Taliban IED Attack Outside Hospital Kills Woman in Daykundi (2018)

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Date
۲۴ مهر ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Daykundi: Unknown
Town Village
Daykundi province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
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 civilians
  • Unknown: Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 16, 2018, a Taliban improvised explosive device (IED) detonated outside a hospital in Daykundi province, killing one woman and injuring another woman and a child. This attack on a medical facility violated the protected status of healthcare infrastructure and endangered civilians seeking medical treatment.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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UNAMA

No of victims involved
2