Civilians Including Children Killed in Taliban Roadside Bomb Attack - Helmand (2020)

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Date
۱۳ فروردین ۱۳۹۹
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Helmand: Gerishk
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.8298756320407

Longitude: 64.5684097224816

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Gerishk
Town Village
Yakhchal area, Gerishk District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Types of Incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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

On 1 April 2020, a minibus struck a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban in the Yakhchal area of Gerishk District, Helmand Province. The explosion killed eight civilians, including six children, and wounded two others.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
10