Shop Bombing Kills Civilian - Kunar 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ کب ۲۳
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunar: Unknown
Town Village
Sawkai, Kunar Province
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Targeted Killing
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 civilian objects
  • 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

A bomb placed inside a shop exploded in Sawkai district, killing one civilian and wounding 12 others. The improvised explosive device was concealed within the commercial establishment and detonated among civilians, causing multiple casualties. The perpetrators of the bombing remain unidentified.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
13