Soldier and Civilian Killed in Taliban Convoy Ambush - Herat (2020)

Incident
Date
May 18, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Herat: Shindand
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.3076937798311

Longitude: 62.1365497076623

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Shindand
Town/Village
Khawja-Nooh village, Shindand District, Herat Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Ground Attack
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 18 May 2020, a military convoy was ambushed by the Taliban in Khawja-Nooh village, Shindand District, Herat Province, where one soldier and one civilian were killed.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1