National Directorate of Security Raid Kills Eight Civilians in Logar (2018)

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Date
۳۰ آبان ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Logar: Mohammad Agha
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.2181063276396

Longitude: 69.0987680923807

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Mohammad Agha
Town Village
Mohammad Agha district, Logar province
Types of Incident
  • Ground attack
  • Shooting
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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On November 21, 2018, the National Directorate of Security conducted a raid against Taliban forces in Mohammad Agha district, killing eight civilians during the operation. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by government intelligence forces during counter-insurgency operations targeting Taliban militants.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
8