Taliban Kidnap and Execute Female Activist for Alleged Adultery in Takhar (2018)

Incident
Date
Dec 29, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Takhar: Dashti Qala
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 37.2160783112707

Longitude: 69.5153045654297

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Dashti Qala
Town/Village
Dashti Qala district, Takhar province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Detention
  • Execution
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Denying a fair trial
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
  • Other Crimes : Summary execution
  • Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On December 29, 2018, Taliban fighters kidnapped and killed a female activist in Dashti Qala district, accusing her of adultery. This execution represents the Taliban's enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law through extrajudicial killing, while also targeting women engaged in activism and public life.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1