L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
28 May 2020
The ceasefire comes at a time when fighting between the two sides had escalated despite the coronavirus pandemic
15 May 2020
Three attacks kill at least 61 people over the week. Among the victims: newborns, children, women and nurses
12 May 2020
The new resolution, drafted by Germany and Estonia, replaces one vetoed by the U.S.
25 March 2020
ISIL claims the attack against Afghan religious minority
10 March 2020
The ICC will investigate alleged war crimes committed by US forces in Afghanistan, despite the opposition of the US government
10 February 2020
A severe displacement crysis linked to 40 years of political unrest continues despite undergoing negotiations between the US and the Taliban
03 March 2020
Two days after the historic US-Taliban deal, a bomb attack breaks a period of relative calm
30 January 2020
Thousands of Afghan civilians are dying as military powers dispute grounds for ceasefire.
12 February 2020
Months of relative silence broken by a suicide bombing outside a military academy.
Hundreds of people were injured or killed by Taliban attacks to prevent citizens from voting
16 September 2019
UN chief mission in Afghanistan calls for peace in a very difficult political climate
10 June 2019
In the absence of a ceasefire agreement, attacks on civilians continued in Afghanistan during the holy month of Ramadan
5 June 2019
Five people were killed as a result of a bus bombing in Kabul, the perpetrator remains unknown
28 May 2019
While attacks on education in Afghanistan continue, the situation aggravates.
14 January 2019
A vehicle bomb inflicted significant damage in the Afghan capital as the Taliban continue relentless attacks
17 September 2018
An unclaimed suicide bombing attack in eastern Afghanistan killed 68 protestors and wounded 165 others.
A twin bombing attack at a sports club in western Kabul killed at least 20 people, including two journalists, and injured 70 others.
September 12 2018
During the first week of September, the UNHCR chief visited Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan to discuss the Afghan refugee situation.
11 June 2018
A recent deadline on identity cards for Afghans in Pakistan is soon to expire and force Afghans to return home.
27 June 2018
A gathering of Ulema Aghan Council members was targeted by the Islamic State
16 April 2018
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported similar levels of civilian casualties during the same periods of 2017 and 2016.
5 February 2018Three people have been killed in an attack organised by ISIS at the NGO’s office in Jalalabad.
30 January 2018Several gunmen attacked the hotel with the intention of killing civilians.
17 January 2018This was one of the first attacks to specifically target Shi’a Muslim civilians in Kabul.
19 September 2017The attackers struck when the mosque was packed with worshippers attending Friday prayers, and killed at least 28 people and injuring more than 50.
28 June 2017The deadly suicide car bomb attack in the eastern Afghanistan city of Khost City occurred on the first day of Ramadan.
27 May 2017The suicide attack, one of the deadliest seen in the Afghan capital, left hundreds of injured and damaged embassy buildings.
17 May 2017At least 6 people have been killed in a terrorist attack, which took place in a national television and radio station in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
13 April 2017After more than thirty years of receiving refuge in Pakistan, pressure was put on Afghan refugees to return to their war-torn homeland.
3 November 2016Mostly civilians are victimized when Kunduz is the target of an airstrike.
30 November 2016Closing of makeshift refugee camp in Elliniko, Greece raises issue of perceptions of security situation in Afghanistan.
9 November 2016Drone attacks damage not only physical but also mental health of civilians in Afghanistan.
23 November 2016A suicide bomber blew himself up during a well attended Shia ceremony at the Baqir ul-Uloom mosque in the Darulaman area of Kabul.
30 September 2016More than 2.6 million Afghan refugees to be repatriated back to Afghanistan by the end of 2016
5 September 2016On Monday 5 September 2016, three bombings occurred killing 24 people and wounding over 90 more civilians.
23 July 2016On Saturday, 23 July 2016, a suicide bomb was detonated in Kabul, Afghanistan leaving 80 dead and 231 wounded.
7 October 2016The recent civilian losses in two Afghani provinces of Helmand and Baghdis reveal how the country’s security situation remains weak.
8 October 20166 persons were killed and tens others wounded by a blast in a crowded marketplace in northern Afghanistan.
13 July 2016 Over half of asylum applications in the European Union are from Afghan minors.
28 June 2016 Emergency Hospital in Afghanistan treats any person wounded in war.
19 April 2016Taliban suicide bomb and gun assault on a government security building in Kabul kills 64 and injures over 300 others.
31 May 2016During a seizure of 3 buses in Afghanistan by Taliban insurgents, at least 9 passengers were killed and more than a dozen were kidnapped.
14 February 2016Civilian casualties hit a new high in 2015, according to the UN 2015 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
4 December 2015The Afghan government issued an attack against a village in the province of Wardak.
September 2015The conflict in Kunduz has displaced over 100,000 residents fleeing massive destruction, public executions, and sexual violence.
16 September 2015 As refugees pour into Europe Afghan civilians have been forgotten in the midst of an economic downturn and record breaking unemployment rates.