Taliban Attack on Parliament Member Mir Wali's Home in Kabul (2016)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ مرغومی ۲
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
  • Assassination
  • Complex attack
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
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
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 December 22, 2016, Taliban militants stormed the Kabul residence of Mir Wali, a member of parliament representing Helmand province. The attack resulted in the deaths of eight people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this targeted assault on the home of a government official.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Rich Text

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
8