Civilians Killed in Uncoordinated US Operation - Khost 2019

Incident
Date
Apr 22, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Town/Village
Alisher, Khost Province
Types of incident
  • Arbitrary Detention
  • Arrest
  • Ground Attack
Conflict parties
  • 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
  • US forces
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Summary of incident

Two civilians were killed and six others were arrested during a military operation led by American forces in Alisher district. The operation was conducted without coordination with local Afghan officials. The incident resulted in civilian casualties and detentions during the uncoordinated military action.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
8