Swat Gul, a tribal elder and former director of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen

Incident
Date
۸ خرداد ۱۳۹۸
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Khost: Khost (Matun)
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.364907751047

Longitude: 69.942398071289

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khost (Matun)
Town/Village
Hahash Khail Area
Types of incident
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict parties
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary of incident

Swat Gul, a tribal elder and former director of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation, was shot and killed by unknown gunmen in a mosque next to his home. The attackers escaped after the attack.

Source_1

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 24-30, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html