ISIS-KP Attack on Provincial Education Office Kills Eleven in Jalalabad City (2018)

Incident
Date
Jul 11, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Jalalabad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.4552967856833

Longitude: 70.4518092111804

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jalalabad
Town/Village
Jalalabad City, Nangarhar province
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • 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
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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On July 11, 2018, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-KP) militants attacked the provincial education office in Jalalabad City, killing 11 people and injuring 17 others. This assault deliberately targeted educational infrastructure and personnel, representing an attack on Afghanistan's education system and those working to provide educational services.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
28