Afghan Forces Mortar Strike Kills Two Girls in Pashtun Kot, Faryab (2017)

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Date
۲۳ اردیبهشت ۱۳۹۶
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Faryab: Pashtun Kot
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.8322207280925

Longitude: 64.7716331534889

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Pashtun Kot
Town Village
Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province
Types of Incident
  • 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)
  • 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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 13, 2017, Afghan national security forces fired mortar rounds targeting anti-government elements in Pashtun Kot district. The mortars missed their intended targets and instead impacted a civilian home, killing two five-year-old girls and injuring nine other civilians, including seven children and two women. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by government forces during military operations.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
11