Motorcycle Bomb Near Main Mosque Kills Two Civilians in Khost City (2019)
Document- Date
- ۱۸ دی ۱۳۹۷
- Year of Incident
- 2018
- Province of incident
- Khost: Unknown
- Town Village
- Khost city, Khost 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)
- ISIL-KP
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- 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: Killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On January 8, 2019, explosives attached to a motorcycle parked near Khost city's main mosque detonated, killing two civilians and wounding 32 others. This attack targeted a religious site during what was likely a time of prayer or religious gathering, endangering worshippers and civilians in the vicinity.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 34
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