Taliban Attack on Court Building in Ghazni Province (2016)

Document
Date
۱۲ خرداد ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Ghazni: Ghazni City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.553649501162

Longitude: 68.4306428259085

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ghazni City
Town Village
Ghazni City, Ghazni
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
  • Explosion
  • Ground attack
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Light Weapon Attack
  • Shooting
  • 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
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 June 1, 2016, Taliban militants attacked a court in Ghazni province. The assault began when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the entrance to the building, after which three other attackers stormed inside. The ensuing clash with security forces resulted in 10 deaths, including five civilians and one policeman. Security forces shot and killed the three remaining attackers.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
10