Checkpoint Attack on Civilian - Helmand (2015)

Incident
Date
Sep 5, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Musa Qala
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.3644433137498

Longitude: 64.781184099051

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Musa Qala
Town/Village
Musa Qala District, Helmand Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Ground Attack
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Murder
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
  • Shooting
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Other
  • 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 : Inhuman treatment
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Threats against civilians
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Victims:

  • Four civilian men killed
  • One civilian injured
  • One civilian previously killed by IED (family member of victims)

Perpetrators: Anti-Government Elements (Taliban)

Narrative:

On September 5, 2015, Anti-Government Elements attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Musa Qala District of Helmand Province. During the attack, four civilian men were killed and one was injured. The men were attempting to recover the body of a family member who had been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonation approximately thirty minutes before the armed clash began.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA:Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Annual Report, pg. 31

No of victims involved
6