Taliban Rocket Strikes House Killing One Civilian in Tepa Qishlaq, Faryab (2019)

Incident
Date
Jan 21, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Khwaja Sabz Posh
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.0444096494222

Longitude: 64.6135202440955

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khwaja Sabz Posh
Town/Village
Tepa Qishlaq area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Rocket 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)
  • 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 : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On January 21, 2019, a Taliban rocket struck a house in the Tepa Qishlaq area of Khwaja Sabz Posh district, killing one person and wounding another. This incident demonstrates how indirect fire weapons used by insurgent forces endanger civilian populations when they strike residential areas.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2