International Military Forces Airstrike Kills 23 Civilians in Helmand (2018)

Incident
Date
Nov 27, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Garmsir
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.1335388120356

Longitude: 64.2131983682569

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Garmsir
Town/Village
Garmsir district, Helmand 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
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 27, 2018, international military forces conducted an aerial attack in Garmsir district that killed 23 civilians, including 10 children, and critically injured 3 more children. This mass casualty incident represents one of the deadliest single attacks against civilians by international forces, with children comprising a significant portion of the victims.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
26