Bomb in Rickshaw Kills Civilian Driver in Gorgak, Anar Dara, Farah (2017)

Incident
Date
Oct 5, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Farah: Anar Dara
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.7802114326103

Longitude: 61.6540283243205

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Anar Dara
Town/Village
Gorgak area, Anar Dara district, Farah province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
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
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 5, 2017, a bomb detonated inside a rickshaw in the Gorgak area of Anar Dara district, killing the civilian driver. The explosive device was placed in the three-wheeled vehicle, resulting in the death of the operator who was providing transportation services. No group claimed responsibility for planting the explosive that targeted civilian transport.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
1