The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.

ID Month Day Year ISO Country UN INGO ICRC NRCS and IFRC NNGO Other Nationals killed Nationals wounded Nationals kidnapped Total national staff Internationals killed Internationals wounded Internationals kidnapped Total international staff Total victims Gender Male Gender Female Gender Unknown Means of attack Attack context Location Latitude Longitude Motive Actor type Actor name Details Verified Source
1897 Jan 31 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 35.91784 64.775515 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban A female international aid worker was released after two weeks in captivity by the Taliban. She was kidnapped during a raid on the aid organization's compound. Yes Media
1910 Mar 3 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 32.927129 66.141526 Disputed Non-state armed group: National Taliban Five aid workers were shot and killed, weeks after being abducted in Trinkot, Uruzgan province. The kidnapping occurred on March 3rd by armed gunmen allegedly belonging to the Taliban, even though no group has yet claimed the attack. The bodies of the five aid workers were discovered in Chanarto district on April 10th. Yes Media
2140 Mar 24 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.706199 69.383108 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three INGO staff members were abducted while driving to a project site. They were released one day later. Yes Focal Point
1912 Apr 18 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.728591 68.868066 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One international INGO worker was kidnapped when stopped at an illegal checkpoint manned by anti-government forces that were posing as Afghan Notional Police officers. Update: the German aid worker, who was abducted by the Taliban, fled from the perpetrators on May 29th. Yes Official Report
1979 Apr 29 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.953692 64.911089 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown Two INGO staff members and their driver were abducted by gunmen in Pashtun Kot district along the Maimana-Bilichiragh highway. Yes Official Report
1942 May 3 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Unknown Ambush Project site 32.623739 65.456432 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown Three INGO staff members were killed when ambushed by AGE while inspecting a project site. Yes Official Report
1941 May 4 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.7 67.116667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A driver for a de-mining NGO was abducted while driving in Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh province. He was released on the 7th of May 2015. Yes Official Report
1978 May 10 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.598206 64.763659 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown An NGO vehicle was stopped at an illegal checkpoint in the Ibrahim Abad area of Pashtun Kot district. One NGO staff member was abducted, one security escort was killed. Yes Official Report
1940 Jun 2 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 9 0 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 8 1 0 Shooting Raid Office/compound 32.150833 69.722222 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown Nine national staff members of an INGO were shot and killed in the early hours of June 2 by unknown assailants who stormed their housing complex in Zare (Balkh province). According to early news reports, two of the fatalities were guards protecting the housing complex, two were drivers for the organization and five were aid workers. The INGO has suspended activities in the country as a result of the attack. Yes Media
1989 Jun 22 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.544274 69.161099 Economic Criminal Unknown A female INGO staff member was abducted by armed gunmen while en-route in Taiman, western Kabul. Update: She was released unharmed on September 10th after being held captive for 81 days. Reports state that she was abducted by a criminal gang. Yes Media
1987 Jun 28 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 33.6 69.216944 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown A national INGO staff member was kidnapped by AGE in the Momen Khel area of Paktia province and subsequently killed. His remains were found on June 30th in Gardez district. Yes Official Report
2136 Jun 30 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.706199 69.383108 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three staff members were abducted while leaving a project site at an unauthorized checkpoint. The staff were released 5 days later after community negotiations. Yes Focal Point
1992 Aug 10 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 34.565833 69.2125 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A national staff member of an INGO was one of the victims killed during a vehicle borne IED suicide attack on a checkpoint near the entrance of Kabul international airport. Yes Focal Point
1994 Aug 10 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Raid Home 35.934233 64.621428 Political Unknown Unknown An NGO staff member was stabbed in her home by assailants who then set fire to the clinic where she worked. Yes Official Report
1995 Aug 10 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Project site 35.037651 63.29266 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two local NGO staff were abducted in Baghdis province. They were released on August 14, 2015 following negotiations with community elders. Yes Official Report
1996 Aug 10 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 32.172893 64.684712 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two contractors for a demining INGO were abducted while travelling between Kandahar and Musa Qala. They were released on August 18th, 2015 following negotiations by community elders. Yes Official Report
1993 Aug 17 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.551776 69.163562 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A German national working for an INGO was kidnapped from her vehicle in Kabul. She was released on October 17th, 2015. Yes Media
2126 Sep 13 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Landmine Unknown Office/compound 34.014552 69.192392 Incidental Unknown Unknown The Afghan Red Crescent reported that a volunteer died while doing volunteer work in Afghan Logar Branch. There is no further information to date, although the incident was most likely related to unexploded ordinance. Yes Focal Point
2009 Sep 13 2015 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Road 31.654722 65.649444 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A demining contractor working for a UN partner was killed in Jilawoor village when his motorcycle struck an IED. Yes Official Report
2137 Sep 18 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Roadside IED Ambush Road 34.014552 69.192392 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A staff member and their family were killed on holiday after driving over RIED. Yes Focal Point
2028 Sep 21 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 34.022785 66.421776 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown The remains of two local INGO employees were found in Maydan, Sayabad district. They were abducted by anti-government elements on September 21st. Yes Official Report
2014 Oct 3 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 49 0 0 0 0 14 35 0 49 0 0 0 0 49 14 0 35 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 36.728591 68.868066 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces United States Armed Forces Fourteen INGO staff members were killed and 35 were seriously wounded when the facility that they were working in sustained prolonged airstrike attacks in Kunduz province. The motive of the attack was disputed by both parties in regards to the intentionality of the incident. Yes Media
2109 Oct 8 2015 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Public location 34.555349 69.207486 Unknown Unknown Unknown Armed men stormed into a restaurant and indiscreetly fired upon the crowd. One national employee for a UN agency was serious injured in the attack. Yes Focal Point
2018 Oct 24 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 35.06573 69.502289 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown A staff member and a driver from a local NGO was abducted by anti-government elements. They were released unharmed on October 28th after mediation by community elders. Yes Official Report
2138 Dec 15 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 33.706199 69.383108 Political Non-state armed group: Subnational Militia A staff member was detained by local militants due to perceived police connections, and was then released after 4 days following community negotiations. Yes Focal Point
2034 Dec 19 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Unknown 35.98815 68.63529 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Unknown Two national INGO demining staff were killed when ambushed by anti-government forces. Reports suggest that the intended targets of the attack were ANSF. Yes Official Report
2055 Dec 30 2015 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.953692 64.911089 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown An NGO staff member and driver were abducted by armed anti-government elements (AGE) while traveling towards Maimana city with supplies. Yes Official Report
2245 Jan 4 2016 AF Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 0 0 3 Vehicle-born IED Raid Office/compound 34.555349 69.207486 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three international UN staff members required medical attention after a vehicle-borne IED exploded outside a guest house. Several other staff (not counted here) were also slightly injured but did not require medical assistance. Yes Focal Point
2047 Jan 19 2016 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 34.555349 69.207486 Unknown Unknown Unknown A national UN staff member was shot and killed in his home in Kabul. Yes Official Report
2050 Jan 27 2016 AF Afghanistan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 31.829949 64.55 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown A UN implementing partner was attacked by anti-government elements in Nahr Sarraj district near Greshk town. Four team members were killed and one was kidnapped and later released with the aid of the local community leaders. Yes Official Report
2068 Feb 16 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.498229 67.761598 Political Unknown Unknown Five ICRC staff members were abducted while on their way to carry out an assessment, with the aim to assist communities in the Waghaz district of Ghazni. They were later all released on 19th February. Yes Official Report
2292 Feb 24 2016 AF Afghanistan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.513282 69.181348 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown Two contracted partners of a UN agency were wounded when anti-government elements (AGE) shot at their vehicle in Loy Shor after trying to stop it from returning to the agency's office. The driver was able to avoid stopping but he and the passenger were both wounded when the opened fire. They were able to make it to an Afghanistan National Army checkpoint and were transported to the hospital for treatment. Both survived the attack. Yes Focal Point
2291 Feb 27 2016 AF Afghanistan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 33.8 69.083333 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Seven contracted staff from a UN partner agency were abducted in Altamur, Logar province from their work site. All of them were released within a few days after facilitated negotiations by the local shura. Yes Focal Point
2293 Mar 8 2016 AF Afghanistan 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Shooting Ambush Unknown 32.208889 63.071667 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two UN contracted teams from the same partner group were ambushed by anti-government militants and attacked with small arms fire in Kariz-e Salim. Two of the male national staff members were killed and five were injured in the attack. The injured staff were treated for the wounds at a clinic in Kandahar. Yes Focal Point
2079 Mar 18 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.183294 68.75021 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two international staff members of an INGO were abducted along the Puli Khumri-Kunduz main road in Baghlan province by armed men. Released April 4, 2016 Yes Official Report
2185 Apr 19 2016 AF Afghanistan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 33.895519 68.763192 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown A demining team was attacked by anti-government forces in Kotagay village in Saydabad district. Seven members of the team were abducted. The perpetrators and their motive are unknown. The team was an implementing partner of a UN agency. Yes Official Report
2085 Apr 28 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.500759 69.851369 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban An international female NGO worker was abducted while traveling on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway. Update: A statement made by the Australian Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, on August 29th, confirms that the aid worker was freed in August, four months after her kidnapping. Although the Minister did not provide further details, Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security mentioned in the media that the aid worker was freed as a result of a special operation. Yes Media
2094 Jun 1 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.946423 68.521729 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban Anti-government elements fired multiple shots at an INGO vehicle, killing all three national staff members that were inside. The staff members were travelling from Bamyan to Kabul and were in the Khak Ghulam Ali area. Reports cite that three members of the Taliban have been detained on suspicion of their involvement in the incident. Yes Official Report
2100 Jun 5 2016 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 33.8 69.083333 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban A demining team (UN agency partner) was attacked by anti-government elements during a range clearing operation. AGE set fire to seven vehicles and abducted the team leader. Yes Official Report
2256 Jun 24 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 36.681449 69.114905 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national staff member was killed in his home in Kunduz city, Khan Abad port, Shir Abad Area by unknown gunmen during the night. The incident was a result of a personal dispute. Yes Focal Point
2145 Jun 27 2016 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 35.852357 66.52239 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable In Dehmerda village, one UN contracted polio personnel was abducted by gunmen along with one NGO staff member, a government health department employee (not counted here), and a local driver (not currently counted). Yes Official Report
2148 Jul 9 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.555349 69.207486 Political Unknown Unknown One INGO international aid worker was abducted from her car while travelling home from an appointment in Kabul. Reportedly, the assailants were not part of the Taliban. The aid worker was released on July 23rd. Yes Media
2198 Jul 17 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Unknown 35.670747 66.046353 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Reportedly, three doctors with the Red Crescent were abducted from Sar-e Pol province on July 14th by an unknown armed militant group. They were released on July 17th after security forces and tribal leaders collaborated in securing their release. The aid workers were providing medical assistance to villagers in the area. Yes Media
2294 Jul 29 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Project site 36.5058 69.8636 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Unknown armed men fired upon an NGO's work site. Armed guards supporting the NGO responded to the attack. In the crossfire exchange, one deminer was shot and required medical attention at Takhar hospital and is expected to recover. The NGO is a UN partner group. Yes Focal Point
2167 Aug 25 2016 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Public location 31.664218 64.26615 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Unknown One staff member, a private company partner with a UN agency, was killed during airstrikes on a prison run by anti-government militants. The staff member was initially abducted by the militants and held hostage in the prison. Reportedly, Afghan Security forces and civilians were also killed in the attack. The partner was initially kidnapped on August 15th, 2016. Yes Official Report
2173 Oct 1 2016 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Combat/Crossfire Home 34.419849 70.472943 Incidental Host state Afghan Armed Forces A UN agency national staff member was killed at a family residence in a crossfire which occurred during a search operation by Afghan forces. Further details on the incident are not currently available. Yes Official Report
2181 Nov 2 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 34.59028 69.761061 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two national staff members for a local NGO were reportedly abducted by gunmen in Uzbin Valley in Kabul province. It is unknown who the perpetrators were and whether they are part of an armed opposition group. Yes Official Report
2183 Nov 5 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.549399 69.164563 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A female Australian aid worker for an INGO was abducted in the Qala-e-Fatullah area of Kabul. No group has currently claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The INGO staff member was taken while she was with her driver and it is currently unclear what happened to him. Update: On Wednesday, 15th March 2017 it was reported that the international aid worker was released on March 14th, 2017. Yes Media
2187 Nov 23 2016 AF Afghanistan 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Ambush Road 34.183333 64.616667 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Unknown Four UN contracted staff members were abducted from two vehicles when they were stopped and diverted in the Barkhol area of Shahrak District by anti-government elements (AGE). The drivers and the vehicles were released; the staff members are still missing. Yes Official Report
2188 Nov 23 2016 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 32.446464 62.145413 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN contracted staff member was stabbed by two armed men in Farah hospital. No arrests have been made regarding this incident. Yes Official Report
2201 Dec 19 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.509015 68.903503 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One international staff member from the ICRC was abducted when their vehicle was intercepted by armed militants in Kunduz province. They were travelling from Mazar-e-Sharif to Kunduz when the incident occurred. Several national staff members were taken as well but since have been released. Update: The ICRC international staff member was released on 1/15 after nearly four weeks in captivity. Yes Media
2259 Dec 19 2016 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Ambush Public location 36.728591 68.868066 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An IED placed in a wheelbarrow detonated in Kunduz city, Kah Furioshi area. One national staff member of an INGO was killed as a result of the explosion. He was caught in the explosion as he was walking by the area. Yes Focal Point
2227 Feb 8 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 8 0 0 0 6 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 8 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 36.6672 65.7536 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) Six ICRC staff workers of Afghan nationality have been shot and killed by gunmen in the northern province of Jawzjan. Two more staff members were abducted. The attack on the convoy occurred south of Shibergan while the aid workers were transporting relief supplies to areas affected by the recent snowstorm. The abducted aid workers were released around the 5th of September, 2017. Yes Media
2476 May 2 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 31.391389 64.299722 Political Non-state armed group: National Unknown A truck contracted by a UN agency partner was transporting commodities and was stopped by armed Anti Government Elements in Khalaj. The driver was held hostage for several days and released on May 12th. Yes Focal Point
2491 May 16 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Combat/Crossfire Unknown 34.920175 70.764424 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national volunteer for the Red Crescent was killed due to fighting in Gosalak village in Kunar province. The circumstances of his death remain unknown. Yes Focal Point
2290 May 20 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 Kidnapping Raid Office/compound 34.555349 69.207486 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One German international aid worker was killed in an INGO guest house after armed attackers ambushed the building. A Finnish aid worker was also kidnapped by the group. In addition, the attackers beheaded a guard at the compound. Details surrounding the incident and the attackers are currently unavailable. On September 14th, the Finnish government confirmed that the aid worker was released after being held captive for 118 days. In a statement, the foreign minister said that they did not pay a ransom for the release of the aid worker. Yes Media
2484 May 31 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 34.555349 69.207486 Incidental Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable A VBIED exploded in the diplomatic quarter, close to Kabul's Zanbaq square. One INGO national staff member was slightly injured in the attack by shrapnel. Yes Focal Point
2477 Jun 15 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 33.316667 68.45 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN agency and one NGO staff member that were working together on a monitoring mission were abducted by the local Taliban group. They were taken and held in Andar district in Ghazni province. They were interviewed by the provincial council and then one of the staff members was brought back to Waghaz and released on June 17th. The other had escaped earlier that day. Yes Focal Point
2485 Jul 4 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Ambush Project site 34.171831 70.621679 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban A number of staff members from an assessment team (and a local partner to an INGO) were parked outside of a school in the Surkroad district of Nangarhar province. An AOG fired at them, killing one of the national staff members and seriously injuring another. According to a report, there was a change of command within the AOG, which could have contributed to the attack occurring. Yes Focal Point
2467 Jul 14 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.473946 67.349694 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN driver was abducted north of Dahwali, Afghanistan, in AGE controlled territory. He was released three days later on July 16th after the intervention of local elders. Yes Focal Point
2311 Aug 14 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Unknown Unknown 34.52151 65.246344 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three national aid workers for an INGO were gunned down and killed in Ghor province, somewhere near the capital city of Chaghcharan. Two others (not currently counted in the AWSD because the information could not be verified) were reportedly wounded in the event. Although the motive and perpetrators of this incident are also unknown, the area reportedly has an active Taliban and ISIS presence. Yes Media
2464 Aug 15 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 34.171831 70.621679 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One national staff member of an INGO was shot and killed during a personal dispute in Nanghar. Yes Focal Point
2428 Aug 29 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 32.264539 68.524715 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban Four national male staff members were kidnapped by the Taliban in Pakitika and released over the course of several weeks. An additional staff member from the same organization was also abducted with the group but released less than 24 hours (and therefore not counted here). Yes Focal Point
2316 Sep 11 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Project site 36.692617 67.117951 Unknown Aid recipient Not applicable One international staff member of the ICRC working in Mazar-i-Sharif, was shot and killed at the organization's rehabilitation center where she treated disabled men, women, and children. She was taken to a NATO medical facility where she succumbed to her wounds. According to early reports, the shooter was someone that she treated. Yes Media
2478 Sep 20 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.316667 68.45 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Anti-government elements diverted one out of three UN agency contracted trucks that were heading to Barmal district to an unknown location, off-loaded the items from the truck and reportedly sold them at the market. They kidnapped the truck driver but released him on September 29th. Yes Focal Point
2486 Oct 17 2017 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Unknown 34.555349 69.207486 Incidental Host State Unknown One national female aid worker for an INGO was injured by shrapnel after the area was targeted by aerial bombing. Yes Focal Point
2479 Oct 28 2017 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.307049 62.136421 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN agency contracted commercial truck carrying relief items was stopped and diverted by AGE in Shindad district of Herat province. Reportedly the truck driver and the truck was taken to the AGEs stronghold but the driver and the truck were later released on November 18th. Yes Focal Point
2662 Jan 7 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Ambush Road 34.533333 69.166667 Unknown Unknown Unknown One national male INGO driver was ambushed while travelling in Kabul and forced out of his vehicle by perpetrators with weapons. The staff member was injured after being beaten. Yes Focal Point
2549 Jan 23 2018 AF Afghanistan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 34.555347 69.207489 Economic Unknown Unknown One male UN Agency driver and a female colleague with her son were kidnapped, after their car was stopped by unknown assailants around 6:00am in the North of the capital. The body of the driver was recovered on March 16 2018 and the female UN agency staff and her son were released by the kidnappers on May 24, 2018. Yes Media
2344 Jan 24 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 9 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 Complex attack Raid Office/compound 34.419849 70.472943 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) Four national staff members of an INGO and one soldier (not counted here) were killed in a complex attack on the organization's office in Jalalabad. The attackers detonated a suicide car bomb and then laid siege to the building for hours. Islamic State militants have claimed responsibility for the attack. Five other national INGO staff were injured in the attack and are receiving medical treatment. Yes media
2559 Apr 22 2018 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Home 34.555347 69.207489 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national UN staff member was shot in the shoulder in front of his house. He was treated in the hospital for his wounds. Yes Official Report
2409 May 5 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 35.359532 70.859562 Unknown Police or paramilitary Afghan National Police (ANP) One NGO female aid worker in Wama district was shot and killed when an Afghan National Police officer fired his weapon at a group of NGO workers and then fled the scene. Further details about this incident and the motive are unavailable at this time. Yes Official Report
2578 May 5 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bodily assault Ambush Public location 34.533814 69.181595 Economic Unknown Unknown One female national INGO staff was struck on her head by a group of armed men after exiting a bank branch. The staff member had withdrawn a large amount of money for office use, which was taken by the armed men after she was assaulted. Yes Focal Point
2420 Jun 2 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.510918 68.903288 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Six people, including one NGO staff member, were abducted by anti-government elements (group unknown) in Aliabad District in Kunduz Province. Yes Official Report
2598 Jul 16 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 31.612181 65.712219 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable An INGO national volunteer and his brother were physically assaulted by AOG (brother not counted in the AWSD). Reportedly, the assault occurred because the AOG was opposed to their association with the INGO. Yes Focal Point
2562 Jul 19 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 34.875746 70.993766 Unknown Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) 12 employees of a demining NGO were abducted by a group of armed men reportedly associated with the Islamic State. The group of deminers were working in a remote area of Kunar province at the request of tribal leaders, who are now attempting to mediate their release. As of January 2019 their status is unknown. Pending Media
2583 Jul 28 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.44038 70.441856 Unknown State: unknown Not applicable 3 national INGO staff were killed and 2 wounded during an aerial bombardment of a project site at 11:15 on July 28, 2018 in Police District #03. Yes Focal Point
2506 Jul 31 2018 AF Afghanistan 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 Complex attack Raid Project site 34.419849 70.472943 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) An attack on the Ministry of Refugees and Returnees office in Jalalabad killed at least fifteen people, including UN and INGO staff members. Another UN aid worker was wounded in the complex attack. It began when a suicide car bomb was detonated and followed by a gunfight that lastest several hours between Afghan security forces and two shooters that had taken hostages. Reportedly, as many as thirty people were wounded and no group has taken responsibility for the attack. The attack apparently took place during a meeting with NGOs working on refugee issues. Yes Media
2702 Sep 10 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 32.5 68.8 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One international INGO staff member was reportedly kidnapped by Taliban members, due to mistaken identity. The staff member was travelling in Paktika Province when the road ambush occurred. He was released two days later. Yes Focal Point
2629 Oct 3 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Kidnapping Raid Project site 36.1317 65.554 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Four national NGO staff were abducted while conducting an assessment of a drought response project in Sayyad district, of Sar-e-pol province. Seven staff members were originally abducted in the incident, with three being released after several hours. The remaining four staff members were released 2 days later. Yes Focal Point
2604 Oct 6 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Mob violence Public location 34.4823 66.2724 Incidental Unaffiliated Not applicable One female national INGO staff member was hit by crossfire during a mob incident and later died in the hospital on October 6, 2018. The mob reportedly erupted as the group tried to prevent the arrest of a local commander by the military. Yes Focal Point
2628 Oct 8 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.4127 64.5123 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two national staff, one employed by a LNGO and one employed by an INGO, were abducted in Sangan, Ghor province. Following extensive negotiations between the anti-government kidnapper elements and the Herat access team, the two aid workers were released after 5 days. Yes Focal Point
2532 Oct 25 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Unknown Unknown 36.603113 69.104049 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable The body of one INGO staff member was found in Khanabad District not far from where he was abducted from by anti-government elements on October 25th. Yes Official Report
2687 Nov 4 2018 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnap-killing Ambush Road 32.5 68.8 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One national INGO staff member while travelling through Paktika province, was kidnapped and subsequently murdered by his captors. Reports indicate the motive is unknown, but the perpetrators are Taliban members. Yes Focal Point
2570 Jan 26 2019 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 34.44038 70.441856 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male national staff was injured when a magnetic IED, attached to a UN implementing partner vehicle responsible for mine clearance, detonated, also killing a dependent of the staff member (not counted here) in the vehicle. Yes Official Report
2880 Mar 14 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Project site 34.9197738 65.2909179 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male NGO security guard at a healthy facility in Char Sada, was killed when clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan National Army (ANA) erupted in the area around the project site. Yes Focal Point
2854 Apr 9 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 31.7880105 65.5707852 Unknown Unknown Unknown Four male NGO staff members travelling in a person vehicle in Khakrez district, Kandahar, were kidnapped by unknown armed perpetrators. They were released unharmed 7 days later. Yes Focal Point
2664 May 5 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 Vehicle-born IED Ambush Road 34.4 70.366667 Political Unknown Unknown Four NGO staff members travelling in Surkh Rod district were injured when a Magnetic Improvised Explosive Device (MIED) attached to an NGO rented vehicle detonated. Yes Official Report
2667 May 8 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Raid Project site 34.533333 69.166667 Political Unknown Unknown Three male national INGO staff members were killed at their project office in Kabul after a VBIED detonated, targeting another INGOs nearby office. Reports indicate 2 others were killed and 15 injured (not counted here). One driver for another INGO was sitting in a car nearby suffered burns to his hands and glass fragments in his face and body Yes Official Report
2679 May 16 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Unknown 35.6581 68.0478 Unknown Staff member Security guard One female midwife at an NGO clinic located in Ruyi Dab District of Samangan province was allegedly sexually assaulted by 6 local individuals and a security guard from the NGO clinic. Reports indicate the suspects are now in custody. Yes Official Report
2685 May 24 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Aerial bombardment Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 32.1415 61.2096 Incidental Foreign or coalition forces International Military Forces (IMF) During an international military airstrike targeting anti-government elements at 12:17am LT, an NGO compound in Shib Koh district was also destroyed killing two national NGO staff members. Reports indicate 8 militants were also killed during the strike. Yes Official Report
2686 May 27 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 35.64 64.28 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable While conducting an EPI vaccine survey, 4 NGO staff members were abducted by anti-government elements in Qaysar District of Faryab Province. The 2 female staff members were released shortly after (not counted here), but the 2 male staff members are still being held. Yes Official Report
2863 Jun 1 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 31.0261488 62.4504154 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped and held for several days by the Taliban in Nimroz province. The staff member was on leave in his home village when he was abducted, but he was able to convince the perpetrators he was a student, not an aid worker, leading to his release. Yes Focal Point
2904 Jun 21 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 34.5281296 69.1723328 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff member was stabbed in the leg with a knife while walking to a neary shop, 150 meters from his home in Kabul. Four unknown men were involved in the attack, and likely intended to rob the staff member. Yes Focal Point
2881 Jul 6 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.1 64.2667 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male NGO staff member was shot and killed by Taliban perpetrators on the road as he was travelling to the local health centre. Yes Focal Point
2742 Jul 8 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Raid Project site 34.2164 68.2952 Political Police or paramilitary Afghan National Security Forces Reports indicate, Afghan National Security Forces raided an INGO health clinic in Tangi Saidan, Day Mirdad district of Wardak around 9:00pm LT. The security forces shot and killed an aid recipient within the clinic, bound four other individuals and took them outside for an interrogation. Information currently available highlights ANSF were seeking information regarding possible connections to the Taliban. During the interrogation two staff members were shot and killed approximately 50 meters from the facility. A third INGO staff member is missing and presumed detained by the forces. Yes Media
2957 Sep 2 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 7 0 0 7 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Office/compound 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban Seven INGO international staff members were injured after a large vehicle borne IED exploded outside the Green Village compound in Kabul. The Taliban took responsibility for the attack that killed 16 and wounded over 100. Yes Focal Point
2776 Sep 14 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.374555 68.896679 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Five staff members of a local NGO were reportedly kidnapped by unknown non-state actors, along the Kunduz-Baghlan road in the Khal Zaey area of Baghlan province. No further information about their whereabouts is available at this time. Yes Official Report
2882 Oct 10 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.1244 66.5288 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One male NGO staff member was shot and killed when the ambulance he was in to accompany a patient was ambushed by Taliban perpetrators near Bayencha village between Dualiana district and Chaghcharan district. Yes Focal Point
2861 Oct 23 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 37.414099 70.1932084 Economic Non-state armed group: Subnational The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Two INGO national staff, one female and one male, were kidnapped along with two civilians (rental car driver and staff's husband) at a project site in Aspakha village, Shahr-e-Buzurg district. Focal point reports indicate the kidnappers belong to the NSAG The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and requested ransom from one of the family members. Both staff were released unharmed after 36 hours. Yes Focal Point
2807 Oct 24 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Shooting Raid Project site 34.5742 64.9436 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One female health worker for a national NGO was killed by Taliban militants in Shahr-e- Naw village, Yarfolad Area, of Chaghcharan district, Ghor at 2:00pm. One other female staff member was wounded, and taken to the provincial hospital of Chaghcharan where she succumbed to her injuries. Yes Focal Point
2796 Nov 24 2019 AF Afghanistan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male international UN staff member was killed when a magnetic IED was reportedly placed on the rear roof of the UN vehicle during a taffic stop in the city of Kabul, in the area of 4th Macrorayan Main Road between Airport Road and Jalalabad Road. Another international staff and the driver sitting in the front seat were injured and taken for medical treatment, and three nearby civilians were wounded in the attack. Although no group has taken responsibility, similar recent attacks on aid workers and organisations in Afghanistan point to NSAGs with a political motive. Yes Official Report
2802 Dec 4 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.434167 70.447778 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 male INGO staff members including the driver and 3 body guards, were killed immediately when their vehicle was attacked by perpetrators with small arms in Jalalabad City, Chashma-e-Khanji area, at 08:10. The head of the INGO was also in the vehicle and was critically wounded; he later died in hospital. A civilian who was also in the vehicle was killed (not counted here). Although no group has taken responsibility, reports indicate the presence of the Islamic State and the Taliban in the area makes NSAG perpetrators likely. Yes Official Report
2907 Dec 25 2019 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 33.4377785 69.0277405 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO contracted truck carrying blankets to the Urgon and Barmal Districts in Paktia was kidnapped by unknown non government actors in the early hours of December 25 near Hazarkhil village, Sarkai area. After intervention of the INGO and elders in the area, the truck and driver were released unharmed the afternoon of the following day. Yes Focal Point
3228 Feb 20 2020 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.95 68.7 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One UN humanitarian agency national staff member was ambushed by the Tablian on the Pul-e Khumri- Kabul road while travelling to a funeral in a private vehicle. He was released after 26 hours. Yes Focal Point
3263 Mar 31 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Combat/Crossfire Road 33.13 68.78 Incidental Unknown Unknown One national male INGO staff member was injured by a VBIED on the road in Sharana. Yes Focal Point
2961 May 12 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 Shooting Raid Project site 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO midwife was killed and 3 other staff injured when armed assailants raided the maternity ward of a hospital in Kabul. The attackers opened fire on the patients and staff resulting in a total of 24 deaths, including 16 mothers. Neither the Taliban nor ISIS have claimed responsibility. Yes Media
3188 May 27 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.17359 68.26808 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One INGO national staff was kidnapped by an NSAG while on leave visiting his family in Day Mirdad. He was released along with 27 other prisoners during a prisoner exchange on June 11, 2020. Yes Focal Point
3166 Jul 15 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Home 34.341944 62.203056 Economic Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was stabbed after unknown males attacked him and attempted to steal his car on the driveway of his home. Yes Focal Point
3225 Jul 16 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Unknown Unknown 33 65 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was raped in Afghanistan. Yes Focal Point
3094 Aug 12 2020 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 34.434167 70.447778 Unknown Unknown Unknown One UN agency male national staff was shot and killed in his home in Jalalabad. Yes Official Report
3253 Oct 6 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 35 71.2 Economic Non-state armed group: National Taliban Two INGO staff members, one female and one male national, were kidnapped by the Taliban in Konar. Yes Focal Point
3247 Oct 15 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Home 33.577222 68.185556 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban One NGO staff was kidnapped from his home in Jaghatu district while he was on annual leave. He was released on November 30, 2020. Yes Focal Point
3214 Nov 29 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 36.683056 69.163611 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO national staff member and one contracted rental car driver were abducted by Taliban militants on Khuja Pista, Kundoz. They were held for 24 hours and then released. Yes Focal Point
3172 Dec 12 2020 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Road 35.6 66.3 Unknown Non-state armed group: National Taliban Two male INGO national staff members were kidnapped by the Taliban in Sar-e Pol. They were held for 28 hours and then released. Yes Focal Point
3534 Jan 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.525278 69.178333 Economic Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN staff member was shot after his car was attacked near his house in Kabul by suspected robbers. He was treated at the hospital and survived. Yes Focal Point
3357 Jan 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Unknown Unaffiliated Taxi driver One female NGO staff member was abducted by a Taxi driver and sexually assaulted. She received medical support following the incident. Yes Focal Point
3175 Jan 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Unknown Unknown 33.549167 68.423333 Unknown Unknown Unknown Two Red Crescent workers were reportedly wounded at the edge of Ghazni province. Further information is unavailable at this time. Yes ACLED
3535 Feb 16 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 34.3 62.25 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban 2 INGO male national staff were kidnapped while conducting a program related survey in Chahak village in Herat by the Taliban. They were released after 16 days. Yes Focal Point
3536 Feb 18 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Roadside IED Combat/Crossfire Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One UN male staff member was injured by a roadside IED while walking to work in Jalalabad. The Islamic State is the suspected perpetrator. Yes Focal Point
3193 Feb 24 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 Shooting Ambush Road 33.68971 66.55116 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three NGO staff members were reportedly wounded while travelling between Nili to Khadir in Daykondi province, after being shot at by unknown gunmen. Yes ACLED
3537 Feb 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Raid Project site 32.626667 65.873333 Incidental Non-state armed group: National Taliban One NGO staff member, who used to be employed in the National Army, was kidnapped by Taliban elements in Uruzgan and held for 12 days while being interrogated. Yes Focal Point
3235 Mar 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Political Unknown Unknown Three female UN-funded polio vaccination workers were shot and killed in Jalalabad at the same time as an explosive attack on the health department building. Yes Media
3584 Apr 11 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Unknown Unknown 36.758056 66.898056 Economic Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO staff was shot and injured and another staff was kidnapped for ransom for 11 days. Yes Focal Point
3298 May 16 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Road 34.31 70.71 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One UN agency staff member was seriously injured after an IED attached to his private vehicle detonated on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway near Barikaw. His wife travelling with him was killed. Yes Official Report
3540 May 22 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 Kidnapping Ambush Custody 38.443056 70.805556 Other Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two medical INGO male staff members were ambushed, kidnapped and held for 3 days, as they were forced to do a surgical operation on an NSAG militant. Yes Focal Point
3312 Jun 8 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 26 0 0 0 0 10 16 0 26 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 Shooting Raid Office/compound 36.33 68.62 Political Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State 10 staff members of a demining INGO were killed and 16 others seriously wounded when Islamic State perpetrators raided the organisation base camp in Shikh Jalal village. The 16 injured were all treated at the Pul-l-Kumri hospital, with 4 critical injuries evacuated to Kabul. It is unknown at this time whether any international staff are included in the 26, therefore all are marked as national until further information is available. Yes Official Report
3593 Jun 14 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Ambush Road 34.5225 65.251667 Unknown Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One INGO national staff member was shot and killed in a roadside ambush while he was headed to work. Yes Focal Point
3318 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.25 70.5 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Unknown One polio vaccinator was killed in Jalalabad and another was injured. No group has claimed responsibility and ongoing vaccination campaigns in the province have been suspended. Yes Official Report
3580 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in an attack in Khogyani that targeted many locations in the same day. Yes Focal Point
3581 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Unknown Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Two polio vaccinators were injured in a widespread attack in different locations in Khogyani on the same day. Yes Focal Point
3582 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack in Khogyani targeting different locations in the same day. Yes Focal Point
3583 Jun 15 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 34.2292 70.1932 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One polio vaccinator was killed in a widespread attack targeting 4 different locations in Khogyani on the same day. Yes Focal Point
3331 Jun 28 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Other Explosives Ambush Road 34.434167 70.447778 Political Unknown Unknown Two female NGO staff members travelling in an organisation mini-bus were injured when they were attacked by an unknown assailant on a rickshaw with an IED. The perpetrator threw the remote-controlled IED at the mini-bus, but missed and it exploded on the ground. Yes Official Report
3546 Jul 1 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Public location 34.434167 70.447778 Unknown Unknown Unknown One INGO staff member was shot and killed by an unknown perpetrator on his way to work in Jalalabad. Yes Focal Point
3369 Aug 9 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Home 34.55635 68.95628 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban The director of an NGO all-girls school in Khoja Lakan, Paghman district was abducted by Taliban militants from his home. He was held for 2 days and tortured in regards to the NGO and his work with the organisation. He was released on August 11. Women's and girl's programs have been suspended indefinitely. Yes Focal Point
3575 Aug 27 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Complex attack Combat/Crossfire Road 34.525278 69.178333 Incidental Non-state armed group: Global Islamic State (IS) One female INGO staff member was shot and killed by a stray bullet while in her car on the road during the Kabul Airport complex IS terrorist attack. Yes Focal Point
3381 Aug 29 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Aerial bombardment Individual attack Home 34.525278 69.178333 Disputed Foreign or coalition forces United States Armed Forces One INGO national male staff member was killed in a United States military drone strike in Kabul, when the aerial bombardment targetted his home. Media reports indicate the staff member's vehicle was targeted as it arrived home on the suspicion the water containers it was carrying were explosives. 9 other civilians were killed, including 7 children. Yes Media
3467 Sep 21 2021 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Kidnapping Individual attack Public location 34.341944 62.203056 Political Unknown Unknown One UN agency male staff member was kidnapped and interrogated by unknown armed men in Herat city. He was released the following day. Yes Official Report
3576 Dec 25 2021 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 35.6 66.3 Economic Unknown Unknown One INGO male staff was stabbed during a robbery in Jawzjan. Yes Focal Point
3747 Jan 12 2022 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Rape/sexual assault Individual attack Road 34.525278 69.178333 Unknown Unaffiliated Not applicable One national female UN aid worker was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver while commuting to work in Kabul. Yes Focal Point
3615 Feb 21 2022 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Raid Home 37.1175 70.579722 Economic Criminal Not applicable One UN agency staff member was shot and injured during a failed robbery of his home in Fayzabad. He was transferred to Kabul and recovered. Yes Official Report
3495 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 36.728611 68.868056 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable 4 polio vaccinators were killed in Kundoz city by an unknown armed group. Yes Official Report
3496 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 37.184444 68.914444 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable Three female polio vaccinators were shot and killed in Imam Sahib by unknown armed individuals. Yes Official Report
3497 Feb 24 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Shooting Individual attack Unknown 36.716667 69.516667 Political Non-state armed group: Unknown Not applicable One male polio vaccinator was shot and killed in Taloqan, Takhar by unknown gunmen. Yes Official Report
3627 Aug 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Unknown 34.525278 69.178333 Political Non-state armed group: National Taliban One INGO staff member was stabbed to death in Kabul in August (exact date unknown). Reports indicate a week before his death he received threatening phone calls related to his work with foreign organisations. Yes Media
3739 Nov 3 2022 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Vehicle-born IED Individual attack Public location Unknown Unknown Unknown One male national INGO staff was injured when a vehicle-born IED targeting the Taliban Rural Rehabilitation and Development Ministry exploded in Afghanistan. Yes Focal Point
4138 Feb 23 2023 AF Afghanistan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Public location 34.525278 69.178333 Economic Unaffiliated Not applicable One UN national staff was stabbed during a robbery while he was walking to catch a taxi in Kabul. Yes Focal Point
4112 Oct 16 2023 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Bodily assault Individual attack Project site 35.183333 67.708056 Political Aid recipient Not applicable One INGO staff member was injured after a man, not chosen as an aid recipient, attacked him in Saighan. Yes Focal Point
4244 Oct 17 2023 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Unknown Unknown Public location 35.96 64.28 Unknown Unknown Unknown One male INGO national staff was killed in Almar, Faryab. Yes Focal Point
4256 May 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 34.440663 69.117909 Other Unaffiliated Fellow staff member One NGO staff was shot and injured by a staff colleague over an altercation at their office. Pending Official Report
4259 Jun 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Shooting Individual attack Office/compound 32.444873 62.094311 Other Unknown Uknown One female NGO aid worker was shot and wounded by armed men allegedly over a familiar dispute in Farah. Another civilian was also injured (not counted here). Pending Official Report
4393 Jul 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Ambush Road 36.752859 66.894314 Unknown Unknown Unknown One NNGO aid worker was injured when unknown men assaulted a civilian vehicle the aid worker was in in Balkh. Another NGO aid worker was also in the vehicle but was not injured. Pending Official Report
4366 Nov 30 2024 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Detention Custody 34.495018 69.084607 Unknown Host state Afghan Armed Forces One INGO aid worker was tortured while being detained by the Taliban in Foroshgah, Kabul. Pending ACLED
4506 Feb 11 2025 AF Afghanistan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bodily assault Raid Office/compound 31.618570 65.715588 Political Host state Taliban At least one INGO aid worker was beaten and injured when the Taliban forces forcibly entered the INGO's Kandahar office, demanding the cessation of all its aid activities across the country and the expulsion of its personnel. Sources said the motive was the organization's recent staff reductions, including the dismissal of Taliban-appointed relatives and members, following USAID defunding. Pending ACLED
Total 65 213 15 7 72 18 131 121 111 363 4 11 12 27 390 197 38 155