Explosion at Election Rally Kills Twenty-One Civilians in Rustaq, Takhar (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 3, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Takhar: Rustaq
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 23.4438639246448

Longitude: 57.4331610238651

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Rustaq
Town/Village
Rustaq district, Takhar province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 13, 2018, an explosion occurred at an election rally for a parliamentary candidate in Rustaq district, killing 21 civilians and one member of the National Directorate of Security. The blast also wounded 33 civilians and three police officers. This attack deliberately targeted participants in the democratic process, representing a significant assault on electoral activities and civilian political participation.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYC

No of victims involved
54