The Taliban were transferring a bomb when it exploded in Chonzayi area of Taloqan, the provincial capital. Two civilians were killed and 10 children were wounded in the explosion.

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Date
۲۹ اسفند ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Taluqan
Town Village
Chonzayi
Types of Incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Killing
Summary

The Taliban were transferring a bomb when it exploded in Chonzayi area of Taloqan, the provincial capital. Two civilians were killed and 10 children were wounded in the explosion. Six Taliban members were also killed and 12 others were wounded in the incident.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: March 2020, Fahim Abed, New York Times, 26 March 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-march-2020.html