Afghan war casualty reports

Afghan War Casualty Report: September 2020

At least 45 pro-government forces and 27 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan in the past seven days.

Afghan soldiers inspect the scene of a roadside bomb blast in Gardez, the provincial capital of Paktia Province, Afghanistan, on Aug. 29.Cr2

The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan from the past seven days. It is necessarily incomplete as many local officials refuse to confirm casualty information. The report includes government claims of insurgent casualty figures, but in most cases these cannot be independently verified by The Times. Similarly, the reports do not include Taliban claims for their attacks on the government unless they can be verified. Both sides routinely inflate casualty totals for their opponents.

At least 45 pro-government forces and 27 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week, as the government declared all obstacles to peace talks cleared, with negotiations expected to resume shortly. The deadliest attack took place in Kandahar Province, where a van was hit by a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban in the Loykarez area of Spin Boldak District, killing 12 members of one family, including women and children. Later in the week, in Khost Province, a vehicle carrying police forces came under Taliban attack in the center of Qalamwal Mina in Khost City, the provincial capital, while patrolling the area. Six police officers were killed and another 

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