The Taliban attacked the vehicle of General Said Ahmad Babazai, the police chief on Khost Province, with a roadside bomb, killing him, his bodyguard, and his secretary

Incident
Date
May 7, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Khost: Nadir Shah Kot
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.3160761237395

Longitude: 69.698638774629

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Nadir Shah Kot
Town/Village
Khwaja Raheem
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary of incident

The Taliban attacked the vehicle of General Said Ahmad Babazai, the police chief on Khost Province, with a roadside bomb, killing him, his bodyguard, and his secretary in the Khwaja Raheem area of Nadersha Kot District. Another officer was wounded in the attack.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html