Police Officer and Civilian Killed in Taliban Convoy Ambush - Balkh (2020)

Document
Date
۲۷ اسفند ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Balkh: Balkh
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7552664690114

Longitude: 66.896803319564

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Balkh
Town Village
Alamkhel area, Balkh District, Balkh Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
  • Ground attack
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: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On 17 March 2020, the Taliban ambushed a military convoy in the Alamkhel area of Balkh District, Balkh Province. Clashes continued for two hours, resulting in the death of one police officer. Additionally, a civilian was killed in the crossfire.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1