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 85 pro-government forces and three civilians were killed in Afghanistan during the past week — a spike in casualties among pro-government security forces compared to last week. The deadliest attack took place in Kunduz, where at least 30 Afghan security force members were killed in Taliban attacks on four security outposts in the Telawka area of Kunduz City, the provincial capital.

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

Feb. 6 Zabul Province: seven soldiers killed

The Taliban overran military outposts in Arghandab District, killing seven soldiers and seizing all of the weapons and equipment. Local officials claimed that the Taliban also suffered casualties, but they did not provide exact figures.

Feb. 5 Nangarhar Province: one militia member killed

One pro-government militia member was killed and two others were wounded when a magnetic bomb attached to their vehicle exploded in the center of Shinwar District.