Mine Explosion Kills Two Children in Pur Chaman, Farah (2019)

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Date
۱۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Farah: Pur Chaman
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.966242808634

Longitude: 63.8072908666969

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Pur Chaman
Town Village
Pur Chaman district, Farah province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Roadside bomb
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: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On January 30, 2019, two children were killed when a mine exploded in Pur Chaman district. This incident highlights the ongoing threat posed by explosive devices to children in conflict-affected areas.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2