Pakistani Cross-Border Mortar Casualties - Kunar (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ زمری ۱۷
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Kunar: Sirkanay
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.8446780694306

Longitude: 71.2056494982518

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Sirkanay
Town Village
Sirakany District, Kunar Province
Types of Incident
  • Mortar shell
  • Rocket Attack
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Pakistan Army
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Unknown: Displacing civilians
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Victims:

  • One civilian man killed
  • One adult son injured
  • Unspecified number of civilians displaced

Perpetrators: Pakistani military

Incident Type: Cross-border mortar shelling

Narrative:

On August 8, 2015, the Pakistani military fired twenty-five mortar rounds into Sirakany District of Kunar Province. The shells impacted a civilian area, resulting in the death of one man and injuries to his adult son. The incident also caused an unspecified number of civilians to flee their homes.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA:Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Annual Report, pg.24

No of victims involved
3