Roadside Mine Kills Seven Civilians in Tambakol Area, Shahwali-Kot, Kandahar (2016)

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Date
۲۲ آبان ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kandahar: Shah Wali Kot
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.3297704987188

Longitude: 66.0773364016513

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shah Wali Kot
Town Village
Tambakol area, Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On November 12, 2016, seven civilians were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside mine in the Tambakol area of Shah Wali Kot district. According to Samim Khpelwak, spokesperson for the Kandahar governor, the explosive device had been planted by insurgents to target security forces.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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Bakhtar News

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No of victims involved
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