Family Killed by Taliban Roadside Bomb - Kapisa 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ غبرگولی ۱
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kapisa: Nijrab
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.1355465583327

Longitude: 69.8256519168743

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Nijrab
Town Village
Dar-e-Afghani, Nijrab, Kapisa Province
Types of Incident
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Roadside bomb
  • Targeted Killing
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
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: Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Use of mines against civilians
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A motorcycle struck a roadside bomb in Dar-e-Afghani village, killing one child, two women, and one man. The improvised explosive device had been planted by Taliban forces to target security forces but instead detonated when the civilian motorcycle made contact with it. The bomb was intended for Afghan National Security Forces but resulted in civilian casualties.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4