Civilian Killed in Military Helicopter Strike - Kunduz 2019

Incident
Date
Mar 6, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Imam Sahib
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.2128366641776

Longitude: 68.8728064247648

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Imam Sahib
Town/Village
Qurghan Tepa, Imam Sahib, Kunduz Province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Rocket Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A rocket fired from an Afghan military helicopter struck a residential house during a military operation in Qurghan Tepa village, killing one civilian. The incident occurred as government forces conducted operations in the area, with the aerial strike hitting civilian infrastructure and resulting in the death of a non-combatant.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1