Motorcycle Bomb Near Main Mosque Kills Two Civilians in Khost City (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ مرغومی ۱۸
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town Village
Khost city, Khost province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • 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)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On January 8, 2019, explosives attached to a motorcycle parked near Khost city's main mosque detonated, killing two civilians and wounding 32 others. This attack targeted a religious site during what was likely a time of prayer or religious gathering, endangering worshippers and civilians in the vicinity.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
34