SIGAR

SECURITY
FIGURE 3.26
AVERAGE NUMBER OF REPORTED SECURITY INCIDENTS PER DAY
11/16/2012–2/15/2013 (92 days)
41.1 3,783
2/16/2013–5/15/2013 (89 days)
47.9
4,267
5/16/2013–8/15/2013 (92 days)
64.4
5,922
8/16/2013–11/15/2013 (92 days)
57.4
5,284
11/16/2013–2/15/2014 (92 days)
50.5
4,649
3/1/2014–5/31/2014 (92 days)
63.7
5,864
6/1/2014–8/15/2014 (76 days)
8/16/2014–11/15/2014 (92 days)
11/16/2014–2/15/2015 (92 days)
2/15/2015–4/30/2015 (75 days)
5/1/2015–7/31/2015 (92 days)
56.5
55.2
67.1
66.3
71.8
Total Incidents During Period
5,456
5,199
5,075
5,033
6,096
8/1/2015–10/31/2015 (92 days)
71.8
6,601
12/1/2015–2/15/2016 (77 days)
52.1
4,014
2/16/2016–5/19/2016 (96 days)
63.8
6,122
5/20/2016–8/15/2016 (88 days)
68.1
5,996
8/16/2016–11/17/2016 (94 days)
41.1
66.6
6,261
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Note: Security incidents were not reported for the month of November 2015.
Source: UN, reports of the Secretary-General, The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for International peace and security, 9/7/2016, p. 5; 6/10/2016, p. 4; 3/7/2016, p. 6;
12/10/2015, p. 5; 9/1/2015, p. 4; 6/10/2015, p. 4; 2/27/2015, p. 4; 12/9/2014, p. 5; 9/9/2014, p. 6; 6/18/2014, p. 5; 3/7/2014, p. 5; 12/6/2013, p. 6; 9/6/2013, p.6;
6/13/2013, p. 5; 3/5/2013, p. 5; and 12/13/2016, p. 4.
in 2014. 111 As in past UN reporting, armed clashes account for the majority
of the security incidents (65%), followed by those involving improvisedexplosive
devices (18%). During the period, the majority of the recorded
security incidents (66%) continued to occur in the southern, southeastern,
and eastern regions. 112
According to DOD, there were 5,271 enemy-initiated attacks which
resulted in at least one non-insurgent being killed or wounded between
June 1 and November 30, 2016, less than the 5,822 during the same period in
2015, for monthly averages of 879 and 971 respectively. 113 Direct fire remains
the most common form of effective enemy-initiated attacks, followed by
improvised-explosive device (IED) explosions and mine strikes. DOD
reported the number of direct-fire attacks has grown dramatically as the
Taliban increased attacks on ANA and ANP. 114
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