Roadside Mine Kills Three Civilians in Hotqul Area, Jaghuri, Ghazni (2018)

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Date
۲۴ آذر ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Ghazni: Jaghuri
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.410303469151

Longitude: 67.4975265361925

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Jaghuri
Town Village
Hotqul area, Jaghuri district, Ghazni province
Types of Incident
  • Anti-Personnel Mine
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Roadside bomb
  • Targeted Killing
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 civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On December 15, 2018, a roadside mine exploded in the Hotqul area of Jaghuri district, killing three civilians and wounding three others. The mine had reportedly been placed to target Afghan Security Forces but instead caused casualties among the civilian population. This incident demonstrates the indiscriminate nature of anti-personnel mines that kill anyone who triggers them.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
6