ANA Mortar Strike on Boys' High School, Laghman (2017)

Incident
Date
Feb 25, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Mihtarlam
Town/Village
Bisram area, Mihtarlam district, Laghman province
Types of incident
  • Explosion
  • 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 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
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On February 25, 2017, a mortar fired by the Afghan National Army struck Habiburhaman Boys' High School in Bisram, Laghman province. The impact killed two schoolboys and injured eight others. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by Afghan government forces during military operations.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
10