Ramadan Violence Kills Fifty People in Kabul (2017)

Incident
Date
May 26, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Kabul City, Kabul
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • Shooting
  • Suicide Attack
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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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 : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 26, 2017, the first day of Islam's holy month of Ramadan, multiple violent incidents occurred in Kabul province. A suspected suicide bomber killed as many as 14 people, while separate fighting between militants and security forces resulted in at least 36 additional deaths. This violence on the first day of the sacred month highlighted the continued intensity of conflict affecting the capital.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Reuters

No of victims involved
50