Two Women Killed by Roadside Bomb While Traveling - Ghōr (2019)

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Date
۲۱ مهر ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghor: Lal Wa Sarjangal
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.4820709740905

Longitude: 66.2698739598092

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lal Wa Sarjangal
Town Village
Lal Wa Sarjangal, Ghōr Province
Types of Incident
  • 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • 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

Two women who were traveling to Herat Province were killed when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Band-e-Bayan village in Lal wa Sarjangal District. The improvised explosive device detonated as the women were transiting through the area on their journey.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2