Sargardan Crossroads Mine Blast - Khost (2015)

Incident
Date
Mar 22, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Khost: Khost Matun
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.364907751047

Longitude: 69.942398071289

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khost (Matun)
Town/Village
Sargardan crossroads, Khost City, Khost Province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: March 22, 2015

Location: Sargardan crossroads, Khost City, Khost Province

Victims:

Multiple civilians killed One civilian injured

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Roadside mine explosion

Narrative:

On March 22, 2015, a roadside mine exploded at the Sargardan crossroads in Khost City, Khost Province. The blast resulted in multiple civilian deaths and one civilian injury.

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AHRDO Incident Report