Attack on Catholic Relief Services Workers Kills Three in Ghor (2017)

Incident
Date
Aug 3, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Ghor: Unknown
Town/Village
Ghor province
Types of incident
  • Ground Attack
  • Targeted Killing
  • Vehicle-borne Attack
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
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On August 14, 2017, three aid workers with Catholic Relief Services, a non-governmental organization, were killed and two others were injured in an attack on their vehicle in Ghor province. This incident represents a direct assault on humanitarian personnel providing assistance to civilian populations in Afghanistan.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN Secretary-General Report on Afghanistan

No of victims involved
5