A mortar fired by the insurgents hit a house, killing one child and wounding four others.

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ سلواغه ۲۰
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Dashti Qala
Town Village
Maash Aaba and Qabr-e-Zubair
Types of Incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
Summary

The Taliban attacked the Maash Aaba and Qabr-e-Zubair areas of Dasht-e-Qala District, leading to a clash with security forces. In the ensuing battle, a mortar fired by the insurgents hit a house, killing one child and wounding four others. A shopkeeper was also killed in the crossfire.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: February 2020, New York Times, 27 February 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-february-2020.html