Civilian Casualties in Militia Clash - Takhar 2019

Incident
Date
Feb 14, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Takhar: Chah Ab
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.3949970828036

Longitude: 69.8173302319302

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chah Ab
Town/Village
Chah Aab Do Rahichi, Takhar Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Small Arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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 : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Two civilians were killed and one civilian was wounded during armed clashes between two rival militia groups in Chah Ab district. The incident occurred as a result of fighting between the opposing militia factions, resulting in civilian casualties caught in the crossfire.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3