Khost Protection Force Mortar Attack on Market Kills 10 Civilians in Paktia (2018)
Document- Date
- ۱۴ مهر ۱۳۹۷
- Province of incident
- Paktia: Wuza Zadran
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 33.4718892974934
Longitude: 69.5439713005122
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Wuza Zadran
- Town Village
- Wuza Zadran district, Paktia province
- Types of Incident
- Explosion
- Heavy Weapon attack
- Mortar shell
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- ISIL-KP
- Khost Protection Forces (KPF)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Murder
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On October 6, 2018, Khost Protection Forces fired mortars into a crowded bazaar in Wuza Zadran district, killing eight boys and two men, and injuring 18 boys and seven men. This attack on a civilian marketplace during busy hours caused significant casualties among civilians, particularly children, engaged in ordinary commercial activities.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 35
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