Family Killed by Roadside Bomb While Traveling - Herat 2019

Incident
Date
Jul 17, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Pashtun Zarghun
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.3734439788114

Longitude: 62.7424120667843

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Pashtun Zarghun
Town/Village
du Juee village, Pashtun Zarghun, Herat 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)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A motorcycle struck a roadside bomb in du Juee village of Pashtun Zarghun District, killing three members of a single family including the father, mother, and child who were traveling from Tulak District. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the family's motorcycle, resulting in the deaths of all passengers.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3