Explosion at Barchi City Center (2024)

Document
Date
۲۱ دی ۱۴۰۲
Year of Incident
2024
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kabul
Town Village
Dasht-e-Barchi, West Kabul
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Hand grenade
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • War crime: Inhuman treatment
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Use of mines against civilians
  • War crime: Wilful killing
  • War crime: Wilfully causing great suffering
  • Crime against humanity: Murder
  • Crime against humanity: Other inhumane acts
  • Crime against humanity: Persecution
Perpetrators
  • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA)
Summary

On January 11, 2024, an explosion occurred at the public entrance of this bustling shopping mall, Barchi City Center, in the Hazara neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. According to available sources, the casualty count ranged from 2 to 10 fatalities, with an additional 12 individuals sustaining injuries. The Barchi City Center, frequented by thousands of visitors daily, is a hub of activity in the area. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Sources

AHRDO Archive

Etilaatroz

DW Farsi

Source_2

Hazara Genocide Archive

VOA Dari

No of victims involved
10