Bombing at Kandahar Governor's Residence Kills Diplomats and Civilians (2017)

Incident
Date
Jan 10, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Kandahar: Kandahar City
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6311552979186

Longitude: 65.7419292332302

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kandahar
Town/Village
Kandahar province (Governor's residence)
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
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 Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On January 10, 2017, an explosion occurred at the residence of the Kandahar Provincial Governor during a dinner event hosting visiting diplomats and dignitaries. The attack killed more than 40 people, including 13 civilians and five diplomats from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Many others were injured in the blast, including the Kandahar Governor and the visiting UAE Ambassador. No group claimed responsibility for this attack targeting both Afghan officials and international diplomats.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
40