Hajj Pilgrims Transport Vehicle IED - Ghor (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ غویی ۳۰
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Ghor: Pasaband
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.689344771504

Longitude: 64.8647260464323

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Pasaband
Town Village
Pasaband District, Ghor Province
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 20, 2015, a local transport vehicle struck a Pressure-Plate Improvised Explosive Device (PP-IED) in Pasaband District of Ghor Province. The explosion killed eight civilians and injured two others. The victims were traveling to the Ghor provincial capital to obtain passports for the Hajj pilgrimage when the incident occurred.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 47

No of victims involved
10