Civilian Workers and Highway Travelers Killed - Ghazni 2019

Incident
Date
May 3, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghazni: Dih Yak
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.5926115515727

Longitude: 68.7198470554483

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Dih Yak
Qarabagh
Town/Village
Dih Yak and Qarabagh, Ghazni 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)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
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

Two civilians from Paktia Province who were working in Ghazni's Dih Yak District were killed by an unknown insurgent group. On the same day in Qarabagh District, Taliban forces shot and killed three civilians on a highway and wounded two others. The incidents represent separate attacks targeting both migrant workers and highway travelers in different districts of Ghazni Province.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
7