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Category Archives: Civilian Injuries and Deaths

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Taliban Seizes Key Areas Of Kunduz As Two Other Afghan Provincial Capitals Fall

8th August, 2021 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 8, 2021 Taliban fighters overran three provincial capitals, including the strategic city of Kunduz and Sar-e Pol in the north of the country on August 8, local officials and a spokesman for the militants said as the group stepped up its northern offensive and threatened more urban centers. The militants have

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Ashraf Ghani Government Security Failure, Dostum, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pol, United States handing Pakistan control of Afghanistan |
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Taliban Overrun Afghan City Near Iran Border As Senior Media Official Gunned Down In Kabul

6th August, 2021 · admin

RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi August 6, 2021 Local officials in western Afghanistan say Taliban fighters have entered the provincial hub of Zaranj and its Kabul-backed governor and other senior officials have fled, leaving the militant group poised to capture its first major population center since an all-out offensive began four months ago. A provincial administration official

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Assassination, Nimroz |
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Uruzgan governor claims poet and writer killed by Taliban

5th August, 2021 · admin

Ariana: Abdullah Atefi, a poet and historian from Uruzgan province, was killed Wednesday night, allegedly by the Taliban. According to Mohammad Omar Shirzad, governor of Uruzgan, Atefi was dragged out of his house in Chora district before being killed. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Taliban War on Muslims, Uruzgan |
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Taliban Slam US Relocation Program for Afghans, Take Credit for Kabul Bombing

5th August, 2021 · admin

Ayaz Gul VOA News August 4, 2021 ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – The Taliban condemned the United States on Wednesday for what they described as “plain interference” in Afghanistan by offering to resettle Afghan civilians with affiliations to international forces who could be targeted by the insurgent group. Washington on Monday announced the program that offers thousands

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Refugees and Migrants, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Forced marriage by Taliban |
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Afghan Civilians Urged To Flee Besieged Southern City As Kabul Attacks Target Power Centers

4th August, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 4, 2021 Civilians fled their homes in southern Afghanistan on August 4 as government troops prepared a counterattack to retake swaths of the city of Lashkar Gah from the Taliban, as international concerns intensify over civilian casualties in several major urban centers. With intense battles under way in the west

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Human Rights, Security, Taliban | Tags: Helmand, Kandahar, Taliban War on Muslims, War Crime |
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UN Issues Plea As Civilian Deaths Mount In Afghan Battle For Big Cities

3rd August, 2021 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty August 3, 2021 The United Nations has warned of a “catastrophic” impact and urged Afghanistan’s warring sides to better protect civilians caught up in the intensifying conflict, the focus of which has shifted in recent weeks from mostly rural areas to major battles for control of three large cities. The plea

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Helmand, Herat, Kandahar, Taliban War on Muslims |
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Watchdog reports a dramatic increase in civilian casualties

1st August, 2021 · admin

Ariana: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Sunday said in a new report that in the first six months of this year, 5,321 civilians have been killed or injured, a substantial increase against the same period last year. The Taliban is responsible for 2,978 civilian casualties (917 killed, and 2,061 injured) in the

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Taliban War on Muslims |
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UN Office Attacked in Herat; One Killed

30th July, 2021 · admin

Tolo News: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Friday confirmed an attack on its office by “anti-government elements” on Friday that led to the death of a security guard and wounded “several others.”  Sources from Herat said the attack was conducted by the Taliban. Click here to read more about (external link). Related Flights Canceled

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Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban, UN-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Herat |
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Taliban Threat Drives Families In Kunar Province To Flee Through Harsh Desert

30th July, 2021 · admin

 As two districts in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan fell to Taliban extremists, families fled their homes to seek safety in the city of Asadabad. Some describe escaping through a desert without decent shoes or clothing — and they say those who couldn’t endure the tough journey were left behind.

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Security, Taliban | Tags: Kunar, Taliban War on Muslims |
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Taliban Admit to Killing Afghan Comic Beaten in Video

30th July, 2021 · admin

AP: A video of two men slapping and abusing Nazar Mohammad, better known as Khasha Zwan, spread widely on social media. He was later killed, shot multiple times. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid acknowledged that the two men were Taliban. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Civilian Injuries and Deaths, Crime and Punishment, Entertainment News, Security, Taliban | Tags: Khasha Jawan |
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