ANA Recruitment Center IED Attack - Kunar (2015)

Incident
Date
Sep 20, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Kunar: Asadabad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.8815124264566

Longitude: 71.1538439937468

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Asadabad
Town/Village
Asadabad City, Kunar Province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Threats against civilians
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On September 20, 2015, Anti-Government Elements detonated a magnetic Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near the Afghan National Army (ANA) recruitment centre in Asadabad City, Kunar Province. The explosion resulted in injuries to thirty-four civilians, including four children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA:Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Annual Report, pg. 40