Joint Afghan-US Military Operation Kills Sixteen Civilians in Sangin, Helmand (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ سلواغه ۳
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Helmand: Sangin
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.0703835314375

Longitude: 64.8529380270456

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Sangin
Town Village
Sangin district, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Clash
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • US forces
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On January 23, 2019, at least 16 civilians were killed during a joint military operation led by Afghan and American forces in Sangin district. The house where the civilians lived was directly targeted during the operation. It remains unclear whether the house was struck by an airstrike or a rocket. This incident represents significant civilian casualties from a coordinated international military operation.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
16