Park Palace Guesthouse Attack - Kabul (2015)
Incident- Date
- May 13, 2015
- Year of incident
- 2015
- Province of incident
- Kabul: Kabul
- District geolocation of incident
Latitude: 34.5168788437339
Longitude: 69.1499999975304
- District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
- Kabul
- Town/Village
- The Park Palace guesthouse, Kululapushta, Police District 4, Kabul City
- Types of incident
- Barrage of Bullets
- Clash
- Ground Attack
- Hand Grenade
- Shooting
- Suicide Attack
- Vehicle-borne 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)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
- Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
- Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Other Crimes : Killing
- Other Crimes : Murder
- Other Crimes : Taking hostages
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
On May 13, 2015, Taliban forces attacked "The Park Palace," a mid-range guesthouse in Kululapushta, Police District 4 of Kabul City. The attack occurred during a classical music concert and resulted in the deaths of fifteen people. Among the victims were eight aid workers, five Afghans from other regions, and two nationals from NATO member states. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it targeted "invaders," specifically an "important meeting" of "important people from many invading countries, especially Americans."
- Source_1
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 15
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