The Taliban attacked an Afghan National Police checkpoint, which resulted in an armed clash that lasted almost four hours. During the fight, the Taliban fired rocket-propelled grenades towards the Afghan National Police, which hit an NGO operated health clinic
Incident
Date
May 16, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Farah: Qala i Kah
District geolocation of incident
Latitude: 32.284595272865
Longitude: 61.5439521505251
District geolocation of incident (linkedIncident)
Qala i Kah
Types of incident
Clash
Conflict parties
Afghan National Police (ANP)
Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
War crime: Attacking humanitarian personnel and objects
Summary of incident
The Taliban attacked an Afghan National Police checkpoint, which resulted in an armed clash that lasted almost four hours. During the fight, the Taliban fired rocket-propelled grenades towards the Afghan National Police, which hit an NGOoperated health clinic, located approximately 80 to 100 meters away from the checkpoint. A healthcare worker at the facility, the clinic’s cook, and a female patient sustained injuries. In addition, three rooms, the surrounding wall of the clinic, most of the windows and doors were damaged. During the engagement, the Taliban entered the health clinic for shelter, jeopardizing the health and safety of all other patients and healthcare workers in the facility.
Source_1
Special Report: Attacks on Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Page 14, UNAMA, June 2020, available at
https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_special_report_attacks_on_healthcare_during_the_covid-19_Pandemicc_20_june_2020.pdf