Taliban Capture Police Outpost Killing Two Civilians in Baghlan (2018)

Incident
Date
Nov 12, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Baghlan: Burka
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.3574367827954

Longitude: 69.3496638613488

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Burka
Town/Village
Baba Ghalib village, Burka district, Baghlan province
Types of incident
  • Assault
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On November 12, 2018, Taliban fighters attacked and captured a police outpost in Baba Ghalib village of Burka district. During the fighting, one police officer was killed and three others were wounded. The assault also resulted in the deaths of two civilians who were caught in the violence. This incident represents civilian casualties during Taliban operations to capture government security positions.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5