QASED Non-government Research Organization
(Issue No: 10)
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Preface
This report covers the casualties of the ongoing war, which have been occurred in different areas of the county during 12 – 18 July 2019.
The report shows that this was also a bloody week for both sides of the war and civilians; especially the deaths and injuries of civilians were twice compared to the past week. The worst bloody incident for Afghan forces took place in Badghis province, in which at least 39 Afghan commando soldiers were killed. Also in this week, most civilian casualties were due to airstrikes, night operations and also roadside bombs explosions.
Going forward through the report, you would read the details and exact figures of the casualties of the Afghan government forces, anti-government armed militants, civilians, and foreign forces can be found in separate titles.
Afghan Forces’ Casualties
Last week, Afghan forces have been killed and wounded due to Taliban attacks, face-to-face battles and explosions:
July 12:
A suicide bomber targeted a local police commander in a wedding ceremony took place in Pichiragam district of Nangarhar province, in which that commander was killed.
Taliban militants attacked a police station in Musa Khiel district of Khost province, killing a policeman and a soldier.
A police commander was died after being injured in Qadis district of Badghis province.
12 local policemen have been killed and 7 others injured during an attack of Taliban in Kolyan area of Pulchiragh district, Faryab province.
Three police officers have been killed due to an attack of Taliban in Qarnain area of Jawzjan province.
July 13:
Four soldiers were killed and 16 others were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Qala-e-Naw, the center of Badghis province.
Also, a policeman was killed and another injured by a rocket attack of Taliban in Bala-Murghab district of Badghis province.
A policeman was killed and two others were injured due to a roadside bomb explosion in Jalalabad, the center of Nangarhar province.
A local policeman was killed and two others were injured due to an attack of Taliban in Hazara Qala area of Pashtunkot district of Faryab province.
Armed militants killed a local policeman in Gosfanda district of Sar-e-pul province.
Five policemen have been killed and 2 others injured due to a roadside bomb explosion in Gozargah-e-Noorkhan district of Baghlan province.
A policeman was killed and 2 others were injured in clashes with Afghan forces and Taliban in Taiwara district of Ghor province.
A local policeman was killed in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Qurghan-Tepa area of Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province.
Two policemen were killed and another was injured due to a roadside bomb explosion on a police car when supplying water in Mianishin district of Kandahar province.
July 14:
A local police commander was killed and seven local policemen were injured in a roadside bomb blast in Darayem district of Badakhshan province.
July 15:
Five local policemen were killed in a clash between Taliban and local police in Nazir-Abad area of Pashtunkot district, Faryab province.
An Afghan soldier was killed and six others were injured during an operation by Afghan forces in several districts of Herat province.
Taliban militants attacked two police checkpoints in Gardana area of Rigistan district of Badakhshan province, killing one policeman and injuring four local policemen.
July 16:
39 commandos were killed during an armed clash between Afghan commandos and Taliban fighters in Maidaqol village of Aab-e-kumri district, Badghis province.
Taliban militants killed two police officers by firing in Robat-e-Sangi area of Herat province.
A policeman was killed in a bomb blast in Qala-e-Zaman Khan area of Kabul city.
July 17:
The commander of third army brigade of the Afghan National Army has been killed by an infiltrator of Taliban in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province. two other soldiers were wounded in the incident.
A local policeman was shot killed by Taliban in Khanabad district of Kunduz province.
A policeman was killed in Chehlkapa area of Doshi district of Baghlan province.
A policeman was killed and two others were injured during an attack of Taliban in Greshk district of Helmand province.
July 18:
Armed militants exploded a car bomb at the entrance of Kandahar city police headquarters, killing two policemen.
Table-1: Afghan Forces’ Casualties
|
Name |
Killed | Injured | Total Killed and Injured |
|
ANA |
45 | 24 | 69 |
| Police | 49 | 27 |
76 |
| Total | 94 | 51 |
145 |
Anti-government Militants’ Casualties
In the past week, the government opposition armed fighters have suffered deaths and injuries due to Afghan forces operations and the Afghan and Foreign forces airstrikes.
July 12:
16 Taliban fighters were killed and 13 others were injured during a clash between Taliban and Afghan Forces in Musa Khel district of Khost province.
July 13:
Two Taliban militants were killed and two were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Qala-e-Naw, Badghis province.
Airstrikes by Afghan forces in the Elman area of Balkh province have killed 10 armed militants and wounded five others.
Three armed men were killed in airstrikes by Afghan forces in Khak-e-safed district of Farah province.
Also, four Taliban fighters were killed due to an airstrike of Afghan Forces in Farsi district of Herat province.
Nine Taliban fighters were killed in clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in Taiwara district of Ghor province.
July 14:
12 Taliban militants were killed and 4 others were injured in a cleanup operation by Afghan forces in Namakab district of Takhar province.
Four Taliban fighters were killed, along with civilians, during a night raid in Bilandkhel, Chopan and Kamalkhil villages of Jaghato district of Maidan Wardak province.
Eight Taliban fighters were killed in airstrikes and night operations in Gizab district of Uruzgan province.
12 Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike by foreign troops in Shawalikot district of southern Kandahar province.
Fifteen Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded during clashes with Afghan forces and Taliban in Dehyak district of Ghazni province.
July 15:
Two Taliban fighters were killed in a clash between Taliban militants and local police in the Nazir Abad area of Pashtunkot district of Faryab province.
Fifty Taliban fighters were killed in clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in several districts of Herat province.
Nineteen Taliban militants were killed and nine others were injured during operation by Afghan forces in Kulyan area of Pul-chiragh district of Faryab province.
July 16:
Six Taliban militants were killed and two others were injured in attacks by Afghan forces in Kamal Khel and Zarghoon Shar villages in Mohammad Agha district of Logar province.
Thirty Taliban fighters were killed in a clash between Afghan commandos and Armed Taliban in Maidaqol village of Aab-e-Kumri district of Badghis province.
Also, during night operations of Afghan forces, 20 Taliban members were killed in Maidaqol area of Aab-e-Kumeri district of Badghis province.
Four armed militants were killed during an armed clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Mangor area of Ghazni city.
July 18:
Two armed militants exploded a car bomb at the entrance of Kandahar city police headquarters, in which both of them killed.
Table 2: Casualties of the anti-government armed militants
|
Name |
Killed | Injured | Total Killed and Injured |
|
Taliban |
228 | 41 | 269 |
|
Total |
228 | 41 |
269 |
Civilian Casualties
Besides Afghan Forces and anti-government militants, Afghan civilians also suffered heavy casualties during the last week, details are in below:
July 12:
A journalist of local radio was in an attack of unknown armed men in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province.
A suicide bomber attacked a local police commander in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, killing nine civilians and injuring 40 others.
Three farmers were shot killed by Taliban fighters in Korak area of Sar-e-Pul province.
July 13:
10 civilians were killed in clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban in Qala-e-Naw, the center of Badghis province.
July 14:
Local pro-government forces attacked civilians in Karez-e-Saeed area of Zarghun-Shahr of Logar province, killing 2 civilians and injuring 10 others.
35 civilians were killed in airstrikes and night operations by Afghan forces in Gizab district of Uruzgan province.
14 civilians were killed in Bilandkhel, Chopan and Kamalkhel villages of Jaghato district of Maidan Wardak province in Afghan forces’ night raid.
July 15:
9 civilians were killed and 18 others were injured in a roadside bomb explosion in Khakrez district of Kandahar province.
Afghan forces airstrikes targeted civilians in Kamal-Khil and Zarghon-Shar villages of Mohammad Agha district of Logar province, killing 18 and injuring 2 others.
July 16:
Four civilians were killed in clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces in Aab-e-Kumri district of Badghis province.
According to members of the Provincial Council of Badghis province, 2 civilians were killed during night operations by Afghan forces in Aab-e-Kumari district of the province.
Four civilians were killed due to a rocket firing by Taliban in Shah-Joy district of Zabul province.
A civilian was killed during a clash between Taliban and Afghan forces in Dwa-Manda district of Khost province.
July 17:
Four children were killed in a bomb blast in Imam Jafar area of Sar-e-Pul province.
Three civilians were killed due to a roadside bomb blast in Pashtun Zarghun district of Herat province; all of them were members of a single family.
A civilian was killed and four others were injured when a bicycle-laden bomb exploded in PD3 of Kunduz city.
July 18:
Suicide attackers targeted the entrance of the Kandahar city police headquarters, killing eight civilians and injuring 90 others.
Table 3: Civilian Casualties
|
Name |
Killed | Injured | Total Killed and Injured |
|
Civilians |
133 | 107 |
240 |
| Total | 133 | 107 |
240 |
Foreign Forces’ Casualties
July 13:
American soldier Brigadier Rayn Sartor has been shot killed by Taliban fighters in Faryab province.
Conclusion
The last week’s report shows that all over the country, 398 people have been killed and injured from July 12 – 18, 2019. Worth mentioning that this week was also a bloody week for both sides of the war and Afghan civilians like last week.
During this week, the casualty rate of Afghan forces has decreased compared to last week; but the casualty rate of anti-government armed militants and civilians has been increased. In the last week, 160 Afghan soldiers were killed, which indicates a significant decrease in this week. The death toll of Taliban fighters last week was 223, which shows little increase in this week. In the past week, the civilian casualties were 57 people and in this week the casualties rate became twice and 133 civilians were killed.
Civilians were once again killed and injured due to airstrikes and night operations by the Afghan and foreign forces. Since the past few months, hundreds of civilians have been killed repeatedly, but the Afghan government didn’t take any significant step about regarding that. Also, many of the casualties to the civilians occurred due to explosions by Taliban especially due to the roadside bomb blasts.
Table 4: Total casualties of war and security incidents
|
Name |
Killed | Name | Wounded |
|
Afghan Forces |
94 | Afghan Forces | 51 |
|
Antigovernment Militants |
228 | Antigovernment Militants | 41 |
|
Civilians |
133 | Civilians | 107 |
| Foreign Forces | 1 | Foreign Forces |
0 |
|
Total |
456 | Total |
199 |
|
Total Casualties 655 |
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