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.

The deadliest attack took place in Faryab Province, where a Taliban Red Unit attacked a military base and security outposts in Arkalik village. At least 22 Afghan security forces were killed, eight police officers were wounded and four police officers were taken prisoner. The Taliban captured the military base and four outposts, looting all weapons and equipment. In Badghis Province, the Taliban carried out the biggest known capture of Afghan soldiers of the war, taking 150 prisoners after they chased units into neighboring Turkmenistan and that country forced them back, Afghan officials said on Sunday. The operation took place in Bala Murghab District in the northwestern Afghan province of Badghis. The Taliban later announced that they had released 58 soldiers who promised that they would not rejoin the Afghan security forces.

[Read the Afghan War Casualty Report from previous weeks.]

March 20 Nangarhar: one civilian killed

One civilian was killed and two others were wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in Jalalabad City, the provincial capital.

March 19 Herat Province: one civilian killed

One person was killed and six others were wounded by an I.E.D. blast in the Ninth Police District of Herat City.

March 18 Kunduz Province: two civilians killed

Two civilians were killed in clashes between Afghan commandos and the Taliban in the village of Sar Asia in Chardara District. Local officials claimed that four Taliban fighters were also killed in the clashes.