One aid worker killed in Safedan
Safedan, Pashtun Zarghun, Herat, Afghanistan National NGO
1 killed
One off-duty NGO national staff member was killed while acting as a bodyguard to a local powerbroker when they were ambushed while in transit. This is likely related to a family and/or tribal dispute. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context ambush. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1556.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.