Taliban Mortar Strike Kills Three Civilians During Clash in Andar, Ghazni (2017)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۶ وری ۲۷
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Ghazni: Andar
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.3183516957056

Longitude: 68.4496566388923

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Andar
Town Village
Andar district, Ghazni province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Mortar shell
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
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: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On April 16, 2017, a clash erupted in Andar district when Taliban fighters attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in the early morning. During the firefight, a Taliban mortar shell struck a civilian house, killing three civilians and damaging the residence. Some reports indicated that five civilians, including women and children, were killed in the mortar strike. Six Taliban fighters were also killed and several wounded in the confrontation. The Taliban confirmed their involvement in the clash.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
5