Coalition Airstrike Targeting Taliban Kills Two Civilians in Uruzgan (2018)

Incident
Date
Nov 26, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Uruzgan: Unknown
Town/Village
Uruzgan province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Bombing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Coalition forces
  • 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
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On November 26, 2018, a coalition airstrike targeting Taliban insurgents in Uruzgan province killed two civilians and wounded another. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by international military forces during operations against Taliban targets.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3