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Additional information
Date of birth:
Unknown
Village/Town of birth:
Unknown
Province of birth:
Herat: Shindand
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
Pashtun
Education:
Unknown
Date of the main incident:
August 22, 2008
Place of the main incident:
Azizabad
Related incident:
Incident description
On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.
Alleged type of harm
Alleged type of crimes
Province:
Herat: Shindand
Latitude:
33.3076937798311
Longitude:
62.1365497076623
Latitude: 33.3076937798311
Longitude: 62.1365497076623
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Latitude: 33.3076937798311
Longitude: 62.1365497076623
On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.
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