Rocket Strike on a House Kills Two Civilians in Jalrez, Maidan Wardak (2018)

Incident
Date
Nov 17, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Maidan Wardak: Jalrez
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6294382770326

Longitude: 68.658089382081

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jalrez
Town/Village
Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Rocket Attack
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)
  • 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 : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On November 17, 2018, a rocket struck a house in Jalrez district during fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces. The explosion killed two civilians and wounded 13 others. This incident demonstrates how civilian casualties occur when military engagements take place in populated areas, with indirect fire weapons hitting residential buildings.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
15