Anti-Government Elements Kill Healthcare Professional in Khost (2017)

Incident
Date
Oct 10, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Khost: Tere Zayi (Ali Sher)
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.5415279712734

Longitude: 70.1712496084457

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Tere Zayi (Ali Sher)
Town/Village
Tere Zayi district, Khost province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Khost Protection Forces (KPF)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On October 10, 2017, anti-government elements stopped a healthcare professional from a mobile medical team while he was riding a motorcycle in Tere Zayi district. The attackers opened fire and killed the healthcare worker, who was providing medical services to the community. This incident represents a targeted attack against humanitarian personnel engaged in life-saving healthcare activities.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1