QASED Non-government Research Organization
Issue No: 58
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Preface
This report covers the casualties of the ongoing war, which occurred in different areas of the country during June 12 – 18, 2020. Overall, 371 people have been killed and 245 have been wounded.
According to the report figures, the death toll due to the war in the country this week is higher than last week. 225 people were killed and wounded across the country last week, but a total of 618 were killed and injured this week.
The death toll among Afghan forces this week was higher than last week. The deadliest incidents took place in Ghor, Herat, Khost, Ghazni, Baghlan, Nimroz and Jawzjan provinces, where at least 63 security personnel were killed and 37 others wounded in attacks by insurgents. Is.
Civilian casualties were also higher than last week. The deadliest incidents of civilian casualties took place in Kabul, Khost, Takhar and Kapisa provinces, in which 32 civilians were killed and 17 others were injured.
On the other hand, the number of casualties among the anti-government armed militants is higher than last week as well. Taliban fighters also suffered heavy casualties in Takhar, Kandahar and Paktika provinces, in which 75 Taliban insurgents were killed and 36 others wounded.
In this report, you will read the details of casualties of Afghan government forces, anti-government armed militants, and Afghan civilians, as well as analysis of the most important security incidents and the security situation in the country.
Afghan Forces’ Casualties
June 12:
Seven policemen were killed and another wounded in a Taliban attack in Abak area of Pasaband district in Ghor province.
Two policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack in Qadis district of Badghis province.
Unidentified gunmen attacked a Hezb-e-Islami member’s car near Terezio Health Clinic in Alisher district of Khost province, killing seven of his bodyguards.
Five ANA soldiers killed and sex others wounded in Taliban attack in Kohsan district of Herat province
June 13:
Two policemen were killed and another wounded in a Taliban attack in Dand district of Kandahar province.
June 14:
Two security personnel were wounded in an armed clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Zherok district of Paktika province.
Two policemen have been killed in a clash between police and Taliban insurgents in Tagab district of Kapisa province.
Two Taliban infiltrators shot dead four policemen in Gulran district of Herat province.
In Khan Abad district of Kunduz province, Taliban militants shot dead two security personnel.
Taliban militants attacked a security checkpoint in Yakhtot area of Pashtun Kot district in Faryab province, killing one Afghan National Security Forces soldier and two policemen.
A policeman was killed in a roadside mine blast in Kotal Marg area of Dehsalah district in Baghlan province.
A police commander was killed and four others were wounded in an ambush by Taliban insurgents in Kunduz’s 4th police district.
A policeman has been killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman in the 6th police district of Kandahar city.
June 15:
A National Directorate of Security (NDS) officer was killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman in Se Dakan area of Sayed Khel district in Parwan province.
Two policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack in Kujak area of Logar province.
Three policemen were killed and another wounded in a Taliban attack in Qaisar district of Faryab province.
Four policemen have been killed in a Taliban attack in Argo district of Badakhshan province.
Seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban ambush in Ghazi Khan Khel area of Tagab district in Kapisa province.
Also, four policemen were killed and 11 others were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Akhundza, Noorkhel and Payenda Khel areas of Tagab district of Kapisa province.
15 policemen were killed and nine others were injured in a Taliban attack in Dey-yak district of Ghazni province.
Three policemen were killed and two others were injured in a clash between Taliban and Afghan forces in Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province.
Two local policemen were killed and four others were injured in a Taliban attack in Qadis district of Badghis province.
June 16:
Three policemen were killed and four others were injured in a clash between Taliban and Afghan forces in 8-Kone area of Paktika province.
Five local policemen were killed and five others were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Qaisar district of Faryab province.
June 17:
Three security personnel were killed during a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban insurgents in Takhta-Pol and Zhra districts of Kandahar province.
12 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Aqchi district of Jawzjan province.
Six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and a policeman were killed and three others wounded in a Taliban attack on a checkpoint in Taloka area of Kunduz province.
A policeman was killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman near the first security district of Kandahar city.
June 18:
Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and ten others were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Myanshin disctict of Kandahar province.
Taliban militants attacked an ANA checkpoint in Khashrod district of Nimroz province, killing four ANA soldiers.
On the Zaranj-Delaram highway in Nimroz province, Taliban militants attacked an Afghan checkpoint, killing seven ANA soldiers and wounding nine others.
Seven policemen were killed and seven others were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Pul-e-Khumri city of Baghlan province.
Table-1: Afghan Forces’ Casualties
|
Name |
Killed | Injured | Total Killed and Injured |
| NDS | 2 | – |
2 |
|
Police |
84 | 54 | 138 |
| ANA | 44 | 36 |
80 |
|
Total |
130 | 90 |
220 |
Anti-government Armed Militants’ Casualties
June 12:
Five Taliban fighters were killed and three others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Kushk-e-Rabat-e-Sangi district of Herat province.
15 Taliban fighters were killed and five others wounded in a clash between police and Taliban militants in Mushtaq village of Farkhar district of Takhar province.
June 13:
16 Taliban were killed and 11 others were injured in a clash with Afghan forces in Amarat area of Dand district of Kandahar province.
Four Taliban fighters were killed and three others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters in Tora Jawara and Sera Ghundi areas of Khogyani district of Nangarhar province.
June 14:
Eight militants were killed and six others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Zarok district of Paktika province.
Two Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded in a clash between police and Taliban militants in Tagab district of Kapisa province.
On the Kunduz-Takhar highway in Takhar province, Taliban militants attacked an Afghan security checkpoint, sparking a clash that left two Taliban militants dead and two others wounded.
20 Taliban militants have been killed in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Omna district of Paktika province.
June 15:
Five Taliban fighters have been killed and six others wounded in an attack by Afghan forces in Ahmadabad district of Paktia province.
17 Taliban were killed and five others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters in Qaisar district of Faryab province.
Nine Taliban were killed and seven others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters in Ghazi Khan Khel area of Tagab district in Kapisa province.
Six Taliban insurgents have been killed in a clash with Afghan forces in Jalrez district of Maidan Wardak province.
June 16:
24 Taliban fighters were killed and 12 others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Ata Khona area of Paktika province.
June 17:
Taliban attacked an Afghan security checkpoint in Takht-e-Pul district of southern Kandahar province, as a result, five Taliban fighters were killed and nine others wounded.
Also, eight Taliban fighters were killed and three others were wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Zhari district of Kandahar province.
17 Taliban fighters were killed and ten others wounded in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters in Aqcha district of Jawzjan province.
Five Taliban were killed and nine others wounded during a clash with Afghan forces in Khorabad district of Kandahar province.
June 18:
13 Taliban fighters have been killed in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Myanshin district of Kandahar province.
able-2: Casualties of the Anti-government Armed Militants
|
Name |
Killed | Injured | Total Killed and Injured |
| Taliban | 181 | 98 |
279 |
|
Total |
181 | 98 |
279 |
Civilian Casualties
June 12:
A bomb blast at Sher Shah Soori mosque in Kabul has killed four worshipers, including a mullah, and injured eight others.
Unidentified gunmen attacked the car of a Hezb-e-Islami member in Tarizio Health Clinic area of Alisher district of Khost province, killing him.
Two civilians were killed and six others were injured when a rocket hit a civilian house in Gulran district of Herat province.
A civilian was killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman in Khanabad district of Kunduz province.
A civilian was killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman in Shashpar area of Khas Uruzgan district in Uruzgan province.
A former district governor of Helmand’s Sangin district has been killed in an armed attack in Kandahar’s Dand district.
12 civilians were killed in a shooting by unidentified gunmen in Chaha-ab district of Takhar province.
June 13:
Four female members of a family were shot dead and two others were injured by unknown gunmen in Al-Tamur area of Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province.
An imam of a mosque in Chahanab district of Takhar province has been killed and two others wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen.
A civilian was killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman in Almar district of Faryab province.
June 14:
Unidentified gunmen stormed a house near Charagah and Degan areas of Ismail Khel and Mandozai districts of Khost province, killing seven members of a family and injuring two others.
12 civilians were injured in a clash between Afghan forces and Taliban militants in Khizr Bazaar area of Pul-e-Alam city in Logar province.
One civilian was killed and three others were injured in an explosion in front of Nangarhar customs department.
A civilian was also killed in an armed clash between Afghan forces and Taliban in Obe district of Herat province.
Two civilians have been killed in a roadside mine blast in Kershak district of Helmand province.
A doctor was killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Kandahar city.
June 15:
Four civilians were wounded in an armed clash between police and Taliban militants in Tagab district of Kapisa province.
June 16:
Nine civilians, including women and children, were injured when a mortar shell hit a wedding party in Mashnwani area of Tagab district in Kapisa province.
June 17:
Three civilians were killed and another wounded in a roadside mine blast in Suraki area of Zurmat district in Paktia province.
A mortar shell exploded in Dehnik district of Ghazni province, killing four children and wounding three others.
A civilian was killed in a roadside mine blast in Lashkar Gah city of Helmand province.
A civilian was killed in an attack by an unidentified gunman near the first security district of Kandahar city.
Three children have been killed in a roadside mine blast in Ferozkoh city of Ghor province.
June 18:
A rocket-propelled grenade exploded at a madrassa in Takhar’s Ashkamish district, killing nine students and injuring seven others.
Table 3: Civilian Casualties
|
Name |
Killed | Injured | Total Killed and Injured |
| Civilians | 60 | 59 |
119 |
|
Total |
60 | 59 |
119 |
Conclusion and Analysis of the Week
The report shows that all over the country, 588 people have been killed and injured (353 of them were killed and 235 wounded) from 12 – 18, June 2020.
The overall death toll in this week was is significantly higher than last week. 60 Afghan security personnel were killed last week but 130 Afghan soldiers have been killed this week. The death toll from anti government militants also rose from last week. 75 militants were killed last week yet 157 militants have been killed this week. Civilian casualties are also higher than last week. The number of civilian casualties last week was 23, but this week the number has risen to 48 (Table 4).
The total number of casualties this week is significantly higher than last week. Civilian casualties in particular were lower last week but higher this week than last. Civilians, however, have suffered heavy casualties in roadside bombings and rocket attacks on civilian homes. The civilian casualties come as the Afghan National Security Council (ANSC) has claimed in a recent report that Taliban have effected 147 civilians in the past week, killing 42 and injuring 105 others. However, Taliban has denied the allegations and blamed Afghan and foreign forces for the civilian casualties.
Meanwhile, the latest report of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that the number of civilian casualties in the first quarter of this year has increased. UNAMA reports that Taliban and the Afghan government maintained high levels of violence on the ground during the outbreak of the Corona pendamic, leading to widespread civilian casualties.
In addition to civilian casualties and ongoing violence, there are signs of progress in peace talks. Last week, officials from the European section of the Political Office in Qatar held a video conference with Norwegian Special Representative for Afghanistan, Pralbert Alsas, to discuss the current situation in the country and the implementation of the Doha talks. In which, the country of Norway assured support and cooperation in the peace process. The head of the political office in Qatar, Mullah Baradar, also met with Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Mohammad Sadiq, in Doha to discuss Afghan peace, among other issues. Meanwhile, 71 Afghan forces have been released from Taliban prisons in different provinces this week. 3,000 prisoners also been released by the Afghan government so far but some sources told Qased that the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners could be completed in the coming days and intra-Afghan talks could begin.
Qased Strategic Research Center as a war casualties’ monitoring organization in the country emphasizes that the ongoing bloodshed and bloody situation in the country is possible to stop only through the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and peace with the Taliban. Therefore, we call on international and Afghan stakeholders to focus on peace efforts and to deal with this historical opportunity for peace in Afghanistan responsibly.
Table 4: Total casualties of war and security incidents
|
Name |
Killed | Name | Wounded |
| Afghan Forces | 130 | Afghan Forces |
90 |
|
Anti-government Militants |
181 | Anti-government Militants | 98 |
| Civilians | 60 | Civilians |
59 |
|
Foreign Forces |
– | Foreign Forces | – |
| Total | 371 | Total |
247 |
|
Total killed and injured 618 |
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