Taliban Car Bomb Near Football Field Kills Fourteen in Khost (2017)

Incident
Date
May 27, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town/Village
Khost province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 27, 2017, a Taliban attacker detonated a car bomb near a football field close to a military base in Khost province. The explosion killed at least 14 people and wounded eight others, including two children. This attack occurred during the second day of Ramadan and targeted an area where civilians were present near recreational facilities.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Reuters

No of victims involved
14