Coalition Air and Ground Attacks on ISIS Kill Four Civilians in Chawkay, Kunar (2018)

Incident
Date
Nov 29, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Kunar: Chawkay
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.9520265575708

Longitude: 70.9316364661944

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chawkay
Town/Village
Chawkay district, Kunar province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On November 29, 2018, coalition forces conducted air and ground attacks targeting Islamic State positions in Chawkay district, killing four civilians during the operations. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by international military forces during counter-ISIS operations.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4