ISIS-K Attack Causes Multiple Civilian Casualties in Nangarhar (2016)

Incident
Date
Jun 26, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Unknown
Town/Village
Nangarhar province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Assault
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • Shooting
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Other
  • 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 : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Taking hostages
  • Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Between June 23-26, 2016, fighting between Islamic State fighters and Afghan forces in Nangarhar province resulted in at least 12 deaths among Afghan security forces and civilians, with 18 others wounded. In Kowt district, as many as 25 homes were burned down and five civilians were reportedly kidnapped by Islamic State militants. Afghan officials claimed that more than 100 Islamic State fighters were killed during the three days of conflict, though these figures could not be independently verified.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
35