Taliban Attack on Court Building in Ghazni Province (2016)

Incident
Date
Jun 1, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Ghazni: Ghazni City
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.553649501162

Longitude: 68.4306428259085

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Ghazni City
Town/Village
Ghazni City, Ghazni
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
  • Explosion
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Light Weapon Attack
  • Shooting
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 1, 2016, Taliban militants attacked a court in Ghazni province. The assault began when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance to the building, after which three other attackers stormed inside. The ensuing clash with security forces resulted in 10 deaths, including five civilians and one policeman. Security forces shot and killed the three remaining attackers.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
10