Targeted Attack on Police Commander's Family - Kunduz 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ سلواغه ۲۶
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz city
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7971548392469

Longitude: 68.8574981689453

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kunduz
Town Village
Dasht-e-Abdan area, Kunduz City, Kunduz Province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • Small arms Fires
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • 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

Taliban forces conducted a targeted attack against Mohammad Rahim Kohdamani, commander of the Afghan National Civil Order Police Eighth Regiment, while he was picnicking with his family in the Dasht-e-Abdan area. During the assault, the commander's adult son was killed. The attack appeared to specifically target the police commander but resulted in civilian casualties within his family.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1