Women and Children Killed in Taliban RPG Attack - Samangan 2019

Document
Date
۱۹ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Samangan: Dara-I-Sufi Payan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.9467439616065

Longitude: 67.2775268554687

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Dara-I-Sufi Payan
Town Village
Dara-I-Sufi Payan, Samangan Province
Types of Incident
  • Explosion
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Rocket Attack
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces conducted a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Dara-I-Sufi Payan district, killing two children and three women, and wounding seven children, two women, and one man. The assault with heavy weapons resulted in significant casualties among civilian families in the area.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
15