Roadside Bomb Kills Five Civilians in Azra District, Logar (2016)

Incident
Date
Aug 1, 2016
Province of incident
Logar: Azra
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.2634976366355

Longitude: 69.8038318892906

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Azra
Town/Village
azra district, Logar 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)
  • 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 : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On August 1, 2016, a roadside bomb exploded when a civilian car drove over it in Azra district of Logar province. The blast killed five civilians who were traveling in the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for planting the explosive device.

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AHRDO Incident Report

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Business Insider

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