The Taliban attacked a security outpost killing one soldier. During the clash, a mortar shell hit a nearby house, killing two children
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Date
۱۱ بهمن ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Faryab: Qaramqul
Town Village
Sarband
Types of Incident
Heavy Weapon attack
Conflict Parties
Afghan forces
Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
War crime: Attacking civilian objects
Unknown: Killing
Summary
The Taliban attacked a security outpost in the Sarband Village of Qaramqul District, killing one soldier. During the clash, a mortar shell hit a nearby house, killing two children and wounding two others. It was not clear who fired the mortar.
Sources
Afghan War Casualty Report: February 2020, New York Times, 27 February 2020, available at
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-february-2020.html