Roadside Bomb Targeting Wedding Party Kills Eleven in Faryab (2016)

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Date
۱۵ آبان ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Faryab: Unknown
Town Village
Faryab province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
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 November 5, 2016, a roadside bomb exploded in Faryab province, killing 11 people and wounding 12 others. The victims were reportedly traveling to a wedding when their vehicle struck the explosive device. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, though local officials attributed it to Taliban militants.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
23