Improvised Explosive Device Kills Two Civilians in Home in Khost (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ تله ۱۳
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town Village
Ismail Khail Aw Mondozai district, Khost province
Types of Incident
  • 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: Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 5, 2018, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded inside a home in Ismail Khail Aw Mondozai district, killing two civilians and wounding three children. The detonation of the explosive device within a residential dwelling caused civilian casualties and property damage.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5