A police officer was shot and killed by the Taliban

Incident
Date
May 17, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Khost: Unknown
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Murder
Summary of incident

A police officer was shot and killed by the Taliban in the western part of Khost City, and the insurgents 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