night. Eleven uprising members and three assailants were killed and four assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/12/2018: Assailants attacked the district police headquarters in Khamyab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Security forces responded to the assault, killing three assailants and injuring 10 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/02/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Mir Ahmad in Loymanda, Helmand, Afghanistan. Ahmad, the acting head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) for Nad Ali district, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a passenger bus in Lashkak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight people were killed and 31 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/14/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Jalil, the Dand district deputy education head, in Karz, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/22/2018: An explosive device detonated in Spin Boldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2018: Assailants attacked the district center in Atghar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least 10 security forces were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/07/2018: Assailants attacked a police and public uprising checkpost in Dewa Gul area, Chawkay district, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkposts in the area on this date. At least three police officers and 15 assailants were killed, while 12 officers and 20 assailants were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/01/2018: Assailants attacked the Pul-i-Acha base between Shirin Tagab and Dawlatabad districts in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including three officers and four assailants, were killed while 17 other officers were abducted in the attack. One officer was killed on November 4, 2018 and the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2018: Assailants attacked Qara-i-Sheikhi area in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Toqi, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked and set fire to a school being used as a polling station in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and seven election officials were reported missing in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Kunduz on the same day. At least 39 people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
11/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Wali Muhammadi Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least eight officers, including a district commander, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Janikhel, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three Czech NATO personnel were killed and three people, including a US soldier and two Afghan soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and one police officer was killed while nine assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2018: Assailants attacked a National Directorate of Security (NDS) convoy in Farah, Afghanistan. At least 16 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices and two rockets in Tangi Wagh Jan, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/02/2018: assailants attacked Balghali village in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/09/2018: Assailants attacked an army base in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and four other soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/17/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired projectiles into Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 22 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of six related incidents in the district on this date. Six local elders were abducted across the attacks. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Maywand district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 61 people, including 57 assailants and four police officers, were killed and 27 people, including 16 assailants and 11 police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police compound in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 12 were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Zar Kharid, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Jaghatu district, Wardak, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/27/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Khwaja Posta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/12/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle transporting bodies from a previous attack in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/12/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Saberi district, Khost, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and one person was injured in the attack. The victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: Assailants attacked and killed Hassan Kashmi, a senior police officer, along the Kabul-Mazari Sharif highway in Dushi district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and another assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, police officers sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/14/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in the 10th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar incidents in the city on this date. At least two people, including a police officer and an assailant, were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2018: Assailants armed with rockets and firearms attacked a highway police post in Nahrin, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/09/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Muqur district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and six were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown district in southern Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three security personnel were killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/20/2018: Assailants abducted 170 passengers from three buses in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. A total of 149 hostages were released later the same day; the fate of remaining 21 hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/10/2018: Authorities identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: Assailants carried out an attack in Dih Yak district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated incidents in Ghazni on this date. At least 37 assailants were killed across the five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2018: Assailants ambushed a security forces convoy in Juye Ghazi, Herat, Afghanistan. Abdul Matin, the Herat intelligence chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/11/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in the 10th police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2018: Assailants abducted 70 election commission employees in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostages were injured and then released on May 3, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Taliban.
06/06/2018: Assailants attacked Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. At least 19 assailants were killed across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Naw Bahar district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents in the district on this date. At least eight police officers were killed and three were wounded across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked a local police checkpoint in Bizgak, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/24/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the province on this date. 15 people, including 12 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and nine people, including seven assailants and two security personnel were injured across both of the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were abducted across both attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/15/2018: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Latif Khan, the principal of Dako High School, in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian residence in Ishkamish district , Takhar, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shesh Ab, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and two assailants were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a voting center in Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the district on this date. Three people were killed and seven were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/14/2018: Assailants attacked Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 27 soldiers were reported missing after the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/22/2018: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Ghazni Khil, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile phone towers in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
01/12/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including four soldiers and seven assailants, were killed and nine soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, an unknown number of assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired projectiles at civilians traveling to polling stations in Nari district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/29/2018: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated outside a hotel in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2018: Assailants abducted Engineer Zalmay, a radio and television director, in the 4th police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A driver was killed in the attack. The hostage was released on April 10, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/14/2018: Assailants pulled a civilian from his vehicle and killed him in Khash Rod district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for being a militia leader.
06/24/2018: Assailants ambushed a joint army-police convoy in Sowarz, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three security personnel and seven assailants were killed and three security personnel and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/13/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Sheikh Walol, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants and 18 soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2018: An explosive device detonated inside of Spinghar Cricket Stadium in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the stadium on the same day. At least eight people were killed and 45 people were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/05/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2018: Security forces identified a suicide bomber attempting to target a military checkpoint in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant then detonated his explosives-laden motorcycle, killing only himself. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/29/2018: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting the motorcade of Abdul Wali Ekhlas, a Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) party parliamentary candidate, in Khost, Afghanistan. One of Ekhlas's bodyguards was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a G4S Secure Solutions vehicle in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, three civilians were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/14/2018: Assailants attacked Allahuddin military base in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 45 security personnel, including soldiers and police officers, were killed in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/26/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely on a bridge along the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Shahbaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/20/2018: Five assailants, including suicide bombers, armed with explosives-laden vests and assault rifles attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. All five assailants and 22 civilians were killed while 10 others were injured in the attack. The victims included United States citizens. The Taliban and the Haqqani Network separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2018: Assailants stopped coal trucks and abducted 45 drivers in Khushk Dara, Samangan, Afghanistan. The hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated that the drivers refused to respond to the group's extortion demand.
06/10/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Echkan, Logar, Afghanistan. A colonel and a soldier were killed and three soldiers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/24/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/10/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Amir Muhammad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting ALP checkpoints in the area on this date. Five ALP officers were killed and two officers were injured across both attacks; the assailants also sustained an undetermined number of casualties in the clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/29/2018: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Alif Berdy, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/17/2018: A suicide bomber prematurely detonated his explosive device while being chased by security forces in the 6th police district of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant and one civilian were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: A suicide bomber detonated at a police checkpoint in front of a polling station in the 17th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 15 people were killed and 25 were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked police personnel in Qadis, Badghis, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed while three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Raj, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 11 police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks carried out in Farah on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of deputy police chief Ghulam Farahi in Keshan, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two of Farahi's bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2018: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Bahrami Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting security checkpoints in different districts of Ghazni on this date. At least three soldiers and 20 assailants were killed while four soldiers and 10 assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/22/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpost in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Seven officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on police personnel near the Akhtar Matar shrine in the 1st Police district of Kandahar, Afghanistan. A police commander was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/01/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/30/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Suliman Khil, Wardak, Afghanistan. Three 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.
07/17/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Haybati, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including two police officers and eight assailants, were killed and 12 other people, including three officers and nine assailants, were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/18/2018: An explosive device detonated in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting a gathering of Sikh and Hindu civilians in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 19 people were killed and 20 people were injured in the blast. The victims included Avtar Singh Khalsa, a parliamentary candidate. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/22/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Chinar, Nuristan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting border checkpoints in Chinar on this date. Six security officers were killed, 11 were injured, and four were abducted across the two attacks. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2018: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/21/2018: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Qala-e-Wazir, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the convoy of Haji Hayat Khan, a local militia commander and parliamentary candidate, in Ghazi Amanullah Khan, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, four people, including Khan and three of his bodyguards, were killed and at least one person was injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a military vehicle in Khwaja Pesta, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/04/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at the governor's compound in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two government employees were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in the 10th police district of Herat, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and a second officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/25/2018: Assailants opened fire on military checkpoints in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 10 people, including eight assailants and two soldiers, were killed and seven people, including five assailants and two soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/03/2018: Assailants attacked a joint military and police base in Nawa, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed, six were injured, and 20 were reported missing in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Abdullah, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 11 people, including civilians and police officers, were killed and 16 others, including five Romanian soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. Additionally, a police chief stated that a Hizb-I-Islami member was involved in this attack, which the group denied.
10/25/2018: A magnetic explosive device attached to a Attorney General Protection unit vehicle detonated in Koti Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two security personnel were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kohsan district, Herat, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpoint belonging to the police officers providing security for the Herat-Khawf railroad in the Cheshmadam, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed, four were injured, and three were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/05/2018: Assailants abducted a 12-year old boy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The boy was rescued on January 7, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/02/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Nasro Qala, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/24/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the province on this date. 15 people, including 12 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and nine people, including seven assailants and two security personnel were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were abducted across both attacks; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Dahno, Logar, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three soldiers and one civilian, were killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/06/2018: Assailants stopped a passenger vehicle and abducted seven people along Farah-Herat highway in Kanisk, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of six related incidents in the district on this date. Six local elders were abducted across the attacks. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked the military Gulzar checkpost in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting military entities in the area on this date. At least nine people, including four soldiers and five assailants, were killed and 12 people, including five soldiers and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes surrounding the base and the checkposts. In addition, at least seven soldiers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
02/19/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Farah Rud, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on posts in the area on this date. At least 15 police officers and 13 assailants were killed and four officers were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/07/2018: Assailants opened fire on police personnel along Faqeer Baba Street in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/23/2018: Assailants abducted 11 farmers in Rodat district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two hostages were released at an unspecified time, while the fate of the other hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/28/2018: Assailants fired rockets which landed near President Ashraf Ghani's residence in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qayaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security checkpoints in Qayaq on this date. Six assailants and four police officers were killed while two assailants and three police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/27/2018: Assailants publicly whipped two women in Qazal Qashlaq, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and stated the victims were targeted for using mobile phones and leaving their residences without a male escort.
03/08/2018: Assailants abducted two civilians and publicly flogged them in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The two hostages were injured and released shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and noted that the group accused the victims of having a telephone relationship.
06/06/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a voter registration center in Khawja Alwan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. 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.
11/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Baba Ghalib, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Three people, including a police officer and two civilians, were killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/09/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/28/2018: Assailants attacked the district center of Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and eight people, including four police officers and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/12/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Joyee Begum, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least nine police officers were killed and eight police officers were injured across both attacks. The assailants sustained and unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants took control of a polling station and prevented civilians from voting in Orlamish, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
11/05/2018: Assailants attacked a joint military and police checkpost in Wali Muhammadi Shahid district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting posts in Ghazni on this date. At least 13 security personnel and 22 assailants were killed while two security personnel and 15 assailants were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/04/2018: Assailants attacked a military base in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 21 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on Khanullah, a former jihadi commander, in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Seven people, including Khanullah and his six family members, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/28/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkpoints along the Takhar-Kunduz highway in Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on a military helicopter, causing it to crash in Ranj, Farah, Afghanistan. Five military personnel were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Baba Wali, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and four people, including two soldiers and two civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/30/2018: Assailants carried out an attack in an unknown district of Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated incidents in Ghazni on this date. At least 37 assailants were killed across the five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Dawlat, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/10/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Naw Abad, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Seven soldiers were killed, one soldier was injured and three were taken hostage in the ensuing clash. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Tangi Dara, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/23/2018: Assailants dressed as border police personnel opened fire on soldiers in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and one was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/16/2018: Assailants opened fire on German North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) transport helicopters flying between Kunduz and Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/24/2018: Assailants attacked Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 24 assailants and two security personnel were killed while 10 assailants and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/23/2018: Assailants attacked the military Gulzar-1 checkpost in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated incidents targeting military entities in the area on this date. At least nine people, including four soldiers and five assailants, were killed and 12 people, including five soldiers and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clashes surrounding the base and the checkposts. In addition, at least seven soldiers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
09/14/2018: Assailants attacked and killed two government employees in Jalrez, Wardak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked military personnel in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two soldiers 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.
04/20/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Three assailants and six police officers were killed while two assailants and two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/07/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khanjan Khel, Wardak, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/13/2018: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Haider Qala, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/29/2018: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 18 assailants were killed and 33 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ainak, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/21/2018: Assailants attacked a voter registration center in Dano, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed and one person was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Chahi, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the same night. The ensuing clashes resulted in an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Boldak Arab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four police officers, including a commander, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/25/2018: Assailants attacked security forces in Giro district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/05/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Jar Qala, Chamtal district, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in the district on this date. One police officer was killed and one officer was injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/25/2018: A roadside bomb detonated against a police vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/20/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and five officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Golbahar Mojahed in Masawa, Farah, Afghanistan. Mojahed, the deputy chief of police in Farah, was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/12/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three people, including an ALP officer and two assailants, were killed while nine people including, five officers and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/16/2018: Assailants attacked Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/22/2018: Assailants stopped a car and abducted two civilians in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One hostage was released later the same day. The assailants cut off the finger of the second hostage, who was released on October 24, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, and noted that the victims were targeted because one had voted in Afghanistan's Wolesi Jirga elections.
12/09/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and four officers were abducted. All four hostages were killed later that day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2018: Approximately 2,000 assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked Farah, Afghanistan. At least 330 people, including 300 assailants, were killed and 116 other people, including 16 security forces and 100 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/03/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting children in Dih Bala district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorason Province of the Islamic State.
07/08/2018: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Zanjeer, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and an one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/17/2018: Security forces identified and killed four suicide bombers via an airstrike in Qurban, Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/03/2018: Assailants attacked police officers in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. The casualties included assailants, police officers, and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/24/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and four assailants stormed a Save the Children office in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including five assailants, were killed and 26 people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, the Taliban claimed responsibility but later denied taking part in the attack. Authorities also attributed the incident to the Haqqani Network.
11/15/2018: Assailants attacked a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and police outpost in Aab-i-Khorma, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 38 people, including police and soldiers were killed. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in Farah within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 24 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/26/2018: Assailants opened fire at a voter registration center in Mando Zayi district, Khost, Afghanistan. Two security guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/16/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Farah on this date. At least 22 security personnel were killed and eight were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Herat, Afghanistan. At least ten people, including one police officer, three civilians, and six assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/29/2018: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Dawlatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two militia members were killed and two were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/25/2018: An explosive device detonated in the 1st police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/03/2018: Assailants attacked Kohistan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Sargalay, Bamyan, Afghanistan. A tribal elder and one assailant were killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, the assailants abducted four people. At least three of the hostages were released while the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a voting center in Yangi Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in the district on this date. Three people were killed and seven were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
11/06/2018: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia outpost in Barikab, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Sheren Jan, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition the assailant, two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked de-mining personnel working with the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) oil pipeline project in Mama Kariz, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five de-miners were killed and one was abducted in the incident. The body of the hostage was discovered on May 23, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
07/15/2018: Assailants attacked border police checkpoints in Jaji Maydan district, Khost, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including four assailants, were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/09/2018: Assailants opened fire on civilian residences in Sia Gerd, Parwan, Afghanistan. One person was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/30/2018: Assailants carried out an attack in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated incidents in Ghazni on this date. At least 37 assailants were killed across the five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Yatem Tepa, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 16 border police officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of officers were reported missing following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/11/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on this date. At least 40 assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/12/2018: Assailants attacked Shib Koh district in Farah, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed and 15 were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sar Hawza district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 10 police officers were killed and one was abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/22/2018: Assailants attacked a radio station and detonated explosives in Nurgaram district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though an employee of the station was briefly held hostage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/20/2018: An explosive device detonated in Haskah Menah, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Five people 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.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian residence in Ishkamish district , Takhar, Afghanistan. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the district on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/30/2018: A suicide bomber detonated near the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Sash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, four people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated suicide bombings that occurred in Kabul on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/26/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Ghazni on this day. At least nine assailants and two police officers were killed and four assailants and three officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2018: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Faizabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and three were injured in the attack. In addition, four security members were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest targeting a military checkpoint at the Behsood bridge in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least one soldier was killed and four people, including civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/13/2018: Assailants attacked military personnel in Hisarak district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/22/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Army checkpost in Shayan, Herat, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing eight assailants and injuring 15. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/03/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/31/2018: An explosive device detonated at a health clinic in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The owner of the clinic was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2018: Two explosive devices detonated near the gates of a Spinghar Cricket Stadium in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the stadium on the same day; this second attack targeted civilians fleeing from the fist attack. At least eight people were killed and 45 people were injured across both attacks. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/10/2018: Explosive devices detonated at a military base in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four tribal elders were killed in the blasts. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same base on this date; these explosive devices targeted first responders clearing the scene of a previous attack on the base. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/12/2018: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Souch, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed and four were injured in the clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/02/2018: An explosive device planted in an electrical box detonated in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on this date; this first explosion was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
09/15/2018: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One person was killed and between one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/04/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Naghlo, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and four were injured in the attack. Additionally, sources noted that two officers were taken hostage, though officials denied this. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/31/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest near a prison bus outside the northern gates of Puli Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, seven people were killed and eight others were injured. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2018: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. A rocket fired during the ensuing clash hit a civilian home, killing three people and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the Taliban carried out the attack.
10/20/2018: Assailants attacked a voting center in Koz Bahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in different districts of Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the four incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/24/2018: Security forces intercepted a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military personnel in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The vehicle detonated as security forces opened fire on it, killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked checkpoints in Muqur, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five 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 Taliban.
11/08/2018: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Ark Elek, Faryab, Afghanistan. Five police officers and a soldier were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Faryab on this day. At least 14 people, including soldiers and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/21/2018: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Laman, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers and 10 assailants were killed and nine soldiers and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/16/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted along a road in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2018: Assailants attacked military posts in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 60 assailants and 27 soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until August 9, 2019. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/21/2018: An explosive device detonated in Koh Sayad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least eight children were killed and four other children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2018: An explosive device detonated near the district building in Markazi Bihsud district, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
06/15/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in the outskirts of Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2018: A suicide bomber detonated at a police checkpost in Parcha, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, one police officer was killed and three officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Mel-e Monje, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two assailants and four security personnel were killed while three assailants and four security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The victims included police officers and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2018: Assailants established a checkpoint and abducted 30 people, including 19 police officers, from a bus along the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway in Sabzal, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Nine hostages were released on February 28, 2017 while the fate of the remaining victims is unknown. This was one of two coordinated attacks along the Kandahar-Uruzgan border on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/23/2018: Assailants fired mortar shells targeting a border police post in Arghistan district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. A mortar struck a nearby home, killing two civilians and injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including nine pro-government militia members and two police officers, were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/30/2018: Assailants carried out an attack in Malistan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated incidents in Ghazni on this date. At least 37 assailants were killed across the five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/09/2018: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Nakarkhel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two people, including a Taliban unit leader and a civilian, were killed in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/12/2018: A grenade was discovered and defused near a residential house in 6th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/14/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Sheikh Wali, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/14/2018: Assailants opened fire on Gul Ahmad Grani, the Shahr-e Safa district police chief, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Grani was killed and a guard was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/27/2018: Assailants attacked security guards belonging to the Logar governor in Honi Safla, Logar, Afghanistan. Two security guards were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/06/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Surkh Betal, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three assailants and seven police officers were killed while three assailants and five officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/14/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the guards of Fazel Ahmad Sherzad, a provincial police chief, in Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Maruf district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including four officers and 12 assailants, were killed and 24 other people, including six officers and 18 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/28/2018: Assailants opened fire on Azizullah Karwan, a special forces police commander, in the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Azizullah, were killed and three people were injured in the attack. The victims included civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/15/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Nari district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/09/2018: Assailants attacked security outposts in Burka district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one solder was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2018: Assailants attacked members of the Afghan Army in Malmanji, Badghis, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were killed and 10 were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/02/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as four assailants were planting it in Chahartut, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and the remaining two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/04/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bachi, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and one police officer were killed while three assailants and unknown number of officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/16/2018: Assailants launched rocket-propelled grenades and opened fire on a training center of the National Directorate for Security (NDS) in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/30/2018: An explosive device detonated in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/29/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Ekramudin Wakilzada, the head of Samangan Provincial Hospital, in Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Wakilzada was killed and his driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/24/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting an army vehicle in Obe district, Herat, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/16/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Ting, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 37 assailants were killed and two police officers and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/21/2018: Three assailants attacked the Adalat Radio Station in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. The station manager was beaten, tied up, and later released. The station was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/10/2018: Assailants attacked border police outposts in Dand Patan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and two other officers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, at least 12 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/31/2018: Assailants shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) officer in Askar Abad, Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/08/2018: Assailants fired a mortar into Hafiz Godai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and 19 others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2018: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) convoy in Bala Chinar, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 12 people, including civilians, were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/02/2018: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was planting it in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Bihsud district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
10/10/2018: Assailants attacked police outposts in Burka district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Qul, a National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan member, in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Qul was injured and two of his bodyguards were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/30/2018: A suicide bomber disguised as a cameraman detonated targeting emergency response workers and journalists responding to an earlier bombing in Sash Darak, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 25 people were killed and 44 others were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated suicide bombings that occurred in Kabul on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/30/2018: Assailants carried out an attack in Ghazni city, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated incidents in Ghazni on this date. At least 37 assailants were killed across the five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2018: Assailants attacked a police post in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and three assailants were killed while one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants took control of a polling station and prevented civilians from voting in Chojman, Samangan, Afghanistan. This was one of five related incidents in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
09/03/2018: Assailants took guards hostage and fired a rocket at Khuwaja Khail high school with a rocket near Sharana, Paktika, Afghanistan. The guards were released shortly thereafter. No casualties were reported. This was one of three attacks on high schools in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2018: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Charsada district, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of six related incidents in the district on this date. Six local elders were abducted across the attacks. The fate of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired rockets at Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Kunduz on the same day. At least 39 people were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
10/20/2018: An explosive device planted near a polling station detonated as police attempted to defuse it in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/25/2018: Assailants attacked Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. One police officer and four civilians were killed and one officer and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/04/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle of Hazara civilians in Herat, Afghanistan. One person was killed and four were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/04/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkposts in the area on this date. At least two police officers were killed and one police officer was injured across the three attacks. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/19/2018: Assailants attacked a local uprising forces’ post in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two commanders were killed and three others were abducted 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.
04/24/2018: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qayaq, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security checkpoints in Qayaq on this date. Six assailants and four police officers were killed while two assailants and three police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/30/2018: Assailants attacked Dashti Qala, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including eight assailants and five security personnel, were killed and three security personnel wounded in the attack. Additionally ten uprising forces were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/23/2018: Assailants armed with rockets and firearms attacked the vehicle of Shah Tawoos in Char Tut, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Tawoos, an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) Lieutenant Commander was killed along with two other ANCOP officers. Two officers were also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/08/2018: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkposts in the district on this date. At 42 people, including 12 soldiers and 30 assailants, were killed and 29 people, including 10 soldiers and 19 assailants, were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting Mohammad Yonus Zadran in Mando Zayi district, Khost, Afghanistan. Zadran, the district head, was not harmed as no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2018: Assailants attacked a security post in Jamjama Qala, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Farah on this day. At least 11 people, including ten assailants, one security official, were killed and eight people, including six assailants and two security officials, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2018: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Azra district, Logar, Afghanistan. At least 50 people, including 30 assailants, were killed and 66 people, including 40 assailants, were injured in the overnight attack. The victims included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/29/2018: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Kuz Kunar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
06/03/2018: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Pur Chaman district, Farah, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash with security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/20/2018: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a school in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/18/2018: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Faryab on this day. At least 14 people, including soldiers and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/17/2018: Assailants attacked a joint army and police base in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Five security personnel were killed and four were injured in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/10/2018: Assailants attacked a voter registration center in Taluqan, Takhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/16/2018: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Islamqul, Kunduz, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2018: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Dehzak, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 19 assailants and four soldiers were killed and 32 assailants and six soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2018: An explosive device detonated targeting a peace march in Charkh district, Logar, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were killed and four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/27/2018: Assailants attacked a voter registration center in Chishti Sharif district, Herat, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a employee of the center were killed and one officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/04/2018: Assailants attacked a checkpost in Shahr-i-Naw, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting checkposts in the area on this date. At least two police officers were killed and one police officer was injured across the three attacks. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/24/2018: An explosive device detonated in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2018: Two suicide bombers attacked the Nabi Akram Mosque in Charso, Herat, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed one assailant, while the other assailant detonated his explosives, killing himself and one civilian and injuring seven others. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/04/2018: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2018: Assailants attacked a National Directorate of Security (NDS) checkpoint in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two NDS officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/11/2019: Assailants attacked a police post in Shakardara district, Kabul, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/26/2019: Assailants abducted two police officers in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Both police officers were shot and killed after being tortured by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/10/2019: Assailants attacked a police convoy on a highway connecting Jawzjan and Balkh in Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and nine others were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/12/2019: Assailants abducted 13 people from a passenger bus in Jar Khoshk, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/21/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Arzbigi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including 15 police officers and eight assailants, were killed and another two police officers were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Pay-e-Ghar, Ghor, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Ghor on the same day. At least five police officers were killed and five other officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/24/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint guarding ancient monuments in Shamarq, Baghlan, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/08/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/28/2019: Assailants ambushed and abducted two government officials and their bodyguard in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. All three hostages, including, the director of the Helmand military attorney office (Asadullah Bawari), the director of Helmand public works (Noorulhaq Hamidi), and the bodyguard were killed soon after their abduction. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Rabat, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and five police were killed and six assailants and two police were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/25/2019: Assailants attacked an uprising checkpost in Ruyi Du Ab district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two assailants, were killed and three others were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Samangan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2019: Assailants ambushed an Afghan border forces vehicle in Deh Naw, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Four people, including three soldiers and their company commander, were killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. This was one of two incidents in Badakhshan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/08/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/27/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of Police Headquarters in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three police officers and the assailant, were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the Ab Band district within 24 hours. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
04/05/2019: Assailants attacked the district center of Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. The police station was set on fire during the raid; it is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/11/2019: Assailants attacked a district center in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One police officer and 10 assailants were killed while seven officers and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/24/2019: Assailants opened fire and killed a police soldier in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/06/2019: Assailants poisoned at least 15 girls at Munji Girls School in Darayim district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/11/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security outposts in Daychopan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police commander in 3rd Police District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The police commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/09/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Sayyad district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least six people, including three assailants and three police officers were killed while nine others, including five assailants and four officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/19/2019: A suicide bomber detonated in front of Kabul University's southern gate as students were waiting to attend an exam in Third Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. A second device was discovered and defused at the scene. At least nine people, including one assailant, were killed and 33 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
05/10/2019: Assailants attacked police and military outposts across Balkh, Afghanistan. At least six people, including one police officer and five assailants, were killed and twelve people, including seven assailants, four soldiers and one police officer, were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/08/2019: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Pashtun Kot District, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/29/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on military bases in Chashma Sher on this day. At least 16 people, including ten assailants and six soldiers, were killed and four other soldiers were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/28/2019: Assailants armed with mortars attacked a polling center in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. This was one of 19 related incidents in Sari Pul on the same day. At least three people, including one National Directorate of Security member and two civilians, were killed and 40 other people were injured across all 19 attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
11/10/2019: Assailants attacked a convoy of Afghan security forces in Dahan-e-Alander, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/20/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting the convoy of the Governor of the Maidan Wardak province, Muzafarudin Yamen, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least three people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/08/2019: Assailants shot and killed Feroz Khan, the Wardak Quick Reaction Force commander, in the 5th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2019: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant planting landmines in Sinzai, Kapisa, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/09/2019: A police officer attacked his colleagues in Sargodar, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/01/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Bot Khak, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in Loy Manda, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2019: Assailants attacked 3rd police district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four related incidents in Kunduz on the same day. At least 17 people, including 15 assailants, were killed and 11 other people were injured across three of the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. One pro-government militia member was killed and another was wounded. This was one of two attacks in Samangan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Khost, Afghanistan. At least 18 people, including one police officer, one soldier, and 16 assailants, were killed and 17 other assailants were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/31/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a United States military convoy in the 9th Police District, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including one assailant and four civilians, were killed and seven others, including four United States soldiers and three civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/05/2019: An explosive device attached to a pro-government militia vehicle detonated in Shinwar district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One militia member was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
10/05/2019: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in the 5th Police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
04/01/2019: Assailants attacked a military base in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed, five soldiers were injured, and six soldiers were taken hostage in the incident. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/17/2019: Assailants attacked a lapis lazuli mine in Kuran Wa Munjan district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least 30 security personnel were taken hostage when the assailants gained control of the mine. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/24/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Shewan, Farah, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and another seven were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/07/2019: An explosive device detonated against a vehicle at a market in Nawe Chambaran, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 10 civilians were killed and 13 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/02/2019: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Tahir Azizi in Qalqola, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Azizi, the Sari Pul executive director, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/01/2019: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia checkpoint in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least one militia member was injured in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Badghis on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
09/07/2019: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a police checkpoint in Kampani, 5th police district, Kabul, Afghanistan. Four people, including three police officers and one assailant, were killed and another two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/28/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Tulak district, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of seven attacks targeting the Tulak district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
10/07/2019: Assailants attacked Gul Dara, Pashton Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in Pashton Kot on the same day. At least three police officers and three assailants were killed across both clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
06/30/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qorghan Tepa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Qorghan Tepa on this date. At least thirteen soldiers were killed, seven soldiers were injured, and 20 security personnel were abducted across the attacks. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/18/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely as it was being driven by a suicide bomber in Zekzayak, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/21/2019: Assailants struck a house with a rocket in Tepa Qishlaq, Faryab, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
06/26/2019: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks in Zabul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Pay Mashhad, Balkh, Afghanistan. The assailants also ambushed police forces that arrived to reinforce the post. Two pro-government militia members and a police officer were killed while four militia members and one officer were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/01/2019: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the Shams-Al Arifin Sufi shrine in Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources also attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/27/2019: Assailants attacked an army checkpoint in Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured, while assailants abducted four other soldiers in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
06/29/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base near the Machalgho dam in Machalgho, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 49 people, including 18 security personnel and 31 assailants, were killed and another 27 people, including 15 security personnel and 12 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in Alam Qala, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/16/2019: Assailants attacked Dara-e-Walian, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2019: An assailant threw a grenade at a police checkpoint in Kama district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Five people, including three civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/16/2019: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint guarding a gas pipeline in Harab-e-Mazari, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least eight police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/27/2019: An explosives-laden house detonated in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/22/2019: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Qarghayi district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
11/19/2019: A sniper shot and killed a local police commander at an outpost in Sarmang, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/05/2019: Assailants attacked Jamiat-e-Islami (JI) uprising forces in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Several people, including commander Haji Khan Mohammad Zabit, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/18/2019: Assailants opened fire on family members of pro-government militia members in Ghozari, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Khwaja Sabz Posh district on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
07/12/2019: Assailants attacked Qarqin district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2019: Assailants shot and killed Sultan Mahmud Khairkhwa, a local journalist, in Khost, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted because he was a supporter of the Afghan government.
07/25/2019: Assailants attacked police posts in Tepa, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents targeting posts in Ishkamish district on the same day. At least 37 police officers were killed and six other officers were injured while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across both clashes. Additionally, an unknown number of police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
09/19/2019: An explosive device detonated in Sar Chashmah, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/25/2019: An explosive device detonated in Wazir, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least nine people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/20/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the convoy of Governor Muhammad Anwar Khan Ishaqzai on the Kabul-Logar highway in Safid Sang, Logar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, eight people, including soldiers and bodyguards, were killed and 15 people were injured in the blast. The governor was unharmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2019: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Duaba, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 10 security personnel and seven assailants were killed while four security personnel and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, five soldiers were taken hostage; their whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on a national police outpost in Chahlgazi, Badghis, Afghanistan. This was one of three related incidents targeting police checkpoints in Chahlgazi on the same day. At least 11 officers were killed and six other officers were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/10/2019: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Haji Mehrab, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two assailants 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.
10/03/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Ghozari, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three pro-government militia members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2019: Assailants attacked a convoy of vehicles carrying fuel in Khaniqa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Four people, including two civilians and two assailants were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/05/2019: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sarwanday, Paktika, Afghanistan. Eight border police officers were killed, two others were wounded, and there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/12/2019: Assailants opened fire on an ANA civil order regiment in Qarghan, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers and four assailants were killed and two soldiers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/30/2019: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least nine officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
01/29/2019: Two police officers opened fire on their colleagues at a police outpost in Duam, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four local police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
04/10/2019: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the attack. Additionally, four Afghan National Army soldiers were killed and four other soldiers were injured across this and another attack in Ghazni on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/14/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in the area on this day. Two soldiers and seven assailants were killed and four soldiers were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2019: An estimated 20 landmines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were safely unearthed and disarmed in Charchenar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the explosives.
01/13/2019: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Zerak, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of seven similar incidents in Ghazni on the same day. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across all seven events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
01/15/2019: Assailants opened fire on security personnel in a mosque in Bura Ghanha, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five security personnel, including two national police, two local police, and one uprising member, were killed and one police officer was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/27/2019: A soldier attacked his colleagues in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Two people, an army lieutenant and a company commander, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2019: An explosive device detonated near a market in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of at least nine related attacks in Nangarhar on this date. At least 123 people were injured across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2019: An explosive device detonated in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
10/11/2019: Relatives attacked and killed a local police commander in Abjin, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
10/11/2019: An explosive device detonated in Jurm district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this later bombing targeted first responders at the scene of an earlier explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
11/20/2019: An explosive device hidden in a flowerpot detonated next to a traffic police vehicle in Khost, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and four other people, including three police officers and one civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/01/2019: A landmine detonated near a security checkpoint in Kajran district, Daykundi, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the blast resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/16/2019: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Chashma-e-Dosh, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/07/2019: Assailants attacked security outposts in Lashkar Qaq, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least one pro-government militia member was killed and two other members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
01/01/2019: Assailants attacked the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Two officers and three assailants were killed while three assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/04/2019: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least 10 pro-government militia members were killed and four were injured in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2019: Assailants attacked a police checkpost along the Paktika-Zormat main road in Mata Khan district, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on police outposts in Paktika on this day. At least nine people, including six assailants and three police officers were killed, and another eight people, including five assailants and three police officers, were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
01/18/2019: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Zakhel, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.