Worshipper Killed in Shooting at Mosque - Khost (2020)

Incident
Date
May 13, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Khost: Sabari
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.5669627215823

Longitude: 69.8784168298907

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Sabari
Town/Village
Toro Dando area, Sabari District, Khost Province
Types of incident
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • 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 13 May 2020, unknown gunmen opened fire on people who were praying in a local mosque in the Toro Dando area of Sabari District, Khost Province, killing one civilian and wounding another.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2