Pressure-Plate IED Kills Eleven Civilians in Logar (2017)

Incident
Date
May 19, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Logar: Mohammad Agha
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.2181063276396

Longitude: 69.0987680923807

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Mohammad Agha
Town/Village
Mohammad Agha district, Logar province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
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
  • 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 19, 2017, a pressure-plate improvised explosive device (PPIED) detonated in Mohammad Agha district, killing 11 civilians and injuring three children. The victims included four children, six women, and one man. This incident demonstrates the indiscriminate nature of pressure-activated devices that detonate when triggered by any passing person or vehicle, causing severe civilian casualties.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
14