Civilians Killed in Taliban Attack on Kandahar Airport - Kandahar (2015)

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Dates of Incident
۱۷ آذر ۱۳۹۴ ~ ۱۸ آذر ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Kandahar: Kandahar City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6311552979186

Longitude: 65.7419292332302

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kandahar
Town Village
Kandahar Airport, Kandahar, Kandahar Province
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

From 8 December to 9 December 2015, in an attack on the Kandahar airport in Kandahar, Kandahar Province, the Taliban intentionally targeted civilian areas, killing 38 civilians, including four children, and injuring a further 19 civilians.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
57