Unknown armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on security forces killing one soldier and wounding another, as well as a civilian

Incident
Date
May 10, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Lashkargah
Types of incident
  • Small Arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
Summary of incident

Unknown armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on security forces in the Third Police District of Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, killing one soldier and wounding another, as well as a civilian. The attackers managed to escape from the area.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html