A Humvee hit a roadside bomb killing five senior officers

Incident
Date
Apr 17, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Khwaja Ghar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.2327567504566

Longitude: 69.6079249203343

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khwaja Ghar
Town/Village
Qandahariha
Types of incident
  • Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Summary of incident

A Humvee hit a roadside bomb in the Qandahariha village of Khwaja Ghar District, killing five senior officers who were on their way to the district for an investigation.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020, Fahim Abed, New York Times, 30 April 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-april-2020.html