Taliban Car Bomb Kills Ten Civilians in Capital - Kabul (2019)

Document
Date
۱۴ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kabul
Town Village
Ninth Police District, Kabul, Kabul Province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A car bomb exploded in Kabul's Ninth Police District, killing 10 civilians and wounding 42 others. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the urban district, causing significant casualties among the civilian population.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
52