Civilians Killed in Taliban Suicide Vehicle Attack on International Forces - Helmand (2015)

Incident
Date
Nov 16, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Lashkargah
Town/Village
Lashkargah City, Helmand Province
Types of incident
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • US forces
Alleged types of crimes
  • 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 16 November 2015, a suicide vehicle-borne IED targeting an international military forces convoy killed two civilians and injured 12 in Lashkargah City, Helmand Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack but only admitted to slight injuries of three civilians.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
14