United States military forces were conducting drone strikes targeting the house of a Taliban commander. Five civilians were killled.

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ مرغومی ۱۶
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Faryab: Qurghan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.3893100098619

Longitude: 66.9278409857138

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Qurghan
Town Village
Toqizdarak
Types of Incident
  • Air Strikes
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan forces
  • Taliban
  • US forces
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Manifest disproportionality
Summary

United States military forces were conducting drone strikes targeting the house of a Taliban commander. Five civilians were killled.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: Jan. 4-10, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/11/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html

Rich Text

Not sure if the civilian casualties resulting from the attack was not excessive compared to the military advantage gained from the attack. Need more circumstantial evidence.