Mortar Strike on Wedding Party Bus in Faryab (2016)
Incident- Date
- Nov 3, 2016
- Year of incident
- 2016
- Province of incident
- Faryab: Khwaja Sabz Posh
- Town/Village
- Khawaja Sabz Posh, Faryab
- Types of incident
- Bombing
- Explosion
- Mortar Shell
- 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)
- Other
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
- Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Other Crimes : Killing
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
On November 3, 2016, a bus carrying wedding party guests in Khawaja Sabz Poash district was struck by a mortar round. The explosion killed seven civilians and injured 12 others who were traveling to celebrate a wedding. Taliban forces were responsible for firing the mortar that hit the civilian vehicle.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 19
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