US Air Strikes Kill Thirty-Two Civilians in Buz-e-Kandahari, Kunduz (2016)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ لړم ۱۳
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz city
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7971548392469

Longitude: 68.8574981689453

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kunduz
Town Village
Buz-e-Kandahari area, Kunduz city
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
  • Bombing
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: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On November 3, 2016, United States forces conducted a series of air strikes in the Buz-e-Kandahari area of Kunduz city. The aerial operation killed at least 32 civilians and injured an additional 19 civilians, with women and children comprising the majority of the casualties. The bombing also severely damaged at least 22 houses in the area. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) launched an investigation into the civilian deaths.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
51