8-Year-Old Girl Killed in Anti-Government Faction Fighting in Herat (2017)

Incident
Date
May 22, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Herat: Shindand
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.3076937798311

Longitude: 62.1365497076623

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shindand
Town/Village
Shindand district, Herat province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Shooting
  • Small Arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 22, 2017, an eight-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet while she was inside her home in Shindand district. The fatal shot was fired during a clash between different anti-government elements. This incident demonstrates how civilian populations become victims of armed conflict even when they are not directly targeted, particularly during factional fighting.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1