April has seen a sharp increase in civilian casualties of Islamic State (IS) and IS-affiliated explosive violence, with AOAV recording the highest incident count and civilian casualty count so far in 2022. Nine of those incidents (33%) have taken place in April, and account for 78% (134) of recorded civilian casualties of IS and IS-affiliated violence in 2022 so far. The attacks in Afghanistan account for 71% (95) of recorded civilian casualties of IS and IS-affiliated explosive violence in 2022 (16 killed and 79 injured). Last year, 2021, Afghanistan was the worst affected country in terms of civilian casualties of IS and IS-affiliated explosive violence. Civilians accounted for 86% of the total 828 casualties recorded in Afghanistan in IS and IS-affiliated explosive violence.

Source: CNN April 28, 2022 17:35 UTC