Afghan forces kill two civilians

Document
Date
۱۲ فروردین ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7971548392469

Longitude: 68.8574981689453

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kunduz
Types of Incident
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan forces
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary

A wedding convoy left the bride’s house for the groom’s, and was stopped at a checkpoint near a busy picnic spot. Afghan forces, the wedding participants said, asked for money — not an unusual request of newlyweds here. In this case, the wedding party tried to bargain. The soldiers made clear it was a demand, witnesses said. One of the soldiers opened fire, killing two people — Mohammed Yonus, 14, and Rahimullah, 27.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: March 29-April 4, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html.