ANA Soldier Shoots Two Civilians at Checkpoint in Shindand, Herat (2017)

Incident
Date
Feb 4, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Herat: Shindand
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.3076937798311

Longitude: 62.1365497076623

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shindand
Town/Village
Shindand district, Herat province
Types of incident
  • Shooting
  • Small Arms Fires
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On February 4, 2017, an Afghan National Army soldier shot and injured two civilian men near a checkpoint in Shindand district. The incident occurred when the civilians disembarked from their vehicles while traveling to a picnic. This case represents the misuse of force by government security personnel against civilians engaged in ordinary activities.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
2