Worshippers Killed and Wounded in Mosque Attack - Parwan (2020)

Incident
Date
May 19, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Parwan : Chaharikar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.1010937816406

Longitude: 69.3126185537393

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chaharikar
Town/Village
Chaharikar, Parwan Province
Types of incident
  • Ground Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • 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
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 19 May 2020, at least 11 people were killed and 16 were wounded in a mosque attack in Chaharikar, the capital of Parwan Province. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

RFE

No of victims involved
27