Military Mortar Strike Civilian Injuries - Logar (2015)

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Date
۵ فروردین ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Logar: Charkh
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.7975403141284

Longitude: 68.9338193190866

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Charkh
Town Village
Charkh District, Logar Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Ground attack
  • Mortar shell
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militant
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Manifest disproportionality
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Date: March 25, 2015

Location: Charkh District, Logar Province

Victims: Eight civilians injured:

Three women

Two girls

Three boys

Perpetrators: Afghan National Army (ANA) Incident Type: Mortar strike during ground engagement

Narrative:

On March 25, 2015, during a ground engagement between Afghan security forces and Anti-Government Elements in Charkh District of Logar Province, the Afghan National Army fired a mortar that struck a civilian home. The strike resulted in injuries to eight civilians, including three women, two girls, and three boys.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report