A minibus hit by a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban, killing eight civilians, including six children, and wounding two others.

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۹ وری ۱۳
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Helmand: Gerishk
Town Village
Yakhchal
Types of Incident
  • Roadside bomb
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Killing
Summary

A minibus hit by a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban in the Yakhchal area of Grishk District, killing eight civilians, including six children, and wounding 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