Date: February 17, 2015

Location: Highway in Qarabagh district, Kabul Province

Victims: Four civilians killed (including two women), one child injured

Perpetrators: Anti-Government Elements

Incident Type: Remote-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RC-IED) attack

Claimed Responsibility: No group claimed responsibility

Narrative:

On February 17, 2015, Anti-Government Elements detonated a Remote-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device (RC-IED) on a highway in Qarabagh district, Kabul Province. The attack, which appeared to target an Afghan National Police vehicle during an ambush, instead struck a civilian car. The explosion resulted in the deaths of four civilians, including two women, and injured one child. While no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Taliban was noted as the primary group operating an anti-government insurgency in the Qarabagh district at that time, typically targeting security, military, and government-related targets.