Pressure-Plate IED Kills Eleven Civilians in Logar (2017)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۶ غویی ۲۹
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Logar: Mohammad Agha
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.2181063276396

Longitude: 69.0987680923807

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Mohammad Agha
Town Village
Mohammad Agha district, Logar province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
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 civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 19, 2017, a pressure-plate improvised explosive device (PPIED) detonated in Mohammad Agha district, killing 11 civilians and injuring three children. The victims included four children, six women, and one man. This incident demonstrates the indiscriminate nature of pressure-activated devices that detonate when triggered by any passing person or vehicle, causing severe civilian casualties.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
14