Civilian Killed in Taliban Attack on Militia Office - Ghōr 2019

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Date
۱۳ تیر ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghor: Dawlat Yar
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5581103936567

Longitude: 65.7663436927913

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Dawlat Yar
Town Village
Dawlat Yar, Ghōr Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Ground attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Pro-government militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces attacked an office of the local pro-government militia in Dawlat Yar district, killing one civilian and wounding another. The assault targeted the militia facility but resulted in civilian casualties during the attack on the government-aligned group's headquarters.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2