Child Killed by Roadside Bomb - Faryab 2019

Incident
Date
Feb 16, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Dawlat Abad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.9829685852614

Longitude: 66.7979901526113

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Dawlat Abad
Town/Village
Dawlat Abad, Faryab Province
Types of incident
  • Anti-Personnel Mine
  • Bombing
  • 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)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A fourteen-year-old boy was killed after stepping on a roadside bomb planted by insurgent forces in Dawlat Abad district. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact, resulting in the immediate death of the child victim.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1