List of Taliban fatality reports in Afghanistan

This is a comprehensive list of Taliban killed in the War in Afghanistan.

This article lists most yearly totals, however there are some time frames that are not covered, thus the actual number of Taliban killed could be somewhat higher than the one given here. The Taliban bury their dead quickly and this prevents an accurate body count for them. But, at the same time, these numbers are from news agencies who received the information from ground commanders and they are not official NATO/Coalition counts for the number of Taliban that were killed.

Contents

2011

4,275 militants were killed between March 21 2011 and the end of the year, according to the Afghan government.[1]

  • 18 militants, including a commander, were killed in joint operations throughout the country on 18 December.[2][3][4]
  • 8 Taliban were killed in joint operations throughout the country on December 15.[5]
  • 8 Taliban, including 3 militant commanders, were killed in Kandahar and Maidan Wardak provinces on December 14.[6][7]
  • 14 Insurgents, including 4 who were attempting to plant an IED, were killed by Afghan Security forces on 11 December.[8]
  • 13 militants were killed in joint operations throughout the country on 9 December.[9]
  • 5 militants, including the shadow governor of Kunar Province, were killed by security forces and a coalition airstrike on 7 December.[10][11]
  • 42 Taliban killed throughout the country on 6 December.[12] The same day, 10 insurgents, including an insurgent commander, were killed in a coalition air attack.[13]
  • 3 Taliban, including a would be suicide bomber, were killed on 5 December.[14][15]
  • 8 Taliban killed in joint operations on 4 December.[16][17]
  • 6 Taliban and Al-Qaeda killed in joint operations on 3 December.[18][19]
  • 11 Taliban, including 10 Pakistanis who crossed the border, were killed on 2 December.[20][21]
  • 25 Taliban killed in Joint Operations throughout the country on 1 December.[22][23]
  • 49 Taliban, including 7 commanders, were killed throughout the country and the main base in Nooristan destroyed in joint operations between 29-30 November.[24][25]
  • 38 rebels, including 1 commander, were killed in a coalition airstrike 28 November.[26]
  • 27 militants were killed by Security Forces on 27 November.[27]
  • 5 Taliban were killed by Afghan Forces on 26 November.[28]
  • 107 Taliban were reported to have been killed between October 22, 2011, and November 22, 2011.[29]
  • 23 militants killed and 46 captured in Baghlan, Helmand, Paktia, Nangarhar, Ghazni, and Paktika province between October 21-22. [30]
  • 24 armed militants killed and 10 captured in Kabul, Ghazni, and Kandahar provinces on October 21. [31]
  • 21 militants killed and 22 captured in Kabul, Zabul, Helmand, and Herat provinces between October 16-17.[32]
  • 18 militants were killed and 22 captured in Kabul, Kunduz, Faryab, Kandahar, Helmand, Maidan-Wardak, and Khost provinces on October 14. [33] The same night 17 more militants were killed during a patrol in Narang district, Kunar province. [34]
  • 434 militants killed in September.[35]
  • 118 Taliban were reported to have been killed between September 22, 2011, and October 12, 2011.[36]
  • 20 insurgents killed and 22 captured by Afghan and ISAF troops on 21 September.[37]
  • 4 insurgents killed and 4 captured in Helmand and Norristan on 19 September.[38]
  • 60 Taliban, including 12 Pakistanis, were killed in a joint Afghan-Coalition operation in Nooristan Province between 17 September and 18 September.[39]
  • 10 Taliban killed by ISAF troops during an anti-narcotics raid in Helmand on 17 September.[40]
  • 8 Taliban killed and 2 captured in a clash between Afghan security forces and ISAF troops in Helmand on 16 September.[41]
  • 23 Taliban killed and 13 captured in a joint Afghan-Coalition Operation in Badakhshan province on 14 of September.[42]
  • 2 Taliban mine-planters killed by their own bomb on 13 September.[43] At least 6 additional Haqqani Network insurgents armed with RPGs killed by Afghan and Coalition troops during attacks on the US embassy, Police Station, and NATO headquarters in Kabul.[44][45][46]
  • 12 Taliban Militants killed and 22 captured in joint Afghan-Coalition operations across the country that resulted in the seizure of multiple weapons on 12 September.[47]
  • 4 Taliban killed by Afghan police in Nooristan[48] on 11 September.
  • 3 Taliban killed by Afghan Security forces in an attack on mobile phone towers on 10 September.[49]
  • 1 Taliban killed on 6 September.[50]
  • 10 Insurgents were killed in clashes with Afghan Security forces in Swat Valley[51] on 5 September.
  • 21 Insurgents were killed and 12 captured, including an insurgent commander[52] in NATO operations on 4 September.[53] Also, 8 Taliban militants, led by Mullah Mohammed Noor, were killed in Kandahar when a mine they were making exploded.[54]
  • 9 Taliban fighters were killed and 27 captured by Afghan security forces in fighting across the country on 3 September.[55][56]
  • 180 Taliban were reported to have been killed in August 2011.[57]
  • 503 Taliban were reported to have been killed in July 2011.[58]
  • 203 Taliban were reported to have been killed in June 2011.[59]
  • 632 Taliban were reported to have been killed in May 2011.[60]
  • 282 Taliban were reported to have been killed in April 2011.[61]

2010

5,225 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2010.[65]

2009

Based on the Numbers below, 5,229 - 5,248 Taliban were reported killed in 2009

4,610 Taliban were reported to have been killed between March 21, 2009, and March 20, 2010.[91]

2008

3,800–5,000 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2008.[101][102]

2007

4,478–7,000 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2007.[103]

2006

Based on the numbers below, 3,835 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2006.

2005

Based on the numbers below, 1,225 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2005.

2004

Based on the numbers below, 346-371 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2004

2003

Based on the numbers below, 239 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2003.

2002

Based on the numbers below, 801-1,111 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2002.

2001

Based on the numbers below, 7,029-7,129 Taliban were reported to have been killed in 2001.

See also

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