Taliban Suicide Attack on Minibus Carrying Nepalese Security Guards in Kabul (2016)

Incident
Date
Jun 20, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Kabul City, Kabul
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
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)
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 20, 2016, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a minibus in Kabul carrying Nepalese nationals who worked as security guards at the Canadian embassy. The blast killed 27 people, including 13 Nepalese citizens, and wounded more than 48 others. The attack allegedly targeted a provincial council member.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

BBC

No of victims involved
67