Shooting Documented

One aid worker killed in Deh Mazang

Deh Mazang, Nahri Sarraj, Helmand, Afghanistan National NGO
1 killed

A staff member of a national demining NGO was wounded, and later died of his injuries, when he was shot by international military forces (IMF) in what appears to have been a force protection shooting. The victim was operating in the vicinity of an IMF facility, in civilian clothes and utilizing a GPS, at the time of the incident. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context combat/crossfire. Actor International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1134.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.