A C.I.A.-backed Afghan strike force killed three civilians

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ غویی ۱۵
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Logar: Pul-i-Alam
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.0010117591936

Longitude: 69.016971416481

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Pul-i-Alam
Town Village
Padkhan Shana
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict Parties
  • CIA backed Afghan Military Strike Force
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary

A C.I.A.-backed Afghan strike force killed three civilians, including a young girl, and wounding one other. Local officials complained that the unit failed to notify them that an attack was planned.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 3-9, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html.