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AFGHANISTAN, YEAR 2017: Update on incidents according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) - Updated 2nd edition compiled by ACCORD, 20 December 2018 Number of reported incidents with at least one fatality Number of reported fatalities National borders: GADM, November 2015b; administrative divisions: GADM, November 2015a; Kashmir border status: CIA, 2004; geodata of disputed borders: GADM, November 2015b; Natural Earth, undated; incident data: ACLED, 15 December 2018; coastlines and inland waters: Smith and Wessel, 1 May 2015 AFGHANISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) - UPDATED 2ND EDITION COMPILED BY ACCORD, 20 DECEMBER 2018 Contents Conflict incidents by category Number of Number of reported fatalities 1 Number of Number of Category incidents with at incidents fatalities Number of reported incidents with at least one fatality 1 least one fatality Battles 4809 4326 30595 Conflict incidents by category 2 Remote violence 1892 1668 10142 Development of conflict incidents from 2017 to 2017 2 Strategic developments 270 62 249 Violence against civilians 231 183 876 Methodology 3 Riots/protests 133 6 17 Conflict incidents per province 4 Non-violent activities 8 0 0 Localization of conflict incidents 4 Headquarters established 2 0 0 Total 7345 6245 41879 Disclaimer 9 This table is based on data from ACLED (datasets used: ACLED, 15 December 2018). Development of conflict incidents from 2017 to 2017 This graph is based on data from ACLED (datasets used: ACLED, 15 December 2018). 2 AFGHANISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) - UPDATED 2ND EDITION COMPILED BY ACCORD, 20 DECEMBER 2018 Methodology Geographic map data is primarily based on GADM, complemented with other sources if necessary. ACLED’s location data is then used to locate incidents in these The data used in this report was collected by the Armed Conflict Location & Event maps. Incidents that could not be located are ignored. The numbers included in this Data Project (ACLED). ACLED collects data on reported conflict events in selected overview might therefore differ from the original ACLED data. ACLED uses varying African and Asian countries, Afghanistan being among them. ACLED researchers degrees of geographic precision for the individual incidents, depending on what collect event data from a variety of sources and code them by date, location, level of detail is reported. Thus, towns may represent the wider region in which agent, and event type. an incident occured, or the provincial capital may be used if only the province is known. Erroneous location data, especially due to identical place names, cannot be fully excluded. Most of the data collected by ACLED is gathered based on publicly available, secondary reports. It may therefore underestimate the volume of events. Fatality Incidents comprise the following categories: battles, headquarters or bases es- data particularly is vulnerable to bias and inaccurate reporting, and ACLED states tablished, non-violent strategic activities, riots/protests, violence against civilians, to use the most conservative estimate available. ACLED uses the reports’ context non-violent transfer of territory, remote violence. For details on these categories, to estimate fatalities for events with reported fatalities for which the exact number please see is unknown (“10” for plural fatalities, “100” if “hundreds” are mentioned, etc.). For further details on ACLED and for the full data, see www.acleddata.com and Raleigh; Linke; Hegre, and Karlsen, 2010. • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook; ACLED - ASIA, 2015 http://www.acleddata.com/wp- content/uploads/2015/07/ACLED_ Based on this data, the Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research Codebook_2015_ASIA-CR.pdf and Documentation (ACCORD) compiles updates on conflict incidents and pub- lishes them on ecoi.net to offer another access point to the ACLED datasets. • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook, 2017 This 2nd edition replaces the previously published overviews on the same reporting http://www.acleddata.com/wp- content/uploads/2017/01/ACLED_ period and is based on updated ACLED data. Codebook_2017.pdf It is advised to employ extreme caution when using fatality numbers. • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: User Guide, January 2017 Assessments of the security situation should not be based solely on quantitative http://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ACLED_User- analysis of event data. Guide_2017.pdf The two maps above serve to compare the number of reported fatalities (poten- tially containing estimates) to the number of events with reported fatalities. 3 AFGHANISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) - UPDATED 2ND EDITION COMPILED BY ACCORD, 20 DECEMBER 2018 Number of Conflict incidents per province Number of Number of Province incidents with incidents fatalities Number of fatalities Number of Number of Province incidents with Logar 261 234 1060 incidents fatalities fatalities Nangarhar 1205 1022 6898 Badakhshan 137 115 873 Nimroz 42 37 234 Badghis 122 90 650 Nuristan 47 41 375 Baghlan 164 134 869 Paktika 205 185 1094 Balkh 131 102 705 Paktya 248 218 1455 Bamyan 1 1 5 Panjshir 1 0 0 Daykundi 2 2 10 Parwan 64 46 200 Farah 208 186 1201 Samangan 30 21 82 Faryab 321 270 1647 Sari Pul 76 67 526 Ghazni 632 571 2934 Takhar 83 71 449 Ghor 68 49 570 Uruzgan 320 277 2934 Hilmand 585 506 4714 Wardak 227 210 941 Hirat 198 165 946 Zabul 185 169 1162 Jawzjan 181 144 1158 Kabul 203 123 923 Localization of conflict incidents Kandahar 360 309 2473 Kapisa 160 134 484 Note: The following list is an overview of the incident data included in the ACLED Khost 160 141 561 dataset. More details are available in the actual dataset (date, location data, event Kunar 168 130 724 type, involved actors, information sources, etc.). The data’s precision varies among Kunduz 355 309 2176 the incidents: a town may represent a region, or the provincial capital may be used if the precise location of an incident is unkown. In the following list, the names Laghman 195 166 846 of event locations are taken from ACLED, while the administrative region names are taken from GADM data which serves as the basis for the maps above. In Badakhshan, 137 incidents killing 873 people were reported. The following 4 AFGHANISTAN, YEAR 2017: UPDATE ON INCIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) - UPDATED 2ND EDITION COMPILED BY ACCORD, 20 DECEMBER 2018 locations were among the affected: Ardar, Arghanj Khwa, Argo, Baharak, Nangabad, Pashmikeh, Pur Chaman, Pusht Rod, Puzah, Qal Kalah, Qala i Chakaran, Darayim, Dogh-Ghalat, Du Ab, Fayzabad, Ghol Pala, Ishkashim, Kah, Qaryah-ye Shah Wali, Raj, Shahr-e Kuhnah, Shewan, Shib Koh, Sultan Jurm, Keran wa Menjan, Khash, Kohistan, Nusay, Patir, Shuhada, Tagab, Bakwa, Takht. Tishkan, Warduj, Yaftali Sufla, Yamgan, Zebak, Ziraki. In Faryab, 321 incidents killing 1647 people were reported. The following In Badghis, 122 incidents killing 650 people were reported. The following locations were among the affected: Almar, Andkhoy, Baba Wali, Bandar-e locations were among the affected: Gormach, Jawand, Jowkar, Joy-e Khwajah, Mullaha, Bilchiragh, Buchah, Bukhari Qalah, Chaghatak, Chahar Shamba Laman, Muqur, Murghab, Qadis, Qala i Naw, Sang Atesh. Bazaar, Chahar Tut, Dahan-e Darah, Dawlat Abad, Divana Khana, Fayzabad, Gadai Qala, Gazlik, Gorzad, Gupi-ye Mir-e Shikar, Gurziwan, In Baghlan, 164 incidents killing 869 people were reported. The following Islam Qala, Jailgoldi, Jelgeldah, Katah Qalah, Khairabad, Khani Chahar locations were among the affected: Anar Dara, Andarab, Bagh-e Shamal, Bagh, Khisht Pul, Khwaja Sabz Posh, Lash, Maymana, Nishar, Pashtun Kot, Baghak, Baghlani Jadid, Baragi, Burka, Chaharshambah Tepah, Powgani, Qala, Qara Ghuwally, Qaramqol, Qaysar, Qudughak, Qurghan, Chashmah-ye Sher, Dahana i Ghuri, Dushi, Guzargahi Nur, Kahmard, Khawaj Sara-i-Qala, Sarband, Shirin Tagab. Khan, Khinjan, Khost Wa Fereng, Nahrin, Pansiri, Pul-e Khumri, Puli Hisar, Sar-e Pul, Sayghan, Shahabuddin, Sharshar, Tala wa Barfak. In Ghazni, 632 incidents killing 2934 people were reported. The following locations were among the affected: Ab Band, Abdurrahim, Ahad, Akhund Khel, In Balkh, 131 incidents killing 705 people were reported. The following locations Arzu, Atal Wal, Bagh ’Atar, Basan, Chahar Dewali, Charale, Dado, Dehak, were among the affected: Arab Mazari, Balkh, Bist Paikal, Chahi, Chamand-e Dih Yak, Gadakhel, Gelan, Ghatan, Ghatano, Ghazni, Habib Gudale, Yut, Charbolak, Chashmah, Chimtal, Dawlat Abad, Imam Sahib, Jar Qalah, Jaghatu, Jamal, Jeghatoo, Kaj Qal’ah, Khalil Kala, Khalo Khel-e ’Ulya, Khan Kaldar, Khairabad, Khulm, Mazar-e Sharif, Pashmi Qal’ah, Selo, Sholgara, Zama Khel, Khar Khashah, Khashik, Khugiani, Khwaja Umari, Laghah Wat, Taraki. Latif, Maidanak, Mansur, Miray, Moqor, Mungor, Muqur, Mushakai, Nani, Naw Bahar, Nawa, Nazar Khan Kelay, Niyazullah, Nowroz Khel, Nughay-e In Bamyan, 1 incident killing 5 people was reported. The following location was Sufla, Pana, Pay Luch, Qal’ah-ye Jowz, Qal’ah-ye Qazi, Qalah-ye Surkh, among the affected: Shibar. Qarabagh, Rabat, Rahim Khel, Ramak, Rowzah, Sabz Sang, Safarwal, Sahib Khan, Sangar, Sar Tasan, Sayyid Khel,