Roadside Bombing Kills Civilian in Khali Area, Shah Joy, Zabul (2017)

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Date
۱۲ مرداد ۱۳۹۶
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Zabul: Shah Joy
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.5057699197408

Longitude: 67.4150269697936

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shah Joy
Town Village
Khali area, Shah Joy district, Zabul 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 civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On August 3, 2017, a civilian was killed in a roadside bombing in the Khali area of Shah Joy district. This incident occurred as part of broader violence in Zabul province that day, which included Taliban attacks on Afghan National Army posts and other security incidents. The Taliban did not comment on the incidents, and no group claimed responsibility for the roadside bombing.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
1