Last updated: 14 February 2011

Violent incident data are used to study patterns in conflict activity.

The Afghanistan Conflict Monitor uses event data to illustrate trends in the tactics of warfare and the impact of violence on targeted groups. The data are mapped, where possible, to illustrate trends.

Attempts to estimate the number and impact of violent incidents face a number of particular challenges—it can be difficult to determine whether events are truly conflict-related. It can also be difficult to verify the facts when there are multiple versions of events.

Additional Resources

The following resources provide information, data, and analysis on violent incidents in Afghanistan:
 

• Afghanistan NGO Safety Office. . Kabul: ANSO, 2010.

• Atkinson, Rick. "." The Washington Post,30 September 2007.

• Brook, Tom Vanden. "IEDs Kill More Civilian Afghans in 2010." USA Today, 8 May 2010, sec. World.

• Jones, Seth G. . Vol. 4. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2008.

• National Counterterrorism Center. . Washington, DC: NCTC, 30 April 2010.

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization Public Diplomacy Division. . Brussels: NATO Public Diplomacy Division, 2008.

• People's Daily Online. "1,410 Police Die in War Against Taliban in Past Year: Official." People's Daily Online,18 March 2010, sec. Asia/Oceania.

• The Guardian. . Washington, DC: Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, 2010.

• ———. "Nato Figures show Surge in Afghanistan Violence." The Guardian,31 January 2009, sec. Afghanistan.

• United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. . Kabul, August 2010.

• United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. . Kabul: UN OCHA, 2010.

• US Department of Defense. . Washington, DC: Department of Defense, January 2009.

• US House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. . Washington, DC: US House of Representatives, November 2008.