Bomb Explosion Behind Police Headquarters Kills Two Children in Zabul (2016)

Incident
Date
Mar 30, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Zabul: Qalat
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.1034408434785

Longitude: 66.9057939539857

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Qalat
Town/Village
Qalat, Zabul 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)
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Other inhumane acts
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On March 30, 2016, a bomb detonated behind police headquarters in Qalat, Zabul Province. The explosion killed two children and wounded another civilian. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

KJRH-TV

No of victims involved
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