The Taliban attacked a security outpost, killing two local police officers. One civilian was killed and another was wounded in the crossfire

Incident
Date
May 30, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Qush Tepa
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.2021397818091

Longitude: 65.3913116455078

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Qush Tepa
Town/Village
Jarqoduq
Types of incident
  • Small Arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Afghan Local Police (ALP)
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Manifest disproportionality
Summary of incident

The Taliban attacked a security outpost, killing two local police officers. One civilian was killed and another was wounded in the crossfire. Local authorities claimed that four Taliban members were killed and two others were arrested by security forces.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 24-30, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html