Civilian Killed in Afghan Army Helicopter Strike Due to GPS Malfunction - Kunduz (2015)

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Date
۱۲ آبان ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Kunduz: Unknown
Town Village
Dasht-e-Archi District, Kunduz Province
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • 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
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On 3 November 2015, during an offensive attack by Afghan security forces to re-take Dasht-e-Archi district center, Kunduz Province, from Taliban fighters, an Afghan National Army helicopter repeatedly fired upon a residential area, killing a civilian man and injuring four others, including two children and a woman. Reportedly, the Afghan National Army struck the area due to a malfunctioning GPS system in the helicopter.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
5