Retired Army Officer Killed by Motorcycle Gunmen - Herat (2019)

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Date
۷ آبان ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Herat City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.3494235694824

Longitude: 62.1891939162627

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Hirat
Town Village
Kahdestan village, Herat City, Herat Province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Unknown gunmen on a motorcycle killed a retired Afghan army officer in Kahdestan village in Herat City, the provincial capital. The incident represents a targeted assassination of a former military officer by unidentified attackers using a motorcycle for mobility and escape.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1