ISIS-K Attack Causes Multiple Civilian Casualties in Nangarhar (2016)
Document- Date
- ۶ تیر ۱۳۹۵
- Year of Incident
- 2016
- Province of incident
- Nangarhar: Unknown
- Town Village
- Nangarhar province
- Types of Incident
- Abduction
- Assault
- Complex attack
- Ground attack
- Shooting
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- 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: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
- Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Taking hostages
- Unknown: Unlawful confinement
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
Between June 23-26, 2016, fighting between Islamic State fighters and Afghan forces in Nangarhar province resulted in at least 12 deaths among Afghan security forces and civilians, with 18 others wounded. In Kowt district, as many as 25 homes were burned down and five civilians were reportedly kidnapped by Islamic State militants. Afghan officials claimed that more than 100 Islamic State fighters were killed during the three days of conflict, though these figures could not be independently verified.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 35
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