Army Mortar Strike Kills 3 Children During Convoy Ambush in Jowzjan (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 3, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Fayzabad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.1024830614492

Longitude: 70.5532115197076

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Fayzabad
Town/Village
Fayzabad district, Jowzjan province
Types of incident
  • Ambush
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Mortar Shell
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 types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 3, 2018, an army convoy was ambushed in Fayzabad district. During the ensuing fighting, soldiers fired a mortar that struck a house in the area, killing three children and wounding two others. This incident demonstrates how civilian casualties occur when military operations and fighting take place in populated areas.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5