The Taliban attacked the center of the Khwaja Sabz Posh District with mortar shells killing 9 civilians and injuring 33 others

Incident
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۱۴
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Khwaja Sabz Posh
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.0444096494222

Longitude: 64.6135202440955

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khwaja Sabz Posh
Types of incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Summary of incident

The Taliban attacked the center of the Khwaja Sabz Posh District with mortar shells, two of which landed in a local bazaar. Nine civilians were killed and 33 others, including children, were wounded.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: July 5-11, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html