International Military Forces Airstrike Kills 23 Civilians in Helmand (2018)
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۷ لیندۍ ۶
- Year of Incident
- 2018
- Province of incident
- Helmand: Garmsir
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 31.1335388120356
Longitude: 64.2131983682569
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Garmsir
- Town Village
- Garmsir district, Helmand province
- Types of Incident
- Air Strikes
- Bombing
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Coalition forces
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Unknown: Killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On November 27, 2018, international military forces conducted an aerial attack in Garmsir district that killed 23 civilians, including 10 children, and critically injured 3 more children. This mass casualty incident represents one of the deadliest single attacks against civilians by international forces, with children comprising a significant portion of the victims.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 26
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