Couple Killed in IED Attack on Motorbike - Helmand (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ لړم ۱۰
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Unknown
Town Village
Marjah District, Helmand 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 20 November 2015, in Marjah District, Helmand Province, a motorbike carrying four civilians struck a pressure plate IED. The detonation killed two adult civilians (husband and wife) and injured two children.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
4