Joint Afghan-US Military Operation Kills Sixteen Civilians in Sangin, Helmand (2019)
Document- Date
- ۳ بهمن ۱۳۹۷
- Year of Incident
- 2019
- Province of incident
- Helmand: Sangin
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 32.0703835314375
Longitude: 64.8529380270456
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Sangin
- Town Village
- Sangin district, Helmand province
- Types of Incident
- Air Strikes
- Clash
- Complex attack
- Ground attack
- Conflict Parties
- 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
- 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: Killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On January 23, 2019, at least 16 civilians were killed during a joint military operation led by Afghan and American forces in Sangin district. The house where the civilians lived was directly targeted during the operation. It remains unclear whether the house was struck by an airstrike or a rocket. This incident represents significant civilian casualties from a coordinated international military operation.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 16
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