Displaced Families Casualties in IED Explosion - Helmand (2015)

Incident
Date
Jun 20, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Marjah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6673540035581

Longitude: 64.2602323537188

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Nad Ali
Town/Village
Marjah District, Helmand 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)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 20, 2015, a tractor carrying three families struck a pressure-plated Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Marjah District of Helmand Province. The families were returning to their village after having fled due to ground engagement between Afghan Security Forces and Anti-Government Elements. The explosion killed sixteen civilians, including eleven women and three children, and injured seven others.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 18

No of victims involved
23