Civilians and Health Workers Killed and Wounded in Airstrike on Health Clinic - Kunduz (2020)
Document- Date
- ۳۰ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۹
- Year of Incident
- 2020
- Province of incident
- Kunduz: Chahar Dara
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 36.7637387931497
Longitude: 68.8694154925256
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Chahar Dara
- Town Village
- Chahar Dara District, Kunduz Province
- Types of Incident
- Air Strikes
- Clash
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
- 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 civilian objects
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
- 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 or wounding a person hors de combat
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On 19 May 2020, an Afghan Air Force plane conducted an airstrike targeting wounded Taliban members in a vehicle just outside of a health clinic in Chahardara District, Kunduz Province, where other Taliban members were being treated. The airstrike killed at least two male civilians standing outside the clinic: the ambulance driver and someone who was at the clinic to donate blood. Two health workers were also slightly wounded but did not require medical treatment beyond first aid. Three rooms of the clinic, including the emergency room and guard room, as well as some walls were severely damaged. Many windows and the ambulance were damaged. According to sources, including members of the Afghan national security forces, the airstrike intentionally targeted wounded Taliban fighters (hors de combat) being brought to the clinic. Health services did not resume until 2 June.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- Rich Text
Lind is not found
- No of victims involved
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