Civilians Killed in Motorcycle Bomb Attack on Security Convoy - Khost (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ زمری ۵
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town Village
Khost City, Khost Province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
Conflict Parties
  • Khost Protection Forces (KPF)
  • 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
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A motorcycle bomb targeted a Khost Provincial Force convoy in the eastern part of Khost City, killing two civilians including a woman and wounding 30 others. The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was directed at the security forces but resulted in significant civilian casualties in the provincial capital.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
32