Eight civilians were killed, and two girls sustained injuries in Kunduz province

Incident
Date
Mar 16, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Kunduz: Khan Abad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.6970331736117

Longitude: 69.1133800930081

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khan Abad
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
Summary of incident

On March 16th, in Khan Abad district of Kunduz province, eight civilians, including six boys, lost their lives, and two girls sustained injuries. This event transpired when the Afghan National Army fired artillery rounds from a base to target Taliban positions. The artillery rounds struck civilians who had gathered outside a shop.

Source_1

2020 Quarterly Report (released April 2020), Page 5, UNAMA, April 2020, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_protection_of_civilians_in_armed_conflict_-_2020_first_quarter_report_english_0.pdf