The following report compiles all significant security incidents confirmed by New York Times reporters throughout Afghanistan for the month. 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.

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

Sept. 20-26, 2019

At least 58 pro-government forces and 65 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week, with the deadliest incident taking place in Helmand Province, where as many as 40 civilians, including children, were killed in a joint military raid on an insurgent stronghold in Musa Qala District. Just weeks after peace talks between the American government and the Taliban were called off, the insurgents continued to inflict heavy casualties throughout Afghanistan, killing 13 public protection officers in an attack on a security outpost in Pashton Kot District in Faryab Province. Only one day earlier, the Taliban attacked an outpost in Qaramqul, where pro-government forces had run out of ammunition.

Sept. 26 Jowzjan Province: four police officers killed

The Taliban attacked a security outpost in Darzab District, killing four police officers and wounding five others.

Sept. 26 Samangan Province: five police officers killed

The Taliban attacked a security outpost in Dara-e-Suf Payan District, killing five police officers and wounding five others over four hours of fighting between insurgents and Afghan forces.

Sept. 26 Kunar Province: three civilians killed

The Pakistani army fired more than 180 rockets into Kunar Province, one of which landed in a mosque, in Dangam District, killing three children and decimating the building.