Civilians Killed in Roadside Bomb at Picnic Site - Kandahar (2020)

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Date
۲۲ فروردین ۱۳۹۹
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Kandahar: Spin Boldak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 30.9993468423032

Longitude: 66.4173524529208

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Spin Boldak
Town Village
Huthghar area, Spin Boldak District, Kandahar 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: 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 10 April 2020, a roadside bomb exploded at a picnic site in the Huthghar area of Spin Boldak District, Kandahar Province, killing three civilians and wounding two others.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5