The Taliban attacked the village of Bara Khana, killing 18 people and wounding 17 others

Incident
Date
۷ خرداد ۱۳۹۸
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghor: Chaghcharan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5321794641909

Longitude: 65.247013136478

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Chaghcharan
Town/Village
Bara Khana
Types of incident
  • Complex attack
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

The Taliban attacked the village of Bara Khana, killing 18 people and wounding 17 others. Three members of the special forces, two police officers and 13 civilians were among those killed. The Taliban attacked civilians when they showed support for security forces who were defending the village.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 24-30, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html