Afghanistan: Green-on-Blue Attacks 2012 Update

Analysis / South Asian Extremism / Visualization / VKB Update

Posted by mgray@isvg.org on 18, October 2012

Fourty-three green-on-blue attacks have occurred in Afghanistan since 1 January 2012 resulting in the death of 73 government personnel. Of the 43 attacks, 19 have been attributed to members of the Afghan National Army (ANA), 20 have been attributed to the Afghan National Police (ANP) two have been attributed to the Afghan Local Police (ALP), one has been attributed to the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) and one event involved use of U.S. Army uniforms. These violent attacks continue to pose one of the greatest threats against government personnel in Afghanistan.

Link to Visualization

Created by ISVG researchers, the above  link brings you to a detailed visualization of this ongoing violent trend.