Afghan Gas Company Employee Killed in Roadside Bombing - Jowzjan (2019)

Document
Date
۲۶ آذر ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Shibirghan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.6824798459403

Longitude: 65.7514994646379

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shibirghan
Town Village
Shibirghan City, Jowzjan Province
Types of Incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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: Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A roadside bomb struck a vehicle belonging to the Afghan-Gas Company in Shibirghan City, killing one employee and wounding five others. The improvised explosive device targeted the utility company vehicle, causing casualties among the civilian workers.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
6