Taliban Attak and Suicide Car Bombing at Security Agency Office in Kabul (2016)

Incident
Date
Apr 19, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Kabul City, Kabul
Types of incident
  • Assault
  • Bombing
  • Complex Attack
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Murder
  • Shooting
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Other inhumane acts
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 19, 2016, a Taliban suicide car bomber attacked an office of Afghanistan's main security agency in Kabul. The massive explosion killed at least 64 people, most of whom were civilians, and injured 347 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, which occurred during their announced spring offensive.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
411