An Afghan air force helicopter targeted a house wounding eight civilians, including women and children, two of whom later died of their wounds

Incident
Date
Apr 3, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Baghlan: Puli Khumri
Town/Village
Chashma-e-Shir
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

The Taliban ambushed a military convoy in the Chashma-e-Shir area of Pul-i-Kumri City, the provincial capital. An Afghan air force helicopter targeted a house in the area, wounding eight civilians, including women and children, two of whom later died of their wounds.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: April 2020, Fahim Abed, New York Times, 30 April 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-april-2020.html