Family with Six-Year-Old Child Killed by Roadside Bomb - Takhar (2019)

Document
Date
۲۹ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Takhar: Yangi Qala
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 37.4699849600111

Longitude: 69.6242664429293

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Yangi Qala
Town Village
Shahr-e-Kohna area, Yangi Qala, Takhar 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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • 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 man, woman, and their 6-year-old son were killed by a roadside bomb in the Shahr-e-Kohna area of Yangi Qala district. The improvised explosive device detonated as the family was traveling, resulting in the deaths of all three family members including the young child.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3