Civilian Van Mine Attack - Nangarhar 2015
Document- Date
- Mar 3, 2015
- Year of Incident
- 2015
- Province of incident
- Nangarhar: Achin
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 34.0826692263006
Longitude: 70.6667628480014
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Achin
- Town Village
- Achin District, Nangarhar Province
- Types of Incident
- Explosion
- Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
- Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- ISIL-KP
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militant
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- War crime: Attacking civilian objects
- War crime: Attacking civilians
- War crime: Use of mines against civilians
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
Date: March 3, 2015 Location: Achin District, Nangarhar Province
Victims: Six civilians killed (including two women and two children) Two civilians injured
Perpetrators: Unidentified Incident Type: Roadside mine explosion Claimed Responsibility: No group or individual claimed responsibility
Narrative:
On March 3, 2015, a roadside mine exploded in the Achin District of Nangarhar Province, striking a passenger van. The explosion killed six civilians, including two women and two children, and injured two others. At the time of the incident, the area experienced ongoing conflict between Taliban insurgency, ISIL-KP, and pro-government forces. No specific group or individual claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Sources
1- AHRDO Incident Report
2- AIHRC