The following is a list of

massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

s that have occurred in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...

(numbers may be approximate):

Durrani Empire and Anglo-Afghan War

Khalq communist rule

Civil war

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

*Note: According to the United Nations, 75–80% of civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan were caused by the

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...

and other "resistance" groups from 2009 to 2011. This list is incomplete and does not represent these official figures properly.

Taliban era

References

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Massacres A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

* Masscres