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 67 pro-government forces and 12 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. Casualties among pro-government forces increased compared to last week, as the Taliban intensified their attacks in some parts of the country. The deadliest attack took place in Herat Province, where the Taliban attacked security outposts in the center of Gulran District. Helicopters were sent to medevac casualties, but they were not able to land. Six soldiers and three police officers were killed; three soldiers and two police officers, including the district police chief, were wounded. One soldier and two police officers were taken prisoner by the Taliban. Separately, two American soldiers were killed during a military operation, bringing to nine the number of U.S. military fatalities in the country this year. The soldiers were killed by small-arms fire in southern Uruzgan Province, American defense officials said. They were engaged in a fierce firefight with Taliban militants, with combatants only yards apart at one point, one of the defense officials said.

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

June 27 Helmand Province: two civilians killed

A civilian vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in Greshk District. Two civilians were killed and four others were wounded.

June 27 Farah Province: three soldiers and one police officer killed

The Taliban attacked security outposts in the Diak village of Farah City, the provincial capital, killing one police officer and wounding two others. Casualties only increased after the arrival of reinforcements, as the Taliban ambushed three military vehicles approaching the area. Three soldiers were killed and three military vehicles were destroyed. The Taliban continue to attack security forces at the outskirts of the provincial capital almost every night.