Motorcycle Bomb Near Main Mosque Kills Two Civilians in Khost City (2019)

Incident
Date
Jan 8, 2019
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town/Village
Khost city, Khost province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
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
  • 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 January 8, 2019, explosives attached to a motorcycle parked near Khost city's main mosque detonated, killing two civilians and wounding 32 others. This attack targeted a religious site during what was likely a time of prayer or religious gathering, endangering worshippers and civilians in the vicinity.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
34