Anti-Government Elements Mortar Wounds 7 Civilians in Laghman (2017)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۶ غویی ۲۷
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Laghman: Mihtarlam
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.6681219710235

Longitude: 70.2116274065574

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Mihtarlam
Town Village
Mihtarlam district, Laghman 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)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 17, 2017, shrapnel from a mortar round fired by anti-government elements struck a civilian home in Mihtarlam district, wounding seven civilians including two children and three women. This incident occurred on the same day as another mortar attack by Afghan forces in the same district, indicating intense fighting that resulted in multiple civilian casualties from both sides.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
7