Civilians and Health Workers Killed and Wounded in Airstrike on Health Clinic - Kunduz (2020)
Incident- Date
- May 19, 2020
- Year of incident
- 2020
- Province of incident
- Kunduz: Chahar Dara
- District geolocation of incident
Latitude: 36.7637387931497
Longitude: 68.8694154925256
- District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
- Chahar Dara
- Town/Village
- Chahar Dara District, Kunduz Province
- Types of incident
- Air Strikes
- Clash
- Conflict parties
- Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
- Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
- Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
- Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Other Crimes : Killing or wounding a person hors de combat
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
On 19 May 2020, an Afghan Air Force plane conducted an airstrike targeting wounded Taliban members in a vehicle just outside of a health clinic in Chahardara District, Kunduz Province, where other Taliban members were being treated. The airstrike killed at least two male civilians standing outside the clinic: the ambulance driver and someone who was at the clinic to donate blood. Two health workers were also slightly wounded but did not require medical treatment beyond first aid. Three rooms of the clinic, including the emergency room and guard room, as well as some walls were severely damaged. Many windows and the ambulance were damaged. According to sources, including members of the Afghan national security forces, the airstrike intentionally targeted wounded Taliban fighters (hors de combat) being brought to the clinic. Health services did not resume until 2 June.
- Source_1
AHRDO Incident Report
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- Comments
Lind is not found
- No of victims involved
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