Two Civilians Shot by Motorcycle Gunmen - Kandahār (2019)

Document
Date
۱۷ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Kandahar City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6311552979186

Longitude: 65.7419292332302

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kandahar
Town Village
Kandahar City, Kandahār 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)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Two civilians were shot and killed by two men on a motorcycle in Kandahar City. Both assailants managed to escape following the shooting. The incident represents a targeted attack on civilians by unidentified gunmen using a motorcycle for mobility and escape.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2