Improvised Explosive Device Kills Two Civilians in Home in Khost (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 5, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town/Village
Ismail Khail Aw Mondozai district, Khost province
Types of incident
  • 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 : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 5, 2018, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded inside a home in Ismail Khail Aw Mondozai district, killing two civilians and wounding three children. The detonation of the explosive device within a residential dwelling caused civilian casualties and property damage.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5