In 2021, a total number of 1,244 terrorist attacks were registered in Afghanistan. That was less than the year before, where more than 1,700 cases were recorded. The highest number of attacks was recorded in 2010, reaching over 3,300 cases.
Number of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those violent acts which are intended to create fear (terror), are perpetrated for a religious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of non-combatants (civilians).
Data for years 2007 to 2017 has been taken from previous publications.
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US Department of Homeland Security. (September 30, 2022). Number of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/250566/number-of-terrorist-attacks-in-afghanistan/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250566/number-of-terrorist-attacks-in-afghanistan/
US Department of Homeland Security. (2022). Number of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/250566/number-of-terrorist-attacks-in-afghanistan/
US Department of Homeland Security. "Number of Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250566/number-of-terrorist-attacks-in-afghanistan/
US Department of Homeland Security, Number of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/250566/number-of-terrorist-attacks-in-afghanistan/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/250566/number-of-terrorist-attacks-in-afghanistan/
