Taliban Rocket Attack on Police Outpost Kills Four Civilians in Kandahar (2018)

Incident
Date
Oct 4, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Kandahar: Maruf
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.5717659005652

Longitude: 67.034179107037

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Maruf
Town/Village
Eshaqzo village, Maruf district, Kandahar province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Explosion
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Rocket Attack
  • Targeted Killing
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
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 October 4, 2018, Taliban fighters attacked a police outpost in Eshaqzo village, killing one police officer and wounding three others. During the assault, rockets fired by the Taliban struck a civilian house, killing four civilians and wounding eight others. This incident demonstrates how attacks on military targets in populated areas result in civilian casualties when weapons miss their intended targets or when civilians are caught in the crossfire.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
12