A Taliban sniper shot and killed a police chief

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۹ غبرگولی ۲
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Wardak: Chaki Wardak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.291817982875

Longitude: 68.550478709954

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Chaki Wardak
Types of Incident
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Killing
Summary

A Taliban sniper shot and killed the police chief of Chak District while he was praying in the courtyard of the district police headquarters.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: May 2020, New York Times, 28 May 2020, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report-may-2020.html