Prosecutors' Shuttle Bus Suicide Attack - Kabul 2015

Document
Date
۲۰ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Kabul: PD-6(Police District-6)
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kabul
Town Village
Darulaman, olice District 6, Kabul City, Kabul
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Murder
  • Suicide attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 10, 2015, a suicide attack targeted a shuttle bus of the Attorney General's Office in Police District 6 of Kabul City. The attack killed five civilians, including three women, all of whom were prosecutors. Ten other civilians were injured in the attack, including four women. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 17

No of victims involved
15