Family Killed in Taliban Rocket Attack - Balkh 2019

Incident
Date
Mar 5, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Balkh: Chimtal
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.6370472188615

Longitude: 66.9423840660192

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chimtal
Town/Village
Asiab Gorg, Chimtal, Balkh Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Explosion
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Rocket Attack
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 : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

During Taliban attacks on a security outpost, a rocket fired by Taliban forces struck a residential house in Asiab Gorg village. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded, all members of the same family. The incident occurred during clashes between Taliban insurgents and government security forces, with the rocket hitting civilian infrastructure.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5