Afghan Police Kill Civilian Driver and Wound Two Others in Herat (2017)

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Date
۷ مهر ۱۳۹۶
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Herat: Adraskan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.6442991272476

Longitude: 62.2681294850427

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Adraskan
Town Village
Shabid area, Adraskan district, Herat province
Types of Incident
  • Shooting
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On September 13, 2017, police forces from a security post opened fire on a civilian car in the Shabid area of Adraskan district, killing the driver and wounding two other occupants—an elderly man and a woman. Herat police spokesman Abdul Ahad Walizada confirmed the incident and reported that three policemen from the security post were arrested for investigation into this shooting of civilians.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
3