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March 16, 2007

Afghanistan Watch by the Numbers

By the numbers

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  • Suicide bombing attempts in 2006:                                142
  • Total Afghan soldiers and police killed in these attacks:  46
  • Foreign soldiers killed:                                                  15
  • Afghan civilians killed:                                                206
  • Suicide bombing attempts, Jan-Feb 2007:                      22
  • Suicide bombers dead or captured:                                22
  • Total foreign or Afghan security forces killed:                  8

                    Source: "Afghanistan's Record of Suicide Attacks in 2006"
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By the numbers

  • Suicide bombing attempts in 2006:                                142
  • Total Afghan soldiers and police killed in these attacks:  46
  • Foreign soldiers killed:                                                  15
  • Afghan civilians killed:                                                206
  • Suicide bombing attempts, Jan-Feb 2007:                      22
  • Suicide bombers dead or captured:                                22
  • Total foreign or Afghan security forces killed:                  8

                    Source: "Afghanistan's Record of Suicide Attacks in 2006"

  • Miles along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border:                          1,400
  • Border checkpoints, according to Pakistan figures:                  1,100
  • Ratio of checkpoints on the Pakistan side to the Afghan side:  10 to 1

                    Source: Washington Post

  • Number of daily bombing missions, June-Nov 2006:  18
  • Ratio of bombs dropped in 2006 to 2005:                10 to 1

                    Souces: IHT, USAF (via Strategy Page)

  • Number of counternarcotics police in all of Helmand province: 38
  • Number of vehicles they have:                                               3
  • Number of motorcycles:                                                          3

                    Source: The Herald (UK)

  • Percent of Americans who believe the war in Afghanistan “was worth fighting”: 56
  • Percent who do not:                                                                         41
  • Percent who think the U.S. is “doing enough” to rebuild Afghanistan: 63
  • Percent who say US should be "doing more":                                      23

                    Source: Washington Post-ABC News Poll, Feb 27

Posted by Carl Robichaud on March 16, 2007 at 03:08 PM |

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