Bombing of Shia Mosque During Ashura in Khoja Gholak, Balkh (2016)

Document
Date
۲۱ مهر ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Balkh: Unknown
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.6940040349316

Longitude: 67.1132463131472

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Mazar-e Sharif
Town Village
Khoja Gholak area, Balkh province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide attack
  • 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: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Persecution
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 12, 2016, a bomb attack targeted a mosque in the Khoja Gholak area during the Shia festival of Ashura. The explosion killed at least 14 people and wounded 30 others. This was the second assault on Shia worshippers within a 24-hour period during the religious observance.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
44