Prosecutor Assassinated by Unknown Gunmen - Nimruz 2019

Incident
Date
Jul 22, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Nimruz: Zaranj
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.0455471115288

Longitude: 61.859407757108

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Zaranj
Town/Village
Zaranj City, Nimruz Province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • 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
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

A prosecutor was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Zaranj City, the provincial capital. An investigation into the incident was subsequently opened. The judicial official was targeted in what appears to be a deliberate assassination, though the identities and motives of the perpetrators remain unknown.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1