Taliban Offensive Causes Heavy Casualties in Helmand (2016)

Incident
Date
Oct 14, 2016
Dates of incident
Oct 4, 2016 ~ Oct 14, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Lashkargah
Town/Village
Lashkargah, Helmand province
Types of incident
  • Assault
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Shooting
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 : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Between October 4-14, 2016, Taliban forces launched a major offensive in Lashkargah, resulting in the deaths of more than 200 Afghan soldiers and police officers over a ten-day period. The fighting also claimed the lives of 45 civilians in the provincial capital.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara

No of victims involved
245