2014 Paktika car bombing
| 2014 Paktika car bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Taliban insurgency | |
| Location | Paktika, Afghanistan |
| Date | July 15, 2014 |
Attack type | car bomb |
| Deaths | 89 |
| Injured | +42 |
| Perpetrator | Haqqani network |
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. It was the bloodiest attack on civilians in Afghanistan since the 2008 Kandahar bombing.