Mortar Attacks Wound Eleven Children in Faryab (2016)

Incident
Date
Nov 2, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Faryab: Almar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.8588194218017

Longitude: 64.5516276444285

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Almar
Ghormach
Town/Village
Almar and Ghormach districts
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Mortar Shell
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)
  • Other
  • 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On November 2, 2016, separate incidents of violence in Almar and Ghormach districts of Faryab province wounded 13 people, including 11 children. The injuries were reportedly caused by mortar shells. The Taliban were responsible for these attacks that primarily affected children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
13