Security incident data | Aid Worker Security Database

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ID	Month	Day	Year Sort descending	ISO	Country	UN	INGO	NNGO	Other	Nationals killed	Nationals wounded	Nationals kidnapped	Total national staff	Total victims	Gender Male	Gender Female	Gender Unknown	Means of attack	Attack context	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Motive	Actor type	Actor name	Details	Verified	Source
2270	Mar	31	2017	PK	Pakistan	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	Roadside IED	Ambush	Road	33.5734	71.0099	Incidental	Unknown	Unknown	An NGO vehicle drove over an IED in Saifal Darra in Orakzai Agency which exploded and wounded three aid workers. Although the wounds were not life threatening, two female staff members required medical attention. The aid workers were not the target of the attack, the IED had been intended for security forces in the area.	Yes	Official Report
2468	Jul	6	2017	PK	Pakistan	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	Shooting	Raid	Home	30.17984	66.974973	Incidental	Unknown	Unknown	One UN national staff member, on leave from work at the time, was shot dead at his home in Quetta by a 9mm handgun. A security guard watching the premises was also killed. Both were shot multiple times.	Yes	Focal Point
2317	Aug	27	2017	PK	Pakistan	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	Unknown	Individual attack	Office/compound	24.814844	67.111745	Incidental	Unaffiliated	Not applicable	Two armed attackers forcefully entered the office of a national NGO and killed its founder. The two suspects escaped after the attack. The police believe that the killing may have been as a result of a personal dispute and not to do with the man's status as an aid worker.	Yes	Official Report
2324	Oct	8	2017	PK	Pakistan	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	Bodily assault	Individual attack	Public location	33.729388	73.093146	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	A UN national staff member was sitting in a park with some friends when he was attacked by three perpetrators in Islamabad that ran away after the attack. The staff member suffered multiple fractures on his left arm and required medical attention for his injuries. The reason for the attack is unknown and the attack is under investigation.	Yes	Focal Point
2551	Dec	26	2018	PK	Pakistan	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	Shooting	Unknown	Unknown	30.221951	67.023048	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	One female NGO employee working on a Polio program was shot and killed by unknown perpetrators.	Yes	Official Report
2676	Apr	25	2019	PK	Pakistan	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	1	Shooting	Raid	Project site	30.631561	66.736965	Political	Non-state armed group: Unknown	Not applicable	One female polio vaccination team member was shot and killed, and another injured, while administering the vaccine in the remote village of Sultan Zai, 100km Northwest of Quetta, Balochistan. The team was ambushed in the village by unknown armed assailants, who began shooting at the group. There were reports of four other attacks on polio vaccination teams that week in Pakistan.	Yes	Media
2760	Aug	8	2019	PK	Pakistan	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	Roadside IED	Individual attack	Road	33.72	73.06	Political	Unknown	Unknown	One male national driver for a local NGO was injured when his vehicle was targeted by unknown attackers using an IED. The aid worker was travelling in the Esori area of North Waziristan, when the blast damaged the vehicle and injured him.	Yes	Official Report
2778	Sep	6	2019	PK	Pakistan	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	Shooting	Ambush	Road	33.983023	71.57162	Political	Unknown	Unknown	One female immunization aid worker was shot and killed on her way to work in Peshawar. The staff member was traveling the cities ring road near the Madina CHG Station at 9:00 am when unknown motorists opened fire. Her body was taken to the Khyber Medical College.	Yes	Media
2878	Sep	12	2019	PK	Pakistan	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	Kidnapping	Unknown	Unknown	31.8625706	70.9018692	Economic	Non-state armed group: Unknown	Not applicable	One male national INGO staff member was kidnapped in Gomal city South Waziristan district. He was later released unharmed.	Yes	Focal Point
2834	Jan	29	2020	PK	Pakistan	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	0	Shooting	Individual attack	Unknown	34.116667	72.466667	Political	Unknown	Unknown	A polio vaccination team, consisting of two female staff working in the Parmoli area of Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were attacked and shot by unknown armed men while assisting the community. One female staff was killed immediately and the other later died in the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar due to her injuries.	Yes	Media
3033	Jul	8	2020	PK	Pakistan	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	Bodily assault	Individual attack	Public location	33.6671	70.9547	Political	Police or paramilitary	Police	One UN Agency staff member, after examining a polio patient at the hospital in Orakzai District, was followed and physically assaulted by a group of policemen. He received a series of injuries, lost consciousness, and experienced blurred vision.	Yes	Official Report
3160	Feb	22	2021	PK	Pakistan	0	0	5	0	4	1	0	5	5	1	4	0	Shooting	Ambush	Road	32.97	70.27	Political	Non-state armed group: Regional	Taliban	4 female NGO workers were shot and killed and a male NGO driver was shot and wounded in the town of Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Media reports indicate the aid workers were ambushed on the road while delivering services for women in the area. Although no group has claimed responsibility, reports point to the Pakistani Taliban as the area was once a stronghold and the group has carried out similar attacks before.	Yes	Media
3638	Sep	2	2022	PK	Pakistan	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	Bodily assault	Ambush	Road	29.833333	70.5	Economic	Non-state armed group: Subnational	Tribesmen	At least 2 drivers from an NGO were beaten by 14 Tribemens in the Koh Sulaiman area of Dera Ghazi Khan district. The aid workers were transporting aid for flood affected people, when they were attacked for not stopping the trucks. Reports also indicate some of the relief items were stolen.	Yes	ACLED
4001	Sep	14	2023	PK	Pakistan	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	Shooting	Combat/Crossfire	Road	27.680854	68.845221	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	One INGO driver was injured due to a crossfire close to the Main Canal of Sukkur, Sindh.	Yes	Official Report
4076	Feb	28	2024	PK	Pakistan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	Kidnapping	Unknown	Unknown	28.65	70.68	Political	Unknown	Unknown	One UN national contractor for the Polio Eradication Programme was kidnapped by unknown armed actors in Khanpur.	Pending	Official Report
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