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2014 Bagram Airfield bombing

A Taliban suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked a joint Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance patrol near Qalandar Khel village outside Bagram Airfield on 8 July 2014, killing at least 17 people, including five Czech soldiers, two Afghan police officers, and ten Afghan civilians.

SOLVED2014

Near Qalandar Khel village, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan

3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
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On 8 July 2014, at approximately 5:15 a.m. UTC, a suicide bomber riding a bicycle attacked a joint Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance mission near Qalandar Khel village, in front of the Korean Clinic, close to Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The attack was carried out by the Taliban.

At the time of the attack, Czech soldiers serving as part of the Czech Afghanistan Contingent, together with Afghan police, were assessing the security situation in the village. The patrol was investigating recent rocket attacks against Bagram Airfield; two days earlier, a rocket had been fired at the base from the nearby village of Qalandar Khil. The bomber was reportedly among a crowd of Afghans who were talking with the soldiers at the time of the detonation.

The blast killed at least 17 people at the scene. Among the dead were ten Afghan civilians, two Afghan police officers, and four Czech soldiers. A fifth Czech soldier died six days later from wounds sustained in the attack, at a military hospital in Prague. In total, five Czech ISAF soldiers lost their lives as a result of the bombing.

The incident is one of several attacks that have occurred at or near Bagram Airfield over the years, alongside separate bombings recorded in 2007, 2015, and 2016.

Key facts

Victims
<UNKNOWN>, <UNKNOWN>, <UNKNOWN>
Date
2014
Location
Near Qalandar Khel village, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 2014-07-06

    A rocket was fired at Bagram Airfield from the nearby village of Qalandar Khil.

  2. 2014-07-08

    A Taliban suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked a joint Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance patrol near Qalandar Khel village, killing at least 17 people on site, including 10 Afghan civilians, 2 Afghan police officers, and 4 Czech soldiers.

  3. 2014-07-14

    A fifth Czech soldier died of wounds from the attack at a military hospital in Prague.

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People

  • <UNKNOWN>

    VICTIM

    Czech ISAF soldier killed in the 8 July 2014 suicide bombing near Bagram Airfield; five Czech soldiers died in total, none individually named in the available source material.

  • <UNKNOWN>

    VICTIM

    Afghan civilian killed in the attack; ten Afghan civilians died, not individually named in the available source material.

  • <UNKNOWN>

    VICTIM

    Afghan police officer killed in the attack; two Afghan police officers died, not individually named in the available source material.

Roles reflect public records and court outcomes at the time of writing — supporting citations are on file under Sources.

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
A Taliban suicide bomber on a bicycle attacked a joint Afghan-ISAF reconnaissance patrol near Qalandar Khel village outside Bagram Airfield on 8 July 2014, killing at least 17 people, including five Czech soldiers, two Afghan police officers, and ten Afghan civilians.
Where did the bombing happen?
Near Qalandar Khel village, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDIC2014 Bagram Airfield bombingWikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. PRESSFifth Soldier's Death Highlights Czech Republic's Terror Toll In Afghanistangandhara.rferl.org · 2026-07-07
  3. PRESSFour Czech soldiers killed by suicide blast in Afghanistanzpravy.aktualne.cz · 2026-07-07

Record history

First published
JUL 07, 2026

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