Family Killed by Taliban Roadside Bomb - Kapisa 2019

Incident
Date
May 22, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Kapisa: Nijrab
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.1355465583327

Longitude: 69.8256519168743

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Nijrab
Town/Village
Dar-e-Afghani, Nijrab, Kapisa Province
Types of incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside Bomb
  • Targeted Killing
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 civilian objects
  • 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 motorcycle struck a roadside bomb in Dar-e-Afghani village, killing one child, two women, and one man. The improvised explosive device had been planted by Taliban forces to target security forces but instead detonated when the civilian motorcycle made contact with it. The bomb was intended for Afghan National Security Forces but resulted in civilian casualties.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4