Attack on Off Duty ANP Officer- Laghman (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ غویی ۲۷
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Laghman: Alingar
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.8174060714915

Longitude: 70.3499570468624

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Alingar
Town Village
Alingar District, Laghman Province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Clash
  • Hostage taking
  • Shooting
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Killing or wounding a person hors de combat
  • Unknown: Taking hostages
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On May 17, 2015, Anti-Government Elements opened fire on an off-duty Afghan National Police officer who attempted to flee in Alingar District, Laghman Province. During the shooting, a 12-year-old girl was injured. The Anti-Government Elements captured the police officer, and his fate remained unknown.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 60

No of victims involved
2