The Taliban attacked a neighborhood populated by the Hazara minority killing five civilians and wounding 12 others

Incident
Date
۲۲ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۸
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Wardak: Markazi Bihsud
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.3898266185766

Longitude: 67.9201846405777

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Markazi Bihsud
Town/Village
Mirhazar
Types of incident
  • Ground attack
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • Act of genocide: Killing
Summary of incident

The Taliban attacked, killing five civilians and wounding 12 others. Five civilians went missing after the Taliban attack. The Taliban attacked a neighborhood populated by the Hazara minority as a sign of support for the Kuchi people, who are of Pashtun ethnicity. The Hazaras and Kuchis communities have been fighting over land in the area for many years.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 10-16, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html.