Bombing at Kandahar Governor's Residence Kills Diplomats and Civilians (2017)
Document- Date
- ۲۱ دی ۱۳۹۵
- Year of Incident
- 2017
- Province of incident
- Kandahar: Kandahar City
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 31.6311552979186
Longitude: 65.7419292332302
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Kandahar
- Town Village
- Kandahar province (Governor's residence)
- 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)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Other
- Taliban Militants
- Unknown
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
- Unknown: Killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On January 10, 2017, an explosion occurred at the residence of the Kandahar Provincial Governor during a dinner event hosting visiting diplomats and dignitaries. The attack killed more than 40 people, including 13 civilians and five diplomats from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Many others were injured in the blast, including the Kandahar Governor and the visiting UAE Ambassador. No group claimed responsibility for this attack targeting both Afghan officials and international diplomats.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 40
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