Hand Grenade Attack on a House Kills 3 Civilians in Samangan (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ تله ۱۱
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Samangan: Hazrati Sultan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7354765481424

Longitude: 68.2031146331227

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Hazrati Sultan
Town Village
Hazrati Sultan district, Samangan province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Hand grenade
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
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: Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 3, 2018, attackers threw a hand grenade at the house of a former jihadi commander in Hazrat-e-Sultan district. The explosion killed three civilians, including a woman and two children, and wounded another civilian. This attack targeted the residence of a former military leader but resulted in civilian casualties among family members or residents.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4