Eight Children Injured Playing with Unexploded Rocket-Propelled Grenade - Kunduz (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ لیندۍ ۲۶
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz city
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.3494235694824

Longitude: 62.1891939162627

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Hirat
Kunduz
Town Village
Kunduz City, Kunduz Province
Types of Incident
  • Explosive Remnant of War (ERW)
  • Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
  • Explosion
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 civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

An unexploded rocket-propelled grenade detonated in Kunduz City as children were playing with it along the main road. As a result, eight children—one girl and seven boys—were injured. The village where the incident took place is under the control of the Taliban. The incident occurred when minors encountered and handled the unexploded ordnance.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
8