Family Vehicle Hits Roadside Bomb - Daykundi 2019

Incident
Date
May 10, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Daykundi: Unknown
Town/Village
Nawa Mesh, Daykundi 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)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 : 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

A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nawa Mesh district, killing six civilians and wounding five others. Among those killed were a woman and a child. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the vehicle, causing multiple casualties among the passengers. The perpetrators of the attack remain unidentified.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
11