Khost Protection Force conducted a search operation against the Taliban and during the operation killed killed five civilian

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ کب ۲۳
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Paktia: Zurmat
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.4359885654695

Longitude: 69.0310478013903

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Zurmat
Town Village
Haibat Khail
Types of Incident
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict Parties
  • Khost Protection Forces (KPF)
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary

Khost Protection Force, with air support from international forces, conducted a search operation against the Taliban. During the operation, Khost Protection Force killed five civilian men from one family - a father, his three sons, and his nephew. The Khost Protection Force took them in front of their house and killed them.

Sources

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 2019 Report, pg. 64, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/afghanistan_protection_of_civilians_annual_report_2019_-_22_february.pdf