Children and Woman Killed in Afghan Army Mortar Strike on Home - Helmand (2015)

Incident
Date
Oct 20, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Nad Ali
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6673540035581

Longitude: 64.2602323537188

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Nad Ali
Town/Village
Nad Ali District, Helmand 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)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 20 October 2015, the Afghan National Army fired a mortar at Anti-Government Element positions in Nad Ali District, Helmand Province. The round struck a civilian home, killing four children and a woman.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
5