ANP Base Complex Suicide Attack - Helmand (2015)

Incident
Date
Jun 30, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Lashkargah
Town/Village
Afghanistan National Police base, Lashkargah City, Helmand Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Explosion
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • 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 : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 30, 2015, Taliban forces conducted a complex suicide attack targeting an Afghanistan National Police base in Lashkargah District of Helmand Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of five civilians and injured sixty-two others, most of whom were civilians.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA:Report of the Secretary-General: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security, 1 September 2015, pg. 5, 8

No of victims involved
67