Civilian Killed by Taliban Roadside Bomb - Herat 2019

Incident
Date
Jun 13, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Obe
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.3711379793196

Longitude: 63.1976078112597

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Obe
Town/Village
Gunah Abad, Obe, Herat Province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb planted by Taliban forces in Gunah Abad village, killing one civilian. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the vehicle, resulting in the death of the passenger.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1