Explosion at Political Rally Kills Eight Civilians in Lashkargah, Helmand (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 9, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Lashkargah
Town/Village
Lashkargah City, Helmand province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • 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 October 9, 2018, an explosion occurred at a political rally in Lashkargah City, killing eight civilians and wounding twelve others. This attack deliberately targeted civilians participating in the political process, representing an assault on democratic participation and electoral activities.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
20