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 52 pro-government forces and 14 civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week. The casualties of pro-government forces and civilians decreased, likely because of the cold weather and heavy snowfall in some parts of the country. The deadliest attack took place in Kandahar Province, close to the Pakistani border, where the Taliban attacked a military base of border forces and wiped out the entire unit. The Taliban detonated a Humvee packed with explosives in front of the compound entrance, then a group of insurgents entered, killing all those who survived the initial explosion.

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

Feb. 19 Faryab Province: two pro-government militia members killed

The Taliban attacked a security outpost in the Ghojur Abad village of Andkhoy District, killing two pro-government militia members in one hour of fighting.

Feb. 19 Nangarhar Province: eight pro-government militia members killed

At least eight pro-government militia members were killed in clashes between the Taliban and the militias in the Lacha Por area of Batekot District. Local authorities claimed that the Taliban also suffered heavy casualties in the fighting.