Last updated: 14 February 2011

Violent incident data are used to study patterns in conflict activity.

The Afghanistan Conflict Monitor uses event data to illustrate trends in the tactics of warfare and the impact of violence on targeted groups. The data are mapped, where possible, to illustrate trends.

Attempts to estimate the number and impact of violent incidents face a number of particular challenges—it can be difficult to determine whether events are truly conflict-related. It can also be difficult to verify the facts when there are multiple versions of events.

Additional Resources

The following resources provide information, data, and analysis on violent incidents in Afghanistan:
 

• Afghanistan NGO Safety Office. ANSO Quarterly Data Report Q.1 2010. Kabul: ANSO, 2010.

• Atkinson, Rick. "'The Single most Effective Weapon Against our Deployed Forces'." The Washington Post,30 September 2007.

• Brook, Tom Vanden. "IEDs Kill More Civilian Afghans in 2010." USA Today, 8 May 2010, sec. World.

• Jones, Seth G. Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan. Vol. 4. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2008.

• National Counterterrorism Center. 2009 Report on Terrorism. Washington, DC: NCTC, 30 April 2010.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization Public Diplomacy Division. Progress in Afghanistan Bucharest Summit 2-4 April 2008. Brussels: NATO Public Diplomacy Division, 2008.

• People's Daily Online. "1,410 Police Die in War Against Taliban in Past Year: Official." People's Daily Online,18 March 2010, sec. Asia/Oceania.

• The Guardian. Annual Report FY 2009. Washington, DC: Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2010.

• ———. "Nato Figures show Surge in Afghanistan Violence." The Guardian,31 January 2009, sec. Afghanistan.

• United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. Afghanistan Mid Year Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict 2010. Kabul, August 2010.

• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Humanitarian Infograms Afghanistan January - March 2010. Kabul: UN OCHA, 2010.

• US Department of Defense. Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan: Report to Congress in Accordance with the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (Section 1230, Public Law 110-181). Washington, DC: Department of Defense, January 2009.

• US House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization: DOD’s Fight Against IEDs Today and Tomorrow. Washington, DC: US House of Representatives, November 2008.