2016 in Afghanistan explained

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Afghanistan.

Incumbents

Ashraf Ghani, 2014-current

Abdullah Abdullah, 2014–current

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Public holidays

See main article: Public holidays in Afghanistan.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Suicide blast strikes Kabul restaurant popular with foreigners. the telegraph. 1 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Battle near Indian consulate building in northern Afghanistan. the telegraph. 3 January 2016.
  3. Web site: Afghan forces raid another Taliban 'prison' in Helmand. the long war journal. 29 February 2016.
  4. News: One U.S. soldier killed, two wounded in Helmand province, Afghanistan. en-US. Washington Post. 2021-08-23. 0190-8286.
  5. News: Pentagon identifies Army Special Forces soldier killed in Afghanistan. the Washington post. 6 January 2016.
  6. News: Congressman questions if Army Special Forces denied rescue force, fire support. The Washington Post. 7 January 2016.
  7. Web site: CENTCOM: AC-130 'absolutely did fire' in Marjah battle against Taliban. Stars and Stripes. 8 January 2016.
  8. Web site: Suicide Attack Targets Pakistan Consulate In Afghanistan's Jalalabad. Agencies. 13 January 2016. NDTV.com. 15 May 2016.
  9. Web site: Army Ranger Recovering from Wounds in Afghanistan Attack. Military.com. 29 January 2016.
  10. News: Afghanistan attack: Kabul suicide bomber kills 20. 11 February 2016. BBC News. 1 February 2016.
  11. Web site: Suicide bomber strikes outside police office in Afghan capital. Mirwais Harooni. 1 February 2016. Reuters. 16 February 2016.
  12. Web site: Taliban Bombing Kills at Least 20 at Kabul Police Station. 2 February 2016. The New York Times. 16 February 2016.
  13. Web site: Taliban suicide bomber in deadly attack on Kabul police base. The Guardian. February 2016 . 16 February 2016.
  14. Web site: Suicide bomber kills 20 outside Kabul police base. AFP; Reuters. February 2016 . 16 February 2016.
  15. Web site: Taliban attack on Kabul police headquarters kills 20. 1 February 2016. UPI. 16 February 2016.
  16. Web site: Deadly suicide attack rocks Afghanistan's capital. 16 February 2016.
  17. Web site: Taliban claim Kabul police headquarters attack - CNN.com. Ashley Fantz and Masoud Popalzai. 1 February 2016. CNN. 16 February 2016.
  18. Web site: Afghan official: U.S. airstrikes hit ISIS radio station, kill 29 militants. CNN. February 2, 2016.
  19. Web site: US strikes Pakistani Taliban faction in eastern Afghanistan. the long war journal. 3 February 2016.
  20. News: I see my old battalion assigned to Helmand again and I wonder: What is the point?. Washington post. 27 February 2016.
  21. Web site: Afghan policeman opens fire on colleagues, kills 4 . appealdemocrat . 11 February 2016 .
  22. Web site: US Drones, Afghan Forces Kill 28 IS Fighters. VOA. 15 May 2016.
  23. Web site: Battle for Achin Rages On; Afghan Govt. Reports Dozens of Militants Killed. VOA. 15 May 2016.
  24. Web site: Afghanistan: Three killed in raid on Swedish-run clinic. BBC. 18 February 2016.
  25. Web site: US drone crashes in southern Afghanistan; no injuries. foxnews. 20 February 2016.
  26. Web site: Officials: Forces kill 43 Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan. Stars and Stripes. 23 February 2016.
  27. Web site: ISIS In Afghanistan: US Airstrikes, Afghan Forces Target Islamic State Group In Eastern Nangarhar. international business times. 23 February 2016.
  28. Web site: Afghanistan suicide attacks kill 25, jeopardising peace talks. ABC news. 27 February 2016.
  29. Web site: Afghanistan: 25 people killed in two separate suicide attacks. BBC News. 27 February 2016.
  30. Web site: Afghanistan militants dead in Jalalabad attack. BBC. 2 March 2016.
  31. Web site: Afghan President: IS Being Wiped out in Afghanistan. ABC news. 6 March 2016.
  32. Web site: Drone strike kills Islamic State militants in Afghanistan. Stars and Stripes. 7 March 2016.
  33. Web site: Taliban Fighters Assault Afghan Government Sites in Helmand. New York Times. 9 March 2016.
  34. Web site: NATO chief predicts another tough year ahead for Afghanistan. militarytimes. 16 March 2016.
  35. Web site: US Air Force F-16 Crashes in Afghanistan, Pilot Safely Ejects. abc news. 29 March 2016.
  36. Web site: Afghanistan: Taliban fight kills 15 security troops. AlJazeera. 30 March 2016.
  37. Web site: Number of ISIL Fighters in Afghanistan Drops Significantly, Official Says. US department of defence. 14 April 2016.
  38. Web site: 39 IS members killed in clashes with troops in eastern Afghanistan. fox news latino. 6 April 2016. 2016-04-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160408101809/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2016/04/06/3-is-members-killed-in-clashes-with-troops-in-eastern-afghanistan/. 2016-04-08. dead.
  39. Web site: Twelve Die in Coalition Raid in Afghanistan . Washington street journal. 16 April 2016.
  40. Web site: Haqqanis Steering Deadlier Taliban in Afghanistan, Officials Say. New York Times . 7 May 2016.
  41. Web site: Senior Official Outlines U.S. Forces' Missions in Afghanistan. U.S. department of Defence.
  42. Web site: Afghan conflict: Special forces 'free' prisoners of Taliban. BBC News. 6 May 2016.
  43. Web site: Afghanistan: Nato soldiers killed in 'green-on-blue' attack. BBC News. 7 May 2016.
  44. Web site: Afghanistan executes six Taliban prisoners. the guardian. 8 May 2016.
  45. Web site: Afghanistan fuel tanker crash kills 73 in Ghazni province. BBC News. 8 May 2016.
  46. Web site: Afghanistan: Taliban prisoners hanged as Helmand fighting flares. BBC News. 8 May 2016.
  47. Web site: Taliban claims it shot down US drone in Afghanistan. Stars and stripes. 10 May 2016.
  48. Web site: Pakistan ex-PM's kidnapped son rescued in Afghanistan. BBC News. 10 May 2016.
  49. Web site: Ali Haider Gilani freed in Afghanistan. Aljazeera. 10 May 2016.
  50. Web site: Pakistan Says US-Afghan Raid Rescues Son of Pakistani Ex-PM. ABC news. 10 May 2016.
  51. Web site: Ex-Pakistan PM Gilani's kidnapped son rescued in Afghanistan. the guardian. 10 May 2016.
  52. Web site: U.S. Special Ops Forces, Afghan Commandos Rescue Hostage. U.S. department of defence. 10 May 2016.
  53. News: U.S. and Afghan forces rescue Pakistani politician from al-Qaeda group. the Washington post. 10 May 2016.
  54. Web site: Suicide bomber kills at least 4 at Afghan police training center. Stars and Stripes. 14 May 2016.
  55. Web site: US drone strike reportedly kills senior Al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan. fox news. 18 May 2016.
  56. Web site: Bomber targets NATO convoy; Insider attack kills 6 Afghan police. stars and stripes. 21 May 2016.
  57. Web site: Taliban Suicide Bomber Hits NATO Convoy Near Kabul. VOA news. 2016-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160522124404/http://www.voanews.com/content/taliban-suicide-bomber-hits-nato-convoy-near-kabul/3340089.html. 2016-05-22. dead.
  58. Web site: Afghan War Rules Leave U.S. Troops Wondering When It's OK to Shoot. Washington street journal. 20 June 2016.
  59. News: Pakistan, Afghan soldiers clash at Khyber Pass border: officials. 2016-06-13. Reuters. 2016-06-13.
  60. Web site: Taliban overrun district in volatile Uruzgan province. stars and stripes. 14 June 2016.
  61. Web site: Dozens of Islamic State fighters killed in eastern Afghanistan. stars and stripes. 19 June 2016.
  62. Web site: Taliban suicide attack kills 14 Nepalese security guards. Stars and stripes. 20 June 2016.
  63. Web site: Taliban leader killed in northern Afghanistan. stars and stripes. 27 June 2016.
  64. Web site: 25 ISIS Terrorists killed in Nangarhar Raids By Afghan Army.
  65. Web site: Pentagon Press Secretary Comments on Death of Terrorist in Afghanistan. Department of Defence. 13 July 2016. 14 July 2016. 14 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714151142/http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/836890/pentagon-press-secretary-comments-on-death-of-terrorist-in-afghanistan. dead.
  66. News: Pentagon: school attack mastermind killed in US airstrike. https://web.archive.org/web/20160714160624/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/pentagon-school-attack-mastermind-killed-in-us-airstrike/2016/07/13/837011b2-4930-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html. dead. 14 July 2016. Washington post. 13 July 2016.
  67. Web site: US drone destroys Islamic State radio station in Afghanistan. Stars and Stripes. 14 July 2016.
  68. Web site: More madness, more bloodshed in Afghanistan . . 23 July 2016 . 24 July 2016.
  69. Web site: Kabul explosion: Islamic State 'admits attack on Hazara protest' but protester believed Afghanistan government is behind this attack, they believe government want to shout down the people of Afghanistan . BBC . 23 July 2016 . 24 July 2016.
  70. Web site: 23 July 2016. داعش مسئولیت حمله به تظاهرات جنبش روشنایی را به عهده گرفت. live. 23 July 2016. BBC Afghanistan. fa. https://web.archive.org/web/20160725025922/http://www.bbc.com/persian/afghanistan/2016/07/160723_k02-kabul-demo-blast . 2016-07-25 .
  71. Web site: Kabul: At least 80 feared killed, more than 200 wounded in IS claimed bomb attack . . 23 July 2016 . 24 July 2016.
  72. Web site: At least 5 US troops wounded in Afghanistan fighting Islamic State. fox news. 29 July 2016.
  73. Web site: American troops wounded fighting ISIS in Afghanistan as operations there grow. military.com. 28 July 2016.
  74. Web site: Top ISIS Leader in Afghanistan Killed in US Airstrike. ABC news. 12 August 2016.
  75. Web site: Afghanistan's Taliban attack foreign tourist convoy. BBC. 4 August 2016.
  76. Web site: 2 soldiers injured in Afghanistan IED blast. armytimes. 8 August 2016.
  77. Web site: 3 US troops injured in Afghanistan. stars and stripes. 9 August 2016.
  78. Web site: US and Australian professors kidnapped in Afghanistan. bbc. 8 August 2016.
  79. Web site: Soldier dies from noncombat injury in Afghanistan. armytimes. 14 August 2016.
  80. Web site: Taliban overruns district in Afghanistan's Baghlan. al jazeera. 15 August 2016.
  81. Web site: At least 2 wounded in bombing near US Embassy in Afghanistan. fox news. 15 August 2016.
  82. Web site: Over a hundred US troops sent to Lashkar Gah to battle Taliban. the guardian. 22 August 2016.
  83. Web site: Taliban seizes Khanabad in Afghanistan's Kunduz. al jazeera. 21 August 2016.
  84. Web site: Afghan forces retake Khanabad district from Taliban. Aljazeera. 21 August 2016.
  85. News: Taliban forces consolidate gains around Kunduz. Washington post. 22 August 2016.
  86. Web site: US servicemember killed in Afghanistan. stars and stripes. 23 August 2016.
  87. Web site: Green Beret Killed by IED Was on Patrol with Afghan Special Forces. military.com. 26 August 2016.
  88. Web site: Afghanistan: Taliban pushes into Uruzgan's Tarinkot. alJazeera. 8 September 2016.
  89. Web site: US military kills AQIS leaders, fighters in southern Afghanistan. Long War Journal. 26 April 2017.
  90. Web site: At Least 7 Afghan Police Officers Killed in Errant U.S. Strike, Officials Say. new York times. 19 September 2016.
  91. Web site: Suspected US drone strike on Isis kills 18 people in Afghanistan. The Guardian. 28 September 2016.
  92. Web site: Taliban storm into Afghanistan's Kunduz. al Jazeera. 3 October 2016. 28 October 2016.
  93. Web site: US special operations 'enablers' in Kunduz as Taliban reportedly. Stars and Stripes. 3 October 2016.
  94. Web site: Maryland Soldier Killed by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan. nbcwashington. 5 October 2016.
  95. Web site: US special operator was 1st US casualty in fight against Islamic State in Afghanistan. Stars and Stripes. 5 October 2016.
  96. Web site: IED blast wounds 2 US servicemembers in eastern Afghanistan. Stars and Stripes. 8 October 2016.
  97. Web site: Afghan army helicopter crashes in north Afghanistan; 8 dead. 9 October 2016.
  98. Web site: Afghan Taliban launch large-scale attack on Helmand; suicide blast kills 14. fox news. 10 October 2016. 16 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171012043903/http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/10/10/afghan-officials-taliban-enter-capital-helmand-province.html. 12 October 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  99. Web site: At least 14 killed in Helmand as Afghans battle Taliban on multiple fronts. Stars and Stripes. 10 October 2016.
  100. News: Deadly attacks target defiant Shiite worshipers in Afghanistan amid security fears. Washington post. 12 October 2016.
  101. News: An 'eroding stalemate' in Afghanistan as Taliban widens its offensive. Washington post. 14 October 2016.
  102. Web site: DEA: Heroin Haul Largest Ever in Afghanistan, 'if Not the World'. ABC news. 15 December 2016.
  103. Web site: DoD Identifies US Soldier, Civilian Killed in Afghanistan. military.com. 21 October 2016.
  104. Web site: Two Americans killed at military base in Afghanistan. bbc news. 19 October 2016.
  105. Web site: Al-Qaeda leaders in Afghanistan killed, spy agency confirms. yahoo. 27 October 2016.
  106. Web site: IS in Afghanistan 'kills 30 abducted civilians'. BBC. 26 October 2016.
  107. News: Over 30 Daesh rebels dead in Pachiragam offensive. live. www.pajhwok.com. 27 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161029174714/http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/10/27/over-30-daesh-rebels-dead-pachiragam-offensive . 2016-10-29 . Zarifi . Yousuf .
  108. News: 19 LeT militants killed in airstrikes in Afghanistan. live. The Hindu. 30 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161030133624/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/let-militants-killed-in-airstrikes-in-afghanistan/article9285595.ece . 2016-10-30 .
  109. News: 30 Taliban killed in Uruzgan operation. live. www.pajhwok.com. 29 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161101041015/http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/10/29/30-taliban-killed-uruzgan-operation . 2016-11-01 . Wesal . Ajmal .
  110. Web site: DoD IDs 2 Soldiers Killed in Kunduz as Officials Confirm Airstrikes. military.com. 4 November 2016.
  111. Web site: 2 US Troops, 26 Civilians Dead after Afghan Raid on Taliban. military.com. 3 November 2016.
  112. Web site: At least four killed in Taliban raid on German consulate in Afghanistan. the guardian. 11 November 2016.
  113. Web site: Afghanistan: Explosion hits US airbase in Bagram. al jazeera. 12 November 2016.
  114. Web site: 1st Cav Soldiers Among 4 Americans Killed in Afghanistan. military.com. 14 November 2016.
  115. News: Soldier succumbs to wounds received during November suicide bombing in Afghanistan. Washington post. 7 December 2016.
  116. Web site: Isis claims responsibility for Kabul mosque suicide bomb blast. the guardian. 21 November 2016.
  117. Web site: Afghanistan fuel tanker hits bus, killing at least 14. BBC. 18 December 2016.
  118. Web site: Afghanistan Taliban: Eight dead in attack on MP's house. BBC. 22 December 2016.