Civilian Massacre in Andkhoy, Faryab (1986)

Incident
Incident date
1986/04/12
Year of incident
1986
Province of incident
Faryab: Andkhoy
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.955306213092

Longitude: 65.1257729061619

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Andkhoy
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Complex Attack
  • Enforced Disappearance
  • Explosion
  • Forced Displacement
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
Conflict parties
  • Harakat-e Inqelabi Islami Afghanistan (HIIA)
  • Harakat-e Islami Afghanistan (HIA)
  • Hizb-e Watan Afghanistan (HWA)
  • Ittehad-e Islami Afghanistan (ISA)
  • Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan (JIA)
  • Junbish-e Milli Islami Afghanistan (JMIA)
  • Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati
  • Mahaz-e Milli Islami Afghanistan (MMIA)
  • Soviet Army
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Cruel treatment
  • War crime: Denying a fair trial
  • War crime: Denying quarter
  • War crime: Displacing civilians
  • War crime: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • War crime: Inhuman treatment
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Torture
  • War crime: Wilful killing
  • War crime: Wilfully causing great suffering
  • Crime against humanity: Enforced disappearance
  • Crime against humanity: Murder
  • Crime against humanity: Other inhumane acts
  • Crime against humanity: Torture
Regime in place
  • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Between 800 and 1,000 civilians were killed on 12 April 1986 in the Andkhvoy District of Faryab Province during a ground operation carried out by PDPA-P armed troops with the help of Soviet Army bombardment. Numerous residences were demolished in the course of the attack. The operation was conducted to suppress the rebellion in the region and quell the indigenous anti-Soviet Mujaheddin factions.

Source_1

The New York Times

Open Society Foundation: Afghanistan Justice Project

No of victims involved
1000