Qorghal Village Mortar Attack - Kapisa (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 13, 2025
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Kapisa: Tagab
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.8532291682421

Longitude: 69.6509803256406

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Tagab
Town/Village
Qorghal Village, Tagab district, Kapisa Province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Ground Attack
  • Mortar Shell
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: April 13, 2015

Location: Qorghal Village, Tagab district, Kapisa Province

Victims: Seven civilians killed (including women and children)

Perpetrators: Unknown

Incident Type: Mortar attack

Narrative:

On April 13, 2015, mortars from an unidentified source struck Qorghal Village in the Tagab district of Kapisa Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of seven civilians, including women and children. The perpetrator of the attack remains unknown.

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AHRDO Incident Report

No of victims involved
7