Pressure-Plate IED Injures Fifteen-Year-Old Boy in Kunduz Village (2017)

Incident
Date
Oct 17, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Kunduz: Unknown
Town/Village
Kunduz province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 17, 2017, a 15-year-old boy was walking through his village in Kunduz province when he triggered a pressure-plate improvised explosive device (PPIED). The explosion caused the boy to lose one of his legs, demonstrating the severe and lasting impact of indiscriminate explosive devices on civilian populations, particularly children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NPR

No of victims involved
1