Afghanistan
Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure:2019

A group of unidentified persons set ablaze the Shaid Banafsha girl’s school in Farah province on January 20, reports Tolo News. Deputy Head of the Department of education in Farah, Mohammad Sadiq Halimi said that nearly 1,000 girls were enrolled in the school. Read less...

A girls’ school was destroyed in an attack by unknown armed men in Farah Province on April 15, reports Tolo News. Previously another school in the province was destroyed in Tosak village of the province on April 14. The schools were destroyed by use of explosives, the head of Education DepartmentMohammad Azimi said.Statistics by the Ministry of Education show that 3.5 million children are deprived of education and at least 900 schools have remained closed across the country. Read less...

Badghis officials claimed onApril 24 that Taliban cut Turkmenistan's imported power to the northwest province over the past 10 days as the group has targeted pylons and they refuse to allow technical teams to reconnect the wires, reports Tolo News.“It is 10 days that the electricity has been cut by the armed oppositions in Juma Bazar area in Badghis and so for no coordination has been made to allow our staff to repair the pylons,” said Mohammad Tahir Azimi, the provincial head of electricity department.According to local officials, Taliban has demanded power for 20 villages under their control in Moqo District, which has been accepted but the process of connecting electricity to those areas need more time due to lack of facilities. Read less...

Nine persons including four civilians including a female and five militants were killed when Taliban militantsattacked an international aid organizationin Kabul City of Kabul Province on May 8, reports Khaama Press. The Ministry of Interior has confirmed that the Afghan Special Forces killed all five militants involved in the attack on Counterpart International Office in Kabul city.According to a statement released byMinistry of Interior (MoI), the attack was launched at around 11:40 am in the 10th police district of the city with the militants armed with suicide bombing vests and weapons initially detonating a car packed with explosives near the office of Counterpart International.The Taliban militants group claimed responsibility for the attack. Read less...

Taliban militants set ablaze Boi Hazar Nasiri Girls High School in Shakardara district in Kabul Province early on August 20, reports Bhaktar News Agency. Read less...

The Taliban militants destroyed three power pylons in Baghlan Province, cutting electricity supply to several provinces including Kabul, The Khamma Press reports on September 15. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, the State-run power company said in a statement that the militants destroyed the power pylons in Balak Mirzad Hasan Tal village of Baghlan. The statement further added that the militants detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near the power pylons, cutting electricity supply to Kabul and several other provinces in the South and South-east. Read less...

At least three civilians were killed and another one sustained injury after a rocket landed on a house in the Narkh District of Wardak Province on October 4, reports Tolo News. Nusrat Rahimi, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the rocket was fired by the Taliban and all the victims are members of one family. Read less...

At least 20 students, 15 women and five men were wounded by a blast inside Ghazni University in Police District 3 in Ghazni city on October 8, reports Tolo News. The explosion occurred while a lecture was in session, and students were taken immediately to the local hospital, officials say. So far, no group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast. Read less...

On November 24, unknown gunmen hurled hand grenade on a vehicle of United Nations (UN) agency in the 9th District of Kabul city in Kabul Province, reports Khaama News Agency. A foreign national was killed and five Afghans including two workers of the UN agency were injured in the attack. Read less...

13 civilians sustained injuries when a Taliban car bomb went off prematurely in a residential area in Sayad District of Sar-e Pul Province, reports Khaama News Agency. 10 houses were also damaged due to the explosion. Read less...

Taliban destroyed three telecommunication towers in Darzab District of Jawzjan Province, reports The Khaama News. According to a spokesperson to Jawzjan Governor, Taliban militants took over Darzab on December 31, 2019, and set three telecom towers on fire. Read less...