A group of children detonated a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban. The blast killed a six-year-old child and wounded two others.
Incident
Date
Mar 28, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Paktia: Gardez
Town/Village
Ibrahim Khail
Types of incident
Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
Other Crimes : Killing
Summary of incident
A group of children detonated a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban while they were playing close to the main road in the Ibrahim Khail area of Gardiz City, the provincial capital. The blast killed a six-year-old child and wounded two others.
Source_1
Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020, Fahim Abed, New York Times, 30 April 2020, available at
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-april-2020.html