Shop Bombing Kills Civilian - Kunar 2019

Incident
Date
Mar 14, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunar: Unknown
Town/Village
Sawkai, Kunar Province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A bomb placed inside a shop exploded in Sawkai district, killing one civilian and wounding 12 others. The improvised explosive device was concealed within the commercial establishment and detonated among civilians, causing multiple casualties. The perpetrators of the bombing remain unidentified.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
13