Explosion at Political Rally Kills Eight Civilians in Lashkargah, Helmand (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ تله ۱۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lashkargah
Town Village
Lashkargah City, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 9, 2018, an explosion occurred at a political rally in Lashkargah City, killing eight civilians and wounding twelve others. This attack deliberately targeted civilians participating in the political process, representing an assault on democratic participation and electoral activities.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
20