A group of children detonated a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban. The blast killed a six-year-old child and wounded two others.

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۹ وری ۹
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Paktia: Gardez
Town Village
Ibrahim Khail
Types of Incident
  • Roadside bomb
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Killing
Summary

A group of children detonated a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban while they were playing close to the main road in the Ibrahim Khail area of Gardiz City, the provincial capital. The blast killed a six-year-old child and wounded two others.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020, Fahim Abed, New York Times, 30 April 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-april-2020.html