Military Mortar Strike Civilian Injuries - Logar (2015)

Incident
Date
Mar 25, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Logar: Charkh
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.7975403141284

Longitude: 68.9338193190866

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Charkh
Town/Village
Charkh District, Logar Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Ground Attack
  • Mortar Shell
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Manifest disproportionality
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: March 25, 2015

Location: Charkh District, Logar Province

Victims: Eight civilians injured:

Three women

Two girls

Three boys

Perpetrators: Afghan National Army (ANA) Incident Type: Mortar strike during ground engagement

Narrative:

On March 25, 2015, during a ground engagement between Afghan security forces and Anti-Government Elements in Charkh District of Logar Province, the Afghan National Army fired a mortar that struck a civilian home. The strike resulted in injuries to eight civilians, including three women, two girls, and three boys.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 18