Military Convoy Suicide Attack - Nangarhar (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 10, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Muhmand Dara
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.2692738876878

Longitude: 71.0288874593418

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Muhmand Dara
Town/Village
Jalalabad-Torkham highway, Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar Province,
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: April 10, 2015

Location: Jalalabad-Torkham highway, Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar Province

Victims:

Four civilians killed

Twelve civilians injured

Hundreds of vehicles damaged at nearby car sale area

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Suicide attack

Narrative:

On April 10, 2015, a suicide attack targeted an army convoy traveling on the Jalalabad-Torkham highway in the Muhmand Dara district of Nangarhar Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of four civilians and injuries to twelve others. Additionally, hundreds of vehicles at a nearby car sale area were destroyed in the blast. The perpetrators of the attack remain unknown.

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AHRDO Incident Report

No of victims involved
16