May 19 Kandahar Province: one member of the special forces killed
Two gunmen shot and killed a member of the Afghan special forces in Kandahar City, the provincial capital.
May 19 Helmand Province: two police officers killed
The Taliban attacked a police outpost in Washir District, where the district’s deputy police chief rushed in with reinforcements for backup, but his vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb, which killed him and his bodyguard and wounded two other police officers. Local authorities claimed that four Taliban fighters were killed during the clashes.
May 18 Herat Province: three civilians killed
A bomb placed on a motorcycle went off in a market in Aobe District, killing three people and wounding 20 others, including Rahmuddin Sarwarzai, the district governor of Aobe. Children were also among those killed and wounded.
May 17 Balkh Province: two police officers killed
The Taliban attacked a security outpost in the village of Urozgani in Chimtal District, where insurgents retreated after the arrival of reinforcements. As they were fleeing the area, insurgents fired a rocket that hit a Humvee, killing two police officers and wounding two others.
May 17 Jowzjan Province: one pro-government militia killed
At least one member of a pro-government militia was killed in apparent insider attack in the village of Kolbaqal in Aqcha District. The attacker took weapons from the outpost and joined insurgency.
May 17 Kabul Province: one civilian killed
An explosive attached to a government vehicle exploded in Kabul City’s Ninth Police District, killing one civilian and wounding another.
Reporting was contributed by the following New York Times reporters: Fatima Faizi from Kabul, Najim Rahim from Mazar-e-Sharif, Mohammad Saber from Herat, Taimoor Shah from Kandahar, Farooq Jan Mangal from Khost and Zabihullah Ghazi from Jalalabad.
Source : Nytimes
