Eight civilians were killed and two girls sustained injuries when the Afghan National Army shot artillery rounds from a base targeting Taliban positions

Document
Date
۲۶ اسفند ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Kunduz: Khan Abad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.6970331736117

Longitude: 69.1133800930081

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Khan Abad
Types of Incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
Summary

Eight civilians (including six boys) were killed and two girls sustained injuries when the Afghan National Army shot artillery rounds from a base targeting Taliban positions, which impacted civilians gathered outside a shop.

Sources

2020 Quarterly Report (released April 2020), Page 5, UNAMA, April 2020, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_protection_of_civilians_in_armed_conflict_-_2020_first_quarter_report_english_0.pdf