Taliban members abducted two male healthcare workers

Incident
Date
Apr 20, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Kunar: Marawara
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.8912639120343

Longitude: 71.1694652008618

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Marawara
Types of incident
  • Abduction
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • Crime against humanity: Imprisonment or other severe deprivation of physical liberty
Summary of incident

Taliban members abducted two male healthcare workers employed by a different NGO, reportedly based on the accusation that the NGO was not providing necessary equipment and personnel for a trauma centre in the district; they were held for 19 days.

Source_1

Special Report: Attacks on Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Page 9, UNAMA, June 2020, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/unama_special_report_attacks_on_healthcare_during_the_covid-19_Pandemicc_20_june_2020.pdf