Female Students Killed in ISIL-KP University Classroom Bombing - Ghazni (2019)

Incident
Date
Oct 8, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghazni: Ghazni City
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.553649501162

Longitude: 68.4306428259085

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Ghazni City
Town/Village
Ghazni University, Ghazni City, Ghazni Province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • ISIL-KP
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
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

ISIL-KP detonated an improvised explosive device in a classroom of Ghazni University in Ghazni city. This resulted in 27 civilian casualties, including 20 female students. The attack specifically targeted the educational facility and caused significant casualties among women pursuing higher education.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
27