Children Killed by Taliban Rocket During Convoy Ambush - Faryab (2019)

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Date
۱۰ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Khwaja Sabz Posh
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.0444096494222

Longitude: 64.6135202440955

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Khwaja Sabz Posh
Town Village
Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • 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 crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

An Afghan army convoy was ambushed by Taliban forces in Khwaja Sabz Posh District. During the clash, two Afghan security forces were wounded, while three children were killed and two others wounded by a Taliban rocket. The rocket strike caused civilian casualties among minors during the engagement between government forces and insurgents.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5