Civilians Killed in Drone Strike on House - Kunduz (2020)

Incident
Date
May 20, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Kunduz: Khan Abad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.6970331736117

Longitude: 69.1133800930081

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khan Abad
Town/Village
Mafaly village, Khan Abad District, Kunduz Province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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 : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 20 May 2020, two civilians were killed and two others were wounded when a drone targeted a house in Mafaly village, Khan Abad District, Kunduz Province. Three houses were destroyed in the attack, and it was unclear if the Taliban also suffered casualties.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4