A mortar fell on a bazar injuring several civilians

Incident
Date
Jul 5, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Maymana
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.9504602263319

Longitude: 64.7800170303519

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Maymana
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Summary of incident

Mortar fell on a Bazar while people were buying and selling goods. People were taken to the hospital. One victim spoke with UNAMA about the incident he witnessed.

Source_1

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 2019 Report, pg. 68, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/afghanistan_protection_of_civilians_annual_report_2019_-_22_february.pdf