A rocket fired by the Taliban killed a 14-year-old boy and injured three other civilians
Document- Date
- Mar 24, 2020
- Year of Incident
- 2020
- Province of incident
- Takhar: Dashti Qala
- Types of Incident
- Clash
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan forces
- Taliban
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Killing
- Summary
Fighting between the Taliban and Afghan national security forces broke out near a hospital, with both parties using indirect fire. A rocket fired by the Taliban killed a 14-year-old boy and injured three other civilians, including two boys; a mortar round fired by one of the parties landed on the hospital causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage.
- Sources
Special Report: Attacks on Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Page 14, UNAMA, June 2020, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_special_report_attacks_on_healthcare_during_the_covid-19_Pandemicc_20_june_2020.pdf