| 2014 Bagram suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2001-2014) | |
| File:File:Parwan in Afghanistan.svg Location of Parwan Province in Afghanistan | |
| Location | Bagram, Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | July 8, 2014 5:15 (UTC) |
| Target | Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance patrol |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Explosives |
| Deaths | Total: 17+
|
| Assailants |  Taliban |
On 8 July 2014, a Taliban suicide bomber riding a bicycle attacked a joint Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance mission in the vicinity of Qalandar Khel Village in front of the Korean Clinic.[1]
Events[]
The attack occurred at approximately 5:15 (UTC) A.M.,[2] as the Czech soldiers along with Afghan police, were assessing the security situation in the village in the vicinity of Bagram Airfield. The bomber was in a crowd of Afghans talking to the soldiers who were investigating rocket attacks against Bagram airbase.[3] Two days prior, a rocket was fired at the base from the nearby village of Qalandar Khil.[1][4] A total of 17+ people died on site; including 10 Afghan civilians, 2 Afghan police officers, and 4 Czech soldiers. A fifth Czech soldier died of wounds six days later in a Prague military hospital.[5]
Fatalities[]
Five Czech ISAF soldiers were killed,[6] of the Czech Afghanistan Contingent.
| Date | Name | Rank | Age | Unit | Branch | State | City | Cause | Place of Death | Died In |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-14-2014 | Jaroslav, Lieskovan | Rotmistr (Staff Sergeant) | 39 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Prague | Czech Republic |
| 7-08-2014 | Beneš, David | Rotmistr (Staff Sergeant) | 28 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Bagram Air Force Base | Afghanistan |
| 7-08-2014 | Šenkýr, Jan | Desátník (Corporal) | 39 | 43rd airborne battalion | Czech Army | Ústí nad Labem | Žatec | Hostile - hostile fire | Bagram Air Force Base | Afghanistan |
| 7-08-2014 | Ligac, Libor | Desátník (Corporal) | 32 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Bagram Air Force Base | Afghanistan |
| 7-08-2014 | Klusák, Ivo | Cetar (Sergeant) | 33 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Bagram Air Force Base | Afghanistan |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "4th Czech Force Protection Company sponsors Czech Fallen Heroes' Day" (in en). https://www.army.mil/article-amp/152145/4th_Czech_Force_Protection_Company_sponsors_Czech_Fallen_Heroes__Day.
- ↑ "Czech NATO soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan dies" (in cs-CZ). Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje. 2014-07-14. https://zpravy.aktualne.cz/zahranici/czech-news/four-czech-soldiers-killed-by-suicide-blast-in-afghanistan/r~0a22b1a6067111e4b399002590604f2e/?redirected=1497899328.
- ↑ AFP (2014-07-09). "Four Czech soldiers among 16 killed in Afghan suicide attack" (in en). DAWN.COM. https://www.dawn.com/news/1117998.
- ↑ "Radio Prague - Four Czech soldiers killed in Afghan suicide bomb attack" (in en). http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/four-czech-soldiers-killed-in-afghan-suicide-bomb-attack.
- ↑ "Fifth Czech Dies From Afghan Blast" (in en). RFE/RL. https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/fifth-soldier-czech-republic-death-terror-afghanistan/25456495.html.
- ↑ "iCasualties | Operation Iraqi Freedom | Iraq | Fatalities By Nationality". Archived from the original on 2012-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20120528221211/http://icasualties.org/oef/Nationality.aspx?hndQry=Czech.
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