Hand Grenade Explosion Kills One Child and Wounds Two Siblings in Sare Pol City (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ سلواغه ۲۱
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Sare Pol: Sar-e Pul
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.344759373304

Longitude: 66.1706216589517

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Sar-e Pul
Town Village
Khair Abad area, Sar-e Pul City, Sare Pol province
Types of Incident
  • Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
  • Explosion
  • Hand grenade
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
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On February 10, 2019, three children from the same family found a hand grenade in the Khair Abad area of Sar-e Pul City. The explosive device detonated, killing one child and wounding the other two siblings. This incident demonstrates the ongoing danger posed to children by unexploded ordnance and abandoned weapons in conflict areas.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3