Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020

Incident
Date
May 1, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Mihtarlam
Types of incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Conflict parties
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

A motorcycle laden with explosives detonated in front of the provincial prison in Mitarlam, the provincial capital, killing three civilians and wounding four security forces, including the head of the prison.

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Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html