IED

IED event in Nimruz, Kang area, Afghanistan on Tue 20th October 2020

20th October 2020

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On 20 October 2020, 6 policemen including the district police chief were killed by a roadside bomb in Kang district center, Nimroz. 5 were killed when a second roadside bomb hit their Humvee elsewhere in the district. It's unclear who planted the bombs.

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Nimruz ( Kang area )

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