Remote-Controlled IEDs at School Polling Center Injure Fourteen in Laghman (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 20, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Mihtarlam
Town/Village
Mihtarlam City, Laghman province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
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 : Destruction and appropriation of property
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 20, 2018, two remotely-detonated improvised explosive devices (RC-IEDs) placed on the roof and gate of a school serving as a polling center exploded in Mihtarlam City. The blasts injured 12 men and two children. This attack deliberately targeted electoral infrastructure housed in an educational facility, endangering both voters and children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
14