The Taliban attacked the center of Dawlat Abad District, killing three civilians

Incident
Date
۴ خرداد ۱۳۹۸
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Dawlat Abad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.9829685852614

Longitude: 66.7979901526113

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Dawlat Abad
Types of incident
  • Complex attack
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

The Taliban attacked the center of Dawlat Abad District, where fighting continued for several hours. A 16-year-old boy who ran a grocery shop was killed by insurgents in a local market. Two other civilians were also killed during the fighting.

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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