The Taliban killed two police officers, two soldiers, and one civilian in Balkh

Incident
Date
Feb 22, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Balkh: Zari
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.8501565132343

Longitude: 66.7299678111104

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

In an offensive on Zari District, the Taliban carried out an attack that killed two police officers, two soldiers, and one civilian. Additionally, eight security forces and two civilians sustained injuries during the encounter.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: February 2020, New York Times, 27 February 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-february-2020.html