A police officer and a civilian were shot and killed by unknown gunmen

Incident
Date
May 13, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Paktika: Sharan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.3444843099167

Longitude: 68.7514102324622

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

A police officer and a civilian were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Sharana City, the provincial capital. The attackers managed to escape from the area.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html