| 2014 Paktika car bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Taliban insurgency | |
| Location | Paktika, Afghanistan |
| Date | July 15, 2014 |
Attack type | car bomb |
| Deaths | 89 [1] |
| Injured | +42 |
| Perpetrator | Haqqani network[2] |
On July 15, 2014, in Urgun, Afghanistan, a car bomb suicide attack took place in a crowded bazaar killing 89 people and injuring another 42.[3] It was the bloodiest attack on civilians in Afghanistan since the 2008 Kandahar bombing.[4]
- ^ "At least 89 people were killed in car bombing". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Totakhil, Habib Khan (16 July 2014). "Urgun Diary: Car Bomb Devastates Afghan Town". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Afghanistan car bomb leaves at least 89 civilians dead". The Guardian. July 15, 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Afghanistan car bomb leaves at least 89 civilians dead". TheGuardian.com. 15 July 2014.