2014 Bagram suicide bombing
Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Location of Parwan Province in Afghanistan
Location	Bagram, Parwan Province, Afghanistan
Date	July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08) 5:15 (UTC)
Target	Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance patrol
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Weapons	Explosives
Deaths	Total: 17+ 5 Czech soldiers 2 Afghan policemen 10 Afghan civilians
Perpetrators	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.