IED in Volleyball Field Kills Three Civilians in Barfak, Tala wa Barfak, Baghlan (2019)

Incident
Date
Jan 25, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Baghlan: Tala Wa Barfak
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.4621578422521

Longitude: 68.5313033477431

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Tala Wa Barfak
Town/Village
Barfak area, Tala wa Barfak district, Baghlan province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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 January 25, 2019, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed in a volleyball field exploded in the Barfak area, killing three civilians and one Taliban member, while wounding 20 civilians. The village was under Taliban control at the time of the incident. This attack targeted a recreational area where civilians were engaged in sports activities.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
23