Zakira Malikzada

is a victim/survivor of a/an

  • Complex Attack
  • Explosion
  • Shooting
  • Suicide Attack
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Additional information

  • Date of birth:

    1985

  • Village/Town of birth:

    Zoon 5 Kabul

  • Province of birth:

    Kabul: Kabul

  • Gender:

    Female

  • Ethnicity:

    Tajik

  • Education:

    Unknown

  • Date of the main incident:

    May 12, 2020

  • Place of the main incident:

    Tang-e-Til Area. District 13, Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul

Incident description

On May 12, 2020, three attackers wearing Afghan national security forces uniforms and armed with AK-47 rifles and hand grenades conducted an assault on the maternity ward of Dasht-e-Barchi hospital. After shooting and killing a security guard at the hospital entrance, the attackers entered the facility and proceeded directly to the maternity ward, where 28 women were present at the time. The attackers moved systematically from room to room, firing on patients and throwing hand grenades. The attack resulted in twenty-four deaths, including nineteen women, three children, and one female healthcare worker. Twenty-three people were injured, including twelve women, two children, and one newborn. Following the attack on June 15, 2020, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which operated the maternity ward at Dasht-e-Barchi maternity hospital, announced its decision to end activities and withdraw from the hospital.

Alleged type of harm

  • Human costs: Killed

Alleged type of crimes

  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Cruel treatment
  • War crime: Inhuman treatment
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Wilful killing
  • Crime against humanity: Extermination
  • Crime against humanity: Murder
  • Crime against humanity: Persecution
  • Act of genocide: Killing

Zakira Malikzada

Incident geolocation

  • Province:

    Kabul: Kabul

  • Latitude:

    34.5168788437339

  • Longitude:

    69.1499999975304

Witness/Survivor Statement

No statement