American Gunship Attack on House Kills Five Civilians in Faryab (2018)
Document- Date
- ۱۰ دی ۱۳۹۷
- Year of Incident
- 2018
- Province of incident
- Faryab: Shirin Tagab
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 36.2400192189153
Longitude: 64.8634527732246
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Shirin Tagab
- Town Village
- Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province
- Types of Incident
- Air Strikes
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- ISIL-KP
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- US forces
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
- Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Unknown: Killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On December 31, 2018, American gunships struck a house in Shirin Tagab district, killing five civilians—two men and three women—and wounding twelve others, including nine women. This incident represents significant civilian casualties caused by US aerial operations, with women comprising the majority of the victims.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 17
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