Woman and Children Killed in Taliban Rocket Attack on Convoy - Zabul (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ تله ۲۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Zabul: Shah Joy
Town Village
Shah Joy, Zabul Province
Types of Incident
  • Heavy Weapon attack
  • Rocket 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
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces attacked a security forces convoy in Shajoe District using rocket launchers positioned on the side of the road, killing one woman and two children nearby and wounding 20 members of the Kochi tribe. The civilian casualties occurred when the insurgent attack on government forces impacted nomadic community members in the vicinity.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
23