Taliban Attack on German Consulate in Balkh (2016)

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Date
۲۰ آبان ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Balkh: Mazar-e Sharif
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.6940040349316

Longitude: 67.1132463131472

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Mazar-e Sharif
Town Village
Mazar-e Sharif, Balkh Province
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
  • Explosion
  • Ground 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
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
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On November 10, 2016, Taliban militants conducted a complex attack on the German consulate in Mazar-e Sharif. The assault began when attackers rammed the outer wall with a truck bomb, followed by an armed assault as militants battled security forces overnight. At least four people were killed in the attack on the diplomatic facility.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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Reuters

No of victims involved
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