2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul

2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul
2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul (Kabul)
Location Shir Pur, Kabul, Afghanistan
Date December 11, 2015 (2015-12-11)
Attack type
 Suicide bombing, Raid
Deaths 9 (including 3 perpetrators)
Non-fatal injuries
 7
Perpetrators Taliban

On December 11, 2015, Taliban militants detonated a car bomb and stormed a guesthouse near the Spanish embassy in the Shirpour district of Kabul—home to many foreign embassies and high-ranking government officials. Nine people died in the attack, including four Afghans, two Spanish guards and three Taliban fighters. Security forces, including Norwegian special forces [1] took more than ten hours to bring the area back under control.[2][3][4][5]

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.[6][7]

In Oktober 2016, a member of the Norwegian Marinejegerkommandoen was awarded a medal for saving lives of Spanish diplomats during the incident. The soldier was shot 3 times during the incident in Afghanistan. The medal was handed out at the Spanish embassy in Oslo, Norway by the Spanish ambassador to Norway. [8]

Victims

Deaths by nationality
Country Number
 Afghanistan 4
 Spain 2
Total 6

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/afghanistan/norsk-soldat-skadet-i-afghanistan/a/23578487/
  2. ↑ "Spanish embassy attack in Kabul: Special forces at scene". BBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Spain: Gunmen Entered Embassy in Kabul After Car Bomb Attack". ABC News. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Two Spanish policeman killed in Taliban attack near Kabul embassy". The Local. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Afghan forces end siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul". Reuters. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Taliban claims car bomb attack near Spanish Embassy in Kabul". Aljazeera America. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Spain's embassy in Afghanistan is under attack". Business Insider. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/forsvaret/norsk-marinejeger-skutt-tre-ganger-reddet-livet-til-spanske-diplomater-hedres-med-medalje/a/23820822/
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