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
- No of victims involved
- 34
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