Airstrike on Civilian Vehicle Kills Four in Sangin, Helmand (2018)

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Date
۲۳ آذر ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Sangin
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.0703835314375

Longitude: 64.8529380270456

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Sangin
Town Village
Sangin district, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On December 14, 2018, a civilian vehicle was targeted by an airstrike in Sangin district, killing four civilians. The identity of the forces responsible for conducting the airstrike remains unclear. This incident represents the targeting of civilian transportation, resulting in the deaths of non-combatants.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4