Child Killed and Others Wounded in Taliban Mortar Attack During Election Protest - Kunduz (2019)
Incident- Date
- Nov 17, 2019
- Year of incident
- 2019
- Province of incident
- Kunduz: Kunduz city
- Town/Village
- Kunduz City, Kunduz Province
- Types of incident
- Heavy Weapon Attack
- Mortar Shell
- Targeted Killing
- Conflict parties
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- 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 : Killing
- Other Crimes : Murder
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
One child was killed in a Taliban mortar attack in Kunduz City, the provincial capital, during a protest related to Afghan elections. One of the mortars struck a house, killing the child and wounding five other children. A member of Afghanistan's intelligence agency was also wounded in the attack. The indirect fire weapons targeted the area during civil demonstrations about electoral matters.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 6
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