Cross-Border Artillery Kills Two Siblings in Kunar (2017)

Incident
Date
Feb 27, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Kunar: Khas Kunar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.7765482795104

Longitude: 71.05190377845

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khas Kunar
Town/Village
Khas Kunar district, Kunar province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Pakistan Army
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 : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On February 26, 2017, cross-border artillery shelling killed two siblings in Khas Kunar district when an artillery round struck their family home. The victims were a seven-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by indirect fire originating from across Afghanistan's border.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
2