Civilians Killed in Night Operation - Bādghīs 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۲۵
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Badghis: Ab Kamari
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.2661153160855

Longitude: 62.9143435486827

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ab Kamari
Town Village
Minaqol, Ab Kamari, Bādghīs Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Ground attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Afghan Special Forces (ASF)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Afghan commandos carried out a night operation in Minaqol village of Ab Kamari District. Two civilians and, according to authorities, 20 Taliban members were killed during the operation. The civilian casualties occurred as government forces conducted the nighttime military action against insurgent targets.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2