In mid-May, the US military confirmed that it killed Hazrat Abbas and his bodyguard in an airstrike in Nangarhar province on April 23.

Abbas was described as senior commander of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent and the Pakistan Taliban. He "controlled fighting forces in both Pakistan and Afghanistan" and these forces were "responsible for numerous attacks and kidnappings on both sides of the border", the military said.

"Abbas’ integration and command of multiple organisations highlights the relationships between terrorist organisations in Afghanistan and the surrounding region, specifically how regional terrorist groups shelter and facilitate global threat networks," it added.

They released a video showing the strike that they have said killed the two men. It appears to show them travelling on a motorcyle.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Sherzad district, Nangarhar province
• References: Resolute Support video via DVIDs

Islamic State group, through a programme aired on its radio channel, has said that a US cruise missile strike on April 23 killed two children of a local resident.

The resident, identified as Payanda Mohammad, lost his 14-year-old son and older daughter, the group claimed.

We will record this here as a possible strike.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location Shabi area, Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Voice of Caliphate via BBC Monitoring

Pakistan Today reported that a "notorious" commander from Pakistan's tribal regions died in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.

Hazrat Ali, or "Pistol Mullah" as he was allegedly nicknamed, was reportedly the chief commander of Abdullah Ezzam Brigade, which Pakistan Today said was affiliated with the TTP. The group, it said, has targeted Nato convoys and had been behind number of kidnappings. He was originally from Pakistan's Kyber Agency.

The sourcing was too vague to record this strike in our database as yet. We have included in here as a possible strike. There were no details on other casualties.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Khogyani district, Nangarhar province
• References: Pakistan Today

Afghan air and artillery strikes hit Islamic State tunnels killing 17 members of the group, Khaama Press reported based on a statement from the "provincial police commandment".

The statement said nine tunnels, six hideouts and some weapons were destroyed. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Gorgori area, Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

A video posted by the US Department of Defence showed a US A-10 strike on what was identified as a Taliban narcotics production facility in Helmand province.

• Type of strike: US air strike
• Location: Marjah district, Helmand province
• References: US Department of Defense

A video posted by the US Department of Defence showed a US A-10 strike what was described as a Taliban narcotics production facility in Farah province.

"US Forces-Afghanistan and Afghan National Defense and Security Forces continue to expand their counter-revenue campaign against the Taliban beyond Helmand and Southern Afghanistan," a statement accompanying the video said.

No additional details were provided.

DVIDS also published the video, and we have included their link below.

• Type of strike: US air strike
• Location: Bakwah district, Farah province
• References: US Department of Defense, DVIDS

"Joint" Afghan and US strikes targeted Taliban insurgents who had launched an attack on security posts, Khaama Press reported.

Their information came for 207th Zafar Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. According to them, the strikes killed at least 37 Taliban members and injured seven others. The group apparently launched an attack on security posts on the outskirts of Farah city at around 2am, with air strikes launched around an hour later. Several key Taliban commanders were reported killed.

We are not entirely sure what is meant by "joint" air strikes. We have recorded the strikes as possible US strikes to reflect the ambiguity. It is also not clear when they took place but they were reported on April 16.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Outskirts of Farah city, Farah province
• References: Khaama Press

A US drone strike hit a "hideout" of Islamic State killing one member of the group, Khaama Press reported.

Their information came from the 201st Silab Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. However, the Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet. We have recorded here as a possible US strike.

It was not clear when the strike took place, but it was reported on April 16.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Nazian district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

Six insurgents were killed and and six others injured in Afghan strikes in Kapisa province, a statement from Afghan Ministry of Defence reportedly said. 

The strike, reported in the morning of April 15, had occurred at some point in the previous 24 hours. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Najrab district, Kapisa province.
• References: TOLO News

At least 20 members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed and and 17 others injured in an Afghan strike in Jawzjan province, a statement from Afghan Ministry of Defence reportedly said. 

The local commander, identified as Mohammad Yusuf, was allegedly killed in the strike.

The strike, reported in the morning of April 15, had occurred at some point in the previous 24 hours. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Darzab district, Jawzjan province
• References: TOLO News

At least six members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in US drone strikes in Nangarhar province, according to Khaama Press.

Their information came from the 201st Silab Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. However, the Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet.

It was not clear when the strikes took place, but they were reported by Khaama on April 14.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Khogyani district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

A video posted by the US department of Defence showed a US Predator (drone) targeting what was described as a stolen ANDSF Humvee in Badakhshan province.

No additional details were provided.

• Type of strike: US drone strike
• Location: Warduj district, Badakhshan province
• References: US Department of Defence

Seven Taliban members were killed and three others injured in a US air strike in Paktika province, Police Chief Mohammad Azeem Hashami told Pajhwok News.

Seventeen landmines, one vehicle and six motorcycles had been destroyed in the airstrike, he said.

The date of the strike was not clear, although it was reported on April 12.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Omana district, Paktika province
• References: Pajhwok News

A number of Taliban fighters were killed in security operations in Uruzgan province, Pajhwok News reported, but it was unclear who carried out the strikes. The breakdown between ground operations and air strikes was not clear.

Four members of the group were allegedly killed and 17 others injured in security forces operation and an air strike in Khas Uruzgan district. Three more insurgents were reportedly killed and one injured in security forces artillery shelling and airstrike in Tarin Kot district, the provincial capital of the province. The breakdown between ground operations and air strikes was not clear.

It was unclear when these strikes took place, but they were reported on April 12.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Uruzgan province
• References: Pajhwok News

A large gathering of Taliban fighters came under attack from Afghan air and artillery strikes with the support of US forces, the 207th Zafar Corps, which is part of the Afghan army, reportedly said.

Khaama Press reported that the Zafar Corps said preliminary reports indicate that 35 insurgents were killed and at least 29 others were injured during the operation.

The extent of the US involvement is not clear, but we have recorded the strikes reported as possible US strikes.

It was also not clear when the attack took place, although it was reported on April 11.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Bala Bolok district, Farah province
• References: Khaama Press

At least four members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in a drone strike carried out by US forces in Nangarhar, Khaama Press reported.

Their information came from the 201st Silab Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. However, the Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet.

The date of the strike was not clear, but it was reported on April 8.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Takht Dara area, Achin district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

Eight fighters belonging to an unspecified militant group were allegedly killed in an air strike by Afghan forces in Badakhshan province, according to General Mohammad Radmanish, a spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defence. 

General Radmanish said 13 air strikes had been carried out across the country over a 24 hour period. The number of casualties from these was not specified.

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Jurm district, Badakhshan province
• References: Khaama Press

“On Friday (April 6) afternoon Afghan National Army Air Force A-29 military planes struck two Taliban hideouts in Farghamerawi locality of Wardoj district," Army Spokesperson Hanif Rezai told Xinhua."The initial information found eight militants lost their lives after the sorties.” 

A stolen armoured military carrier, a heavy gun and three bunkers along with weapons and ammunition were also destroyed, he reportedly said.

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Farghamerawi area, Wardoj district, Badakhshan province
• References: Xinhua

A US strike killed a senior commander of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State (IS-K) and his bodyguard in Faryab province's Bal Chiragh district, a Nato press release stated.

The commander, identified as Qari Hikmatullah, was also described as the main facilitator of IS-K fighters into northern Afghanistan.

"Hikmatullah, a native Uzbek, had a history of divided loyalties; first as an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader, followed by allegiance to the Taliban, and ultimately IS-K," the press release stated.

"IS-K in Jowzjan province is the main conduit for external support and foreign fighters from Central Asian states into Afghanistan. Hikmatullah was the key leader for those operations," it added.

Some Afghan officials have said that the airstrike was carried out by their own forces, but the press statement from Resolute Support, the Nato mission through which the US conducts the war in Afghanistan, specifically said it was a US strike.

The head of the Jowzjan provincial council, Abdul Hai Hayat, told Washington Post that Hikmatullah was killed in the Khawaja Arab village of Bal Chiragh district, which sits on the border with Jowzjan province.

Hayat said the commander was ruthless, noting his group beheaded a well-known cleric and had also displayed publicly a bag containing dismembered remains of a man they killed.

The group has already reportedly named Mawlavi Habibul Rahman, another native Uzbek, as Hikmatullah’s successor. He is also believed to have had intermittent ties to the Taliban.

General Mohammad Radmanesh, a spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Defence, reportedly said Hikmatullah’s successor “does not have the efficiency and experience that he did”.

“ASSF and US counter-terrorism forces killed Hikmatullah and they will kill any successors,” said General John Nicholson, commander, US Forces-Afghanistan. “IS-K will be eliminated.”

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Bal Chiragh district, Faryab province
• References: Resolute Support press release via email, Washington Post, Reuters, Media from DVIDS

At least four members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in a drone strike carried out by US forces in Nangarhar, Khaama Press reported.

Their information came from unnamed local officials. However, the Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet. Therefor it will be recorded as a possible US strike.

The strike reported occurred at around 11am local time and was carried out in support of Afghan forces on the ground.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Payin area, Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

The US announced that strikes against Taliban revenue streams had expanded to western Afghanistan for the first time.

Counter-revenue efforts began following new targeting authorities given last year, with the focus on hitting narcotics production facilities.

"US Forces-Afghanistan and Afghan National Defence and Security Forces conducted strikes on 11 Taliban narcotics production facilities in Farah and Nimroz provinces April 3-5," a press release from Resolute Support said.

It seems the strikes were carried out by the US, with American F-16s, A-10s and MQ-9s used and not aircraft flown by the Afghan Air Force.

"The Taliban will have no safe havens. We will continue to exploit their networks and decimate their ability to develop narcotics," Major General James Hecker said when commenting on the strikes.

"They have become a criminal organization that profits from selling drugs and using those funds to conduct operations that maim and kill Afghans. By cutting off the Taliban’s economic lifelines, we also reduce their ability to continue these terrorist activities.”

There were no details on any casualties arising from the strikes in the press release.

As 11 Taliban narcotics production facilities were hit, we have recorded 11 strikes under this entry. The strikes occurred between April 3 and 5 but we can only select a single date in our database.

The press release said that since November 2017, the counter-revenue campaign has conducted 75 strikes against narcotics production facilities in Afghanistan.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strikes
• Location: Farah and Nimroz provinces
• References: Resolute Support press release

Over 30 children were killed and a further 51 injured in Afghan air force strikes in Kunduz's Dasht e Archi district on April 2, the UN's mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a report released in May. 

Multiple rockets and heavy machinegun fire targeted an open-air religious ceremony next to a madrassa where hundreds of men and boys had gathered, UNAMA said. It took place when lunch was about to be served for the attendees, and the crowd gathered also included members of the community, including children, who came to observe the ceremony or partake in the meal. 

The UN mission verified a total of 107 casualties (36 killed and 71 injured), with credible information indicating even higher figures. It noted that it could not confirm each individual's civilian status. The vast majority of the casualties were however children.  

UNAMA stated the following in its report: 

A key finding of this report is that the Government used rockets and heavy machinegun fire on a religious gathering, resulting in high numbers of child casualties, raising questions as to the Government’s respect of the rules of precaution and proportionality under international humanitarian law. Additionally, the timing and place of the attack, which occurred during a religious ceremony attended by hundreds of people, cannot be reconciled with the Government’s obligations under international humanitarian law to take all feasible measures to spare civilians and civilian objects from the harm of conflict, or, at minimum, to minimize incidental loss of civilian life and damage to civilian property.  

The full report can be found here: https://unama.unmissions.org/s... 

According to the Government, the airstrike targeted senior Taliban leaders present in the area, including members of the Quetta Shura and of the Taliban ‘Red Unit’, who had allegedly gathered to launch an operation against Kunduz city. The President established a committee to investigate after acknowledging civilian casualties, and the province's governor also reportedly established a provincial-level investigation committee. UNAMA noted that at the time of the report's publications, neither had been publicly released their findings.

The initial official response was confusing. Defence Ministry Spokesperson Brigadier General Mohammad Radmanish denied civilians casualties. “During the attack by our helicopters, 21 terrorists, including a Taliban commander, have been killed,” he said. “It isn’t a residential area, and only terrorists and the Taliban were active in the place. There wasn’t any civilian in the area.” He later told reporters, according to Khaama Press, that civilians had died, but said this was a result of small arms fire from the Taliban and not an Afghan air strike. 

The Afghan defence ministry said the site attacked was being used as the training camp by the Taliban. A security official told AFP the group had been using the religious school to plan its annual spring offensive, with the use of a school seen as a possible way to avoid strikes. A local police official told Reuters a representative of the Taliban leadership council, based in Pakistan's Quetta, was visiting the area. He said the strike hit a gathering of Taliban fighters preparing an operation killing 15 and injuring a further ten, although he acknowledged civilian casualties had also occurred. 

Following the strike, reports suggested either a religious school or a mosque had been hit in the strike in Dasht e Archi district. Nasruddin Saadi, the district governor, said helicopters attacked while a religious ceremony attended by 1,000 people was taking place. The event had been organised to "recognise graduates, appoint mullahs and elevate junior mullahs", witnesses told New York Times. Others described it as a graduation ceremony. 

Witness have said those present included civilians, students, and also Taliban fighters, and the district governor has said armed militants were in attendance. The district is a Taliban stronghold. 

A local farmer, who told NYT his ten-year-old nephew had been injured in the strike, acknowledged that there had been a small number of armed Taliban fighters among the crowd, but said most attendees were civilians, including madrasa students and graduates and many children. The first rockets, he said, hit a group of youngsters. “Children come to any gathering where there is a free lunch,” he added.  

Estimates of the death toll ranged considerably. The highest estimate came from the Taliban, who said 150 religious scholars and civilians were killed. The district governor reported 70 people had died and 30 were injured. Mawlawi Abdullah, a Kunduz council member, said 50 to 60 people have been killed. Health officials in Kunduz city told Reuters five dead bodies and 40 wounded patients had been taken to city hospitals. While the Taliban said none of its members were present, none of the other estimates specified how many of the dead were civilians. 

Sayed Jaan, a resident of the area, told Reuters, he had attended two funerals for a total of almost 40 people. “There were two mass graves to bury the victims of the bombing and I took part in both burials. In one grave, 16, and in another, 21. Many were young children,” he said. “There were other burials and people were digging graves."

A spokesperson for US Forces - Afghanistan has said they carried out no strikes in Kunduz on that day. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Dasht e Archi district, Kunduz province
• References: Khaama Press, Reuters, BBC, New York Times, RFE/RL, Reuters, UNAMA 

An US A-10 attack jet killed Taliban fighters who had ambushed Afghan forces in Helmand province’s Nad Ali district, Marine Captain Jesse Gonzalez, an US intelligence officer, told Washington Post.

The attack was used as an example of how Afghan forces are providing enough information to allow the US to launch strikes without American personnel on the ground. There were no casualty estimates.

• Type of strike: US air strike
• Location: Nad Ali district, Helmand province
• References: Washington Post

An air strike carried out by the Afghan Air Force killed a local Taliban leader in Kandarhar province, Afghan officials reportedly told Khaama Press. 

The leader was identified as Mullah Lal Mohammad. At least 11 members of the group were allegedly also injured in the strike. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Nish district, Kandahar province
• References: Khaama Press

One civilian was killed in a US airstrike in Herat province, according to a report released by the Department of Defense (DoD).

The information was released in DoD's annual report on civilian casualties.

No further details are currently known.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Herat province
• References: DoD annual report on civilian casualties

The Afghan Ministry of Defence said five members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in a strike in Ghazni province, but it was not clear whether the Afghan Air Force or the US carried out the strike.

A further six members of the group were reportedly injured.

It was not clear when the strike was carried out, but the MoD reported the strike on March 31.

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Khogyani district, Ghazni province
• References: Khaama Press

At least three members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed and another injured in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province, according to the 201st Silab Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. Those killed were reportedly nationals of Uzbekistan.

In the entry below we have recorded another strike that allegedly killed three members of the group and injured another, in Nangarhar's Deh Bala district. Deh Bala seems to be another name for Haska Mena. It could be the same strike. There is no clear date for either, with information on this one published on March 29 and information on the other published four days previously.

The Bureau also only includes strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet.

For these reasons we have not added this strike into our database.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

At least six members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in a US drone strike in Kunar province, according to Faridullah Dehqan, the spokesperson for the provincial governor.

Dehqan said at least two of the group's commanders were killed.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Chapa Dara district, Kunar province
• References: Khaama Press

US drone strikes in the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar killed at least five members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State, Khaama Press reported.

Their information came from the 201st Silab Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. However, the Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet.

The first strike reportedly hit in Nangarhar's Deh Bala district, killing three fighters and injuring another.

Another strike took place in Kunar province's Chapa Dara district and is believed to have killed at least two members of the group.

The date of the strikes was not clear, but Khaama Press reported on them on March 25.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Nangarhar and Kunar province
• References: Khaama Press

At least fourteen members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in a US drone strike in Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reported based on a statement from the local government media office. Twelve of the dead were foreign nationals, it said.

The Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet. This means we cannot add this particular strike to our database as yet.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Mehtar Khan area, Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

A commander of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State was killed in a US drone strike in Kunar province, Colonel Sherin Aqa Faqiri, a spokesperson for a division of the Afghan army, told Pajhwok News.

He identified the commander as Abdul Haq.

The date of the strike was not clear, but Pajhwok reported on it on March 23.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Serai area, Sawkai district, Kunar province
• References: Pajhwok News

Four people, including a child, who travelled from India's Kerala to Afghanistan are said to have been killed in a US strike, The Hindu reported. They were allegedly part of a larger group from the Indian state that joined Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State.

A relative of two members of the Kerala group received a message on March 22 saying four other members had been killed. The message had been sent by Ashfaq Majeed via Telegram. Majeed is also believed to be part of the group that left for Afghanistan.

The dead were identified as Mohammad Mansad, Shihas, his wife Ajmala and their child. Shihas and his family were reportedly natives of the southern Kerala coastal hamlet of Padanna, while Mohammad came from nearby Thrikkarippur.

A senior government official has said that they have no way of checking the authenticity of the messages.

We are unable to include this strike in our database as a confirmed US strike, but we will record it here as a possible strike.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Unknown
• References: The Hindu

Air strikes carried out by Afghan forces targeted districts in Faryab province causing heavy militant casualties, according to the 209th Shaheen Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. 

The strikes hit Andkhoi and Pashtun Kot district. Strikes in the latter reportedly killed 24 fighters and injured a further five. 

It was not clear when the strikes took place, but they were reported on by Khaama Press on March 22. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Andkhoi and Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province
• References: Khaama Press

A US drone strike hit a hideout of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State killing eight members of the group, Colonel Sherin Aqa Faqiri, a spokesperson for a division of the Afghan army, told Pajhwok News.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Pajhwok News

The Afghan Ministry of Defence said that 33 insurgents were killed and three others injured in Afghan air strikes in Helmand and Uruzgan provinces, according to TOLO News. 

The first strike operation reportedly hit Nad All and Marja district in Helmand province killing 13. The second took place in Chora district of Uruzgan province and left 20 alleged insurgents dead. Weapons, vehicles and bases were destroyed, the statement said. 

• Type of strike: AAF strike
• Location: Helmand and Uruzgan province
• References: TOLO News

An US air strike killed 13 Taliban insurgents manufacturing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in a house in Kandahar, according to General Abdul Raziq, the provincial police chief.

General Raziq said initial intelligence shows that two IED engineers were among the dead.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Khakriz district, Kandahar province
• References: Khaama Press

At least six members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed and a further two injured in a drone strike in Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reported.

Khaama's information came from a "provincial government media office" statement. However, the Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet. Therefor we cannot add this particular strike as yet.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Gorgori area, Haska Mena district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

A US air strike on March 16 killed IS-K commanders Omair and Abu Samaya as they met in Sar e Pul province, a Nato press release said.

The pair, the release said, had replaced Khitab Aka, the group’s head facilitator of foreign fighters in Jawzjan province, who was captured by Afghan forces in January.

"Every day, we’re going against IS-K," General John Nicholson said in the press release. "They were in southern Nangarhar. If you were to go there today, you would see some of the valleys that have been liberated from IS-K: the populations returning, the kids going back into school."

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Sar e Pul province
• References: Nato press release

At least 37 members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in US strikes in Jawzjan province on March 16, according to Mohmmad Reza Ghafoori, the spokesperson for the province's governor.

The strikes hit Sar Dara and Moghol villages in Darzab district and Chaqma Choqor village in Qishtepa district, both in Jawzjan province, Ghafoori said. Three bases of the group were destroyed in these, he said.

The Afghan military confirmed the attack, saying up to 35 members of the group were killed and another dozen wounded in pre-dawn strikes.

As well as the strikes, a statement from the regional Afghan military reportedly said US special forces conducted a ground raid in Qishtepa and captured “a key Daesh commander”, along with several other aides. Ghafoori said ten militants were captured by the US.

We added two strikes into our database. We are unsure how many took place, but the reports talk of multiple strikes.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Darzab and Qishtepa district, Jawzjan province
• References: TOLO News, VOA

A US drone strike in Kunar province killed at least four members of Afghanistans branch of Islamic State, Khaama Press reported based on information from the 201st Silab Corps, which is part of the Afghan army.

The strike, reportedly carried out in Lechalam area of the province's Manogi district, injured one other fighter.

The Bureau includes only strikes reported by named Afghan sources, or named and unnamed US sources, in its spreadsheet. Therefor we cannot add this particular strike as yet.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Lechalam area, Manogi district, Kunar province
• References: Khaama Press

Three civilians were killed and another injured in a US airstrike in Kunar province, according to a report released by the Department of Defense (DoD).

The information was released in the DoD's annual report on civilian casualties.

No further details are currently known.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Kunar province
• References: DoD annual report on civilian casualties

The "Command and Control Centre" of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State was hit by an air strike, the Ministry of Defence said, according to Khaama Press.

"As a result the communication set up of the group has been eliminated," Khaama Press reported.

It was unclear whether US or Afghan forces carried out the strike so we have recorded this as a possible US strike. It was also not clear when the strike took place, but it was reported on March 14.

There was no information on casualties.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Achin district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

Two US strikes in Helmand province were reported by Khaama Press based on information from the 203rd Thunder Military Corps, which is part of the Afghan army. However, we cannot add either of these to are database as yet because we only include strikes from named Afghan sources.

One reportedly killed six insurgents and wounded a further four in Marja district. The group's commander, named as Maulvi Wafa, was allegedly among the dead. The other strike was said to have taken place in Nad Ali district, killing four and wounding a further two.

It was not clear when the strikes took place, but Khaama Press published the news report on them on March 13.

• Type of strike: Possible US strikes
• Location: Helmand province
• References: Pajhwok

The Express Tribune reported six members of Islamic State were killed in a drone strike near the border with Pakistan. The strike hit in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.

The son of the group's local commander is thought to have been killed in the attack, it reported.

The sourcing is too vague to include this strike in our database was yet.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Nazyan district, Nangarhar province
• References: Express Tribune

Two civilians were injured in a US ground operation in Kandahar province, according to a report released by the Department of Defense (DoD).

The information was released in DoD's annual report on civilian casualties.

• Type of strike: US ground operation
• Location: Kandahar province
• References: DoD annual report on civilian casualties

The US carried out a series of air strikes on Taliban positions in support of security forces in Kandahar, Provincial Police Spokesperson Zia Durrani said.

The strikes came as Taliban insurgents attacked security posts on the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway on the night of March 11, he said.

Durrani said the strikes and clashes with security forces killed at least 25 insurgents and injured a further 14. It was unclear how many of those died in the strikes themselves, so we have recorded a casualty range to reflect this.

We added two strikes in our database. We are unsure how many took place, but the report indicated more than one.

• Type of strike: US air or drone strike
• Location: Kandahar province
• References: Khaama Press

The Air Force released a video of a US strike on what it described as a "Taliban narcotics production facility" in Helmand on March 9, published on DVIDS. In the video the target is however described as a Taliban checkpoint.

"Since the launch in November 2017 of the campaign to eliminate major sources of Taliban revenue, US Forces-Afghanistan and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have destroyed 50 narcotics facilities and removed $35 million in direct Taliban revenues," text accompanying the video said.

The aircraft used was a A-10 "Warthog". Reuters reported that the A-10 returned to Afghanistan for the first time since 2012 in January.

There was no mention of casualties.

• Type of strike: US strike - A-10 Warthog
• Location: Helmand province
• References: DVIDS

At least five members of Afghanistan's branch of Islamic State were killed in an drone strike in Nangarhar province, Khaama Press reported a statement from the "provincial police commandment" saying.

The sourcing is too vague to include this in our database as yet.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Mamand Dara area, Achin district, Nangarhar province
• References: Khaama Press

The Air Force released a video of a US strike on what it described as a "Taliban narcotics production facility" on March 8, published on DVIDS.

"The secondary explosion seen in the video is evidence that the facility was also used to store home-made explosives (HME), which would have been used by the Taliban to target the Afghan people in future attacks," the text accompanying the video said.

The aircraft used was a A-10 "Warthog". Reuters reported that the A-10 returned to Afghanistan for the first time since 2012 in January.

There was no mention of casualties.

Type of strike: US air strike
Location: Helmand province
References: DVIDS, Reuters

Air strikes were called in after Taliban insurgents attacked a security post in Kandahar, Provincial Police Spokesperson Zia Durrani told Khaama Press.

The checkpoint was stormed at midnight, he said. Air support arrived and by 2am 60 insurgents had been killed, Durrani added.

It was unclear if the strikes were carried out by US or Afghan forces.

• Type of strike: Possible US strike
• Location: Maiwand district, Kandahar province
• References: Khaama Press