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Wikileaks report details Nangar Khel 'massacre' [1]
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Date: 2025-05
Wikileaks report details Nangar Khel 'massacre'
The classified intel also outs a covert operative
More is now known about the Nangar Khel incident
Courtesy of MON
When whistle-blowing site Wikileaks published more than 90,000 classified US military records detailing the war in Afghanistan, it shed light on the infamous Nangar Khel incident, which involved Polish troops and in which several Afghan civilians were killed.
On the morning of August 16, 2007, Polish military vehicles came under fire. Later that day, Polish soldiers allegedly spotted insurgents in the same area, were fired upon and returned fire. They then launched 60mm mortar rounds in the direction of the insurgents.
According to the US incident report posted on Wikileaks, “[The Polish soldiers] fired a total of 26 rounds according to one report. There was a wedding celebration going on in the house, which explains the high number of casualties.”
One man, four women and a baby were killed in the attack. Three other women were injured, including one nine-months pregnant (the child died after an “emergency c-section,” although it’s not clear in the reports if this is the same casualty as the aforementioned baby).
The Polish media later reported that the Polish soldiers’ attack had been premeditated (but not authorized) before they left their base, although civilian casualties appeared not to have been the goal of the operation.
A Polish investigation linked seven members of the Polish military with the attacks. A trial began in February 2009 and is still ongoing. The defendants face prison sentences of between 12 years and life for the killing of civilians and/or firing on an unarmed target.
It is unclear whether the Wikileaks documents will have any affect on the court proceedings.
Another revelation from the incident reports is the name and rank of the Polish counter-intelligence officer involved in the Nangar Khel investigation. The publication of this information is a crime in Poland, carrying a sentence of five to eight years in prison.
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