Mine Explosion Kills Two Children in Pur Chaman, Farah (2019)

Incident
Date
Jan 30, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Farah: Pur Chaman
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.966242808634

Longitude: 63.8072908666969

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Pur Chaman
Town/Village
Pur Chaman district, Farah province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Roadside Bomb
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
  • 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
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On January 30, 2019, two children were killed when a mine exploded in Pur Chaman district. This incident highlights the ongoing threat posed by explosive devices to children in conflict-affected areas.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2