Afghanistan attacks up in past 3 months
Source: Agencies |
July 28, 2012, Saturday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
INSURGENT attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months were up 11 percent, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest statistics on monthly violence released by the US-led coalition.
The figures also show that the number of attacks in June was the highest for any month since fighting surged in the summer of 2010.
The disturbing uptick comes at a time when foreign troops are leaving and insurgents are trying to prove they remain a potent force. It also supports the theory that the insurgency remains undefeated after more than a decade of war.
The number of "enemy-initiated attacks" - such as roadside bombings and gunfire attacks from insurgents - rose in all three months of the second quarter, compared with the same months in 2011.
This follows 11 consecutive months in which attacks were below the number reported in the same month the year before. The coalition offered two possible reasons. A shortened poppy harvesting season prompted insurgents to start their spring offensive earlier. Also, with more Afghan security forces on the ground and taking the lead in more operations, more are getting killed. There also has been more precise reporting of attacks against Afghan soldiers and police.
The figures also show that the number of attacks in June was the highest for any month since fighting surged in the summer of 2010.
The disturbing uptick comes at a time when foreign troops are leaving and insurgents are trying to prove they remain a potent force. It also supports the theory that the insurgency remains undefeated after more than a decade of war.
The number of "enemy-initiated attacks" - such as roadside bombings and gunfire attacks from insurgents - rose in all three months of the second quarter, compared with the same months in 2011.
This follows 11 consecutive months in which attacks were below the number reported in the same month the year before. The coalition offered two possible reasons. A shortened poppy harvesting season prompted insurgents to start their spring offensive earlier. Also, with more Afghan security forces on the ground and taking the lead in more operations, more are getting killed. There also has been more precise reporting of attacks against Afghan soldiers and police.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
