On November 17, 2017, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report entitled "PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT: ATTACKS AGAINST PLACES OF WORSHIP, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND WORSHIPPERS". The report discusses the dramatic increase in terrorist attacks in Afghanistan since January 1, 2016, and groups the attacks into the following three areas:
- Attacks against places of worship
- Targeted killings, abductions, and intimidation of religious leaders and religious scholars
- Targeting of individuals deemed military targets at places of worship
The report also cites statistics of deaths and injuries since January 1, 2016, reporting 51 documented incidents which resulted in 850 civilian casualties (273 killed and 577 injured).
Jun 16, 2018:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-44507090
Jun 15, 2018:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/afghanistan-eid-car-bomb-claimed-by-islamic-state-kills-26-idUSKBN1JC044
Apr 30, 2018:
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/30/606986047/suicide-bomb-attacks-in-kabul-leave-dozens-dead-scores-wounded
Jan 28, 2018:
Five gunmen attacked the Marshal Fahim military academy on the western outskirts of Kabul resulting in the deaths of 11 soldiers and the wounding of 15. Four of the gunmen were killed and one was captured. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
Eleven Afghan soldiers killed in latest attack in Kabul | Reuters
The death toll from yesterday's ambulance explosion in Kabul has risen to over 100 with at least 235 injured.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mojahid said the following:
The Islamic Emirate has a clear message for Trump and his hand kissers that if you go ahead with a policy of aggression and speak from the barrel of a gun, don't expect Afghans to grow flowers in response.
Source:
Walizada, Akram. (January 28, 2018). "Shock gives way to despair in Kabul after ambulance bomb". Reuters. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
Jan 27, 2018:
A terrorist detonated explosives in an ambulance driven into a densely populated area in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, killing at least 95 people and injuring 158.
The attack occurred in the heart of Kabul in an area which was thought to be highly secure near government buildings, foreign embassies, and a hospital.
Taliban attacker driving ambulance packed with explosives kills 95 in Kabul | CNN
Jan 24, 2018:
At least four people were killed and dozens injured when five Islamic State terrorists attacked the Save the Children office building in Jalalabad. After a 10-hour battle all five attackers were killed.
4 killed in ISIS attack on Save the Children in Afghanistan | CNN
ISIL claims attack on Save the Children in Jalalabad | Al-Jazeera
Jan 21, 2018:
At least 22 people were killed in a terrorist attack at the Intercontinental hotel in Kabul. Four U.S. citizens were killed and two injured in the attack including Glenn Selig, an adviser to Donald Trumps presidential campaign.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mojahid said five Taliban gunmen were responsible for the attack.
In 2011 the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network claimed responsibility for a previous attack at the same hotel which killed 21 people.
Kabul hotel attack: guests 'sprayed with bullets as they ran' | The Guardian
TRUMP CAMPAIGN ADVISER'S SPOKESMAN AMONG FOUR AMERICANS KILLED IN KABUL HOTEL ATTACK | Newsweek
Dec 28, 2017:
In Kabul, a terrorist attack consisting of three explosions in and around a building housing a Shia cultural center and a news agency killed at least 41 people and injured at least 80.
According to the Amaaq news agency, the cultural center was targeted by the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) because it was funded by Iran and used to spread Shia beliefs.
Since October 20 of this year, this attack is the 7th ISKP suicide bombing in Kabul, killing a total of 130 people.
Scores killed in Isis bombing of Kabul news agency and Shia centre | The Guardian
Nov 7, 2017:
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report entitled "PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS IN ARMED CONFLICT: ATTACKS AGAINST PLACES OF WORSHIP, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND WORSHIPPERS".
Oct 20, 2017:
Two separate suicide bomber attacks at two different mosques in Afghanistan killed at least 72 people.
In Kabul at the Imam Zaman mosque in the western Dasht-e-Barchi district at least 39 people were killed and 45 wounded. At a mosque in central Ghor province at least 39 people were killed and 10 wounded.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Suicide bombers attack two Afghan mosques, at least 72 dead | Reuters
Dozens killed in two Afghan mosque attacks | CNN
Oct 15, 2017:
In Kabul, Afghan police arrested a man driving a truck filled with almost three tons of explosives and two bombs.
Afghanistan police 'stop Kabul truck bomber' | BBC
Aug 26, 2017:
A terrorist attack at the Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul left at least 28 people dead and at least 50 wounded.
ISIL's affiliate in Afghanistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
Bombers, gunmen attack Shia Imam Zaman mosque in Kabul | Al-Jazeera
Afghanistan's Shi'ites call for protection after latest mosque attack | Reuters
Jun 6, 2017:
The death toll from the May 31 truck bombing in Kabul has risen to over 150 people.
Afghanistan: Deadly Kabul truck-bomb toll rises | Al-Jazeera
Kabul truck-bomb toll rises to more than 150 killed: Afghan president | Reuters
May 31, 2017:
In Kabul, a sewage truck loaded with explosives detonated killing at least 80 people and injuring hundreds. The truck exploded near Zanbaq Square, an area of the capital housing foreign embassies and government buildings.
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mojahid said the Taliban was not responsible for the attack. No other group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Kabul bombing: Huge explosion rocks diplomatic district | Al-Jazeera