Civilian Killed in Police Vehicle Bombing - Paktika 2019

Incident
Date
Jun 11, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Paktika: Waza Khwa
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.5082186198022

Longitude: 68.3410455750978

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Waza Khwa
Town/Village
Waza Khwa, Paktika Province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
  • Targeted Killing
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 police vehicle was destroyed by a roadside bomb in Waza Khwa, killing one civilian and wounding three police officers. The improvised explosive device detonated when the police patrol made contact with it, resulting in civilian casualties in addition to injuries among the security personnel.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1