Pressure-Plate IED Kills Twelve People Returning in Paktika (2017)

Incident
Date
Feb 16, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Paktika: Urgun
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.8636455789413

Longitude: 69.1258900815326

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Urgun
Town/Village
Urgun district, Paktika province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Summary of incident

On February 16, 2017, a pressure-plate improvised explosive device (PPIED) detonated against a pickup truck in Urgun district, killing eight boys and four men, and injuring three boys and one man. The victims were being transported home from a madrassa (religious school) when their vehicle triggered the explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for planting the indiscriminate weapon.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
16