| 2014 Bagram suicide bombing | |
| Partof: | War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) |
| Location: | Bagram, Parwan Province, Afghanistan |
| Target: | Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance patrol |
| Time: | 5:15 (UTC) |
| Type: | Suicide bombing |
| Fatalities: | Total: 17+
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| Perpetrators: | Taliban |
| Weapons: | Explosives |
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]
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.[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]
Five Czech ISAF soldiers were killed,[6] of the Czech Afghanistan Contingent.
| Date | Name | Rank | Age | Unit | Branch | Region | City | Cause | Place of Death | Died In | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-14-2014 | Lieskovan, Jaroslav | Czech: Rotmistr (Sergeant First Class) | 39 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Prague | Czech Republic | |
| 7-08-2014 | Beneš, David | Czech: Rotmistr (Sergeant First Class) | 28 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Bagram Air Force Base | Afghanistan | |
| 7-08-2014 | Šenkýr, Jan | Czech: 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 | Czech: 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 | Czech: Četař (Sergeant) | 33 | 2nd Czech Force Protection Company | Czech Army | Pardubice | Chrudim | Hostile - hostile fire | Bagram Air Force Base | Afghanistan |