Taliban Attack Forces Civilian Displacement in Kunduz (2016)

Incident
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Kunduz: Qalay-I-Zal
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.9739639785485

Longitude: 68.3363342285156

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Qalay-I-Zal
Town/Village
Qalay-I-Zal, Kunduz Province
Types of incident
  • Forced Displacement
  • Ground Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • 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 : Displacing civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On July 21, 2016, Taliban insurgents launched an attack on Qalay-I-Zal district in Kunduz province. The offensive forced scores of families to flee their homes, creating internal displacement in the region.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Tolo News