Pakistani Military Mortar Strike - Khost (2015)

Incident
Date
Mar 26, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Khost: Tere Zayi (Ali Sher)
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.5415279712734

Longitude: 70.1712496084457

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Tere Zayi (Ali Sher)
Town/Village
Tere Zayi (Ali Sher) District, Khost Province
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Mortar Shell
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Pakistan Army
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: March 26, 2015

Location: Tere Zayi (Ali Sher) District, Khost Province

Victims:

Three civilians killed (two women and one young girl)

Eight civilians injured (including two women and three children)

Perpetrators: Pakistani military

Incident Type: Cross-border mortar attack

Narrative:

On March 26, 2015, the Pakistani military fired fifteen mortar rounds into Tere Zayi (Ali Sher) District of Khost Province. The mortars struck three civilian homes, killing two women and one young girl. Eight other civilians were injured, including two women and three children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 25

No of victims involved
11