East Afghanistan: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2019

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January - 4	Seventy-one militants were killed and 49 others injured and five suspected individuals had been arrested in Security Forces (SFs) operations in different provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on January 4, reports Pajhwok.The casualties infli Read more... Seventy-one militants were killed and 49 others injured and five suspected individuals had been arrested in Security Forces (SFs) operations in different provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on January 4, reports Pajhwok.The casualties inflicted to the insurgents in ground operations and airstrikes which happened in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni, Kandahar, Daikundi, Farah, Badghis, Faryab and Helmand provinces in the past 24 hours, a statement from the MoD said. Read less...
January - 4	Six militants, including the Taliban local commander, were killed in Security Forces operation in the Tagab District of Kapisa province on January 4, reports Pajhwok. Read more... Six militants, including the Taliban local commander, were killed in Security Forces operation in the Tagab District of Kapisa province on January 4, reports Pajhwok. Read less...
January - 10	At least 10 ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) militants were killed during a coalition force airstrike in unspecified place of Nangarhar province on January 10, reports Khaama Press. Read more... At least 10 ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) militants were killed during a coalition force airstrike in unspecified place of Nangarhar province on January 10, reports Khaama Press. Read less...
January - 15	17 anti-government militias linked to Taliban and Islamic State were killed during anti-terrorism operation led by Afghan security forces in different parts of Acheen and Khogyani districts of the province, reports Bhaktar News on January 15. Read more... 17 anti-government militias linked to Taliban and Islamic State were killed during anti-terrorism operation led by Afghan security forces in different parts of Acheen and Khogyani districts of the province, reports Bhaktar News on January 15. Read less...
January - 15	At least 15 militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) were killed during separate operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces, khamma,com reports on January 16. According to military sources, Afghan Special Operations Forces Read more... At least 15 militants affiliated with the Taliban and ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) were killed during separate operations of the Afghan and Coalition Forces, khamma,com reports on January 16. According to military sources, Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a raid in Achin District of Nangarhar province, leaving at least 7 ISIS-K fighters dead. Read less...
January - 17	Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a raid in Hesarak District of Nangarhar province killing 11 Taliban fighters and confiscating several weapons, Khaama Press reports on January 18. Read more... Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a raid in Hesarak District of Nangarhar province killing 11 Taliban fighters and confiscating several weapons, Khaama Press reports on January 18. Read less...
January - 18	A 'local commander' of the Taliban, identified as Mawlvi Saeedullah was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast in Manogai in Dara-e-Pech District of Kunar province on January 18, reports Khaama Press.The Afghan Military in the East in a Read more... A 'local commander' of the Taliban, identified as Mawlvi Saeedullah was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED)blast in Manogai in Dara-e-Pech District of Kunar province on January 18, reports Khaama Press.The Afghan Military in the East in a statement said that the IED was planted by militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) militants in Bist area. Read less...
January - 18	At least five militants were killed during a coalition airstrike targeted on a group of Taliban militants who were planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a roadside in Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reports on January 18.According to the inf Read more... At least five militants were killed during a coalition airstrike targeted on a group of Taliban militants who were planting Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on a roadside in Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reports on January 18.According to the informed military sources “A coalition air strike killed 5 Taliban fighters as they were attempting to bury an IED in a road in Nangarhar.” Read less...
January - 21	Two Taliban militants were killed by the Afghan Security Forces (SFs ) to foil an attack on an Army outpost in Kashmand village in Qarghayi District in the province on January 21, reports Khaama Press. Read more... Two Taliban militants were killed by the Afghan Security Forces (SFs ) to foil an attack on an Army outpost in Kashmand village in Qarghayi District in the province on January 21, reports Khaama Press. Read less...
January - 22	Two Taliban militants were killed in an air strike by the coalition forces in Alah Say District of Kapisa Province. Read more... Two Taliban militants were killed in an air strike by the coalition forces in Alah Say District of Kapisa Province. Read less...
January - 23	At least five militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) were killed in separate drone strikes conducted in Achin and Khogyani Districts of the Province, reports Khaama Press. Three of the militants were killed i Read more... At least five militants affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) were killed in separate drone strikes conducted in Achin and Khogyani Districts of the Province, reports Khaama Press. Three of the militants were killed in Achin District while two others were killed in Khogyani District. Read less...
January - 24	The Afghan Security Forces (ASF) have arrested three suicide bombers including Pakistani nationals during separate operations in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar and Shinwar District, reports Khaama Press on January 24. Read more... The Afghan Security Forces (ASF) have arrested three suicide bombers including Pakistani nationals during separate operations in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of Nangarhar and Shinwar District, reports Khaama Press on January 24. Read less...
January - 27	At least eight militants were killed in coalition forces drone strikes against the hideouts of Islamic State- Khurasan (IS-K) in two Districts (Achin and Khogyani) of the province, reports Khaama Press. Read more... At least eight militants were killed in coalition forces drone strikes against the hideouts of Islamic State- Khurasan (IS-K) in two Districts (Achin and Khogyani) of the province, reports Khaama Press. Read less...
January - 27	At least four Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-Khurasan) terrorists were killed in an explosion while replanting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) an unidentified area near Dara-e-Pech District of the province on January 27, reports Khaama Press. The 20 Read more... At least four Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-Khurasan) terrorists were killed in an explosion while replanting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) an unidentified area near Dara-e-Pech District of the province on January 27, reports Khaama Press. The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in a statement said that the explosion took place while the militants were looking to transfer and plant the IED in Kalaigal area of the District. Read less...
January - 27	The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that the Afghan forces have destroyed two heroin labs during an operation which was conducted in Shirzad district of the province, reports Khaama Press. “Yesterday, Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police Read more... The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said that the Afghan forces have destroyed two heroin labs during an operation which was conducted in Shirzad district of the province, reports Khaama Press. “Yesterday, Afghan Counter-Narcotics Special Operation Police, General Command of Police Special Units and Afghan Air Forces carried out a joint operation in Margi Tarmi village, Shirzad district of eastern Nangarhar province, destroying two heroin factories,” MoI said in a statement. Read less...
January - 29	Afghan SFs killed eight IS-K militants in Achin District of Nangarhar Province. SFs also destroyed a weapons cache and a house-borne IED. Read more... Afghan SFs killed eight IS-K militants in Achin District of Nangarhar Province. SFs also destroyed a weapons cache and a house-borne IED. Read less...
January - 29	Afghan SFs killed two IS-K militants in Darah-ye Pech District of Kunar Province. Read more... Afghan SFs killed two IS-K militants in Darah-ye Pech District of Kunar Province. Read less...
January - 29	In another coalition air strike two IS-K militants were killed in Khogyani District of Nangarhar. Read more... In another coalition air strike two IS-K militants were killed in Khogyani District of Nangarhar. Read less...
January - 30	At least 19 Taliban militants and one Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K)militant renounced violence in Nangarhar province, the provincial Government said late on January 30, reports The Khaama Press. According to the local officials, the militants were pr Read more... At least 19 Taliban militants and one Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K)militant renounced violence in Nangarhar province, the provincial Government said late on January 30, reports The Khaama Press. According to the local officials, the militants were previously involved in destructive activities in Khogyani, Achin, Momandara, Ghani Khel and Haska Mina Districts. Also, Habiba Kakar, Deputy Advisor to Nangarhar’s Governor for social affairs, said the militants renounced violence due to the efforts of National Directorate of Security (NDS). She added that the militants have handed over heavy and small fire arms after renouncing violence. Read less...

*Data till , August 20, 2019

Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.

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