A mortar fired by Afghan security forces hit a house in the Ori village of Zarei District, killing three civilians

Incident
Date
Jan 13, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Balkh: Zari
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.8501565132343

Longitude: 66.7299678111104

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Zari
Town/Village
Ori
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan forces
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
Summary of incident

A mortar fired by Afghan security forces hit a house in the Ori village of Zari District, killing three civilians, including one young girl.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: January 2020, New York Times, 30 January 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/02/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-january-2020.html