Taliban Mortar Strike Kills Three Civilians During Clash in Andar, Ghazni (2017)

Incident
Date
Apr 16, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Ghazni: Andar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.3183516957056

Longitude: 68.4496566388923

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Andar
Town/Village
Andar district, Ghazni province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Mortar Shell
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
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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 16, 2017, a clash erupted in Andar district when Taliban fighters attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in the early morning. During the firefight, a Taliban mortar shell struck a civilian house, killing three civilians and damaging the residence. Some reports indicated that five civilians, including women and children, were killed in the mortar strike. Six Taliban fighters were also killed and several wounded in the confrontation. The Taliban confirmed their involvement in the clash.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
5