Body-Borne IED Suicide Attack - Khost 2015

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ وری ۱۳
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Khost: Khost (Matun)
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.364907751047

Longitude: 69.942398071289

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Khost (Matun)
Town Village
Khost City, Khost Province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Suicide attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militant
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Other inhumane acts
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Date: April 2, 2015

Location: Khost City, Khost Province

Victims:

Nineteen civilians killed (including one child)

Sixty-one civilians injured (including eight children)

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Body-borne IED suicide attack

Narrative:

On April 2, 2015, a body-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED) suicide attack occurred in Khost City, Khost Province. The explosion resulted in the deaths of nineteen civilians, including one child. Sixty-one civilians were injured in the attack, among them eight children.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAM: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 40

No of victims involved
80