Taliban Killed Acting District Governor Subhanullah Khetab in Nangarhar (2018)

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Date
۲۸ خرداد ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Unknown
Town Village
Ghanikhel district, Nangarhar province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • 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)
  • 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: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On June 18, 2018, Taliban fighters shot and killed Subhanullah Khetab, the acting governor of Ghanikhel district in Nangarhar province, as he was driving to his office. This targeted assassination of a government official occurred just days after the end of the Eid ceasefire between the government and the Taliban.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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AAN

No of victims involved
1