ISKP Attack on Refugee Office Kills Thirteen in Nangarhar Province (2018)

Incident
Date
Jul 31, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Unknown
Town/Village
Nangarhar province
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
  • 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
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • 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 July 31, 2018, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) attacked the refugee office in Nangarhar province, killing 13 people. This attack was part of ISKP's increasing pattern throughout 2018 of targeting humanitarian and healthcare facilities, representing a systematic assault on organizations providing assistance to vulnerable populations.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Human Rights Watch

No of victims involved
13