Doctor Killed in Health Facility Bombing - Helmand 2019

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Date
۱۸ تیر ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lashkargah
Town Village
Lashkargah, Helmand Province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • 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
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A bomb placed in a private health facility exploded in Lashkargah, killing one civilian doctor and wounding two other civilians. The improvised explosive device was concealed within the medical facility and detonated, targeting healthcare infrastructure and personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3