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 49 pro-government forces and 21 civilians were killed in Afghanistan were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. The deadliest attack took place in Herat Province, where six pro-government militia members and eight civilians were killed in a Taliban attack in the village of Chahardarrah village inn Koshk-e-Robatsangi District. Nine additional people, including two militia members and seven civilians, were wounded in the clash. The Taliban attacked the village from three directions, targeting both houses and security outposts in the area. Meanwhile, in Jowzjan Province, the Taliban attacked a highly populated security outpost in the Kokardash Village of Faizabad District, killing 10 pro-government militia members and wounding 11 others. Baz Mohammad, a retired former colonel and the commander of the outpost, was killed during the attack by his son, who defected to the Taliban two years ago.

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

Aug. 28 Kunar Province: three civilians killed

Three children were killed and six others were wounded when a rocket shell fired from Pakistan exploded in the Kharopate area of Dangam District, landing close to a nearby house. According to local authorities, hundreds of rockets were fired from Pakistan toward three districts in Kunar Province.

Aug. 28 Kandahar Province: two female police officers killed

Armed men on a motorcycle shot and killed two female police officers in the First Police District of Kandahar City, the provincial capital. The attackers managed to escape from the area and an investigation into the incident was later launched. The officers were working in Arghandab District.