Anti-Government Elements Mortar Wounds 7 Civilians in Laghman (2017)

Incident
Date
May 17, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Mihtarlam
Town/Village
Mihtarlam district, Laghman province
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)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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 May 17, 2017, shrapnel from a mortar round fired by anti-government elements struck a civilian home in Mihtarlam district, wounding seven civilians including two children and three women. This incident occurred on the same day as another mortar attack by Afghan forces in the same district, indicating intense fighting that resulted in multiple civilian casualties from both sides.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
7