A 10-year-old child was killed by a mortar fired by Afghan security forces

Incident
Date
Jan 27, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Faryab: Qaysar
Town/Village
Shakh Bazaar
Conflict parties
  • Afghan forces
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

A 10-year-old child tragically lost their life due to a mortar fired by Afghan security forces, resulting in injuries to another child. Simultaneously, a separate incident occurred where one soldier lost their life, and four others sustained injuries when the Taliban attacked a security outpost in the Shakh Bazaar area of the Qaisar District center.

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Afghan War Casualty Report: January 2020, New York Times, 30 January 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-january-2020.html