Pakistani Military Mortar Strike - Khost (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ وری ۶
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Khost: Tere Zayi
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.5415279712734

Longitude: 70.1712496084457

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Tere Zayi
Town Village
Tere Zayi (Ali Sher) District, Khost Province
Types of Incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Mortar shell
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Pakistan Army
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Date: March 26, 2015

Location: Tere Zayi (Ali Sher) District, Khost Province

Victims:

Three civilians killed (two women and one young girl)

Eight civilians injured (including two women and three children)

Perpetrators: Pakistani military

Incident Type: Cross-border mortar attack

Narrative:

On March 26, 2015, the Pakistani military fired fifteen mortar rounds into Tere Zayi (Ali Sher) District of Khost Province. The mortars struck three civilian homes, killing two women and one young girl. Eight other civilians were injured, including two women and three children.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

No of victims involved
11