People Killed in Taliban Truck Bomb Attack Near Military Court - Paktia (2020)

Incident
Date
May 14, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Paktia: Gardez
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.6047872286604

Longitude: 69.2277714856939

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Gardez
Town/Village
Gardez, Paktia Province
Types of incident
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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 : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 14 May 2020, at least five people were killed by a Taliban truck bomb near a military court in Gardez, Paktia Province. The attack resulted in five people killed and 14 wounded.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara

No of victims involved
19