Roadside Bomb Kills Three Family Members in Kort, Guzara, Herat (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ لیندۍ ۱۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Herat: Guzara
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.198642815221

Longitude: 62.2195672552143

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Guzara
Town Village
Kort area, Guzara district, Herat province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On December 8, 2018, three civilians from the same family were killed when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Kort area of Guzara district. This incident demonstrates the continued threat posed by indiscriminate explosive devices to civilian families traveling in the area.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3