Suicide Attack Near Pakistan Border Kills Ten in Kunar (2016)

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Date
۸ اسفند ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kunar: Asadabad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.8815124264566

Longitude: 71.1538439937468

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Asadabad
Town Village
Near Afghan-Pakistan border
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)
  • 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: Other inhumane acts
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On February 27, 2016, a suicide attack occurred near the Afghan border with Pakistan, killing at least 10 people, including an Afghan militia commander. The blast also wounded at least 40 others. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

New York Times

No of victims involved
50