Taliban Attack on NATO Convoy Kills Eleven Children at Nearby School in Kandahar (2018)

Incident
Date
Apr 30, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Kandahar: Unknown
Town/Village
Kandahar province
Types of incident
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
  • 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 30, 2018, a Taliban attack targeting a NATO convoy in Kandahar province resulted in the deaths of 11 children at a nearby school. The attack on the military convoy caused civilian casualties among schoolchildren in the vicinity, demonstrating the vulnerability of educational institutions to violence when military operations occur in populated areas.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Human Rights Watch

No of victims involved
11