Hyderabad airstrike refers to the killing of many
Afghan
Afghan may refer to:
*Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia
*Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity
** Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pas ...
civilians including
women and
children
A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...
in the village of Hyderabad,
Gerishk District
Grishk District ( ps, ګرشک ولسوالۍ) (population 114,200), also called Nahri Saraj District (), is a district in Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan. Its principal municipality is Grishk (population 48,546). Grishk Dam is located ...
,
Helmand province,
Afghanistan on June 28, 2007 by the
United States Army.
The airstrikes occurred after
Taliban forces ambushed a combined US-Afghan army force in Hyderabad and destroyed two
US military vehicles with mines. A firefight ensued and US-Afghan forces called in airstrikes in response to heavy small arms and mortar fire. Coalition spokesperson Major Chris Belcher stated the airstrikes targeted Taliban firing positions in the village.
The numbers of casualties vary depending on the source. Some give total numbers as high as 130 with up to 80-100 civilians killed.
President
Hamid Karzai ordered an investigation. Residents of the town of Hyderabad claimed that from 45 to 65 civilians were killed.
An investigation by the Afghan government concluded that 45 civilians including women and children had been killed.
More Afghan civilians die , Toronto Star
/ref> Village elders say another 23 civilians were wounded in the attack.
See also
*Azizabad airstrike
The Azizabad airstrike was carried out by the United States Air Force on Friday 22 August 2008 in the village of Azizabad which is located in Shindand district, Herat Province, Afghanistan. The airstrike killed an estimated 33 to 92 civilians ...
78-92 civilians mostly children killed in Herat province, 2008
* Deh Bala wedding party bombing 47 civilians mostly children killed in Nangarhar province, 2008
*Narang night raid
The night raid on Narang was a night raid on a household in the village of Ghazi Khan in the early morning hours of December 27, 2009. The operation was authorized by NATO and resulted in the death of ten Afghan civilians, most of whom were st ...
10 Afghan civilians mostly school boys were killed on December 27, 2009.
*Granai airstrike
The Granai airstrike, sometimes called the Granai massacre, refers to the killing of approximately 86 to 147 Afghan civilians by an airstrike by a US Air Force B-1 Bomber on May 4, 2009, in the village of Granai (, also Romanized ''Garani'', ''G ...
86-145 civilians, mostly children killed in Farah province, 2009
* Uruzgan helicopter attack
Uruzgan helicopter attack refers to the February 21, 2010, killing of many Afghan civilians, including over twenty men, four women and one child, by United States Army with another 12 civilians wounded. The attack took place near the border betwe ...
27-33 civilians killed in Orūzgān province, 2010
References
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