Civilian Van Hits Roadside Bomb - Kandahār (2019)

Document
Date
۲۹ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Spin Boldak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 30.9993468423032

Longitude: 66.4173524529208

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Spin Boldak
Town Village
Alagak, Spin Boldak, Kandahār 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)
  • 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: 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 civilian van struck a roadside bomb in Alagak village, killing two people and wounding six others. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the civilian vehicle, causing multiple casualties among the passengers traveling in the van.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
8