Bomb Attack Targeting Police Results in Civilian Casualties (2016)

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Date
۱۶ فروردین ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Kuz Kunar
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5962325495757

Longitude: 70.5749975498388

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kuz Kunar
Town Village
Kuz Kunar (Khewa) , Nangarhar Province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • 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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On April 4, 2016, a bomb attack allegedly targeting police forces resulted in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to six other civilians. The bomb appeared to be directed at police, but instead caused civilian casualties.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

The Seattle Times

No of victims involved
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