A police officer was shot and killed by the Taliban as he was walking toward his parents’ home

Incident
Date
Feb 23, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Balkh: Chimtal
Town/Village
Yangi Qala
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Killing
Summary of incident

A police officer died after he was shot and fatally wounded by Taliban insurgents while he was en route to his parents' residence in the Yangi Qala village situated within the Chimtal District.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: February 2020, New York Times, 27 February 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-february-2020.html