Crossfire Between ANA and Anti-Government Elements Injures Boy in Baghlan (2017)

Document
Date
۳ خرداد ۱۳۹۶
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Baghlan بغلان: Puli Khumri
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.9468449982272

Longitude: 68.7044167136154

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Puli Khumri
Town Village
Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Small arms Fires
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 24, 2017, crossfire between Afghan national security forces and anti-government elements injured a 15-year-old boy in Puli Khumri district. The incident occurred during armed confrontation between the opposing forces, with the civilian casualty resulting from being caught in the line of fire between the combatants.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1