NDS Helicopter Units Kill Eight Farmers in Chaparhar, Nangarhar (2018)

Incident
Date
Mar 17, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Chaparhar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.3670180612948

Longitude: 70.3961794453004

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chaparhar
Town/Village
Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Shooting
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On March 17, 2018, National Directorate of Security (NDS) helicopter units shot and killed eight farmers who were working in their fields in Chaparhar district. This incident represents the killing of civilians engaged in agricultural activities by government security forces during aerial operations.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Human Rights Watch

No of victims involved
8