Shah Shahid Residential Area Bombing - Kabul (2015)
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۴ زمری ۱۶
- Year of Incident
- 2015
- Province of incident
- Kabul: Kabul City
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 34.5168788437339
Longitude: 69.1499999975304
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Kabul
- Town Village
- hah Shahid area, Kabul City, Kabul Province
- Types of Incident
- Explosion
- Vehicle-borne Attack
- Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- ISIL-KP
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
- Other
- Taliban
- Unknown
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- War crime: Attacking civilian objects
- War crime: Attacking civilians
- War crime: Destruction and appropriation of property
- War crime: Displacing civilians
- War crime: Use of mines against civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
Victims:
- Between 15-38 civilians killed
- Approximately 400 civilians injured
- Hundreds of homes destroyed or damaged
Perpetrators: Unknown
Incident Type: Suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) attack
Narrative:
On August 7, 2015, a suicide Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) detonated in the Shah Shahid area of Kabul City. The explosion occurred in the middle of the night and resulted in the deaths of between 15 and 38 civilians while injuring approximately 400 others. The blast destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes in the residential area. There were no non-civilian casualties reported. The Taliban denied responsibility for the attack. Authorities suspected the explosion might have been a premature detonation due to the timing of the incident.
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