Attack on Off Duty ANP Officer- Laghman (2015)

Incident
Date
May 17, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Laghman: Alingar
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.8174060714915

Longitude: 70.3499570468624

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Alingar
Town/Village
Alingar District, Laghman Province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Clash
  • Hostage taking
  • Shooting
  • Small Arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Killing or wounding a person hors de combat
  • Other Crimes : Taking hostages
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 17, 2015, Anti-Government Elements opened fire on an off-duty Afghan National Police officer who attempted to flee in Alingar District, Laghman Province. During the shooting, a 12-year-old girl was injured. The Anti-Government Elements captured the police officer, and his fate remained unknown.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 60

No of victims involved
2