Multiple Schools Student Poisonings - Herat (2015)

Incident
Dates of incident
Aug 25, 2015 ~ Sep 5, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Herat: Herat City
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6319966101548

Longitude: 62.230924245072

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Injil
Herat City
Town/Village
Multiple schools in Injil district and Herat City, Herat Province
Types of incident
  • Poisoning
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Cruel treatment
  • War crime: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • War crime: Inhuman treatment
  • Other Crimes : Cruel treatment
  • Other Crimes : Medical or biological or scientific experiments
  • Other Crimes : Other inhumane acts
  • Other Crimes : Outrages upon personal dignity
  • Other Crimes : Violations of children's rights to education
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Between August 25 and September 5, 2015, multiple incidents of student poisonings occurred in schools across Herat Province, particularly in Injil district and Herat City. The poisonings, reportedly carried out by armed anti-government elements, seriously endangered the lives of affected students. Despite government promises of conducting a thorough investigation, the complete details regarding causes and perpetrators were not fully established.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Radio France International-Farsi

Source_2

Khama Press

No of victims involved
300