One aid worker killed in Kowtal-e Kakuri
Kowtal-e Kakuri, Murghab, Badghis, Afghanistan International NGO
1 killed
A national staff doctor working for an INGO running health programs was shot and killed while driving home on his motorbike by two assassins, also on motorbikes. The staff member had been threatened in the past, as he and his brother, a local religious leader, had been vocal in their opposition to armed militants in the area. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context ambush. Actor Not applicable. Exact date not recorded in the source, so the day defaults to the start of the period. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1373.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.