Roadside Bombing Kills Four Family Members in Paktika (2016)

Incident
Date
Nov 4, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Paktika: Dila wa Khoshamand
Town/Village
Dila Wa Khoshamand district, Paktika province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • 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)
  • Other
  • 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On December 4, 2016, a roadside bomb exploded under a vehicle in Dila Wa Khoshamand district, killing four members of a family—two women and two children. One other civilian was injured in the blast. The victims were traveling to attend a memorial service for a relative who had died the previous day. No group claimed responsibility for planting the explosive device.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Seattle Times

No of victims involved
5