List of massacres in Afghanistan
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Afghanistan :
Durrani Empire and Anglo-Afghan War
Khalq communist rule
- Note: During the Soviet war between 600,000 and 2,000,000 Afghans were killed. This list is incomplete.
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
| 1979 Herat uprising | March 1979 | Herat | Thousands disappeared without trace | 3,000–25,000 In 1992, a mass grave was uncovered, containing 2,000 bodies of those killed by the DRA repression. |
| Kerala massacre by the PDPA | April 1979 | Kerala, Kunar Province | 1,000 killed | Unarmed males murdered by the army |
| Chindawol uprising | June 1979 | Thousands disappeared without trace |
Civil war
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Note: According to the United Nations, 75–80% of civilian casualties in the War in Afghanistan were caused by the Taliban and other "resistance" groups from 2009 to 2011. This list is incomplete and does not represent these official figures properly.
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
| Kama Ado massacre by American Bombers | December 1, 2001 | Kama Ado Village | 100 | |
| Dasht-i-Leili massacre by Junbish-i Milli under the alleged supervision of the United States military. | December 2001 | Dasht-i-Leili desert | 250–3000 | |
| 2007 Shinwar shooting by the US Marines | March 4, 2007 | Shinwar District | 19 | 50 injured |
| Hyderabad airstrike by US-Afghan forces | June 28, 2007 | Gerishk District, Helmand | 45–100 | 23–40 |
| Nangar Khel incident by the Polish Armed Forces | August 16, 2007 | Khel, Paktika Province | 6 | 3 |
| Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike | July 6, 2008 | Haska Meyna, Haska Meyna District, Nangarhar province | 47 | |
| 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul by the Taliban Haqqani network | July 7, 2008 | Kabul | 58 | 141 wounded |
| Wech Baghtu wedding party attack by the United States military | November 3, 2008 | Wech Baghtu village, Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar province | 37 | 27 wounded |
| Granai airstrike by the US Airforce | May 4, 2009 | Granai, Bala Buluk District, Farah Province | 86–145 | |
| Taliban car bomb in Kandahar | August 25, 2009 | Kandahar | 30 | Dozens wounded |
| 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack by the Taliban Haqqani network | October 8, 2009 | Kabul | 17 | 63 wounded |
| Narang night raid by NATO forces | December 27, 2009 | Ghazi Khan Ghondi village, Narang District, Kunar province | 10 | |
| Khataba raid by US Special Forces | February 12, 2010 | Khataba village, Paktia Province | 5 | |
| Sangin airstrike by NATO forces. | July 23, 2010 | Sangin, Helmand province | 39–52 | |
| 2010 Badakhshan massacre by the Taliban | August 5, 2010 | Badakhshan | 10 doctors on a humanitarian relief mission | |
| Kabul Bank shooting by the Taliban | February 19, 2010 | Jalalabad | 40 | 90 wounded |
| Maywand District killings by rogues US soldiers | January – May 2010 | Kandahar province | 3 | |
| Kandahar massacre | March 11, 2012 | Kandahar province | 16 | 5 |
| Forward Operating Base Delhi Massacre by the Taliban | August 10, 2012 | Helmand Province | 3 | 1 injured |