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.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 23
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