Unexploded Ordnance Kills Three Children in Kandahar (2016)

Document
Date
۱۷ مهر ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kandahar: Shah Wali Kot
Town Village
Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province
Types of Incident
  • Explosive Remnant of War (ERW)
  • Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
  • Explosion
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 8, 2016, three children were killed and four others wounded in Shah Wali Kot district when a bomb they discovered unexpectedly detonated. The incident highlights the ongoing danger of unexploded ordnance to civilian populations, particularly children.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

The Guardian

No of victims involved
7