IED in Volleyball Field Kills Three Civilians in Barfak, Tala wa Barfak, Baghlan (2019)

Document
Date
۵ بهمن ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Baghlan بغلان: Tala Wa Barfak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.4621578422521

Longitude: 68.5313033477431

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Tala Wa Barfak
Town Village
Barfak area, Tala wa Barfak district, Baghlan province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On January 25, 2019, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed in a volleyball field exploded in the Barfak area, killing three civilians and one Taliban member, while wounding 20 civilians. The village was under Taliban control at the time of the incident. This attack targeted a recreational area where civilians were engaged in sports activities.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
23