A mortar shell has exploded inside a religious school killing at least nine students and injuring six

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۹ غبرگولی ۲۹
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Ishkamish
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.3929333272944

Longitude: 69.5156375562852

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ishkamish
Types of Incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
Conflict Parties
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary

A mortar shell has exploded inside a religious school in northern Afghanistan, killing at least nine students and injuring six.

Sources

Mortar Blast At Afghan Religious School Kills At Least Nine Students, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 18 June 2020, available at https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/mortar-blast-at-afghan-religious-school-kills-at-least-nine-students/30677729.html