Roadside Bomb Targeting Wedding Party Kills Eleven in Faryab (2016)

Incident
Date
Nov 5, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Faryab: Unknown
Town/Village
Faryab province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
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 November 5, 2016, a roadside bomb exploded in Faryab province, killing 11 people and wounding 12 others. The victims were reportedly traveling to a wedding when their vehicle struck the explosive device. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though local officials attributed it to Taliban militants.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
23