Suspected Taliban Militants Ambush Passenger Buses in Northern Afghanistan (2016)

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Date
۱۱ خرداد ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kunduz: Ali Abad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.1103753665616

Longitude: 64.5596303844827

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ali Abad
Town Village
Ali Abad District, Kunduz
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Ambush
  • Assault
  • Hostage taking
  • Shooting
  • 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)
  • 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: Cruel treatment
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Other inhumane acts
  • Unknown: Taking hostages
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 31, 2016, armed militants stopped buses carrying more than 200 passengers in the Ali Abad District of Kunduz. The attackers killed 17 people and took 30 others hostage. Afghan authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban, though the militant group did not comment on the incident.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara

No of victims involved
200