Afghan Private Security Guard Losses
2009
- February 5 - Six PMCs, guarding the governor of Musa Qala district, were killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province.
- March 19 - Three PMCs, guarding an Afghan lawmaker, were killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province. The lawmaker and a senior policeman were also killed.
- April 1–10 people were killed, including one PMC, in a Taliban attack on a provincial council building in Kandahar.
- April 20 - One PMC was killed by a roadside bomb in Oruzgan province.
- April 25 - Three PMCs were killed by suicide bombers targeting the governor's offices in Kandahar province.
- April 26 - Two PMCs were killed in a Taliban attack.
- May 2 - One PMC was killed along with an American PMC in a Taliban attack.
- May 4 - Various Taliban attacks in the country killed nine PMCs.
- May 28 - Four PMCs were killed in an ambush in Herat province.
- June 1–10 PMCs were killed in an ambush in Farah province.
- June 2–10 PMCs were killed in an ambush in Paktia province.
- June 5 - One PMC was killed in fighting in Khost province.
- June 6 - Three PMCs were killed in an ambush in Nimroz province.
- June 7 - Four PMCs were killed in an ambush in Paktika province.
- July 11 - Various Taliban attacks in the country killed five PMCs.
- June 12 - Four PMCs were killed in a Taliban attack.
- June 13 - Nine PMCs were killed by a suicide bomber in Helmand province.
- June 28 - One PMC was killed in an ambush of a logistics convoy in Andar.
- July 2 - Four PMCs were killed by a roadside bomb in Khost province.
- July 12 - Four PMCs were killed in an ambush in Ghazni province.
- July 14 - Three PMCs were killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province.
- July 25 - Three PMCs were killed by a landmine in Helmand province.
- July 28 - Various Taliban attacks in the country killed nine PMCs.
- July 30 - Four PMCs were killed by a roadside bomb in Helmand province.
- August 4 - Three PMCs were killed in an accidental explosion in Ghazni province.
- September 12 - Six PMCs were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their offices in Kunar province.
- October 2 - A PMC was killed by another South African PMC in Helmand province.
- October 5 - Two PMCs, guarding a businessman, were killed in Kabul.
- October 9 - Six PMCs were killed by a suicide bomber in Paktia province.
- November 16 - Four PMCs were killed when Taliban fighters attacked a bridge construction project in Kunduz province.
2008
- January 14 - An attack by Taliban commandos on a popular luxuary hotel in Kabul left six people dead, including two PMCs.
- February 23 - Seven PMCs were killed by a roadside bomb.
- April 8–18 PMCs were killed when militants attacked them in Zabul province.
- July 7 - Six PMCs were killed in a Taliban attack.
- July 18 - Various Taliban attacks in the country killed seven PMCs.
- July 21 - Four PMCs were killed when their food convoy was ambushed.
- August 17 - Nine PMCs were killed when a NATO supply convoy was ambushed.
- September 12 - Five PMCs were killed and three were captured when a convoy transporting logistics for NATO troops was ambushed in Farah province.
- September 21 - Two PMCs were killed in a Taliban attack.
- September 25 - 11 PMCs were killed when Taliban militants attacked Indian workers constructing a dam in Herat province.
- October 10 - Two PMCs were killed in an ambush in Farah province.
- October 26 - 24 PMCs were killed in a NATO air strike in Ghazni province.
- November 30 - One PMC was killed by a roadside bomb in Kandahar province.
- December 28 - One PMC was killed in a Taliban attack.
2007
- February 7 - Three PMCs were killed when an explosive-packed motorcycle exploded in Kandahar province.
- March 23 - 15 PMCs were killed and four were missing when a convoy transporting logistics for NATO troops was ambushed in Shahwalikok district of Kandahar province.
- April 15 - A suicide bomber killed four PMCs in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province.
- April 25 - Three PMCs were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a road construction company site near the main highway between Kabul and Kandahar.
- May 17 - A roadside bomb struck the vehicle of a private security company in Kandahar killing four PMCs.
- May 30 - A roadside bomb struck the vehicle of a private security company in the province of Helmand killing two PMCs.
- July 16 - A suicide bomber killed one PMC in Kandahar.
- July 18 - In Loghar, near Kabul, a shooting attack occurred near an office which gives security advice, the attack left a PMC and his driver working for a non-governmental organisation dead.
- July 21 - Four PMCs were killed in an ambush in Farah province.
- July 30 - Taliban militants killed 10 PMCs in the south of the country.
- August 18 - A suicide bomber killed four PMCs in Kandahar along with 11 civilians.
- August 22 - A suicide bomber killed one PMC in Khost.
- August 23 - 10 PMCs were killed when a convoy transporting logistics for NATO troops was ambushed in Zabul province.
- September 3 - A landmine explosion killed six PMCs in Kunar province.
- September 20 - Militants killed one PMC in Zabul province.
- September 23 - Three PMCs were accidentally killed by U.S. soldiers. Three other PMCs were captured in a Taliban attack.
- September 30 - Militants killed one PMC in Ghazni province.
- December 18 - Taliban militants killed 15 PMC's in an ambush near the town of Bala Boluk in the province of Farah.
- December 30 - Taliban militants killed six PMC's in an ambush on their convoy on Afghanistan's main highway in Wardak province.
2006
- March 17–18 - Various Taliban attacks in the country left five PMCs dead and two missing.
- March 28 - Three PMCs were killed by a landmine in Farah province.
- April 23 - Taliban militants attacked a U.S.-funded Afghan construction company killing one PMC.
- May 24 - Various Taliban attacks in the country left three PMCs dead.
- June 18 - A former district chief was killed along with four PMCs who were guarding him in Helmand province.
- September 10 - A suicide bomber killed a provincial governor in eastern Afghanistan along with his nephew and a PMC.
2005
- July 29 - A parliamentary candidate was killed along with six PMCs who were protecting him in Oruzgan province.
- September 27 - A PMC guarding a presidential candidate was killed along with the candidate in Mazar-e Sharif.
2004
- March 5 - One PMC was killed in an ambush in Zabul province.
- August 29 - Three PMCs were killed in an attack outside the doors of their compound in Kabul.
2003
- April 29 - One PMC was killed when his checkpoint was attacked in Kandahar province.
- September 27 - Seven PMCs guarding the governor of Helmand province were killed in an ambush.
2002
- September 5 - An assassination attempt on the Afghan president in Kabul left one PMC guarding him dead along with a civilian.
Total
Based on the above listed reports an estimated 356 private security guards were killed, six were missing and three were captured during the war.
Read more about this topic: List Of Afghan Security Forces Fatality Reports In Afghanistan
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