Mortar Attack on Market During Independence Day in Kunar (2016)

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Date
۲۸ مرداد ۱۳۹۵
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
Asadabad, Kunar
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Mortar shell
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
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On August 18, 2016, during Afghanistan's Independence Day celebrations, a morning mortar attack struck a market in Asad Abad, Kunar province. The explosion killed at least two people and wounded more than 50 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred during the national holiday.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

China.org.cn

San Diego Union Times

No of victims involved
52