Civilians Killed in Joint Military Raid - Helmand 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ غویی ۲۹
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Helmand: Gerishk
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.8298756320407

Longitude: 64.5684097224816

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Gerishk
Town Village
Gerishk (Nahr-e Saraj), Helmand Province
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
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
  • US forces
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • 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
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

At least three civilians were killed and additional others were wounded during a military raid conducted by joint Afghan and American forces in Gerishk (Nahr-e Saraj) district. The civilian casualties occurred as the combined forces carried out operations in the area.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3