Civilian Killed in Bomb Targeting District Officials - Ghōr 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ زمری ۱
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghor: Dawlat Yar
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5581103936567

Longitude: 65.7663436927913

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Dawlat Yar
Town Village
Dawlat Yar, Ghōr Province
Types of Incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
  • 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
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 roadside bomb placed close to the district council compound in Dawlat Yar District detonated, killing one civilian. The intended target was the district governor and other officials who were heading to the council, but all escaped unharmed. The improvised explosive device was positioned to target government officials but instead resulted in civilian casualties.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1