Children and Women Killed in Taliban Rocket Attack on Market - Kandahār (2019)
Incident- Date
- Aug 5, 2019
- Year of incident
- 2019
- Province of incident
- Kandahar: Unknown
- Town/Village
- Shajoy, Kandahār Province
- Types of incident
- Heavy Weapon Attack
- Rocket Attack
- Conflict parties
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
- 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
Taliban forces fired a rocket into a bazaar in Shajoy District, killing three children and a woman. A man was also injured in the attack. The rocket strike targeted the civilian market area, causing casualties among shoppers and vendors including multiple children.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 4
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