Gunmen Storm Police Station Killing Five People in Herat City (2019)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ مرغومی ۲۲
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Herat: Herat City
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.3494235694824

Longitude: 62.1891939162627

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Hirat
Town Village
Herat City, Herat province
Types of Incident
  • Assault
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • 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 January 12, 2019, gunmen stormed a police station in Herat City, killing two police officers and three civilians. Four police officers were also wounded in the assault. This attack on a police facility resulted in casualties among both security personnel and civilians who were present at or near the station.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
9