Police Chief's Family Killed by Roadside Bomb - Farah (2019)

Incident
Date
Sep 1, 2019
Year of incident
2019
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
Anar Dara, Farah Province
Types of incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
  • Targeted Killing
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A roadside bomb exploded in Anar Dara District as family members of the local police chief were traveling from the district center to their home. Six people were killed, including women and children. The improvised explosive device detonated as the police official's family was returning to their residence.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
6