Children Killed in US Drone Strike on Taliban - Logar 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۲۴
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
Kamal Khail, Pul-i-Alam, Logar Province
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • US forces
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

An American drone targeted a gathering of Taliban fighters in the Kamal Khail area of Pul-i-Alam, killing 22 Taliban fighters and wounding five others according to local authorities. Two children who were playing in the area were also killed in the drone strike. The children were casualties of the targeted attack on the insurgent gathering.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2