The report is an update of a previous report published in February 2015 and provides a comprehensive overview of the security situation in Afghanistan, covering the following topics: a brief historical overview; actors in the conflict; security trends and armed confrontations, description of tactics and arms used; state ability to secure law and order; impact of the violence on security forces, civilian population and the political process. In addition, the report provides a description of the security situation for each of the 34 provinces and Kabul. In these chapters, a general overview of the province is given, followed by information on the impact of violence in the province, data on violent incidents, and qualitative information on the type of violence. Finally, a brief overview of violence-induced displacements is given, followed by a description of the armed actors in the province. The reference period for the security report runs from 1 November 2014 until 31 October 2015.

[Föregående rapport, se Lifos nr 34080]