AFGHANISTAN

The deadliest conflict in the world

UCDP Bulletin

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In 2019, over

7 thousand fatalities were recorded in events

with US airstrikes or joint operations,

including at least 400 civilians.

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# of battle-related deaths in the conflict with Taleban since 2002

With nearly 2600 fatalities in total,

Ghazni is the most conflict-affected province

in Afghanistan so far in 2019.

The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) is the world’s main

provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing

data collection project for civil war, with a history of almost 40

years. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global

standard of how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.

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Please note that 2019 data have not been published yet. There might be minor changes before the release of the dataset.

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Please cite:• UCDP Bulletin. 2019. "Afghanistan: The deadliest conflict in the world."

Fighting between the Afghan government and the Taleban has continued to escalate. More peoplehave been killed due to fighting during the first ten months of 2019, than during the whole of 2018.Last year, the conflict with the Taleban resulted in almost 23 000 fatalities. So far this year, UCDPhas recorded more than 24 000 battle-related deaths and this conflict is expected to be thedeadliest conflict in the world in 2019. The Afghan government receives warring support from the USA, including airstrikes as well as jointground operations. US airstrikes have increased in intensity in 2019, and civilians have beenaccidentally killed several times. In addition to the conflict between the Taleban and the Afghangovernment, UCDP has also recorded conflicts between the Afghan government and the IslamicState (IS), inter-rebel fighting, as well as both Taleban and IS targeting civilians. In total, UCDP hasrecorded at least 25 500 fatalities in Afghanistan during the first ten months of the year.

May 5: 45 civilians killedby US airstrikes targeting drug labs in Bakwa, Farah

Sep 18: 31 civiliansharvesting pine nuts killedin a US drone attack inKhogyani, Nangarhar

Sep 22: 40 civilians killedafter a US airstrike strucka wedding ceremony inMusa Qala, Hilmand

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