Targeted Attack on Police Commander's Family - Kunduz 2019

Incident
Date
Feb 15, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz city
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.7971548392469

Longitude: 68.8574981689453

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kunduz
Town/Village
Dasht-e-Abdan area, Kunduz City, Kunduz Province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • Small Arms Fires
  • Targeted Killing
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
Alleged types of crimes
  • 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

Taliban forces conducted a targeted attack against Mohammad Rahim Kohdamani, commander of the Afghan National Civil Order Police Eighth Regiment, while he was picnicking with his family in the Dasht-e-Abdan area. During the assault, the commander's adult son was killed. The attack appeared to specifically target the police commander but resulted in civilian casualties within his family.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1