Civilians Including Children Killed in Taliban Roadside Bomb Attack - Helmand (2020)

Incident
Date
Apr 1, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Helmand: Gerishk (Nahr-e Saraj)
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.8298756320407

Longitude: 64.5684097224816

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Gerishk (Nahr-e Saraj)
Town/Village
Yakhchal area, Gerishk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Types of incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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

On 1 April 2020, a minibus struck a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban in the Yakhchal area of Gerishk District, Helmand Province. The explosion killed eight civilians, including six children, and wounded two others.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
10