Airstrike on Civilian Vehicle Kills Four in Sangin, Helmand (2018)

Incident
Date
Dec 14, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Sangin
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.0703835314375

Longitude: 64.8529380270456

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Sangin
Town/Village
Sangin district, Helmand province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On December 14, 2018, a civilian vehicle was targeted by an airstrike in Sangin district, killing four civilians. The identity of the forces responsible for conducting the airstrike remains unclear. This incident represents the targeting of civilian transportation, resulting in the deaths of non-combatants.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4