Crossfire Between ANA and Anti-Government Elements Injures Boy in Baghlan (2017)

Incident
Date
May 24, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Baghlan: Puli Khumri
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.9468449982272

Longitude: 68.7044167136154

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Puli Khumri
Town/Village
Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Small Arms Fires
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
  • 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 24, 2017, crossfire between Afghan national security forces and anti-government elements injured a 15-year-old boy in Puli Khumri district. The incident occurred during armed confrontation between the opposing forces, with the civilian casualty resulting from being caught in the line of fire between the combatants.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1