Attacks on Ghazni Regional Provincial Prison - Ghazni (2015)

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Date
۲۳ شهریور ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
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 provincial prison, Ghazni Province,
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Explosion
  • Ground attack
  • Shooting
  • Suicide attack
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Threats against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On September 14, 2015, eight Taliban suicide attackers conducted a coordinated assault on the provincial prison in Ghazni Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of four corrections personnel and the escape of at least 352 prisoners. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the operation.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

BBC Persian

Source_2

UNAMA, Report of the Secretary-General: The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

No of victims involved
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