Kandahar massacre

2012 murder of 16 civilians in Afghanistan by a US Army sergeant
Event incident Q1263360
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Kandahar massacre

Summary

Kandahar massacre is an incident[1]. It draws 2,208 Wikipedia views per month (incident category, ranking #18 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kandahar massacre's instance of is recorded as incident[3].
  • Kandahar massacre's instance of is recorded as massacre[4].
  • Kandahar massacre's instance of is recorded as mass murderer[5].
  • Kandahar massacre took place at Panjwayi District[6].
  • Kandahar massacre's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+04:30[7].
  • Kandahar massacre took place on March 11, 2012[8].
  • Kandahar massacre's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.527, 'lon': 65.499}[9].
  • Kandahar massacre resulted in {'amount': '+16'} deaths[10].
  • Kandahar massacre caused {'amount': '+6'} injuries[11].
  • Kandahar massacre's number of perpetrators is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[12].
  • Kandahar massacre's perpetrator is recorded as Robert Bales[13].

Body

When and Where

Kandahar massacre occurred on March 11, 2012[8]. It took place at Panjwayi District[6].

Context

Recorded instance of include incident[3], massacre[4], and mass murderer[5].

Outcome and Impact

Kandahar massacre resulted in {'amount': '+16'} deaths[10]. It caused {'amount': '+6'} injuries[11].

Why It Matters

Kandahar massacre draws 2,208 Wikipedia views per month (incident category, ranking #18 of 113).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+04:30
    Location → Panjwayi District
    Point in time → +2012-03-11T00:00:00Z
    Number of deaths → {'amount': '+16'}
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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