High School Teacher Killed in Helicopter Strike - Bādghīs (2019)

Incident
Date
Jul 23, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Badghis: Bala Murghab
Town/Village
Joy-e-Ganj, Bala Murghab, Bādghīs Province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Rocket Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A high school teacher named Abdul Wahab was killed and two other civilians were wounded when a rocket fired from an Afghan helicopter struck their shop in the Joy-e-Ganj area of Bala Murghab District. The aerial attack targeted the civilian commercial establishment, resulting in the death of the educator and injuries to other civilians present.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3