KABUL, Afghanistan — The United Nations reported that 28 civilians were killed and 50 others wounded in four ISIS attacks in Afghanistan between July and September, highlighting a period of intensified violence targeting civilians in Kabul, Nangarhar, and Ghor.
The quarterly report, covering July 1 to September 30, details a series of attacks, including an explosion in Kabul’s Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood on August 11, where a civilian was killed and 13 others injured after a passenger vehicle was targeted.
In a separate incident in early August 22, six civilians died and four were injured in an explosion in Dara-i-Noor district, Nangarhar Province.
The report also referenced a suicide bombing in Kabul on September 2, which killed seven civilians and wounded 29 others.
The deadliest of the incidents occurred on September 12, when an armed assault targeting ethnic Hazaras in Ghor Province’s Daikundi area left 14 dead and four injured.
The U.N. report underscores the continued toll on Afghan civilians as attacks persist across the country, despite a decline in international presence.
Border skirmishes
Border skirmishes between Taliban and Pakistani troops in recent months have left six Afghan civilians dead and eight others injured, according to a new quarterly report from the United Nations, covering the period from July through September.
The U.N. report documented incidents across three provinces: Kunar, Nangarhar, and Khost, highlighting the persistent instability along Afghanistan’s eastern border.
On July 1, clashes in the Dangam District of Kunar Province resulted in the death of one woman, while two others were injured.
In a separate incident on August 12 in Nangarhar’s Mohmand Dara District, cross-border fighting claimed the lives of a woman, a young boy, and a man, leaving one other person injured.
The report also details an September 7 clash in the Zazi Maidan District of Khost Province, where a woman and a man were killed, and five people were wounded.
The United Nations noted that several civilian homes were damaged during these cross-border exchanges, further impacting local communities already facing significant hardships.
