United States Military Airstrikes Kill Ten Civilians in Sangin, Helmand (2019)

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Date
۲۰ بهمن ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2019
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
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
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
  • US forces
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 February 9, 2019, United States Military airstrikes in Sangin district killed at least 10 civilians and injured several others. This incident represents significant civilian casualties from US air operations in the heavily contested district.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
10