Polio Vaccinator Targeted Killing - Logar (2015)

Incident
Date
Jun 15, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Logar: Pul-i-Alam
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.0010117591936

Longitude: 69.016971416481

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Pul-i-Alam
Town/Village
Pul-e-Alam District, Logar Province, Afghanistan
Types of incident
  • Execution
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Murder
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 15, 2015, Taliban forces stopped a vehicle in Pul-e-Alam District of Logar Province. They identified and shot a polio vaccinator who was traveling to work, killing the health worker.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 24

No of victims involved
1