Roadside Mine Kills Three Civilians in Hotqul Area, Jaghuri, Ghazni (2018)

Incident
Date
Dec 15, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Ghazni: Jaghuri
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.410303469151

Longitude: 67.4975265361925

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jaghuri
Town/Village
Hotqul area, Jaghuri district, Ghazni province
Types of incident
  • Anti-Personnel Mine
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On December 15, 2018, a roadside mine exploded in the Hotqul area of Jaghuri district, killing three civilians and wounding three others. The mine had reportedly been placed to target Afghan Security Forces but instead caused casualties among the civilian population. This incident demonstrates the indiscriminate nature of anti-personnel mines that kill anyone who triggers them.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
6