Taliban IED Attack Outside Hospital Kills Woman in Daykundi (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 16, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Daykundi: Unknown
Town/Village
Daykundi province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
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 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 : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 16, 2018, a Taliban improvised explosive device (IED) detonated outside a hospital in Daykundi province, killing one woman and injuring another woman and a child. This attack on a medical facility violated the protected status of healthcare infrastructure and endangered civilians seeking medical treatment.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
2