Roadside Bomb Kills Four Children from Same Family in Zabul Province (2016)

Incident
Date
May 7, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Zabul: Unknown
Town/Village
Zabul Province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • 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)
  • Other
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 7, 2016, four small children from the same family were killed when a roadside bomb detonated in Zabul Province. Another child from the same family was wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

AP

No of victims involved
5