Hand Grenade Explosion Kills One Child and Wounds Two Siblings in Sare Pol City (2019)

Incident
Date
Feb 10, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Sare Pol: Sar-e Pul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.344759373304

Longitude: 66.1706216589517

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Sar-e Pul
Town/Village
Khair Abad area, Sar-e Pul City, Sare Pol province
Types of incident
  • Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
  • Explosion
  • Hand Grenade
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 civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On February 10, 2019, three children from the same family found a hand grenade in the Khair Abad area of Sar-e Pul City. The explosive device detonated, killing one child and wounding the other two siblings. This incident demonstrates the ongoing danger posed to children by unexploded ordnance and abandoned weapons in conflict areas.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3