NDS Operation Against ISIS Kills Four Civilians in Nangarhar (2018)

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Date
۲ آذر ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Khogyani
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.5547577974849

Longitude: 68.2978137574004

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Khogyani
Town Village
Khogyani district, Nangarhar province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • Shooting
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On November 23, 2018, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) launched an operation targeting an Islamic State stronghold in Khogyani district, killing four civilians during the raid. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by government intelligence forces during operations against ISIS positions.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4