Sticky Bomb Attack on Bati Kot District Chief's Vehicle in Nangarhar (2016)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ لړم ۱۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Bati Kot
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.8672498001557

Longitude: 66.2001287090534

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Bati Kot
Town Village
Bati Kot, Nangarhar province
Types of Incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • 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)
  • 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 November 5, 2016, a sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of Ghalib Mujahid, chief of Bati Kot district, detonated in Nangarhar province. The explosion killed Mujahid's driver and wounded the district chief and another person. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the targeted attack against the local government official.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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FOX NEWS

No of victims involved
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