Child Killed in Taliban Mortar Attack on Village - Faryab (2019)

Document
Date
۱۶ مرداد ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Pashtun Kot
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.8322207280925

Longitude: 64.7716331534889

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Pashtun Kot
Town Village
Mullaian village, Pashtun Kot, Faryab Province
Types of Incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Mortar shell
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Compelling participation in military operations
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces fired a mortar on the village of Mullaian in Pashtun Kot District, killing a 12-year-old child and wounding six other children. The indirect fire weapon struck the civilian area, causing casualties exclusively among minors in the community.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
7