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Appendix 1: List of Mass Public Shootings from around the world Source Country City Date Killed Wounded Perpetrator Type Information on Attack Some Sources that we consulted GTD Afghanistan Kotal-e- Subzak August 5, 2000 7 1 Unknown Terrorism Seven Afghan aid workers in a car were shot, killed and set of fire by unknown perpetrators near Kotal-e-Subzak, Afghanistan. Five local residents, who were also in the car, where killed as well. The aid workers were employees of the United Nations Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation. Edward F. Mickolus, Terrorism, 1996-2001: A Chronology, Imprint Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002. GTD Afghanistan Ghorak district July 14, 2003 5 2 Taliban Terrorism At least 12 unidentified gunmen attacked a vehicle carrying several police that was traveling This incident occurred on a road approximately 90 kilometers northwest of Kandahar City, Afghanistan. The attack killed five police officers including the Chief of the southern Ghorak District, Ishak Zai Mama, and injured two. 12 men were arrested in connection to the attack which was blamed on the Taliban. “AFP: Police Chief, Four Bodyguards gunned down in Afghanistan,” Agence France Presse, July 15, 2003.; “Afghanistan: Suspected Taliban gunmen kill five Police, injured two in Kandahar,” Wahdat, July 16, 2003.; “Afghanistan: Five people reportedly killed din Taliban attack,” Afghan Islamic Press, July 15, 2003. GTD Afghanistan Disho August 6, 2003 7 0 Taliban Terrorism About 40 suspected Taliban fighters killed six Afghan soldiers and one Afghan driver who were working for the American aid organization, Mercy Corps, in Deshu, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities believed that the Taliban was targeting Afghans working for U.S. aid organizations. “Six Afghan soldiers, NGO driver killed in attack,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, August 6, 2003.; Noor Khan, “Taliban kill six Afghan soldiers, U.S. aid agency's driver in Afghanistan,” Associated Press, August 6, 2003.;

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  • Appendix1:ListofMassPublicShootingsfromaroundtheworld

    Source Country City Date Killed Wounded Perpetrator Type InformationonAttack SomeSourcesthatweconsulted

    GTD Afghanistan Kotal-e-Subzak

    August5,2000

    7 1 Unknown Terrorism SevenAfghanaidworkersinacarwereshot,killedandsetoffirebyunknownperpetratorsnearKotal-e-Subzak,Afghanistan.Fivelocalresidents,whowerealsointhecar,wherekilledaswell.TheaidworkerswereemployeesoftheUnitedNationsOrganizationforMineClearanceandAfghanRehabilitation.

    EdwardF.Mickolus,Terrorism,1996-2001:AChronology,ImprintWestport,CT:GreenwoodPress,2002.

    GTD Afghanistan Ghorakdistrict

    July14,2003

    5 2 Taliban Terrorism Atleast12unidentifiedgunmenattackedavehiclecarryingseveralpolicethatwastravelingThisincidentoccurredonaroadapproximately90kilometersnorthwestofKandaharCity,Afghanistan.TheattackkilledfivepoliceofficersincludingtheChiefofthesouthernGhorakDistrict,IshakZaiMama,andinjuredtwo.12menwerearrestedinconnectiontotheattackwhichwasblamedontheTaliban.

    “AFP:PoliceChief,FourBodyguardsgunneddowninAfghanistan,”AgenceFrancePresse,July15,2003.;“Afghanistan:SuspectedTalibangunmenkillfivePolice,injuredtwoinKandahar,”Wahdat,July16,2003.;“Afghanistan:FivepeoplereportedlykilleddinTalibanattack,”AfghanIslamicPress,July15,2003.

    GTD Afghanistan Disho August6,2003

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism About40suspectedTalibanfighterskilledsixAfghansoldiersandoneAfghandriverwhowereworkingfortheAmericanaidorganization,MercyCorps,inDeshu,Afghanistan.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack,butlocalauthoritiesbelievedthattheTalibanwastargetingAfghansworkingforU.S.aidorganizations.

    “SixAfghansoldiers,NGOdriverkilledinattack,”DeutschePresse-Agentur,August6,2003.;NoorKhan,“TalibankillsixAfghansoldiers,U.S.aidagency'sdriverinAfghanistan,”AssociatedPress,August6,2003.;

  • GTD Afghanistan Muqurdistrict

    September8,2003

    4 1 Taliban Terrorism FourmembersofaDanishaidorganizationwereambushedandkilledinMoqorDistrict,Ghazni.Onepersonmanagedtoescape.TheTalibanwasblamedfortheincident.

    "Unknown,"RadioAfghanistan,Kabul,September10,2003.;"ProgramSummary,"RadioAfghanistan,Kabul,September10,2003.;"FourAidWorkersKilledinRoadAmbushinEasternAfghanistan,"AgenceFrance-Presse,September10,2003.

    GTD Afghanistan Al-Akhor January6,2004

    12 0 Unknown Terrorism AminibustravelingbetweenthesouthernAfghaniprovincesofUruzganandHelmandwasambushedbysuspectedTalibanmilitants.Intheattack12passengerswerekilled,allweremembersoftheHazaraethnicgroup.Theattackseemstobeethnicallymotivated,andwassuspectedtobeanattempttoinflameethnictensionsbetweenHazarasandPashtuns.

    "TwoarrestedinAfghanistanoverbombingsas12dieinroadambush,"ChannelNewsAsia,January7,2004.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown January12,2004

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism Twenty-foursuspectedTalibanfightersattackedapolicecheckpointinNimroz,Afghanistan.Armedwithassaultrifles,thefighterskilledfourAfghanpoliceofficersintheattack.TheattackscomeasincreasedTalibanviolencehashitAfghanistaninrecentmonths.Theattackshavebeenconcentratedinthesouthandeast,nearthePakistaniborder.

    "TalibanrebelskillpolicemeninsouthwestAfghanistan,"GuelphMercury,January13,2004.

    GTD Afghanistan Barmal April14,2004

    7 1 Taliban Terrorism AtasecuritycheckpointinBirmal,Afghanistan,fiveTalibanmilitantsdisguisedaspro-governmentforcesinfull

    "SevencivilianskilledbyTalibaninsoutheastAfghanistan,"AgenceFrancePresse,April14,2004.;

  • uniform,stoppedacarandthepeopleinsideiftheysupportedPresidentHamidKarzai.Afterthecivilianssaidtheydid,theTalibankilledthesevenciviliansandinjuredone.

    "TalibanSuspectedofKillingOfficials,"TheIndependent,April14,2004.;PaulHaven,"Authoritiesmumonidentityofsuspectedtop-levelrebelcommander,"AssociatedPress,April14,2004.

    GTD Afghanistan KhairKhana

    June2,2004

    5 Taliban Terrorism ThreeforeignaidworkersandtwoAfghanswereshotandkilledinnorthwesternAfghanistan,inanattackclaimedbyresurgentTalibanmilitants.ThegroupwasambushednearKhairKhana,avillageinQadisdistrictofBadghisprovince340mileswestofthecapital,Kabul.

    “ThreeforeignaidworkerskilledinAfghanistanattack;Talibanclaimresponsibility,”AssociatedPressWorldstream,June2,2004.

    GTD Afghanistan QadesDistrict

    June3,2004

    5 Taliban Terrorism FiveaidworkersoftheDoctorsWithoutBordersaidagencyincludingthreewomenandtwomenwerekilledinQadesdistrictofBadghisProvinceofAfghanistan.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack,thoughasimilarattackwasperpetratedbytheTalibanonedayearlier.

    “Afghanistan:BakhtarReportsKillingofFiveAidWorkersinAmbush,”KabulBakhtarNewsAgencyinDari,June3,2004.;“UNRepresentativeCondemnsKillingofNGOStaffinNorthernAfghanistan,”UnitedNationsAssistanceMissioninAfghanistan,June4,2004.;

    GTD Afghanistan JelawGir June10,2004

    11 5 Unknown Terrorism ElevenChineseconstructionworkerswereshotdeadwhenunidentifiedgunmenlaunchedanight-timeraidontheircompoundinnorth-easternAfghanistan.Sixteenpeoplewerealsoinjuredintheattack.Upto20unknown,armedmenstormedthesitesouthofKunduzandopenedfireinwhattheChineseembassysaidwasaterroristattack.

    “Gunmenkill11ChineseconstructionworkersinattackoncampinnorthernAfghanistan,”AssociatedPressWorldstream,June10,2004.;“11Chineseshotinraid,”PNGPost-Courier,June11,2004.;

  • GTD Afghanistan KhasUruzgan

    June27,2004

    10 0 Taliban Terrorism SuspectedTalibangunmenkilledatleast10meninsouthernAfghanistanafterfindingthattheyhadregisteredfornationalelections.Nooneelsewasinjuredintheattack.

    “TheWorld;AfghansSlaininTalibanAttack,”LosAngelesTimes,June28,2004.;“VoterregistrationsparksAfghankillingsbysuspectedTaliban,”TimesColonist(Victoria,BritishColumbia),June28,2004.;

    GTD Afghanistan Jalalabad June28,2004

    16 0 Taliban Terrorism SuspectedTalibankilled16Afghanscarryingvoterregistrationcards.Agroupofpeoplewerepulledfromtheirvehicleinsouth-centralUruzganprovinceandshotdead.Nooneelsewasinjuredintheattack

    “AFP:SuspectedTalibanKill16RegisteredtoVote,UNVowsPushonWithPolls,”HongKongAFP,June27,2004.;“Afghanistan:TalibanKillFourFemaleElectionWorkers;ThreatentoKillMore,”PeshawarSahaarinPashto,June27,2004.;

    GTD Afghanistan KhanShine

    July31,2004

    5 2 Taliban Terrorism TawoosKhan(ThawosKhan),theGovernorofKhanShineDistrictinHelmandProvince,waskilledalongwithfourbodyguardsinanattackonthegovernor’sconvoynearKhanShine,Afghanistan.Talibaninsurgentsclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack,whichkilledatotaloffiveandinjuredtwo.

    “AfghanDistricthead,fourbodyguardskilledinambush,”AgenceFrancePresse,July31,2004.;“Governmentofficialkilled,threeelectionworkersinjuredinattacksinsouthernAfghanistan,”TheAssociatedPress,July31,2004.;“AfghanDistricthead,fourbodyguardskilledinambush,”ChannelNewsAsia,July31,2004.

    GTD Afghanistan Chakul February23,2005

    9 Taliban Terrorism SuspectedTalibanmembersambushedapolicepatrolinthetownofChakullocatedinAfghanistan’sHelmandProvince.ThepolicemenwereonaroutinepatrolwhentheTalibanattackedkillingnineofthem.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "NinePolice,10TalibanKilledinSouthernAfghanistan,"AgenceFrancePresse,February25,2005.

  • GTD Afghanistan Qalat May19,2005

    6 0 Unknown Terrorism SuspectedTalibanmembersshotandkilled6Afghannationals,including2employeesworkingforaU.S.consultingfirm,nearthetownofQalatintheZabolprovinceofAfghanistan.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    NoorKhan,“SixAfghanskilledinsecondattackintwodaysonstaffofU.S.-fundedproject,”TheAssociatedPress,May19,2005.;“XinhuaLearnsMilitants'AttackClaimsSixAidWorkersinSouthAfghanistan,”XinhuaGeneralNewsService,May19,2005.;“TalibanKillSixAfghanAidWorkersinSouthernZabolProvince,”AfghanIslamicPress,May19,2005.

    GTD Afghanistan Manogay May27,2005

    12 0 Unknown Terrorism Unidentifiedgunmenshotandkilled12civilians,includingtribalelderMohammedFaqirandseveralofhisrelatives,whoweretravelinginvehiclesintheKunarprovinceofAfghanistan.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    “Afghanattackskill14,”TheAustralian,May30,2005.;“Afghanistan:ElevenReportedlyKilledbyUnidentifiedGunmeninKonarProvince,”ArmanFMRadio,May29,2005.;“12civilianskilled,twosoldierswoundedineasternAfghanistan,”AgenceFrancePresse,May28,2005.

    GTD Afghanistan Dishodistrict

    July10,2005

    4 3 Taliban Terrorism MilitantsambushedanAfghanmilitarypatrolintheDishudistrictofAfghanistan’sHelmandProvince.Foursoldierswerekilledandthreewerewoundedintheattack.Sixmoresoldierswerekidnappedandlaterbeheaded.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack,butauthoritiesbelievedtheTalibanwastoblame.

    “Bomberkills18,”HeraldSun,July11,2005;SayedSalahuddin,“SixAfghanpolicemendecapitatedbyTaliban,”TheIrishTimes,July11,2005;“10AfghanSoldiersKilled;TalibanBlamed,”St.PetersburgTimes,July11,2005

    GTD Afghanistan Karez July15,2005

    7 Taliban Terrorism SevenAfghanpolicewerekilledwhentheirpostintheShorabak(District)inthecountry’s

    “Afghanistan:SpokesmanSays7Policemen,4TalibanKilledinKandahar(Province)

  • KandaharprovincewasattackedbyTalibanmilitants.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    Province,”AfghanIslamicPress,July15,2005

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown July21,2005

    15 Taliban Terrorism TalibanmilitantscarriedoutasurpriseattackintheDaikondiProvinceinAfghanistan,killing15people.ThepeoplewhowereattackedwerecollaboratingwithU.S.forcesinthearea.

    “AfghanGovernorSaysTalibanKill15PeopleinKajran(District),”KabulHindokoshNewsAgency,July21,2005.;NoorKhan,“14KilledinFightingAcrossAfghanistan,”AssociatedPressWorldstream,July21,2005.;

    GTD Afghanistan BahramChah

    October10,2005

    19 Taliban Terrorism About60SuspectedTalibanmembersattackedapoliceconvoysparkingasevenhourgunbattleinAfghanistan’sHelmundProvincethatleft19policemendeadandfiveothersmissing.TheconvoywastravelingonamajordrugtraffickingroutefromAfghanistantoIran.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    “AttackKills18AfghanPolicemen,”TheNewYorkTimes,October12,2005.;“AFGHANREBELSATTACKPOLICECONVOY,KILLING19OFFICERS,”TheTorontoSun,October12,2005.;“Afghaninsurgentskill18policemeninambush,”TheGlobeandMail(Canada),October12,2005.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown October17,2005

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism TalibanmembersshotandkilledMohammadDaud,theDirectorofNationalSecurityinAfghanistan’sHelmandProvince.ThreeofDaud’sbodyguardswerekilledintheattackaswell.Theperpetrator’sambushedDaudashewasenroutetoSangin(District).Talibanspokesman,QariYusuf,claimedresponsibilityfortheassassination.

    “SuspectedmilitantsinAfghanistankillintelligencedepartmentchief,”XinhuaGeneralNewsService,October172005.;“Afghanistan:IntelligenceChief,ClericKilledinHelmandProvince,”PeshawarAfghanIslamicPress,October17,2005.;

    GTD Afghanistan Andar March18,2006

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism TajMohammad,aformergovernoralsoknownasQariBaba,wasamongfivekilledinasuspectedTalibanattackin

    “Formergovernor,fourotherskilledinAfghanistan,”AgenceFrancePresse,March18,2006.;"5includingformer

  • Andar,Afghanistan.Althoughhewasnolongerholdinganyofficialoffice,hewascurrentlyadvisingthegovernorofGhazni.Theassassinationwascarriedoutwithfirearms.

    Afghangovernorkilledinambush,"JapanEconomicNewswire,March18,2006.;Conney,Daniel,"TwoTalibanambusheskillaformerAfghangovernorand7others,"AssociatedPressWorldstream,March18,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan MusaQaladistrict

    March19,2006

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism SuspectedTalibangunmenopenedfireandkilledfourAfghanpolicemenonpatrolinMosaQala,Afghanistan.

    “SuspectedTalibanGunmenKillFourAfghanPolicemen,”TheWashingtonPost,March21,2006.;"FourmorepolicemenshotdeadinHelmand,"PajhwokAfghanNews,March21,2006.;"WestAfganGovernorSaysPolicemanInjuredinTalibanAttack,"BBCMonitoringInternationalReports,March21,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown April10,2006

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism UnidentifiedassailantsattackedagovernmenthealthclinicinBadghis,Afghanistan,shootingandkillingfourdoctorsofanNGOandonedriver,andthensetthebuildingonfire.TheTalibanlaterclaimedresponsibilityfortheattackinaphonecall.

    “Eightkilled,includingfourdoctors,innewAfghanattacks,”AgenceFrancePresse--English,April10,2006.;“TalibanClaimResponsibilityForKillingAfghanHealthWorkers,”KabulPajhwokAfghanNews(InternetVersion-WWW)inEnglish,April10,2006.;“ROUNDUP:GunmenkillfiveAfghansathealthclinic,”DeutschePresse-Agentur,April10,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan TangiSpechak

    May23,2006

    4 2 Unknown Terrorism Unidentifiedperpetratorsshotdeadadistrictchief,ArbabMohammad,alocaljudge,

    “Afghan(District)ChiefKilledinGhowrProvincebyUnidentifiedGunmen,”Kabul

  • MawlawiMohammadNasim,andtheirtwobodyguardsinanambushinAfghanistan’sTangiSpechakarea.Twootherbodyguardswereinjuredwhenthegroupwasambushedwhiletravelinginthearea.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityandnoonewasarrested.

    ToluTelevision,May24,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan YawalakTangi

    May28,2006

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism InoneofthreeincidentsinAfghanistanonthisday(200605280001,200605280003),TalibanspokesmanQariMohammadYusofclaimedresponsibilityforanattackinwhichfourpolicemenwerekilledandtheirvehicledestroyedinZabolProvince’sYawalakTangi.TwomembersoftheTalibanwerewoundedintheattackbypolicefire.

    “TalibanAttackSecurityCommander'sVehicleinAfghanistan'sZabolProvince,”PeshawarAfghanIslamicPress,May28,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan Ghorakdistrict

    June19,2006

    32 0 Taliban OtherCrimeType

    SuspectedTaliban-linkedmilitantskilled32familymembersandloyalistsofDadMohammad,alawmakerandformerintelligencechiefHelmandprovinceinsouthAfghanistan.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasreported.

    XinhuaTold:ArmedMenKill32FamilyMembers,LoyalistsofLawmakerinAfghanistan,Xinghua,June19,2006.;TalibanReportedlyKill32RelativesofAfghanPolitician,PajhwokAfghanNews,June192006.;

    GTD Afghanistan Korangal July3,2006 5 1 Taliban Terrorism TheTalibanissuspectedofconductinganarmedattackagainstAfghanlaborersworkingfortheUnitedStates.Fivelaborerswerekilledandonewaswoundedintheattack,whichtookplaceintheKorangal(District)ofAfghanistan'sKonarProvince.

    AmiShah,“FiveAfghanLaborersforU.S.BaseKilledinEasternProvince,”AssociatedPressWorldstream,July4,2006.;“NewsAgencyReportsAfghanLaborersWorkingforUSGunnedDowninKonarProvince,”PajhwokAfghanNews(InternetVersion–

  • WWW),July4,2006.;“AFP:FiveAfghanLaborersWorkingforUSShotDeadbySuspectedTaliban,”AFP,July4,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan Qalandar August9,2006

    8 Taliban Terrorism RebelsambushedasecuritypatrolintheShekhQalandarareaofPanjwai(District)inKandahar(Province),Afghanistan.EightAfghanpolicemenandtwelveTalibanwerekilled.

    “EightAfghanPolice,12TalibanKilledinClashatKandahar(Province)Province,”HongKongAFP,August10,2006.;“EightAfghanPolice,12TalibanKilledInClashInKandahar(Province),”PeshawarAfghanIslamicPress,August10,2006.;

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown August20,2006

    6 3 Taliban Terrorism SixpolicemenwerekilledandthreemorewerewoundedwhensuspectedTalibanmilitantsattackedtheirpatrolinAfghanistan’sNimrozProvince.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    “TalibanAttackLeaves10DeadinWesternAfghanistan,”AgenceFrancePresse,August20,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown September13,2006

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism TalibanshotfourpolicemenintransitfromNimrozprovincetoFarahprovinceinAfghanistan.

    “FourpolicemenshotinsouthernAfghanprovince,”KabulPajhwokAfghanNews(InternetVersion-WWW),September15,2006.;“XinhuaTold:GunfireKills4Taliban-LinkedMilitants,4AfghanPolice,”BeijingXinhua,September14,2006.;“AFPTold:AfghanOfficialSaysFourPolicemen,FourTalibanKilledinBattle,”HongKongAFPinEnglish,September13,2006.

    GTD Afghanistan Delaram December3,2006

    5 0 Unknown Terrorism Fivepeopleinpoliceuniformsweregunneddownbyandunknownnumberofsuspected

    FivemenwearingpoliceuniformsshotdeadinsouthwestAfghanistan,Kabul

  • TalibangunmenintheDelaram(District),Afghanistan.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasreported.

    PajhwokAfghanNews(InternetVersion-WWW),December3,2006

    GTD Afghanistan Qalat April5,2007

    5 4 Taliban Terrorism FivepolicemenwerekilledandfourmorewerewoundedwhensuspectedTalibanmilitantsattackedtheconstructioncampthattheywereguardinginAfghanistan’sZabulProvince.TheTalibandidnotimmediatelyclaimresponsibilityfortheattack.

    Staff,“FiveAfghanPolicemenKilled,FourWoundedinAttackinZabolProvince,”PeshawarAfghanIslamicPress,April6,2007.;Staff,“FiveAfghanPolicemenKilled,FourWoundedinAttackinZabolProvince,”BBCNews,April6,2007.;Staff,“XinhuaTold:TalibanKills5GuardsinZabulProvinceAfghanistan,”Xinhua,April6,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Gozarahdistrict

    April25,2007

    4 2 Unknown Terrorism ApolicevehiclewasambushedinGuzaradistrictinHeratprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledandtwootherswounded.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasreported.

    "AttacksKill19inAfghanistan,”AgenceFrancePresse,April,25,2007.;AmirShah,“7AfghanSoldiersKilledinBombAttack,”AssociatedPressOnline,April25,2007.;

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown July9,2007 4 10 Taliban Terrorism AnAfghansoldierturnedonhiscomradeswithhisriflekillingfourandwoundingsevenothersinHeratprovince,Afghanistan.OfficialssaidthesoldierwaslinkedtotheTaliban.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasreported.

    “AFP:AfghanSoldierKillsFourComrades,SuspectedofLinkstoTaliban,”HongKongAFP,July9,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Shahr-eSafa

    July18,2007

    6 5 Taliban Terrorism SixAfghanpolicewerekilledandfiveotherswoundedwhentheirconvoywasambushedbysuspectedTalibanmilitantsinZabulprovince,Afghanistan.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "Suicideattacks,clasheskill11including8Afghanpolice,”DeutschePresse-Agentur,July18,2007.;"InsurgentskillnineAfghanpoliceandtworoadworkers,”AgenceFrancePresse,July18,2007.;

    GTD Afghanistan KhashRoddistrict

    July30,2007

    5 1 Taliban Terrorism Fivepolicemenwerekilledandonewasinjuredasthreeoftheircolleaguesopenedfireonthem

    "FiveAfghanpolicekilledinclash,fourkidnapped,”PajhwokAfghanNews,July

  • inKhashroddistrictofAfghanistan'swesternNimrozProvince.AnofficialclaimedthepolicemenwerepaidmoneybytheTalibantoturnontheirfellowofficers.Theattackersescapedwithavehicleandthepolicecommanderasahostage.Thethreeattackerswerecaughtandkilledinagunbattleandthecommanderescapedunharmed.TheTalibandidnotclaimresponsibilityfortheincident.

    30,2007.;"SixTaliban,fiveAfghanpolicekilledinseparateclashes,”AfghanIslamicPress,July31,2007..;

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown July30,2007

    13 0 Taliban Terrorism SuspectedTalibanmilitantsattackedaconvoyoflogisticsmaterialforinternationaltroopsinsouthernAfghanistan'sZabulProvinceandkilled13Afghanguardsfromaprivatesecuritygroup.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasissued.

    "TalibanAttackonLogisticsConvoyKills13AfghanGuards:Police,”AgenceFrancePresse,July30,2007.;"Talibankill13USsecurityfirmworkersinAfghansouth,”PajhwokAfghanNews,July30,2007.;

    GTD Afghanistan PuliAlam August5,2007

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism Talibanmemberskilledfourpolicemeninagun-battleinPol-eAlam,capitalofthecentralLogarProvinceofAfghanistan.Nofurtherdetailswerereported.

    “SixAfghanpolice,fiveTalibandieinclashesintwoprovinces,”BBCWorldwideMonitoring,August5,2007;“PoliceSayNewAttacksLeaveAtLeast20DeadinAfghanistan,”AgenceFrance-Presse,August,5,2007.;

    GTD Afghanistan Manogay August30,2007

    8 Taliban Terrorism EightcivilianswerekilledinclashesbetweentheTalibanandNATOtroopsinManogai,Afghanistan.

    “EightAfghancivilianssaidkilledinclashesineast”PajhwokAfghanNews.August30,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Shahr-eSafa

    September19,2007

    7 Taliban Terrorism ConflictingreportsindicatedthattheTalibanattackedandkilledagroupofpeopleinShahr-eSafa(District)ofZabolProvince,

    “OfficialsaysthreecivilianskilledbyTalibaninsouthernAfghanistan,”AfghanIslamicPress,September19,2007.;

  • Afghanistan.TheTalibanmaintainedthattheykilledfourpoliceduringanattackonapatrol.TheTalibanalsoclaimedthattheystoleavehicleandammunition.AuthoritiesclaimthattheTalibankilledthreeciviliansworkingonafloodwall.AcrossfirebetweentheauthoritiesandTalibanwasalsocitedinvolvingthedeathofthethreecivilians.

    “Civiliankilled‘incrossfire’inAfghansouth,”PajhwokAfghanNews,September19,2007.;

    GTD Afghanistan BalaMurghab

    September20,2007

    4 9 Muslimextremists

    Terrorism InsurgentsbattledpoliceinMurghaboftheBadghisprovinceinAfghanistan,killingfourpoliceofficers.Twentyofthemilitantswerebelievedtohavebeenkilledintheexchange,andninewerebelievedwounded.TheIslamicmilitantsattackedthepoliceoutpost,causingagunfightthatlastedroughlythreehours.

    “20fightersdieinattackonpolice;WorldNewsINBRIEF,”TheIndependent(London),September21,2007.;“Talibanattackleaves24deadinAfghanistan,”AgenceFrenchPresse,September20,2007.;“AFP:TalibanAttackonPolicePostLeaves24DeadinWesternAfghanistan,”AgenceFrenchPresse,September20,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Shahjoydistrict

    November6,2007

    7 6 Unknown Terrorism MilitantsattackedtwobuseswithfirearmsinthePul-i-AminareaoftheShajoydistrictinAfghanistan,killingsevenandinjuringsix.

    "Sevenpassengersshotdead;containerstorched,"PajhwokAfghanNews,November6,2007.;"Insurgentskill8peopleinAfghanistan,"XinhuaGeneralNewsService,November7,2007.;

    GTD Afghanistan Shahjoydistrict

    November8,2007

    7 Taliban Terrorism SevenAfghanpolicewerekilledbyTalibangunmeninanambushonapolicecheckpostintheZabulprovinceofAfghanistan.

    "SevenpolicekilledinAfghanambush,"AgenceFrancePresse,November8,2007.;"7policemendead,CoalitiontroopsinjuredinTalibanattacks,"PajhwokAfghanNews,November8,2007.;

  • "TalibanSpokesmanClaimsCreditforDeadlyAttackonAfghanPolice,"AFP,November8,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Gozarah November11,2007

    6 Unknown Terrorism Unknowngunmenonmotorcyclesshotsixpro-governmenttribaleldersastheyweregoingtoaprayerserviceinGozara,Afghanistan.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "Foreignsoldier,sixelderskilledinAfghanunrest,"AgenceFrancePresse,November11,2007.;"SixAfghantribaleldersshotdead,"AgenceFrancePresse,November11,2007.;"ROUNDUP:SixtribaleldersshotdeadinwesternAfghanistan,"DeutschePresse-Agentur,November11,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Ghazni November11,2007

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism TalibanmilitantsusingfirearmsattackedasecuritypostinGhazni,Afghanistan,killingfourpolicemenandinjuringtwoothers.

    "FourpolicemenperishinGhaznigun-battle,"PajhwokAfghanNews,November12,2007.;"TalibanKills4PolicemeninCentralAfghanistan,"Xinhua,November12,2007.;"CasualtiesreportedinTalibanattackonpoliceinAfghaneast,"PajhwokAfghanNews,November11,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown December7,2007

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism NinepolicemenwerekilledinanattackbytheTalibanintheHeartProvinceregionofAfghanistan.FiveTalibanattackerswerereportedtohavealsodiedintheattack.

    “AFP:PoliceSayTalibanAmbushesKill9Officers,5Militants”AFP.December7,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Delaram December8,2007

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism AnAfghandistrictminister,hisnephewandfourofhisbodyguardswerekilledinDelaram,AfghanistanbyTalibanmembers.

    “Talibankilldistricthead,bodyguardsinAfghansouthwest”AfghanIslamicPress.December8,2007.

  • GTD Afghanistan Kandahar December11,2007

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism FivepolicemenwerekilledaftertheirconvoywasattackedbyTalibanforcesnearKandahar(Province),Afghanistan.EightTalibanfighterswerekilledandthreeinjuredintheattackaswell.

    “AFP:PoliceSayTalibanFightersAmbushConvoy,Kill15inAfghanistan”AFP.December11,2007.

    GTD Afghanistan Maywanddistrict

    January13,2008

    11 0 Taliban Terrorism TenpolicemenwerekilledinattacksbytheTalibanatapolicepostinKandaharprovince.Talibanmilitantstookresponsibilityfortheattackinastatementpostedontheirwebsite.

    “TwoDutchsoldiers,11Afghanpolicekilledinattacks,”DeutschePresse-Agentur,January13,2008.;ZhangYunlong,“Roundup:Talibanattackleavesatleast8policemenkilledinS.Afghanistan,”XinhuaGeneralNewsService,January13,2008.;AlisaTang,“SouthernAfghanviolencekills9police,2Dutchsoldiers,”AssociatedPressWorldstream,January13,2008.

    GTD Afghanistan Gereshk January20,2008

    6 3 Taliban Terrorism TalibanmilitantsattackedaNATOsupplyconvoywithgunfireinGereshkdistrict,Afghanistan.Theattackkilledsixpeopleandinjuredthreeotherswhiledestroyingthreetrucks.

    “Talibanattackskill12insouthernAfghanistan:officials,”AgenceFrancePresse–English,January20,2008.;“11Afghanskilledinroadsidebomb,attackonconvoy,officialssay,”TheAssociatedPress,January20,2008.;“Talibankills6Afghandrivers,guardsinattackontrucks,”XinhuaGeneralNewsService,January20,2008.

    GTD Afghanistan ZakarKhel March17,2008

    11 7 Taliban Terrorism ElevenAfghansecurityofficialswerekilledandsevenothersinjuredwhenagroupofTaliban,ridinginseveralvehiclesattackedtheirpostwithheavyweaponsin

    "11AfghanOfficialsKilled,7InjuredasTalibanAttackCheckpointNearPakistanBorder,”NNI,March17,2008

  • Afghanistan'sNangarharProvince.Aftersuccessfullydestroyingthepost,theTalibanwereabletoescape.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown March23,2008

    5 7 Unknown OtherCrimeType

    ThreeunknownattackersopenedfireonaconvoyofAfghanTechnicalConsultants’mineclearers,killingfiveandwoundingsevennearSheberghancityinJawzjanProvince,Afghanistan.Theattackerswereabletoflee.

    BronwenRoberts,“FiveAfghandeminersshotdead,”AgenceFrancePresse,March24,2008.;"ROUNDUP:TwoAfghanarmysoldiers,fivedeminerskilledinattacks,”DeutschePresse-Agentur,March24,2008;

    GTD Afghanistan Kalata-i-Nazar

    March24,2008

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism TalibanmilitantsambushedapolicevehicleinwesternAfghanistan,killingfourpoliceandtwociviliansinHeratprovince,Afghanistan

    "TalibanfighterskillfourAfghanpolice,twociviliansinambush,”DeutschePresse-Agentur,March25,2008.;"TalibanambushkillsfourAfghanpolice,twocivilians,”AgenceFrancePresse,March25,2008.;

    GTD Afghanistan MuhmandDaradistrict

    April27,2008

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism OnSunday,localTalibanmilitantspubliclyexecutedallegedkidnapperandcarthief35-year-oldNoorHashimusingaKalashnikovrifleintheMichniareaofMohmanddistrict,Nangaharharprovince,Afghanistan.TalibanmilitantsalsodestroyedeighthousesofallegedaccomplicesofHashimbydetonatingexplosivesfollowinganovernightgunbattlethatleftmorethansixpeopledead.TalibanspokesmanDrAsadsaidthattheTalibanhadwarnedKhanandothercriminalstogiveuptheircriminalactivities,addingthattheyhadtakenactionwhen

    PressTV,"TalibanExecuteKidnapper,"http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008/04/28/story_28-4-2008_pg7_3(accessedApril27,2008).;RahimKor,"PakistaniTalibanPubliclyExecuteAllegedCriminal,"LexisNexis,AgenceFrancePresse,April28,2008.;

  • the‘criminals’didnotheedtheirwarnings.

    GTD Afghanistan MusaKhel June8,2008

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism OnSunday,inMangalkhel,Musakhel,Khowst,Afghanistan,armedassailantsfireduponthevehicleofdistrictdeputygovernor,MirzajanNimgar,killingthreeprivatesecurityguards,apoliceofficer,anddamagingthevehicle.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility,althoughitwaswidelybelievedtheTalibanwasresponsible.

    AgenceFrancePresse,"DistrictOfficialAmongSevenDeadinAfghanViolence,"LexisNexisAcademic,AgenceFrancePresse,June8,2008.;NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"ThreePrivateSecurityGuards,OnePoliceOfficer,OneGovernmentOfficialKilledinArmedAttackbySuspectedTalibaninMusakhel,Khowst,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,June8,2008.;

    GTD Afghanistan BalaBalukdistrict

    June23,2008

    8 0 Taliban Terrorism OnMonday,at0600,TalibangunmenambushedaconvoyintheDawaltAbaddistrictinBalabolok,Farah,Afghanistan.EightsecurityguardsescortingtheUS-ledcoalitionlogisticalconvoywerekilledandfourvehiclesweredestroyed.

    PressTV,"CoalitionConvoyAmbushedinAfghanistan,"PressTV,http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=61001&sectionid=351020403.;LexisNexis,"SecurityGuardKilledinAttackonUSSecurityFirmConvoyinAfghanWest,"BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,June22,2008.;

    GTD Afghanistan Speradistrict

    June27,2008

    6 3 Unknown Terrorism OnFridaynight,unknownassailantsattackedachromitemineintheSpeyrahdistrictofKhost,Afghanistan,killingsixprivatesecurityguardsandinjuringthree.Nodamageswerereportedandnogroupclaimedresponsibility.

    TritonReports,"SixSecurityGuardsWereKilledandThreeOthersWereInjuredintheSperaDistrictofKhostProvince,"TritonReports,October14,2008.;PajhwokAfghanNews,"SixSecurityGuardsKilledinKhost,"LexisNexisAcademic,PajhwokAfghanNews,June28,2008.

  • GTD Afghanistan LashWaJuwayn

    June29,2008

    4 5 Taliban Terrorism OnSunday,inJawand,Farah,Afghanistan,around150Talibanmilitantsstormedagovernmentbuildingkillingatleastfourpolicemen,woundingfive,andabductingatribalelder.Nodamageswerereported.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility.

    AgenceFrancePresse,"FourPolice,10TalibanKilledinS.W.Afghanistan;ThreeTalibanKilledinWardak,"WorldNewsConnection,AgenceFrancePresse,June30,2008.;TritonReports,"TalibanMilitantsAttackedPoliceinJawand,"TritonReports,August04,2008.;AgenceFrancePresse,"BritishSoldierAmong23KilledinAfghanUnrest,"LexisNexisAcademic,AgenceFrancePresse,June29,2008.

    GTD Afghanistan Logar August13,2008

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism OnWednesday,threefemaleInternationalRescueCommittee(IRC)aidworkers,aswellastheirAfghandriver,werekilledaftertheirvehiclewasattackedbyanothervehiclecarryingtenTalibangunmenfiringautomaticweaponssouthofKabulinLogarprovince,Afghanistan.ItwasreportedthatoneoftheaidworkerswasAmerican,oneTrinidadianandanotherhaddualBritish-Canadiancitizenship.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,assertingthattheworkerswerenothelpingAfghanistan.Followingtheattack,theIRCannouncedthesuspensionofitshumanitarianaidprogramsinAfghanistanindefinitely.

    PressTV,"ThreeAidWorkersKilledinAfghanistan,"August13,2008,http://www.presstv.ir/Detail.aspx?id=66515&sectionid=351020403.;CarlottaGall,AbdulWaheedWafaandSangarRahimi,"GunmenKillThreeWesternAidWorkersandanAfghanDriverSouthofKabul,LexisNexis,NewYorkTimes,August14,2008.;

    GTD Afghanistan LashkarGah

    August29,2008

    9 Taliban Terrorism OnFriday,ataround1500,inLashkargah,Helmand,

    TalibanVoiceofJihadOnline,"TalebanClaimCapturing

  • Afghanistan,membersoftheMujahedinattackedpolicepostskillingninepoliceofficers.

    SecurityPostsinAfghanHelmandProvince,"TalibanVoiceofJihadOnline,August29th,2008.;LexisNexis,"TalebanClaimCapturingSecurityPostsinAfghanHelmandProvince,"BBCWorlwideMonitoring,August29th,2008.;

    GTD Afghanistan Khushi October16,2008

    5 3 Taliban Terrorism OnThursdayeveningat1930,suspectedTalibanmilitantsfireduponthevehicleofAghaGulKhushiwaal,aLowgarprovincialgovernmentofficial,whilehewasdrivinghomewithhisfamilyinQalaWazir,Khosi,Lowgarprovince,Afghanistan.Theattackkilledthegovernmentofficialinadditiontofourothermembersofhisfamily,injuredtheofficial'ssonandtwoothersandcausedanunknownamountofdamagetothevehicle.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasmadefortheincident.

    AfghanIslamicPress,"ProvincialOfficialShotDeadinEast,"AfghanIslamicPress,October17,2008.;PajhwokAfghanNews,"ProvincialLawmakerKilledinLogar,"LexisNexis,PajhwokAfghanNews,October17,2008.;WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,"FourCivilians,OneGovernmentEmployeeKilled,SeveralCiviliansInjuredinArmedAttackbySuspectedTalibaninKhoshi,Lowgar,Afghanistan,"NationalCounterterrorismCenter,October22,2009.

    GTD Afghanistan KarzaiKotal

    March20,2009

    11 4 Taliban Terrorism OnFridaymorningaround1000,inQarzaiKotal,QushTepa,Jowzjan,Afghanistan,Talibanmilitantsambushedthedistrictchiefonhiswaytoaparty,killingsevenpoliceofficersandfourprovinceofficials,injuringfourothers,anddamagingatleastonevehicle.FourTalibanrebelsinvolvedintheambushwerearrested.

    XinhuaNewsAgency,"Talibanambushleaves10policemen,districtchiefdeadinNAfghanistan,"XinhuaNewsAgency,March21,2009;XinhuaNewsAgency,"Talibanambushleaves10policemen,districtchiefdeadinNAfghanistan,"XinhuaNewsAgency,March21,2009.

  • GTD Afghanistan Dahana-i-Ghuri

    May6,2009

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism OnWednesdayafternoonat1530,mojahedinoftheIslamicEmirateambushedandopenedfireonMohammadMohsinadistrictchiefandfourothersinDahana-i-Ghuri,Baghlan,Afghanistan.Allfivewerekilledintheattack.Theotherswereidentifiedasthedistrictchief'sson,aprosecutor,andapoliceofficer.Talibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    XinhuaNewsAgency,"DistrictChief,DistrictChief,FourOthersShotDeadinNAfghanistan,"(May6,2009).;Jane'sintelligence,"MilitantsKillSeniorDistrictOfficialsinAfghanistan'sBaghlan,"Jane'sintelligence,May7,2009.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"TalebanClaimKillingDistrictgovernorinAfghanNorth,"LexisNexisAcademic,BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,May6,2009.

    GTD Afghanistan GhyabiKhel

    May27,2009

    5 1 Taliban Terrorism OnWednesdayafternoon,inGhyabiKhel,YahyaKhel,Paktika,Afghanistan,armedassailantsfiredonaDistrictChief'svehicle,killinghim,histhreesons,acivilianbystander,injuringoneotherson,anddamagingthevehicle.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibility.

    XinhuaNewsAgency,"UnknowngunmenkilldistrictchiefinEAfghanistan,"XinhuaNewsAgency,May27,2009.;NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"FourCivilians,OneGovernmentOfficialKilled,OneCivilianWoundedinArmedAttackbyTalibaninYahyaKhel,Paktika,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,December21,2009.;

    GTD Afghanistan Khogyani July5,2009 6 10 Unknown Terrorism OnSundaymorningat1100,inKhugiani,Nangarhar,Afghanistan,assailantsfiredonthefuneralofatribalelder,killingfivecivilians,onesecurityguard,andwoundingtencivilians.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility.

    NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"FiveCivilians,OneSecurityGuardKilled,TenCiviliansWoundedinArmedAttackinKhugiani,Nangarhar,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,January05,2010.;AbdulMoeedHashimi,ZainullahStanikzai,"TwoKilled,TenWoundedinFuneral

  • CeremonyAttack,"LexisNexisAcademic,July05,2009.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"SixKilled,10WoundedinAttackonCondolenceCeremonyinAfghanEast,"BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,July05,2009.

    GTD Afghanistan MusaQaladistrict

    July5,2009 4 0 Taliban Terrorism OnSundayevening,inMusaQal'eh,Helmand,Afghanistan,assailantsfireduponafuneral,killingfourpoliceofficers,oneofthembeingthesonofthedistrictchief.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibility.

    NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"FourPoliceOfficersKilledinArmedAttackbyTalibaninMusaQal'eh,Helmand,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,February23,2010.;JanesIntelligence,"TalibanMilitantsKillSonofDistrictChiefinAfghanistan'sHelmand,"TerrorismWatchReport,July07,2009.;

    GTD Afghanistan Deh-Jawz August29,2009

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism OnSaturday,inDara-e-Jawzvillage,inGorziwan,Faryab,Afghanistan,assailantsfireduponthevehicleofaformercommanderinthemilitiaofGeneralAbdurRashidDostum,killingtheformercommander,twocivilians,andoneNon-governmentalOrganization(NGO)worker,anddamagingtwovehicles.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility,althoughitwasbelievedtheTalibanwasresponsible.

    MatiullahArak,PajhwokAfghanNews,"NGOWorkersAmongFourKilledinFaryab,"LexisNexisAcademic,PajhwokAfghanNews,August29,2009.;NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"OneFormerMilitiaCommander,TwoCivilians,OneWorkerKilledinArmedAttackbySuspectedTalibaninGorziwan,Faryab,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,January14,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan Asmar September3,2009

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism OnThursday,inKonar,Afghanistan,assailantsfireduponandkilledfourcivilianworkersandadriverforasecurity

    NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"FiveCiviliansKilledinArmedAttackbyTalibaninKonar,Afghanistan,"

  • companywhiletheywereontheirwayfromAsmartoGhaziabad.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibility.

    WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,January14,2010.;AfghanIslamicPress,"GunmenKillFiveSecurityCompanyStaaffinAfghanEast,"(September03,2009).;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"GunmenKillFiveSecurityCompanyStaffinAfghanEast,"LexisNexisAcademic,BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,September03,2009.

    GTD Afghanistan Paktika January23,2010

    4 3 Taliban Terrorism OnSaturday,militantsriddledataxiwithbulletswhenittriedtorunanillegalTalibancheckpointsouthofSulamenzaivillage,PaktikaProvince,Afghanistan.Threewomenandayoungboywerekilled,whilethreeotherpassengers,onewomanandtwomen,werewounded.

    NewYorkTimes,“TwoU.S.SoldiersAreAmong17AfghanDeaths,”http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/world/asia/24afghan.html?pagewanted=print(January23,2010).;NATOInternationalSecurityForce,“NPAMilitantsBombSchoolinManilla,”http://www.isaf.nato.int/en/article/isaf-releases/insurgents-kill-afghan-women.html(January23,2010).;

    GTD Afghanistan Panjwai March4,2010

    5 1 Unknown Terrorism OnThursdaymorningat0730,sevenSaitaConstructionCompanyworkerswerekilledinPanjwai,Kandahar,Afghanistan.UnidentifiedmilitantsopenedfireonabuskillingtheworkerswhiletheywereontheirwaytoworkontheroadfromKandahartoPanjwayi.Thevehiclewasdamagedintheattack.Nogrouphasclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    Jane’sIntelligence,“UnidentifiedMilitantsKillConstructionWorkersinAfghanistan'sKandahar,”TerrorismWatchReport,March4,2010.;InternationalNews,“FivePakistanisShotDeadinKandahar,”InternationalNews,March5,2010.

  • GTD Afghanistan AliShir May14,2010

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism OnFridayinthelateafternoon,inAlisherTerizai,Khost,Afghanistan,assailantsfiredonandkilledfiveciviliansforbeingallegedspiesfortheInternationalSecurityAssistanceForce.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibility.

    NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"FiveCiviliansKilledinArmedAttack,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,October8,2010.;PajhwokAfghanNews,"GunmenKillGroom,FourOthersinKhost,"LexisNexisAcademic,PajhwokAfghanNews,May16,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan Dwahmande

    May23,2010

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism OnSundayinthelateevening,inDomanda,Khost,Afghanistan,unidentifiedassailantskidnappedthenfireduponandkilledtwotribalelders,twocivilians,andoneteacher.Theassailantsalsokidnappedtwoothercivilians,butsafelyreleasedthemlaterintheevening.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility,althoughitwaswidelybelievedtheTalibanwasresponsible.

    NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"TwotribalElders,TwoCivilians,OneTeacherKidnappedandKilledinArmedAttack,TwoCiviliansKidnappedbySuspectedTalibanMandiKhel,Khowst,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,October5,2010.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"GunmenKillFiveCiviliansinAfghanEast,"LexisNexisAcademic,BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,May24,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan MataKhan

    June11,2010

    4 0 Unknown Terrorism OnFriday,inMataKhan,Paktika,Afghanistan,unknownmilitantsfireduponandkilledfourconstructionworkers.Nodamagewasreportedandnogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    BismarckTribune,"FourConstructionWorkersDieinEasternAfghanistan,"LexisNexisAcademic,AssociatedPress,June13,2010.;EKantipur,"FourConstructionWorkersDieinEasterAfghanistan,"LexisNexisAcademic,EKantipur,June12,2010.

    GTD Afghanistan Chamkanidistrict

    July10,2010

    11 3 Taliban Terrorism OnSaturdaymorning,intheSuraiKhulaareaofChamkanidistrict,Paktia,Afghanistan,abuscarryingagroupofPakistaniShia

    PressTV,"ElevenPakistanisKilledinEAfghanistan,"http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=134217&sectionid=35

  • Tribesmenwasattackedbyindentifiedgunmen,killing11,injuringthreeothers,includingachildandcausinganunknownamountofdamage.Thebuswasonadetourintheneighboringcountrytoavoidadangeroushighway,andthemilitantsarebelievedtohavefollowedthevictimsfromPakistantoAfghanistan.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityhowever,pro-Talibanmilitantsaresuspected.

    1020401(July11,2010).;PressTV,"TalibanMassacre11PakistaniShias,"http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=134171&sectionid=351020403(July10,2010).;RussianNews&InformationAgency,"GunmenKillElevenPakistanisinAfghanistan,"LexisNexisAcademic,RussianNews&InformationAgency,July12,2010.

    GTD Afghanistan Waghazdistrict

    July25,2010

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism OnSundaymorning,intheGudalovillageofWaghazdistrictofGhazniprovince,Afghanistan,suspectedTalibanmilitantsattackedaconstructioncompanyconvoyandkilledfivesecurityguardsofaconstructioncompany.NodamageswerereportedandtheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.Theirspokesman,ZabihullahMujahid,saidthefightersalsotorchedtheguards'vehicleandseizedtwowalkie-talkiesfromthem.Thisclaimhasnotbeenconfirmed.

    Jane’sIntelligence,“SuspectedTalibanMilitantsKillFiveConstructionWorkersinAfghanistan'sGhazni,”TerrorismWatchReport,July27,2010.;PajhwokAfghanNews,"TalibanKillFivePrivateSecurityGuards,"LexisNexisAcademic,PajhwokAfghanNews,July25,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan AbBand July29,2010

    6 0 Unknown Terrorism OnThursday,intheAbBanddistrictofGhazni,Afghanistan,unidentifiedmilitantsopenedfireonandkilledsixciviliansthatwerebuildingandrepairingroadsinthearea.Nodamageswerereportedandnogroupclaimedresponsibility.

    InternationalSecurityAssistanceForce,"InsurgentsKill13Civilians,WoundFourinAttacksThroughoutAfghanistan,"http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/insurgents-kill-13-civilians-wound-4-in-attacks-throughout-afghanistan.html(July30,

  • 2010).;USFedNews,"ForcesinAfghanistanCaptureSuspectedInsurgents,"LexisNexisAcademic,HindustanTimes,July31,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan Badakhshan

    August6,2010

    10 0 Taliban Terrorism OnFriday,atanunknownlocationintheBadakhshanprovinceofAfghanistan,unknowngunmenshotandkilled10aidworkersfromtheNuristanEyeCampExpedition,amedicalteamfromthereliefgrouptheInternationalAssistanceMission.SixofthevictimswereAmerican,twowereAfghan,onewasBritish,andonewasGerman.TwoAfghanssurvivedtheambush.BoththeTalibanandalooselyaffiliatedgroupHizb-i-Islamiclaimedresponsibility.

    RodNordland,"U.S.VictimsIdentifiedasBodiesArriveinKabul,"NewYorkTimes,August8,2010,http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/09/world/asia/09afghan.html?_r=1&ref=world.;BenFarmer,"MurderedAidWorkersWere'Irreplaceable,""LexisNexisAcademic,DailyTelegrapher,August10,2010.;PressTV,"ForeignDoctorsKilledinAfghanistan,"(August7,2010).

    GTD Afghanistan Dehak September15,2010

    5 2 Unknown Terrorism OnWednesdaymorningat0530,inDehak,Ghazni,Afghanistan,unidentifiedarmedmilitantsambushedaroadconstructioncompanysecurityguardpost,killingfivesecurityguardsandwoundingtwoothers.Twootherguardsofthecompanywerereportedmissingandthereisnoinformationabouttheirwhereabouts.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityandnodamagewasreportedintheattack.

    Jane’sIntelligence,“UnidentifiedMilitantsKillFiveSecurityGuardsinAfghanistan'sGhazni,”TerrorismWatchReport,September15,2010.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"IsurgentsKillFiveGuardsofRoadConstructionCompanyinAfghanEast,"LexisNexisAcademic,BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,September16,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan Dehak September16,2010

    5 2 Taliban Terrorism OnThursdaymorningat0500,inDehak,Ghazni,Afghanistan,ontheGhazni-to-Paktiaroad,unidentifiedassailantsattackeda

    NationalCounterterrorismCenter,"FivePrivateSecurityGuardsKilled,TwoOthersInjuredbyTalibaninDehak,

  • securitypostataroadconstructionsitebyunknownmeans,killingfivesecurityguards,injuringtwootherswhiletwomoreweremissing,anddamagingthecheckpoint.TalibanspokesmanZabihullahMujahidclaimedresponsibilityinatelephonecalltoAFP,sayingthemissingguardshadbeeninvolvedinplanningtheattackandwerewiththemilitants.

    Ghazni,Afghanistan,"WorldwideIncidentsTrackingSystem,January4,2011.;AgenceFrancePresse,"RebelsKillNATOsoldier,FiveAfghanGuardsAheadofPolls,"LexisNexisAcademic,AgenceFrancePresse,September16,2010.;

    GTD Afghanistan Baghlan September18,2010

    7 5 Taliban Terrorism OnSaturday,inBaghlancity,Baghlanprovince,Afghanistan,asuspectedTalibanattacknearapollingstationkilledsevenpeople,oneAfghansoldierandsixpro-governmentmilitiaandwoundedfiveasthecountryvotedinparliamentaryelections.NogroupclaimedresponsibilityalthoughitwaswidelybelievedthattheTalibanwereresponsible.Therewasnodamagereportedintheattack.

    Guardian,"AfghanistanElectionsMarredbyDeadlyAttacks,"Guardian,September18,2010.;XinhuaNewsAgency,"SevenKilledinAttacknearAfghanPollingStation,"XinhuaNewsAgency,September18,2010.;XinhuaNewsAgency,"TalibanAttackKillsSix,WoundsSixinNorthernAfghanProvince,"XinhuaNewsAgency,September18,2010.

    GTD Afghanistan Gereshk October17,2010

    8 3 Taliban Terrorism OnSundaynight,inGirishk,Helmand,Afghanistan,suspectedTalibanmilitantsattackedguardsofaprivatesecuritycompanywhowereprovidingsecurityforalocalroadconstructionfirm,causingagunbattlebetweenthetwo.Eightguardswerekilledandthreeinjured,andonemilitantwaskilled.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility.

    Jane’sIntelligence,“SuspectedTalibanMilitantsKillEightSecurityGuardsinAfghanistan'sHelmand,”TerrorismWatchReport,AfghanIslamicPress,October18,2010.;XiongTong,“TalibanMilitantsAttackSecurityCompanyinSAfghanistan,KillNine,”XinhuaNewsAgency,October18,2010.;PressTV,"ScoresDeadinClashesinAfghanistan,"

  • (October18,2010).

    LexisNexis

    Afghanistan Kabul April27,2011

    9 5 AhmadGul EightAmericantroopsandaU.S.contractordiedWednesdayafteranAfghanmilitarypilotopenedfireduringameetingatKabulairport.TheshootingoccurredinanoperationsroomoftheAfghanAirCorpsatKabulairport.

    "AfghanpilotkillsnineAmericansatKabulairport,"TheWashingtonPost,April27,2011;"ManopensfireonAmericansinKabul;9dead,"CNN,April28,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan DurBaba June9,2011

    9 5 Taliban Terrorism OnThursday,inDurBaba,Nangarhar,Afghanistan,unidentifiedmilitantsopenedfireonaweddingceremony.Atleastninecivilianswerekilledandfivewereinjured.Itwassuspectedthatthecousinofthegroom,thechiefadministratorofDurBaba,HamishaGul,wasthetargetoftheattack.Gulwasunharmed.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityforthisincident,butitwassuspectedtheTalibanmilitantswereresponsible.

    Jane'sIntelligence,"UnidentifiedMilitantsKillNineCiviliansinAfghanistan'sNangarhar,"TerrorismWatchReport,BBCandAssociatedPress,June9,2011.;MatiullahMati,"NineKilledinAttackinAfghanistan,"CNN,June9,2011.;PaulTait,"FACTBOX-SecurityDevelopmentsinAfghanistan,June9,"Reuters,June9,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan Shindand June21,2011

    4 1 Unknown Inter/Intra-GroupConflict

    OnTuesdayafternoon,inShindand,Herat,Afghanistan,unknownmilitantsopenedfireonthevehicleoftheArbaki(militia)commander,MullahRahmatollah,killingthecommander,twoothermilitiamen,acivilian,andwoundingonefemalecivilian.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    AfghanIslamicPress,"MilitantsGunDownThreeLocalMilitiameninAfghanWest,"WorldNewsConnection,AfghanIslamicPress,June21,2011.;AfghanIslamicPress,"ThreeMilitiamenamongFourKilledinHerat,"LexisNexisAcademic,AfghanIslamicPress,June21,2011.;

    GTD Afghanistan SheikRazi June23,2011

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism OnThursdayafternoon,intheSheikhrazareaofMengehJek,Jowzjan,Afghanistan,Talibanmilitantsopenedfireonavehicle

    AfghanIslamicPress,"TalebanKillDistrictPoliceChief,FivePoliceSoldiersinAfghanNorth,"WorldNews

  • thatwasoccupiedbypolice.Apolicechief,Haqnawaz,waskilledalongwithfiveotherpoliceofficers.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattackthroughspokesmanZabihullahMujahid.

    Connection,AfghanIslamicPress,June23,2011.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"ProgrammeSummaryofAfghanArianaTVNewsinDari1530Gmt24Jun11,"LexisNexisAcademic,BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,June24,2011.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"TalebanKillDistrictPoliceChief,FivePoliceSoldiersinAfghanNorth,"LexisNexisAcademic,BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,June23,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan KhasUruzgan

    July2,2011 17 0 Unknown Terrorism OnSaturday,inUruzgan,Afghanistan,unidentifiedgunmenopenedfireonagroupofPakistaninationalsworkingataconstructionsite.Theworkerswerebuildinganewpolicestationatthetimeoftheattack.All17ofthePakistanisdiedonthespot.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility.

    TheFrontierPost,"SeventeenPakistanisShotDead:RoadsideBlastKillsEighteeninAfghanistan,"WorldNewsConnection,TheFrontierPost,July3,2011.;RightVisionNews,"Pakistan:SeventeenPakistanisGunnedDowninAfghanistanIEDAttackKillsEighteenCivilians,"RightVisionNews,July4,2011.;

    GTD Afghanistan Jalalabad October28,2011

    30 18 Unknown Terrorism OnFriday,inJalalabad,Nangarhar,Afghanistan,armedmilitantsopenedfireonthebuildingwheretheNangarhargovernor,GolAghaSherzai,thepolicechief,andsomeothergovernmentofficialsweresitting.Afewminuteslater,foreignhelicoptersbombedtheareawithimprovisedexplosivedevices,killingorwoundingsomeresidentsoftheSepaitribeand

    AfghanIslamicPress,"ISAFAirBombingKills30PeopleinAfghanEast-Agency,"AfghanIslamicPress,October29,2011.;BBCMonitoringSouthAsia,"ISAFAirBombingKills30PeopleinAfghanEast-Agency,"AfghanIslamicPress,October29,2011.;AfghanIslamicPress,"AtLeast30Dead,SeveralWoundedinAirStrike,"AfghanIslamicPress,

  • causinganunknownamountofdamage.Thecasualtycountwasnotconfirmedbutreportssaidthat30peoplewerekilled,and18morewerewounded.TheSepaiandAliSherkheltribeshavedisputedoveradesertclosetoSyaChopvillageofAchinDistrictforthepastfewyears,andthisassaultwasinrelationtothisdispute.Itwasalsoreportedthatmilitantstookmorethan60peopleoftheSepaitribeintocustodyinrelationtothisincident.Informationontheoffsitelocationandstatusofthesehostageswasnotreported.NogroupclaimedresponsibilitybuttheAliSherkheltribeissuspected.

    October28,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan AyubKhel October28,2011

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism OnFridayevening,intheAyubKhelvillageofLakan,Khost,Afghanistan,armedmilitantsopenedfireonaciviliancar.Fourcivilians,whoreportedlyworkedforaforeignmilitarysupplyconvoy,werekilledintheattack.Nodamageswerereported.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattackbyunknownmeans.

    Jane’sIntelligence,“MilitantsKillFourCiviliansinAfghanistan'sKhowst,”TerrorismWatchReport,AfghanIslamicPress,October31,2011.;XinhuaNewsAgency,"FourAfghanCiviliansKilledAsUnknownArmedMenOpenFire,"XinhuaNewsAgency,Octoer29,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown November26,2011

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism UnidentifiedgunmenattackedanIrrigationDepartmentvehicleandemployeesinBatikotdistrict,Nangarharprovince,Afghanistan.Theassailantsopenedfireonthevehicle,killingtwopoliceofficersandtwoDepartmentemployees.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibility

    "Talebanattackkillspolice,localofficialsinAfghaneast,"AfghanIslamicPress,November26,2011.

  • fortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan Madikhel December10,2011

    4 1 Unknown Terrorism UnknowngunmenopenedfireonacarcarryingfourtribaleldersinKhost,Khost,Afghanistan.Allfourelderswerekilledandthedriverwaswounded.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasreported.

    HidayatullahKhostiandFaridTanhaon,"5tribaleldersamong8gunneddown,"PajhwokAfghanNews,December10,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan Jalalabad December12,2011

    5 0 Unknown Terrorism FivecivilianswerekilledwhentheywereattackedbyarmedgunmeninJalalabad,Nangarhar,Afghanistan.Oneofthosekilledwasaformerpoliceofficer.Noclaimofresponsibilitywasreported.

    "Armedpeopleshootdeadex-policeofficer,threemeninAfghaneast,"AfghanIslamicPress,December12,2011.;"FACTBOX-SecuritydevelopmentsinAfghanistan,Dec13,"Reuters,December13,2011.;"TalebankillfatherandsoninAfghaneastforspyingforgovernment,"AfghanIslamicPress,December13,2011.

    GTD Afghanistan Kandahar February7,2012

    5 1 Unknown Terrorism AnAfghansecurityguardpoisonedandshotdeadthreecolleaguesinKandaharcity,Kandaharprovince,Afghanistan.Heopenedfireonpoliceofficerswhentheyattemptedtointervene,killingtwoandinjuringone.Afterstealingpoliceequipment,thesecurityguardescaped.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "AfghanSecurityGuardKills3Colleagues,2PoliceOfficers,"RTTNews(UnitedStates),February7,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan ShahidiHassasdistrict

    March6,2012

    9 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedandkilledninepoliceofficersinShahidiHassasdistrict,Uruzganprovince,Afghanistan.Sourcesindicatethatamemberofthelocalpolicelettheattackersthroughthecheckpointbeforefleeing.

    "AfghanPoliceKilledinBed,AndGuardIsSuspected,"TheNewYorkTimes,March9,2012.;"NineAfghanpolicekilled,infiltratorsuspected,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,March8,2012.;

  • TalibanspokespersonYusufAhmadiclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Afghanpolicekilledwhiletheyslept,"UPI,March8,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Najiban March11,2012

    16 6 Unknown OtherCrimeType

    AnassailantopenedfireonciviliansinNajibanvillage,Kandaharprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast12peoplewerekilledandsixotherswereinjuredintheassault.Thiswasthesecondvillageattackcommittedbytheassailant,UnitedStatesArmyStaffSergeantRobertBales,intheearlymorninghoursofMarch11,2012.Baleswasarrestedlaterthatdayandadmittedtobeingundertheinfluenceofsteroidsandalcoholatthetimeoftheincidents.BalespledguiltytomultiplecountsofmurderinamilitarycourtonJune6,2013andwaslatersentencedtolifeinprisonwithoutthepossibilityofparole.

    "StaffSgt.RobertBalesadmitstokilling16Afghans,"WashingtonPost.com,June6,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan YahyaKhel

    March30,2012

    9 0 Taliban Terrorism ApoliceofficerkillednineotherofficerswhiletheyweresleepinginYahyaKheldistrict,Paktiaprovince,Afghanistan.Theofficerfirstpoisonedthevictimsandthenshotthembeforefleeingwithgunsandapolicevehicle.TalibanspokespersonZabiullahMujahidclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "AttacksonAfghanpolicekill10:officials,"AgenceFrancePresse,April5,2012.;"Afghanpolicemankills9colleagues;joinsTaliban,"ThePressTrustofIndiaLimited,March31,2012.;"Afghanpolice:9officerskilled,"AssociatedPressOnline,March30,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan PanjawQala

    April2,2012

    6 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonanAfghanNationalPolice(ANP)checkpointinPanjawQala,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Sevenpeople,includingone

    "TalibanAttacksKill9Officers,"TheNewYorkTimes,April4,2012.;"6Afghanpolicemen,2civilianskilledinsouth,"Associated

  • assailant,werekilledintheattack,andtwootherswereinjured.Threeofficerswerealsoabducted.Theoutcomeofthekidnappingisunknown.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    PressOnline,April3,2012.;"Afghanmilitantspoison,attackpolice;6killed,"AssociatedPressOnline,April3,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Renj April4,2012

    8 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)checkpointinRenjarea,Farahprovince,Afghanistan.EightALPmemberswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityforthisincident.

    "AttacksonAfghanpolicekill10:officials,"AgenceFrancePresse,April5,2012.;"EightlocalpolicemenkilledinattackonAfghanoutpost,"PressTrustofIndia,April5,2012.;"GunmenattackAfghangovernmentbaseas12killednationwide,"AssociatedPressNewswires,April5,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan KhakiSafeddistrict

    April4,2012

    8 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)outpostinKhakiSafeddistrict,Farahprovince,Afghanistan.EightALPofficerswerekilled,andtwootherwereabducted.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,andtheoutcomeofthekidnappingisunknown.

    "GunmenkilleightAfghanistanpolice,"WesternDailyPress,April6,2012.;"Afghanpolicedieinshooting,"TheHerald,April6,2012.;

    GTD Afghanistan Basand April25,2012

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpointinBasandarea,Badakhshanprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilled,twowerewounded,and16otherswerekidnapped.The16officerswerereleasedonApril28,2012.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityforthisincident.

    "FourAfghanpolicedead,16seizedinTalibanattack,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,April26,2012.;"Afghanofficial:Talibankill4police,abduct16,"AssociatedPressOnline,April26,2012.;"21slaininAfghanistanviolence,"LosAngelesTimes,April27,2012.

  • GTD Afghanistan Nani May14,2012

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedaNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)supplyconvoyinNaniarea,Andardistrict,Ghazniprovince,Afghanistan.Intheensuingclash,sevenpeople,includingthreeciviliansandfoursecurityguards,werekilled.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "NATOsupplyconvoyambushedinGhazniprovince,"KhaamaPress,May14,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan MirAli May16,2012

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonaconvoyofNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)fueltankersinMirAliarea,Adraskandistrict,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.Fivepeople,includingoneassailant,werekilledandtwopeopleinjuredintheattack;noneofthevehiclesweredamaged.Oneassailantwasalsoarrested.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "Copamongfoursecuritymenkilledinattackonoiltankers,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),May17,2012.;"ThreesecurityguardskilledinattackonNATOsupplyconvoyinAfghanwest,"AfghanIslamicPress,May17,2012.;

    GTD Afghanistan Ghanio May29,2012

    8 3 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedaborderpolicecheckpostinGhanioarea,Wardujdistrict,Badakhshanprovince,Afghanistan.Eightpoliceofficerswerekilledandonewoundedintheattack;twoassailantswerealsokilledandtwoinjured.Onepoliceofficerwasalsokidnappedfromthescene;hiswhereaboutsareunknown.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "EightpolicekilledinfierceclashwithTalebaninAfghannorth-official,"AfghanIslamicPress,May30,2012.;"Xinhua:ClashLeaves2AfghanPolice,8MilitantsDead,"Xinhua,May30,2012.;"Clashleaves8police,2militantsdeadinAfghanistan,"XinhuaNewsAgency,May30,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Tagabdistrict

    June6,2012

    6 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsambushedapolicecheckpointinTagabdistrict,Kapisaprovince,Afghanistan.Sixpoliceofficerswerekilledinthe

    "Talibanmilitantskill6localpoliceforcesinKapisaprovince,"KhaamaPress,June6,2012.

  • attack,andtwomorewereinjured.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility,butsourcesattributedtheincidenttotheTaliban.

    GTD Afghanistan Badwan June26,2012

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism Assailantsattackedananti-TalibanmilitiainAnderdistrict,Ghazniprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivemilitiamemberswerekilledintheclash.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "SixkilledinGhazniinfighting,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),June27,2012.;"5anti-militantresidentskilledinGhazni,"PajhwokAfghanNewsEnglish,June27,2012.;

    GTD Afghanistan MusaQaladistrict

    July8,2012 5 6 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpostinMusaQaladistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivepoliceofficersand22assailantsdiedinthefighting.Anothersixpoliceofficerssustainedinjuries.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "NATO:6servicememberskilledinAfghanistan,"TheAssociatedPress,July8,2012.;"Roadsidebombskill14Afghancivilians,fivepolice,"DeutschePresse-Agentur,July8,2012.;"22Taliban,fivecopskilledinAfghanattack,"HindustanTimes,July9,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Zharidistrict

    July11,2012

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedlocalpoliceforcesinZharidistrict,Kandaharprovince,Afghanistan.Alocalpolicecontingentfiredonanotherpoliceunitinwhatwassuspectedtobeagreen-on-blueattack.Fourpoliceofficersdiedandtwomorewerewoundedintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,butsecurityofficialssuspectedtheTaliban.

    "LENGTH:237words,"KhaamaPress,July12,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Karukh July25,2012

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedtheconvoyoftheAbdolWahabQataliSecurityCompanyintheShobiMasjidareaofKarokhdistrict,Herat

    "InsurgentskillfourguardsinattackonconvoyinAfghanwest,"AfghanIslamicPressnewsagency,Peshawar,July

  • province,Afghanistan.Twoattackersandfoursecurityguardswerekilledandtwootherguardsinjuredintheclash.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    26,2012.;"ProgrammesummaryofIranianMashhadradioinDari1330gmt26Jul12,"VoiceoftheIslamicRepublicofIranExternalService,Mashhad,July27,2012.;

    GTD Afghanistan Gereshk July29,2012

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism GunmenattackedapoliceoutpostinGereshkdistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Sixpeoplewerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "LEAD:EightkilledinseparateTalibanattacks,"DeutschePresse-Agentur,July29,2012.;"AfghanDistrictGovernor,SonKilledInAttack,"RadioFreeEurope,July29,2012.;"ProgrammesummaryofAfghanHelmandRadionewsinPashto1015gmt28July12,"HelmandLocalRadio,Lashkargah,July31,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Delaram August11,2012

    10 0 Taliban Terrorism AnAfghanipoliceofficeropenedfireonotherofficersinDelaramdistrict,Nimruzprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast10peoplewerekilledinthisattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityforthisincident;however,sourcesattributedittotheTaliban.

    "KILLINGFIELDAfghancopgunsdown10fellowofficersinmassacre,"NewYorkDailyNews,August12,2012.;"Talibaninfiltratorkills11Afghanpolice:officials,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,August11,2012.;"Afghanofficerkills10police#124colleagues,"TheNation(Thailand),August13,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Sheghnan August14,2012

    4 3 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedtheconvoyoftheSheghnandistrictchiefinSheghnandistrict,Badakhshanprovince,Afghanistan.Thedistrictchief,SaifullahSadiqi,andthreemembersofthesecurityforceswerekilledintheattack.

    "TalibankillSheghnandistrictinnorth-easternAfghanistan,"KhaamaPress,August15,2012.

  • TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan AhmadKhel

    August23,2012

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsstoppedabusandabductedfourpassengersinAhmadKheldistrict,Paktiaprovince,Afghanistan.Thefourpassengers,includingthreeoff-dutyAfghanNationalArmy(ANA)soldiers,werekilledfollowingtheirabduction.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedittotheTaliban.

    "Police:Insurgentskidnap,kill3Afghansoldiers,"AssociatedPressOnline,August24,2012.;"TalibankillthreeAfghansoldiers:police,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,August24,2012.;"AFGHANISTANFatalkidnapping,"TheAdvertiser(Australia),August25,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Tagabdistrict

    September3,2012

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism GunmenattackedtheconvoyofMehrabudinSafi,theKapisaprovincialgovernor,inTagabdistrict,Kapisaprovince,Afghanistan.Fourattackersandfourpolicebodyguardsdiedintheensuinggunfight.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,butsourcesattributedittotheTaliban.

    "EightdieasTalibanattackAfghangovernor,"Indo-AsianNewsService,September3,2012.;"GovernorescapesunhurtTalibanattackinAfghantown,8killed,"XinhuaGeneralNewsService,September3,2012.;

    GTD Afghanistan DashtiArchidistrict

    October9,2012

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicepatrolinDasht-eArchidistrict,Kunduzprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledintheassault.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "LEAD:EightkilledinAfghanattacks,"DeutschePresse-Agentur,October9,2012.;"4policemenkilledincheckpointattackinnorthernAfghanistan,"AsianNewsInternational(ANI),October9,2012.;"Urgent:4policemenkilledincheckpointattackinnorthernAfghanistan,"XinhuaNewsAgency,October9,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Gereshk October19,2012

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantslaunchedanattackonapolicecheckpostinGereshkdistrict,Helmandprovince,

    "SixAfghanpolicekilledininsiderattack,officialssay,"ReutersNews,October20,

  • Afghanistan.Thegroupofassailantsincludedacook,whopoisonedtheofficers'food,andanAfghanpoliceofficer,whoshotthevictims,whileadditionalassailantsopenedfireonofficersoutsidethecheckpost.Atotalofsixofficersdiedintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    2012.;"Talibanprovincialchiefarrested,Afghanpolicemenkillcolleagues,"DeutschePresse-Agentur,October20,2012.;"Afghanistan:TalibanlevelfoodwarehouseforUS,"AssociatedPressOnline,October20,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan PashtunKot

    October24,2012

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedtheMayanDarabazaarinPashtunKotdistrict,Faryabprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast25assailants,fivepoliceofficers,andtwocivilianswerekilledintheclash.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedittotheTaliban.

    "TalibanstormAfghanbazaar,killfive,lose25,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,October25,2012.;"AFP:TalibanCommander,24FightersDieinBattlewithAfghanSecurityForces,"AFP,October25,2012.;"AfghanClashLeaves25Taliban,5PoliceDead,"RadioFreeEurope,October25,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Ghazni October26,2012

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapassengerbusontheKabul-KandaharhighwayinAndardistrictnearGhaznicity,Ghazniprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivecivilians,whoweremembersoftheHazaracommunity,werekilledaftertheassailantspulledthemoffofthebus.Thevictims'bodieswerediscoveredonOctober27,2012.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedittotheTaliban.

    "FiveAfghanciviliansgunneddowninTalibanattack,"DeutschePresse-Agentur,October27,2012.;"FiveCiviliansGunnedDowninEastAfghanistan,"RadioFreeEurope,October27,2012.;"FIVECIVILIANSGUNNEDDOWNINEASTAFGHANISTAN,"StatesNewsService,October27,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Shahjoydistrict

    October31,2012

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism AnassailantattackedapolicesecuritycheckpointinShahJoydistrict,Zabulprovince,

    "WomenamongvictimsofAfghanistanattacks,"AlJazeeraEnglish,October31,

  • Afghanistan.Sevenpoliceofficerswerekilledintheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,policeofficialsattributedittotheTaliban.

    2012.

    GTD Afghanistan NahriSarajdistrict

    November1,2012

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AtleastfourgunmeninpoliceuniformsshotandkilledfourAfghanNationalPolice(ANP)officersatacheckpointinNahriSarajdistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Theassailantsfledfollowingtheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility;however,theTalibanhasbeeninvolvedinsimilarincidents.

    "Afghanistan:4PolicemenKilled,"TheNewYorkTimes,November3,2012.;"FourAfghanpolicekilledbycolleagues:officials,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,November2,2012.;"4Afghanpolicekilledininsiderattack,"TheAssociatedPress,November2,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Wardujdistrict

    November15,2012

    4 8 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedpolicecheckpostinWardojdistrict,Badakhshanprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerwerekilledandtwomorewereinjured;severalassailantswerealsokilled.ATalibanspokespersonclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "4policemendeadinBadakhshanfirefight,"PajhwokAfghanNewsEnglish,November17,2012.;"Fourpolicekilled,twowoundedinTalibanattack,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),November16,2012.;"TalibanattacksecuritycheckpostinBadakhshan,"KhaamaPress,November16,2012.

    GTD Afghanistan Darzab December24,2012

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism AmemberoftheAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)openedfireonhiscolleaguesatacheckpostinDarzabdistrict,Jawzjanprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivepoliceofficerswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,statingthattheassailantdefected.

    "2NDLEAD:Afghanpoliceofficersturngunsoncomrades,killingsixEds:Recasts,addsdetailsonUSadviser'skilling,"dpaInternationalServiceinEnglish,December24,2012.;"Afghanpoliceofficerkillsfivecolleagues:official,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,December24,2012.

  • GTD Afghanistan Muqurdistrict

    January10,2013

    4 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicepostinMaqurdistrict,Badghisprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilled,anothertwowereinjured,andthepostwassetonfireduringtheattack.Inaddition,oneofficerwasreportedmissingfollowingtheattack;authoritiesbelievethathewaskidnapped.Thiswasoneoffourattacksonpolicepostsintheprovinceonthesamenight.OfficialsattributetheattackstotheTaliban.

    "5Afghanpolicemenkilledincheckpointattackinwesternprovince,"PNA(PhilippinesNewsAgency),January12,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Daku January12,2013

    4 0 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonYardilNizami,theformerMirbachakotpolicechief,inDakuvillage,Kabulprovince,Afghanistan.Nizamiandthreeguardswerekilledintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Formerdistrictpolicechief,threeguardskilled,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),January12,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown March21,2013

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpointinQadisdistrict,Badghis,Afghanistan.Fivepoliceofficerswerekilledbybeheading.Theassailantswereassistedbyalocalpoliceofficerwhofledwiththemfollowingtheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility;however,sourcesattributetheincidenttotheTaliban.

    "AFP:AfghanPolicemanKillsFiveColleagues:Officials,"AFP(WorldService),March22,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan HaftAsiab April15,2013

    5 4 Taliban Terrorism GunmenambushedapatrolofPolicePublicProtectionForceofficersinHaftAsiabarea,SayedAbaddistrict,Wardakprovince,Afghanistan.Fiveofficerswerekilledandoneotherwasinjuredintheattack.Oneassailantwas

    "Xinhua:TalibanAmbushKills5AfghanPolice,"Xinhua,April16,2013.

  • alsokilledandthreewerewoundedwhentheofficersreturnedfire.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,authoritiesattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown April15,2013

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism GunmenshotandkilledfourciviliansafterdraggingthemfromtheirvehicleinNanaiBabaareaofGhazniProvince,Afghanistan.Thevictimsincludedthreeengineersofalocalconstructioncompany.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,aspokespersonfortheGhaznigovernor'sofficeattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    "AfghanofficialaccusesTalebanofkillingthreeengineersineast,"BBCMonitoringSouthAsia-PoliticalSuppliedbyBBCWorldwideMonitoring,April15,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Mihtarlamdistrict

    April17,2013

    4 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)checkpostinBibeHajiraarea,Mihtarlamdistrict,Laghmanprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledandonewasinjured.TheTalibantookresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "FourlocalpolicekilledinTalibanattack,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),April17,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan NahriSarajdistrict

    April18,2013

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism GunmenopenedfireonconstructionworkersbuildingasecuritycheckpointinNahriSarajdistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Fourworkerswerekilledintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,authoritiessuspecttheTaliban.

    "InsurgentAttackinHelmandLeaves4CiviliansDead,"ToloNews,April18,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Andardistrict

    April19,2013

    13 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)checkpointinAndardistrict,Ghazniprovince,

    "Militantskill13Afghanfighters,"BBC,April19,2013.

  • Afghanistan.Atleast13policeofficerswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan DihYakdistrict

    April21,2013

    6 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)postinDehYakdistrict,Ghazniprovince,Afghanistan.Thepoliceofficerson-siteweresleepingatthetimeoftheattack;sixofficerswerekilledandonewasinjured.Theassailantswereaidedbyoneofficerwhofledwiththem.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "TalibanmilitantskillAfghanpolice,"CNN,April21,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan KhawajaKainti

    April21,2013

    15 Taliban Terrorism GunmenattackedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)baseinKhwajaKentivillage,Qisaardistrict,Faryabprovince,Afghanistan.Fifteenpolicewerekilledintheincident.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "HeavyfightingcontinuesbetweenTaliban,governmentforcesinQisaar,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),April22,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Maymanadistrict

    April23,2013

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonthevehicleofthePashtunkotdistrictprosecutorinMaimanadistrict,Faryabprovince,Afghanistan.Theprosecutorwaskilledintheattack,alongwithhiswifeandtwoguards.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "9civilians,2soldierskilledinAfghanistanviolence,"UPI,April23,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan DashtiArchidistrict

    April25,2013

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism AmemberoftheAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)attackedotherofficersinDashteArchidistrict,Kunduzprovince,Afghanistan.Theassailantpoisonedandshottodeathfiveofficers.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "SixAfghanpolicemenpoisoned,shottodeath;seventhismissing,"LosAngelesTimes,April26,2013.

  • GTD Afghanistan Morghabdistrict

    April28,2013

    5 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedanAfghanBorderPolice(ABP)checkpointinBalaMurghabdistrict,Badghisprovince,Afghanistan.Theassailantsthensetfiretothecheckpoint.Fivepoliceofficerswerekilledandonewasinjured.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "April30,2013TalibanAnnounceSpringOffensive,"DailyOutlook,April30,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan ShahidiHassasdistrict

    May13,2013

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism ApoliceofficeropenedfireonapolicecheckpointinShahidiHassasdistrict,Uruzganprovince,Afghanistan.Fourofficerswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "FourcopsinjuredinTalibanattack,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),May13,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan BalaBulukdistrict

    May21,2013

    4 1 Taliban Terrorism AgunmanopenedfireonapolicecheckpostinBalaBulukdistrict,Farahprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledandonepersonwaswoundedintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    "Talibaninfiltratorkillsfourpolice,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),May21,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Wardujdistrict

    May23,2013

    7 8 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpostinWardujdistrict,Badakhshanprovince,Afghanistan.Thiswasoneoftwoattacksonpolicepostsinwhichtheassailantsclaimedthattheykilledatleast14policeofficersandwounded14others.Additionally,oneassailantwaskilledandanotherwaswoundedintheincident.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityforbothattacks.

    "Fightingre-eruptsinWardujdistrict,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),May24,2013.

  • GTD Afghanistan Wardujdistrict

    May23,2013

    7 7 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpostinWardujdistrict,Badakhshanprovince,Afghanistan.Thiswasthesecondoftwoattacksonpolicepostsinwhichtheassailantsclaimedthattheykilledatleast14policeofficersandwounded14others.Additionally,oneassailantwaskilledandanotherwaswoundedintheincident.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityforbothattacks.

    "Fightingre-eruptsinWardujdistrict,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),May24,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Arghistandistrict

    May27,2013

    7 1 Taliban Terrorism TwogunmenopenedfireonpoliceatacheckpointinArghistandistrict,Kandaharprovince,Afghanistan.Sevenofficerswerekilledandonewasinjuredintheattack.Theassailants,whowereinvitedguestsatthecheckpoint,reportedlyopenedfireontheofficersafteraverbalargumentbrokeoutoveranunspecifiedmatter.AspokespersonfortheTalibanlaterclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,denyingthattheshootingwaspersonalinnatureandsuggestinginsteadthatitwasan"insiderattack."

    "Afghanpolice'killcolleagues',"BBC,May28,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Ghazni June11,2013

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedaNorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization(NATO)supplyconvoyinGhaznicity,Ghazniprovince,Afghanistan.Atleasteightpeoplewerekilledintheensuingfirefight,includingpoliceofficers,

    "8killedinattackonNATOsupplyconvoyinAfghanistan,"QatarPeninsula,June12,2013.

  • civiliandrivers,andfourassailants.Inaddition,twoofthesupplyvehiclesweresetonfire.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan Sangindistrict

    June12,2013

    6 0 Taliban Terrorism AnassailantattackedpoliceofficersatacheckpointinSangindistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Sixofficerswerekilledintheattackandtwoofficerswerereportedmissing.Theassailantalsostoleweaponsandvehicles.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident,statingitwasaninsiderattackperpetratedbyaninfiltrator.

    "SixAfghanpolicefoundshotdead,"BBC,June13,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Gereshk June19,2013

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism FiveAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)officersshotandkilledfivecolleagueswhileondutyinGereshkdistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.AuthoritiesreportthattheperpetratorsthenjoinedtheTaliban.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattackinastatement.

    "5AfghanpolicemenkilledininsiderattackinHelmand:official,"XinhuaNewsAgency,June19,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown June25,2013

    4 0 Unknown Terrorism GunmenshotatacivilianvehicleinPaktikaprovince,Afghanistan.Fourcivilianswerekilledintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Unidentifiedgunmenkilledfourbrothers,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),June25,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Enjil June26,2013

    5 1 Taliban Terrorism GunmenambushedanAfghanNationalPolice(ANP)patrolinEnjilvillage,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.Fivepoliceofficerswerekilledandatleastonepersonwaswounded.Anunknownnumberofassailants

    "5Taliban,6policekilledinambushesinAfghanistan,"WashingtonPost,June27,2013.

  • werealsoreportedasbeingkilled.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan Kunduz July18,2013

    4 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpostinKunduzcity,Kunduzprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfourpoliceofficerswerekilledandoneotherwasinjuredintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "4policemenkilledinN.Afghancheckpointattack,"GlobalTimes,July18,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Butkhak July18,2013

    8 0 Taliban Terrorism GunmenattackedworkersnearButkhakvillage,Logarprovince,Afghanistan.Thegunmenfirstforcedtheworkersoutoftheircar,andthenshotandkilledthem.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,officialsspeculatedtheattackwascarriedoutbytheTaliban.

    "ISAFcondemnsTalibankillingof8Afghancivilians,"XinhuaNewsAgency,July19,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Kandahar July23,2013

    5 3 Taliban Terrorism GunmenattackedapolicepostintheKhwajakBabaareaofKandaharcity,Kandaharprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivepoliceofficerswerekilled,andthreepeoplewerewoundedintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,authoritiesattributedittotheTaliban.

    "Talibanattackpolicepost,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),July24,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan HazarQadam

    July31,2013

    4 0 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonthevehicleofadistricteducationofficerinHazarQadamcity,KhasUruzgandistrict,Uruzganprovince,Afghanistan.Theeducationofficer,AbdulHadiKhan,andthreeotherswerekilledintheattack.Nogroup

    "Districteducationofficeramongfourgunneddown,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),August1,2013.

  • claimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown August1,2013

    5 2 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonworshippersinamosqueinPateraiarea,Nangarharprovince,Afghanistan.Fivemembersofafamilywerekilledandtwomorepeoplewereinjuredintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Fiveofafamilygunneddown,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),August2,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Karukhdistrict

    August16,2013

    9 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonacampofconstructionworkersinKarokhdistrict,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.Nineworkerswerekilled.Thisshootingoccurredshortlyafterthesameassailantsopenedfireonanearbypolicecheckpost.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Afghanistan:20killedinmilitantbomb,gunattacks,"CNN,August17,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Gulistandistrict

    August18,2013

    12 22 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedaPublicProtectionPoliceForce(PPPF)convoyinGulistandistrict,Farahprovince,Afghanistan.Aclashensued,duringwhichatleast12policeofficersand70assailantswerekilled.Atleast22policeofficerswerealsoinjuredintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "DriverofANAambulancekilledinHeratblast,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),August20,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan JarKhoshk August23,2013

    5 2 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireoncivilianstravelingtoaweddinginJar-e-Khushk,Baghlanprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledandanothertwowereinjured.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack;however,officialsattributedtheincidenttotheTaliban.

    "OfficialssaysfivecivilianskilledinBaghlanrelativesoflocalpolicecommander,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),August24,2013.

  • GTD Afghanistan ZanaKhandistrict

    August26,2013

    4 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpointinZanaKhandistrict,Ghazniprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast20assailantsandfourpoliceofficerswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident

    "Afghanconflictleaves20Taliban,4policedead:official,"PhilippinesNewsAgency,August28,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown August28,2013

    4 0 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonAfghanNationalPolice(ANP)officersastheyweretravelinghomeinNuristanprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfourofficerswerekilledintheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "InsurgentskillfivepolicemeninAfghaneast,"BBCMonitoringSouthAsia-PoliticalSuppliedbyBBCWorldwideMonitoring,August28,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Bakwadistrict

    August28,2013

    15 10 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonanAfghanNationalPolice(ANP)patrolinBakwadistrict,Farahprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast15policeofficerswerekilledand10otherswereinjuredintheassault.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Talibanambushkills15policeinAfghanistan,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,August29,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Khugyanidistrict

    August30,2013

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonapolicevehicleinKhugyanidistrict,Nangarharprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityforthisincident.

    "OfficeramongfourpolicekilledinTalibanattack,"AfghanIslamicPress(AIP),August30,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Shindanddistrict

    September4,2013

    4 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpointinShindanddistrict,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledandanunspecifiednumberofassailantswereeitherkilledorinjuredintheensuingclash.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,asourceattributedtheassaulttothe

    "AfghanTalibanattackskill30infivedays,"NewsTrackIndia,September6,2013.

  • Taliban.

    GTD Afghanistan Nawabad September18,2013

    6 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedresidentsinNawabadvillage,Faryabprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastsixpeoplewerekilledanddozensofhousessetonfire.Anunknownnumberofassailantswerealsokilledwhenthemilitaryresponded.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    "Pakistan,Turkeysign13deals...,"QatarPeninsula,September19,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Shorabakdistrict

    September22,2013

    11 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedborderpolicecheckpointsinShorabakdistrict,Kandaharprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast11policeofficerswerekilledintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "AfghanTalibankill11policemen,"BBC,September23,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Jalalabad September28,2013

    4 1 Unknown Terrorism TwoassailantsopenedfireinamosqueinJalalabadcity,Nangarharprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastsixpeople,includingthetwoassailants,werekilledandanotherpersonwoundedintheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

    "GunmenshootdeadfourinmosqueinAfghaneast,"BBCMonitoringSouthAsia-PoliticalSuppliedbyBBCWorldwideMonitoring,September29,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Obedistrict

    September30,2013

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)checkpointinObedistrict,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastninepeople,twoofficers,threecivilians,andfourassailants,werekilledintheassault.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "11killedincheck-postattackinW.Afghanistan,"XinhuaNewsAgency,September30,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Gizab October8, 4 5 Taliban Terrorism Assailantsattackedpolice "Afghanistan:TwoShadow

  • district 2013 checkpostsinGizabdistrict,Uruzganprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast17people,fourpoliceofficersand13assailants,werekilledandfivepoliceofficerswereinjuredintheensuingclashwhichlasteduntilWednesday,October9,2013.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    DistrictChiefsReportedlyKilledDuringClashesinUruzgan,"PajhwokAfghanNews,October10,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Morghabdistrict

    October24,2013

    4 5 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsstormedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)outpostinBalaMurghabdistrict,Badghisprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfourpoliceofficersandtwoassailantswerekilledandanotherfivepeople,includingtwoassailants,wereinjuredintheensuingclash.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    "Talibankill4policeinAfghanistan,"TheAssociatedPress,October24,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Shindanddistrict

    October30,2013

    5 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)convoyinShindanddistrict,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastonepoliceofficerandfourcivilianswerekilledandasecondpoliceofficerwasinjuredintheensuingclash.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility;however,sourcesattributedtheincidenttotheTaliban.

    "FiveCiviliansCaughtinCrossfireofTaliban-PoliceClashinHerat,"ToloNews,October31,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown November27,2013

    6 1 Taliban Terrorism GunmenopenedfireonavehiclecarryingAfghanemployeesoftheFrenchaidorganizationAgencyforTechnicalCo-operationand

    "SixFrenchaidworkersshottodeathinAfghanistan,"UPI,November27,2013.

  • Development(ACTED)inFaryabprovince,Afghanistan.Sixpeoplewerekilledandoneotherpersonwasinjuredintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,authoritiesattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    GTD Afghanistan MusaQaladistrict

    December5,2013

    4 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicecheckpostinYatimsivillage,MusaQaladistrict,HelmandProvince,Afghanistan.Fourpoliceofficerswerekilledandonewasinjuredintheattack.Twooftheassailantswerealsokilled.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Afghanistan:FourPoliceOfficials,2MilitantsKilledinHelmandProvinceClash,"PajhwokAfghanNews,December6,2013.

    GTD Afghanistan Alingardistrict

    January23,2014

    5 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonagroupofmenplayingcricketinAlingardistrict,Laghmanprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastfivepeoplewerekilledintheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibility;however,sourcessuspectthattheTalibanwasbehindtheattack.

    "FiveAfghanvolleyballplayersshotdead:officials,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,January24,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan KushkiKuhnadistrict

    January27,2014

    6 1 Taliban Terrorism AborderpoliceofficeropenedfireonotherofficersinKushkiKuhnadistrict,Heratprovince,Afghanistan.AtleastsixAfghanBorderPolice(ABP)officerswerekilledandanotherwasinjuredintheassault.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityforthisattack.

    "PolicemanKillsFiveFellowsinHerat,JoinstheTaliban,"ToloNews,January27,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan Qaysardistrict

    March5,2014

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedanAfghanLocalPolice(ALP)checkpointinUnbiggiarea,Qaysardistrict,Faryabprovince,Afghanistan.

    "TalibanattacksAfghanpolicecheckpoint,killing7,"PhilippinesNewsAgency,March5,2014.

  • Sevenofficers,includingapolicecommander,werekilledintheassault.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    GTD Afghanistan Kabul March20,2014

    9 6 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonarestaurantintheSerenaHotelinKabulcity,Kabulprovince,Afghanistan.Atleast13people,includingadualBangladeshi-UnitedStates(US)citizen,ajournalist,andfourassailants,werekilledandsixotherswerewoundedintheassault.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "FourforeignerskilledinTalibanattackonKabulhotelidentified,"XinhuaNewsAgency,March21,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan HaskahMenah

    March20,2014

    4 2 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireontribaleldersinHaskahMenahdistrict,Nangarharprovince,Afghanistan.TheelderswerereturningfollowingnegotiationswiththeTalibanforthereleaseofIndependentElectionCommission(IEC)workers.Fourtribalelderswerekilledandtwootherswerewoundedintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "Highlights:PakistanPashtoPress,22March2014,"OSCSummary,March22,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan BalaBulukdistrict

    March21,2014

    8 6 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonapolicecheckpointinBalaBalukdistrict,Farahprovince,Afghanistan.Inadditiontofourassailants,eightpoliceofficerswerekilledandsixassailantswerewoundedintheattack.TheTalibanclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident.

    "TalibanlaunchesnewattacksaheadofAfghanelections,"XinhuaNewsAgency,March21,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan Maywanddistrict

    April22,2014

    4 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsopenedfireonapoppyeliminationcampaigninMaywanddistrict,Kandahar

    "8AfghanskilledinTalibanattacksinKandahar,"PhilippinesNewsAgency,

  • province,Afghanistan.Fourcivilianswerekilledintheattack.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,sourcesattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    April23,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan Qazaq May5,2014

    5 1 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedapolicepostinQazaqarea,Faryabprovince,Afghanistan.Fivepoliceofficers,includingonecommander,werekilledandoneofficerwasinjuredintheincident.Thiswasoneoftwoattacksonthisdayinvolvingthepolicecommanderandhisfamily.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattacks;however,authoritiesattributedtheincidentstotheTaliban.

    "Fivepolice,twocivilianskilledinAfghanattack,"AgenceFrancePresse--English,May5,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan Sangindistrict

    May12,2014

    7 0 Taliban Terrorism AssailantsattackedtheKatawazpolicecheckpointinSangindistrict,Helmandprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastsevenpoliceofficerswerekilledintheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheincident;however,anAfghanofficialattributedtheattacktotheTaliban.

    "1stLD7policekilledinS.Afghanattack,"XinhuaGeneralNewsService,May12,2014.

    GTD Afghanistan Unknown May24,2014

    6 0 Unknown Terrorism AssailantsinterceptedavehicleandopenedfireontheoccupantsnearKhafakTunnelinwesternGhorprovince,Afghanistan.Atleastsixpeople,includinganAfghanNationalArmy(ANA)soldier,werekilledintheassault.Nogroupclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.

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