Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Civilians on Motorcycle in Zabul (2016)

Incident
Date
Dec 12, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Zabul: Shinkay
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.9572038391919

Longitude: 67.4298138735513

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shinkay
Town/Village
Shinkay 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 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On December 12, 2016, at least two civilians were killed when their motorcycle struck a roadside bomb in Shinkai district. No group claimed responsibility for planting the explosive device that caused the civilian casualties.

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AHRDO Incident Report

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FOX NEWS

Tolo News

No of victims involved
3