Prosecutor Assassinated by Unknown Gunmen - Nimruz 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۳۱
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Nimruz: Zaranj
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.0455471115288

Longitude: 61.859407757108

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Zaranj
Town Village
Zaranj City, Nimruz Province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A prosecutor was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Zaranj City, the provincial capital. An investigation into the incident was subsequently opened. The judicial official was targeted in what appears to be a deliberate assassination, though the identities and motives of the perpetrators remain unknown.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1