Family Vehicle Hits Roadside Bomb - Kandahār 2019

Incident
Date
Mar 22, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Shah Wali Kot
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.3297704987188

Longitude: 66.0773364016513

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shah Wali Kot
Town/Village
Chinar, Shah Wali Kot, Kandahār Province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • 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)
  • 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 : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chinar village, killing one civilian and wounding four others, including women and children. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the vehicle, causing casualties among the family members traveling in the car. The perpetrators of the attack remain unidentified.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5