Body-Borne IED Suicide Attack - Khost (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 2, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Khost: Khost Matun
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.364907751047

Longitude: 69.942398071289

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khost (Matun)
Town/Village
Khost City, Khost Province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Suicide Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Other inhumane acts
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: April 2, 2015

Location: Khost City, Khost Province

Victims:

Nineteen civilians killed (including one child)

Sixty-one civilians injured (including eight children)

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Body-borne IED suicide attack

Narrative:

On April 2, 2015, a body-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suicide attack occurred in Khost City, Khost Province. The explosion resulted in the deaths of nineteen civilians, including one child. Sixty-one civilians were injured in the attack, among them eight children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAM: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 40

No of victims involved
80