ANA Mortar Attack Injures 15 Civilians During Taliban Engagement in Zabul (2018)
Document- Date
- ۲۱ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۷
- Year of Incident
- 2018
- Province of incident
- Zabul: Unknown
- Town Village
- Zabul province
- Types of Incident
- Clash
- Heavy Weapon attack
- Mortar shell
- 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
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On May 11, 2018, during ground engagement between Taliban and Afghan National Army forces in Zabul province, ANA mortar fire struck civilian houses, injuring 15 civilians including three children. When a civilian called the ANA to inform them they were firing at civilian homes, the ANA commander responded without remorse, stating: "My friend has been killed by the firing that we received from your village, so what should I do, just sit and wait?" The ANA accepted responsibility for the civilian casualties.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 15
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