Civilian Van Hits Roadside Bomb - Kandahār (2019)

Incident
Date
Sep 20, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Spin Boldak
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 30.9993468423032

Longitude: 66.4173524529208

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Spin Boldak
Town/Village
Alagak, Spin Boldak, Kandahār 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)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
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 : 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 civilian van struck a roadside bomb in Alagak village, killing two people and wounding six others. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the civilian vehicle, causing multiple casualties among the passengers traveling in the van.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
8