8-Year-Old Girl Killed in Anti-Government Faction Fighting in Herat (2017)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۶ غبرگولی ۱
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Herat: Shindand
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.3076937798311

Longitude: 62.1365497076623

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shindand
Town Village
Shindand district, Herat province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Shooting
  • Small arms Fires
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 22, 2017, an eight-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet while she was inside her home in Shindand district. The fatal shot was fired during a clash between different anti-government elements. This incident demonstrates how civilian populations become victims of armed conflict even when they are not directly targeted, particularly during factional fighting.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1