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AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: Kurzübersicht Über Vorfälle Aus Dem Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) Zusammengestellt Von ACCORD, 28 AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: Kurzübersicht über Vorfälle aus dem Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) zusammengestellt von ACCORD, 28. Oktober 2020 Anzahl der berichteten Vorfälle mit mindestens einem Anzahl der berichteten Todesopfer Todesopfer Staatsgrenzen: GADM, November 2015b; Verwaltungsgliederung: GADM, November 2015a; Grenzstatus des Kaschmir: CIA, 2004; Geo-Daten umstrittener Grenzen: GADM, November 2015b; Natural Earth, ohne Datum; Vorfallsdaten: ACLED, 3. Oktober 2020; Küstenlinien und Binnengewässer: Smith und Wessel, 1. Mai 2015 AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: KURZÜBERSICHT ÜBER VORFÄLLE AUS DEM ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) ZUSAMMENGESTELLT VON ACCORD, 28. OKTOBER 2020 Inhaltsverzeichnis Konfliktvorfälle nach Kategorie Anzahl der berichteten Todesopfer 1 Anzahl der Vorfälle mit Anzahl der Anzahl der Anzahl der berichteten Vorfälle mit mindestens einem Todesopfer 1 Kategorie mindestens Vorfälle Todesopfer einem Konfliktvorfälle nach Kategorie 2 Todesopfer Entwicklung von Konfliktvorfällen von Juni 2018 bis Juni 2020 2 Kämpfe 748 578 3509 Explosionen / Fernangriffe 334 196 1060 Methodologie 3 Gewalt gegen Zivilpersonen 99 65 147 Berichtete Konfliktvorfälle nach Provinz 4 strategische Entwicklungen 79 14 40 Proteste 37 0 0 Lokalisierung der Konfliktvorfälle 4 Ausschreitungen 4 2 8 Hinweis 7 Gesamt 1301 855 4764 Die Tabelle basiert auf Daten von ACLED (verwendete Datensätze: ACLED, 3. Oktober 2020). Entwicklung von Konfliktvorfällen von Juni 2018 bis Juni 2020 Das Diagramm basiert auf Daten von ACLED (verwendete Datensätze: ACLED, 3. Oktober 2020). 2 AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: KURZÜBERSICHT ÜBER VORFÄLLE AUS DEM ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) ZUSAMMENGESTELLT VON ACCORD, 28. OKTOBER 2020 Methodologie Die beiden oben dargestellten Karten dienen dazu, dieAnzahl berichteterTodesop- fer (die Schätzungen beinhalten kann) mit der Anzahl an Vorfällen mit mindestens Die Daten, die in diesem Bericht verwendet werden, stammen vom Armed Conflict einem berichteten Todesopfer zu vergleichen. Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). ACLED sammelt Daten über berichtete Konfliktereignisse in ausgewählten afrikanischen und asiatischen Ländern, unter Die geographischen Kartendaten basieren hauptsächlich auf GADM, fallweise anderem Afghanistan. Das ACLED-Team greift dabei auf verschiedene Quellen ergänzt durch weitere Quellen. Die Vorfälle werden den von ACLED genannten zurück und klassifiziert die Daten nach Ort, Datum, AkteurInnen und Art. Provinzen zugeordnet (Provinznamen und -grenzen können sich zwischen ACLED und GADM unterscheiden, die vorliegenden Karten verwenden GADM). Vorfälle, die nicht zugeordnet werden konnten, werden ignoriert. Daher können die Zahlen Der Großteil der von ACLED gesammelten Daten basiert auf öffentlich zugäng- im vorliegenden Bericht von jenen der ACLED-Datensätze abweichen. Zudem ist lichen Sekundärquellen. Die Daten können daher das Ausmaß an Vorfällen un- es möglich, dass ACLED andere Provinzgrenzen verwendet als GADM. ACLED tererfassen. Insbesondere Daten zur Anzahl an Todesopfern sind der Gefahren verwendet verschiedene Stufen der Präzision bei den Ortsdaten der Vorfälle, der Verzerrung und der ungenauen Berichterstattung ausgesetzt. ACLED gibt abhängig davon, wie detailliert die Quellen berichten. So kann eine Stadt für eine an, konservative Schätzungen zu verwenden. ACLED verwendet den Kontext der größere Region stehen, oder es wird die Provinzhauptstadt als Ort angegeben für jeweiligen Berichte, um die Anzahl der Todesopfer für jene Vorfälle zu schätzen, Vorfälle, bei denen nur die Provinz bekannt ist. bei denen keine exakte Anzahl berichtet wird (“10” für “mehrere” Todesopfer, “100” wenn “hunderte” erwähnt werden, usw.). Für weitere Informationen zu ACLED und Die Vorfälle umfassen folgende Kategorien: Kämpfe; Errichtung von Hauptquar- für den Zugang zu den vollständigen Datensätzen, siehe www.acleddata.com und tieren oder Basen; gewaltlose strategische Entwicklungen; Ausschreitungen/Pro- Raleigh; Linke; Hegre und Karlsen, 2010. teste; Gewalt gegen Zivilpersonen; gewaltlose Gebietseinnahme; Fernangriffe. Für Details zu diesen Kategorien, siehe: Basierend auf diesen Daten erstellt das Austrian Centre for Country of Origin & Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD) Übersichten zu Konfliktvorfällen • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict und veröffentlicht sie auf ecoi.net, um einen weiteren Zugang zu den ACLED- Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) Codebook (2019), 10. April 2019a Datensätzen zu bieten. https://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2017/10/ ACLED_Codebook_2019FINAL_pbl.pdf Es wird empfohlen, Zahlen zu Todesopfern mit äußerster Vorsicht zu verwenden. • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Armed Conflict Für Beurteilungen der Sicherheitslage sind Analysen von Vorfallsdaten quantitati- Location and Event Data Project (ACLED) User Quick Guide, April 2019b ver Natur nicht ausreichend. https://www.acleddata.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2019/04/ General-User-Guide_FINAL.pdf Bitte beachten Sie ACLEDs besondere methodischen Hinweise zu Afghanistan: ACLED, 16. Dezember 2019a, ACLED, 19. Dezember 2019b 3 AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: KURZÜBERSICHT ÜBER VORFÄLLE AUS DEM ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) ZUSAMMENGESTELLT VON ACCORD, 28. OKTOBER 2020 • ACLED – Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: FAQs: ACLED Fatality Berichtete Konfliktvorfälle nach Provinz Methodology, 27. Jänner 2020 Anzahl Vorfälle Anzahl https://www.acleddata.com/download/17979/ Provinz Anzahl Vorfälle mit Todesopfern Todesopfer Badakhshan 46 26 177 Badghis 46 34 142 Baghlan 33 13 54 Balkh 67 34 239 Daykundi 7 6 24 Farah 31 16 100 Faryab 52 43 169 Ghazni 78 59 319 Ghor 47 38 193 Hilmand 73 41 228 Hirat 57 40 108 Jawzjan 34 28 251 Kabul 56 26 94 Kandahar 109 79 448 Kapisa 25 19 64 Khost 34 19 76 Kunar 9 8 59 Kunduz 63 45 275 Laghman 23 15 72 Logar 47 33 228 Nangarhar 31 14 86 4 AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: KURZÜBERSICHT ÜBER VORFÄLLE AUS DEM ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) ZUSAMMENGESTELLT VON ACCORD, 28. OKTOBER 2020 Anzahl Vorfälle Anzahl Provinz Anzahl Vorfälle Sufla, Yamgan, Yawan, Ziraki. mit Todesopfern Todesopfer Nimroz 11 5 26 In Badghis wurden 46 Vorfälle mit 142 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten Nuristan 4 1 3 lokalisiert: Akazai, Chashmah-ye Duzakh, Chashmah-ye Shirin, Jawand, Paktika 34 20 214 Laman, Muqur, Murghab, Qadis, Qala i Naw, Sang Atesh, Sanjitak, Tagab-e Ismail, Taraki. Paktya 53 40 231 Parwan 22 12 55 In Baghlan wurden 33 Vorfälle mit 54 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten Samangan 11 8 50 lokalisiert: Andarab, Baghlani Jadid, Bala Duri I, Chashmah-ye Sher, Dahana i Sari Pul 15 11 34 Ghuri, Dih Salah, Dushi, Khinjan, Nahrin, Pul-e Khumri, Puli Hisar, Shah Takhar 39 34 213 Kush. Uruzgan 46 32 205 In Balkh wurden 67 Vorfälle mit 239 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten Wardak 48 25 115 lokalisiert: Balkh, Charbolak, Chimtal, Dalan, Dawlat Abad, Dihdadi, Zabul 50 31 212 Kishindih, Mazar-e Sharif, Nahri Shahi, Sabzi Kar, Sholgara, Shortepa, Timurak, Zari, Zuzan. Lokalisierung der Konfliktvorfälle In Daykundi wurden 7 Vorfälle mit 24 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten lokalisiert: Bala Dasht, Kajran, Nili. Hinweis: Die folgende Liste stellt einen Überblick über Ereignisse aus den ACLED-Datensätzen dar. Die Datensätze selbst enthalten weitere Details (Orts- In Farah wurden 31 Vorfälle mit 100 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten angaben, Datum, Art, beteiligte AkteurInnen, Quellen, etc.). Die Präzision der lokalisiert: Bala Buluk, Dehyak-e Kalan, Farah, Kanisk, Khairabad, Lash wa Ortsdaten der Vorfälle variiert: Eine Stadt kann für eine ganze Region stehen, die Juwayn, Pur Chaman, Pusht Rod, Qala i Kah, Raj, Shewan. Provinzhauptstadt kann als Ortsangabe verwendet werden, wenn außer der Pro- vinz keine näheren Ortsangaben bekannt sind. In der Liste werden für die Orte die In Faryab wurden 52 Vorfälle mit 169 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten Namen in der Schreibweise von ACLED verwendet, für die Verwaltungseinheiten lokalisiert: Almar, Arkalik, Bilchiragh, Chashmah-ye Sangin, Dahan-e Darah, jedoch jene der GADM-Daten, auf welchen die obigen Karten basieren (in beiden Khani Chahar Bagh, Khwaja Sabz Posh, Maymana, Now Dari Qalah, Pashtun Fällen handelt es sich ggf. um englische Transkriptionen). Kot, Qala, Qaramqol, Qaysar, Qurghan, Shirin Tagab, Sufi Qalah, Turt Kul, Yakah Tut. In Badakhshan wurden 46 Vorfälle mit 177 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten lokalisiert: Arghanj Khwa, Argo, Baharak, Fayzabad, Jurm, Keran wa Menjan, In Ghazni wurden 78 Vorfälle mit 319 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten Khash, Khwahan, Kohistan, Nusay, Shahr-e Buzurg, Tishkan, Warduj, Yaftali lokalisiert: Ab Band, Andar, Dado, Gelan, Ghazni, Jaghuri, Jeghatoo, Khashik, 5 AFGHANISTAN, 2. QUARTAL 2020: KURZÜBERSICHT ÜBER VORFÄLLE AUS DEM ARMED CONFLICT LOCATION & EVENT DATA PROJECT (ACLED) ZUSAMMENGESTELLT VON ACCORD, 28. OKTOBER 2020 Khugiani, Khwaja Umari, Laghah Wat, Miray, Muqur, Nazar Khan Kelay, lokalisiert: Afghanyah, Alasay, Hajjikheyl, Kesektan, Mahmud-e-Raqi, Nijrab, Pana, Qarabagh, Rabat, Ramak, Rashidan, Shalez, Wareh. Tagab. In Ghor wurden 47 Vorfälle mit 193 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten In Khost wurden 34 Vorfälle mit 76 Toten erfasst und an folgenden Orten lokalisiert: Ahangaran, Awak, Chaghcharan, Dahan-e Alandar, Delak, Du lokalisiert: Alisher, Dadwal, Khost, Khulbisat, Lewan Khel, Musa Khel, Nadir Layna, Pasaband,
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