During a ground engagement between Afghan national security forces and the Taliban, the Afghan National Army fired a mortar hitting in residential home and killing three civilians
Incident
Date
۱۵ اسفند ۱۳۹۷
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Balkh: Chimtal
District geolocation of incident
Latitude: 36.6370472188615
Longitude: 66.9423840660192
District geolocation of incident (linkedIncident)
Chimtal
Types of incident
Heavy Weapon attack
Conflict parties
Afghan forces
Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
War crime: Attacking civilian objects
Summary of incident
During a ground engagement between Afghan national security forces and the Taliban, the Afghan National Army fired a mortar round towards Taliban fighters who were hiding in residential homes. The mortar landed on a civilian home, killing three civilians including a six-year old boy and injuring three children.
Source_1
United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 2019 Report, pg. 51, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/afghanistan_protection_of_civilians_annual_report_2019_-_22_february.pdf