A vehicle hit a roadside bomb belonging to the minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs killing one of his bodyguards and wounding three others

Incident
Date
May 28, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Kapisa: Hesa Duwum Kohistan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.0727082371324

Longitude: 69.3115425109863

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Hesa Duwum Kohistan
Types of incident
  • Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary of incident

A vehicle hit a roadside bomb belonging to the minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs in Hisa-e-Duwum District, killing one of his bodyguards and wounding three others. The minister himself was not harmed in the explosion.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html