US Forces Afghanistan
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Dec- 2019 -11 December
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets US airbase in Bagram
A suicide car bombing at the largest US base in Afghanistan injured at least five people, just days after talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban resumed
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Nov- 2019 -20 November
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
Two US military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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Oct- 2019 -19 October
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday, October 17, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The quarterly report, which also charts violence throughout 2019 so far, underscores how “Afghans have been exposed to extreme levels of violence for many years” despite promises by all sides to “prevent and mitigate harm to civilians.” The figures – 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured from July 1 until September 30 – represent the largest number of civilian casualties the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has recorded in a single quarter since it began systematically documenting civilian casualties in 2009, and a 42% increase over the same period last year. July also saw the most civilians killed and injured in a single month since UNAMA records began in 2009. “Civilian casualties are totally unacceptable,” said the U.N.’s special representative in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, adding they demonstrate the importance of talks leading to a ceasefire and a permanent political settlement. “The impact of Afghanistan’s conflict on civilians is appalling,” said Fiona Frazer, UNAMA’s Human Rights Chief. Afghanistan violence surges in Q3 2019 The U.N. laid …
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9 October
US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
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Sep- 2019 -23 September
Afghan officials probe claim of 40 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike
Afghanistan is investigating reports that 40 civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike during a wedding celebration in southern Helmand province
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19 September
US carried out airstrike in Nangarhar accused of killing 30 Afghan civilians
US forces were behind an airstrike in eastern Afghanistan that is blamed for the deaths of at least 30 civilians
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16 September
US service member killed in action in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says
US Green Beret Sergeant 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was killed in action in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Special Operations Command said
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6 September
Afghanistan: Taliban launch ‘massive’ assault on key Farah city
The Taliban launched an offensive against Farah city in western Afghanistan, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes to remove troops
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5 September
US and Romanian service members killed in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says
US and Romanian service members with the NATO Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan were killed in a Taliban attack in Kabul
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Aug- 2019 -30 August
US service member killed in combat in Afghanistan
US Special Forces soldier Sgt. 1st Class Dustin B. Ard was killed in combat in Afghanistan's southern Zabul province, the NATO Resolute Support mission said
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