Remote-Controlled IEDs at School Polling Center Injure Fourteen in Laghman (2018)

Document
Date
۲۸ مهر ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Mihtarlam
Town Village
Mihtarlam City, Laghman province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
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 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: Destruction and appropriation of property
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 20, 2018, two remotely-detonated improvised explosive devices (RC-IEDs) placed on the roof and gate of a school serving as a polling center exploded in Mihtarlam City. The blasts injured 12 men and two children. This attack deliberately targeted electoral infrastructure housed in an educational facility, endangering both voters and children.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
14