American Airstrike During Joint Operation Kills Five Civilians in Paktia (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ مرغومی ۱۰
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Paktia: Zurmat
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.4359885654695

Longitude: 69.0310478013903

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Zurmat
Town Village
Sorkai area, Zurmat district, Paktia province
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan Air Forces (AAF)
  • 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 civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On December 31, 2018, an American airstrike killed five civilians in the Sorkai area of Zurmat district during a joint operation involving Afghan and American Special Forces. This incident represents civilian casualties caused by US air support during counter-insurgency operations targeting Taliban forces.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5