Bomb Explosion in Taloqan's Chonzayi Area Resulted in 2 Civilian Deaths, 10 Children Injured, and 6 Taliban Members Killed

Incident
Date
Mar 19, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Taluqan
Town/Village
Chonzayi
Types of incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Summary of incident

An explosion occurred in the Chonzayi area of Taloqan, the provincial capital, while the Taliban were transporting a bomb resulting in the loss of two civilian lives and injuries to 10 children. Additionally, six Taliban members were reported killed, with 12 others sustaining injuries in the incident.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: March 2020, Fahim Abed, New York Times, 26 March 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-march-2020.html