The Taliban attacked two security outposts killing three pro-government militia members and taking three militia members and three civilians prisoners

Document
Date
۶ خرداد ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Khan Abad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.6970331736117

Longitude: 69.1133800930081

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Khan Abad
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Killing
  • War crime: Taking hostages
Summary

The Taliban attacked two security outposts in Chahar Tot area of Khan Abad District, killing three pro-government militia members and taking three militia members and three civilians prisoner. Insurgents captured the outpost after several hours of fighting. A Humvee of reinforcements was then hit by a rocket, killing two soldiers.

Sources

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