Rocket Strike on a House Kills Two Civilians in Jalrez, Maidan Wardak (2018)
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۷ لړم ۲۶
- Year of Incident
- 2018
- Province of incident
- Wardak: Jalrez
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 34.6294382770326
Longitude: 68.658089382081
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Jalrez
- Town Village
- Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province
- Types of Incident
- Clash
- Explosion
- 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 civilian objects
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
- Unknown: Killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On November 17, 2018, a rocket struck a house in Jalrez district during fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces. The explosion killed two civilians and wounded 13 others. This incident demonstrates how civilian casualties occur when military engagements take place in populated areas, with indirect fire weapons hitting residential buildings.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 15
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