Joint Afghan-US Military Operation Kills Sixteen Civilians in Sangin, Helmand (2019)

Incident
Date
Jan 23, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Helmand: Sangin
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.0703835314375

Longitude: 64.8529380270456

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Sangin
Town/Village
Sangin district, Helmand province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • US forces
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 : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On January 23, 2019, at least 16 civilians were killed during a joint military operation led by Afghan and American forces in Sangin district. The house where the civilians lived was directly targeted during the operation. It remains unclear whether the house was struck by an airstrike or a rocket. This incident represents significant civilian casualties from a coordinated international military operation.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
16