Taliban Suicide Attack on Minibus Carrying Nepalese Security Guards in Kabul (2016)

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Date
۳۱ خرداد ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kabul
Town Village
Kabul City, Kabul
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On June 20, 2016, a Taliban suicide bomber attacked a minibus in Kabul carrying Nepalese nationals who worked as security guards at the Canadian embassy. The blast killed 27 people, including 13 Nepalese citizens, and wounded more than 48 others. The attack allegedly targeted a provincial council member.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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UN

BBC

No of victims involved
67