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Afghan War Diary · Field report

IED CIV Other 2 CIV WIA

Report date 2004-08-01 22:00:00 · Published by WikiLeaks on 25 July 2010 · View original report »

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Report keyRegionLatitudeLongitude
530AC9CF-AE5F-4E4F-B6B6-C6F2D34ADC63RC EAST33.7288894768.90028381
DateTypeCategoryAffiliationDetained
2004-08-01 22:00:00Explosive HazardIED ExplosionENEMY0
EnemyFriendCivilianHost nationTotal
Killed in action00202
Wounded in action00202

Report text

IED EXPLODED IN CHARKH, LOGAR AND KILLED 2 CHILDREN. THE DISTRICT GOVERNOR OF BARAKI BARAK, LIVES IN CHARKH AND TRAVELS THIS ROAD ON A DAILY BASIS. HE BROKE HIS ROUTINE THIS MORNING AND STOPPED FOR FUEL JUST BEFORE THE IED WAS ELECTRONICALLY DETONATED. THE IED WAS ATTACHED TO A BICYCLE THAT WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE ROAD BY THE FILLING STATION. TWO CHILDREN WERE NEAR THE SITE AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION AND WERE KILLED.

Reproduced as published by WikiLeaks. “%%%” marks text that WikiLeaks redacted before publication.

Report key530AC9CF-AE5F-4E4F-B6B6-C6F2D34ADC63
Tracking number2007-033-005404-0264
Attack onENEMY
Reporting unitOTHER
Unit nameOTHER
Type of unitNone Selected
Originator groupUNKNOWN
Updated by groupUNKNOWN
MGRS42SVC9076232101
DColorRED