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.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 11
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