Taliban Attack Kills Five Civilians Including Three Girls in Ishkamish, Takhar (2018)

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Date
۲۸ مهر ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Takhar: Ishkamish
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.3929333272944

Longitude: 69.5156375562852

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ishkamish
Town Village
Ishkamish district, Takhar province
Types of Incident
  • Ground attack
  • Targeted Killing
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 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 20, 2018, a Taliban attack in Ishkamish district killed five civilians, including three young girls, one boy, and one woman. The attack also injured one girl and one woman. This incident represents a deliberate attack on civilians that particularly affected children and women in the community.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
7