School Students Caught in Crossfire - Jowzjan (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 15, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Shibirghan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.6824798459403

Longitude: 65.7514994646379

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shibirghan
Town/Village
Shibirghan City, Jowzjan Province
Types of incident
  • Ambush
  • Barrage of Bullets
  • Clash
  • Small Arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Local Police (ALP)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: April 15, 2015

Location: Near a school, Shibirghan City, Jowzjan Province

Victims: Two students wounded (girls)

Perpetrators: Anti-government elements and Afghan National Police (ANP)

Incident Type: Crossfire during ambush

Narrative:

On April 15, 2015, Anti-government elements ambushed a passing fuel convoy near a school in Shibirghan City, Jowzjan Province. The Afghan National Police responded to the attack, resulting in an exchange of gunfire. During this crossfire, two female students inside the school were wounded. One of the injured girls provided a witness account of the incident.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 34

No of victims involved
2