NATO Airstrike Kills Fifteen Civilians in Bakhtabad, Herat (2017)

Incident
Date
Aug 29, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Herat: Unknown
Town/Village
Bakhtabad area, Herat province
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Bombing
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)
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
  • Other
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On August 29, 2017, predawn airstrikes by NATO forces in the Bakhtabad area of Herat province killed nearly 30 people, including 15 civilians and 16 Taliban militants. Twelve others were injured in the attack. Initial reports indicated that 13 civilians in nearby houses were killed and eight others injured in the airstrike. Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai, spokesman for Herat Zonal Hospital, confirmed that the body of a boy and three injured people were brought to the hospital from the Bakhtabad locality, with two girls and a 26-year-old woman among the wounded.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
42