ISIS-KP Attack on Provincial Education Office Kills Eleven in Jalalabad City (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ چنگاښ ۲۰
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Jalalabad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.4552967856833

Longitude: 70.4518092111804

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Jalalabad
Town Village
Jalalabad City, Nangarhar province
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • 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
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: Destruction and appropriation of property
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On July 11, 2018, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-KP) militants attacked the provincial education office in Jalalabad City, killing 11 people and injuring 17 others. This assault deliberately targeted educational infrastructure and personnel, representing an attack on Afghanistan's education system and those working to provide educational services.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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UNAMA

No of victims involved
28