Taliban Suicide Attack on Police Vehicle Kills Four in Kandahar City (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۶ سلواغه ۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Kandahar: Kandahar City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6311552979186

Longitude: 65.7419292332302

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kandahar
Town Village
Near Aino Mena housing scheme, Kandahar City, Kandahar province
Types of Incident
  • 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)
  • 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
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On January 27, 2018, a Taliban suicide bomber struck a police vehicle near the Aino Mena housing scheme in Kandahar City, killing four people—two police officers and two civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack that targeted security forces but also resulted in civilian casualties.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

ANA

No of victims involved
4