Soldier Killed and Civilian Wounded in Armed Attack on Security Forces - Helmand (2020)

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
Town/Village
Third Police District, Lashkargah, Helmand Province
Types of incident
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 10 May 2020, unknown armed men on a motorcycle opened fire on security forces in the Third Police District of Lashkargah, the provincial capital of Helmand Province, killing one soldier and wounding another, as well as a civilian. The attackers managed to escape from the area.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1