Taliban Rocket Attack Misses Bagram Air Field and Injures Two Civilians (2016)

Incident
Date
May 7, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Parwan : Bagram
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.9535384651436

Longitude: 69.2542148141959

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Bagram
Town/Village
Near Bagram Air Field, Parwan
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Rocket Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
  • US forces
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 7, 2016, during the night, Taliban fighters fired a rocket intended to hit Bagram Air Field. The projectile missed its intended military target and instead struck a civilian house located east of the base perimeter, resulting in injuries to two Afghan civilians.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Stars and Stripes

No of victims involved
2