Car Bombing Kills Ten Police Officers in Helmand (2016)

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Date
۱۹ مهر ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lashkargah
Town Village
Lashkargah, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • 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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
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
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 10, 2016, a suspected car bomb detonated in the besieged city of Lashkargah, killing at least 10 police officers. The explosion also wounded at least 14 people, including both police personnel and civilians. The Taliban were suspected of carrying out this attack during their ongoing offensive in Helmand province.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Reuters

No of victims involved
24