Civilians Killed in Motorcycle Bomb Attack at Provincial Prison - Laghman (2020)

Incident
Date
May 2, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Mihtarlam
Town/Village
Mihtarlam, Laghman Province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
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
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 : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 2 May 2020, a motorcycle laden with explosives detonated in front of the provincial prison in Mihtarlam, the provincial capital of Laghman Province, killing three civilians and wounding four security forces, including the head of the prison.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3