ANA Mortar Attack Injures 15 Civilians During Taliban Engagement in Zabul (2018)

Incident
Date
May 11, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Zabul: Unknown
Town/Village
Zabul province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • 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 civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 11, 2018, during ground engagement between Taliban and Afghan National Army forces in Zabul province, ANA mortar fire struck civilian houses, injuring 15 civilians including three children. When a civilian called the ANA to inform them they were firing at civilian homes, the ANA commander responded without remorse, stating: "My friend has been killed by the firing that we received from your village, so what should I do, just sit and wait?" The ANA accepted responsibility for the civilian casualties.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
15