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 134 pro-government forces and 47 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past seven days, in the deadliest week of fighting in 2019. Insurgent attacks intensified before and during a meeting between Afghan politicians and Taliban leaders in Moscow, a familiar Taliban tactic in which they intensify their attacks before high-profile talks on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan.

The deadliest incident took place in Ghor Province, where the Taliban attacked a village in the provincial capital, killing 18 people and wounding 17 others. Three members of the Afghan special forces, two police officers and 13 civilians were among those killed. The Taliban attacked local residents when they stood in support of security forces who were defending the village. In the neighboring province of Badghis, Afghan commandos suffered some of their highest casualties of the year. At least 16 Afghan commandos were killed and 15 others were wounded when insurgents attacked the center of Bala Murghab District, capturing the district police headquarters and governor’s office.

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

May 30 Kunduz Province: two civilians killed

Americans and Afghan Special Forces killed two farmers who were working in a wheat field in the village of Larkhabi in Gul Tepa District. Several other Taliban targets were bombed in the district.