A Taliban gathering was bombed by the Afghan air force killing three children

Incident
Date
May 27, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Zabul: Shah Joy
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.5057699197408

Longitude: 67.4150269697936

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shah Joy
Types of incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

A Taliban gathering was bombed by the Afghan air force in retaliation for an attack carried out by insurgents on a military convoy in Shajoy District, killing three children. Government officials said 18 Taliban fighters were killed.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html