Child and Civilians Killed in Market Motorcycle Bombing - Kandahār (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ زمری ۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Spin Boldak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 30.9993468423032

Longitude: 66.4173524529208

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Spin Boldak
Town Village
Spin Boldak, Kandahār Province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • 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
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • 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

A motorcycle packed with explosives was parked in a crowded bazaar in Spin Boldak District when it detonated, killing three civilians including a child and wounding 20 others. The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was positioned in the civilian market area, causing significant casualties among shoppers and vendors.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
23