Shooting Documented

One aid worker killed in Surkh Rod

Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan United Nations
1 killed

1 UN national staff contract worker in Surkh Rod district of Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, was shot dead in front of elders at a meeting on 26 November of the local shura at Lower Sheikh Mesri, a temporary settlement for returnees. The murderer has not been identified and reasons for the attack remain unclear. The victim was active on women's causes. Means of attack recorded as shooting. Context individual attack. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 654.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.