Civilian Killed in Afghan Army Helicopter Strike Due to GPS Malfunction - Kunduz (2015)

Incident
Date
Nov 3, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Kunduz: Unknown
Town/Village
Dasht-e-Archi District, Kunduz Province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • 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 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

On 3 November 2015, during an offensive attack by Afghan security forces to re-take Dasht-e-Archi district center, Kunduz Province, from Taliban fighters, an Afghan National Army helicopter repeatedly fired upon a residential area, killing a civilian man and injuring four others, including two children and a woman. Reportedly, the Afghan National Army struck the area due to a malfunctioning GPS system in the helicopter.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
5