ISKP Complex Attack on RTA in Nangarhar (2017)

Incident
Date
May 17, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Jalalabad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.4552967856833

Longitude: 70.4518092111804

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jalalabad
Town/Village
Jalalabad district, Nangarhar province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Complex Attack
  • Explosion
  • Ground Attack
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 17, 2017, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) militants conducted a complex attack involving suicide bombers at the Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) facility in Jalalabad. The assault resulted in 19 civilian casualties, killing five people and injuring 14 others. This attack deliberately targeted media infrastructure and personnel, representing an assault on freedom of information and press.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
19