Civilians Killed in Taliban-Government Clash - Kunduz 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ کب ۲۷
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Chahar Dara
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7637387931497

Longitude: 68.8694154925256

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Chahar Dara
Town Village
Sar Asia, Chahar dara, Kunduz Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Ground attack
  • Shooting
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Afghan Special Forces (ASF)
  • 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

Two civilians were killed during clashes between Afghan commandos and Taliban fighters in Sar Asia village in Chahar Dara District. The civilian casualties occurred as a result of the armed confrontation between government forces and insurgents. Local officials reported that four Taliban fighters were also killed during the same engagement.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2