Civilians Killed in Taliban Mortar Attack on Market - Faryab 2019
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۱۴
- Year of Incident
- 2019
- Province of incident
- Faryab: Khwaja Sabz Posh
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 36.0444096494222
Longitude: 64.6135202440955
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Khwaja Sabz Posh
- Town Village
- Khwaja Sabz Posh, Faryab Province
- Types of Incident
- 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: Employing prohibited weapons, projectiles, materials or methods of warfare
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Murder
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
Taliban forces attacked the center of 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 in the assault. The mortar attack targeted the district center but struck the civilian market area, causing significant casualties among the local population.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 42
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