Civilians Killed in Heavy Weapons Clash Between Militias - Takhar (2019)

Incident
Date
Aug 7, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Takhar: Chah Ab
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.3949970828036

Longitude: 69.8173302319302

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chah Ab
Town/Village
Takhanabad area, Chag Ab, Takhar Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
Conflict parties
  • Local Militia
  • Pro-government militia
  • 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 : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Four civilians were killed and six others were wounded in a clash between two militia commanders in the Takhanabad area of Chah Ab District. Both sides used heavy weapons during the engagement, resulting in civilian casualties caught in the fighting between the rival armed groups.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
10