Village Attack Kills Eight Civilians - Herat (2019)
Incident- Date
- Aug 28, 2019
- Year of incident
- 2019
- Province of incident
- Herat: Robatsangi
- Town/Village
- Chahardarrah village, Koshk-e Robastsangi, Herat Province
- Types of incident
- Clash
- Complex Attack
- Ground Attack
- 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)
- Pro-government militia
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
- Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Other Crimes : Killing
- Other Crimes : Murder
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
Six pro-government militia members and eight civilians were killed in a Taliban attack in Chahardarrah village of Koshk-e Robatsangi District. Nine people, including two militia members and seven civilians, were wounded in the clash. Taliban forces attacked the village from three directions, targeting both houses and security outposts in the area. The assault resulted in significant civilian casualties as insurgents struck both residential areas and military positions.
- Source_1
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 15
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