Roadside Bombing Kills Civilian in Khali Area, Shah Joy, Zabul (2017)

Incident
Date
Aug 3, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Zabul: Shah Joy
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.5057699197408

Longitude: 67.4150269697936

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shah Joy
Town/Village
Khali area, Shah Joy district, Zabul 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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On August 3, 2017, a civilian was killed in a roadside bombing in the Khali area of Shah Joy district. This incident occurred as part of broader violence in Zabul province that day, which included Taliban attacks on Afghan National Army posts and other security incidents. The Taliban did not comment on the incidents, and no group claimed responsibility for the roadside bombing.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
1