Afghanistan: Weekly Humanitarian Update (26 April – 2 May 2021)
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South: Fighting continued with civilian displacement
During the reporting period, fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued. Detonation of improvised explosive device (IED) were reported in Kandahar and Hilmand provinces.
In Kandahar province, armed clashes were reported in Arghandab, Panjwayi, Maywand and Zheray districts. Clearing operations continued in Kandahar provinces nearly 315 IEDs have reportedly been cleared by the Government in Arghandab district. The clearing of 44 IEDs is ongoing in Panjwayi district. One civilian was reportedly killed and four others wounded by IED detonations across Kandahar province in the last week.
South: Fighting continued with civilian displacement
During the reporting period, fighting between Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and a non-state armed group (NSAG) continued. Detonation of improvised explosive device (IED) were reported in Kandahar and Hilmand provinces.
In Kandahar province, armed clashes were reported in Arghandab, Panjwayi, Maywand and Zheray districts. Clearing operations continued in Kandahar provinces nearly 315 IEDs have reportedly been cleared by the Government in Arghandab district. The clearing of 44 IEDs is ongoing in Panjwayi district. One civilian was reportedly killed and four others wounded by IED detonations across Kandahar province in the last week.
In Hilmand province, hostilities were reported in Basharan, Soor Godar,Spina Kotta and Sarparikari areas of Lashkargah district. In Garmser district, six IEDs were successfully defused by the Government. A girl was reportedly wounded by an IED detonation in the same district last week.
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Many Nigerian soldiers were on Monday killed when a Boko Haram terrorist rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into them during a clash in Yobe State.
A military source told SaharaReporters that the bomber, believed to be a member of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of the group, targeted the military convoy in Goniri, a border community between Yobe and Borno states.
It was gathered that the insurgents also engaged the Nigerian troops in a shootout.
“There was an SVBIED (Suicide Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device) attack at Goniri yesterday, so many soldiers were killed and injured. The number of casualties is currently unknown,” a military source said.
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de facto and
de jure agents of the Federal Government. Since their actions in self-defense were objectively reasonable pursuant to myriad cases applying the
Graham v. Connor
2 standard of reasonableness, the Defendants should have been afforded Qualified Immunity from pecuniary liability and, axiomatically, criminal prosecution.
The Blackwater PSD team members reasonably acted in self-defense and defense of others under situations that were “tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving.” Based on the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the insurgent threats at the time – using vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, follow-on small arms fire3, and dressing in the uniforms of New Iraqi Army and Police uniforms – it was reasonable for the team to believe they were under imminent and actual threat of death or grievous bodily injury.