Civilian Vehicle Mine Strike - Nimruz (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 22, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Nimruz: Khash Rod
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.1339611458752

Longitude: 62.8726550933089

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khash Rod
Town/Village
Khash Rod District, Nimruz Province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: April 22, 2015

Location: Khash Rod District, Nimruz Province

Victims: Six civilians killed (including three boys, one girl, and one woman)

One civilian injured

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Pressure-plate IED explosion

Narrative:

On April 22, 2015, a civilian vehicle carrying seven people struck a pressure-plate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Khash Rod District of Nimruz Province. The explosion killed six civilians, including three boys, one girl, and one woman. One civilian survived with injuries.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 47

No of victims involved
7