Boys Killed in Mortar Strike on Mosque During Fighting - Nangarhar (2015)

Incident
Date
Oct 30, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Achin
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.0826692263006

Longitude: 70.6667628480014

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Achin
Town/Village
Rooski Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Mortar Shell
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
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 : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 30 October 2015, a mortar fired during an armed clash between Afghan National Security Forces and Daesh killed four boys and injured eight other civilians, including five children. The mortar landed on a mosque in Rooski Village, Achin District, Nangarhar Province on a Friday afternoon.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
12