Family Killed by Roadside Bomb While Traveling - Herat 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۲۶
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Pashtun Zarghun
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.3734439788114

Longitude: 62.7424120667843

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Pashtun Zarghun
Town Village
du Juee village, Pashtun Zarghun, Herat Province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • 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 struck a roadside bomb in du Juee village of Pashtun Zarghun District, killing three members of a single family including the father, mother, and child who were traveling from Tulak District. The improvised explosive device detonated upon contact with the family's motorcycle, resulting in the deaths of all passengers.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3