American Gunship Attack on House Kills Five Civilians in Faryab (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ مرغومی ۱۰
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Faryab: Shirin Tagab
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.2400192189153

Longitude: 64.8634527732246

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shirin Tagab
Town Village
Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • US forces
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: Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On December 31, 2018, American gunships struck a house in Shirin Tagab district, killing five civilians—two men and three women—and wounding twelve others, including nine women. This incident represents significant civilian casualties caused by US aerial operations, with women comprising the majority of the victims.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
17