Jerrycan IED Explosion - Farah (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 5, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Farah: Farah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.4474774615319

Longitude: 62.1455285395971

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

Date: April 5, 2015

Location: Farah City, Farah Province

Victims:

One boy killed

One elder brother injured

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Remote-controlled IED concealed in a jerrycan

Narrative:

On April 5, 2015, a remote-controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) concealed inside a jerrycan (locally known as Oil Boshka) was placed on a road in Farah City, Farah Province. The device detonated when a boy walking to work moved the container. The explosion killed the boy and injured his elder brother.

Source_1

AHRO Incident Report

No of victims involved
2