ANA Mortar Civilian Deaths - Paktia (2015)

Incident
Date
Apr 12, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Paktia: Jani Khail
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.6666669150294

Longitude: 69.7855296975651

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jani Khail
Town/Village
Jani Khail District, Paktia Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Ground Attack
  • Mortar Shell
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: April 12, 2015

Location: Jani Khail District, Paktia Province

Victims:

Two civilians killed (one woman and one child)

Eight children injured

Perpetrators: Afghan National Army (ANA)

Incident Type: Mortar strike during military engagement

Narrative:

On April 12, 2015, during an engagement with anti-government elements in Jani Khail District, Paktia Province, the Afghan National Army fired a mortar that hit a civilian residence. The strike resulted in the deaths of one woman and one child, and caused injuries to eight other children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 29

No of victims involved
10