The Afghan National Army fired approximately a dozen mortars in a residential area, resulting in the deaths of two civilians

Incident
Date
Feb 7, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Balkh: Zari
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.8501565132343

Longitude: 66.7299678111104

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Zari
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

On February 7th, in the Zari district of Balkh province, a distressing incident unfolded as the Afghan National Army fired around a dozen mortars in a residential neighborhood. This action led to the loss of two civilian lives, including a woman and a 14-year-old girl, and left nine others injured, predominantly women and children.

Source_1

2020 Quarterly Report (released April 2020), Page 5, UNAMA, April 2020, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_protection_of_civilians_in_armed_conflict_-_2020_first_quarter_report_english_0.pdf