2016 Bagram Airfield bombing
The 2016 Bagram bombing took place on November 12, 2016, when a suicide bomber managed to penetrate the security layer of Bagram Airfield, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan located about 45 km north of Kabul, detonating his vest near a group of soldiers who were en route to Modern Army Combatives Training. Four U.S. citizens were killed (2 soldiers and 2 contractors, while at least 17 others were injured, including 16 Americans and 1 Polish citizen. One injured soldier died a month later from complications due to injuries sustained in the blast raising the total killed to 5.
| 2016 Bagram Airfield bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
Location of Parwan Province in Afghanistan | |
| Location | Bagram, Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34.946111°N 69.265°E |
| Date | 12 November 2016 05:30 am (UTC+04:30) |
| Target | Bagram Airfield |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 5 (+1 bomber) |
| Injured | 18 |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
| Motive | American occupation of Afghanistan |
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