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.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 5
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