Civilian Killed in Militia Clash - Herat 2019

Document
Date
۲۲ خرداد ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Ghoryan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.3405171328293

Longitude: 61.4998472752103

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Ghoryan
Town Village
Ghoryan, Herat Province
Types of Incident
  • Clash
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

One civilian and two local militia members were killed in clashes between two armed groups in Ghoryan district. The civilian was caught in the crossfire during the fighting between the rival militia factions. The reason for the clash between the armed groups remains unclear.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1