Suicide Attack Targets Indian Diplomatic Compound in Jalalabad (2016)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ کب ۱۲
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Jalalabad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.4552967856833

Longitude: 70.4518092111804

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Jalalabad
Town Village
Jalalabad, Nangarhar
Types of Incident
  • Assault
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Suicide attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • 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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On March 2, 2016, a suicide attack targeted India's diplomatic compound in eastern Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of two civilians and injuries to 19 others. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack on the diplomatic facility.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
21