Afghan Security Forces Kill Protester During Blockade Removal in Kabul (2017)

Incident
Date
Jun 20, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Kabul City, Kabul
Types of incident
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Shooting
  • Small Arms Fires
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Cruel treatment
  • Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Threats against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 20, 2017, Afghan security forces forcibly removed the last street blockades in Kabul after weeks of ongoing protests. During the operation to clear the demonstrators, security forces killed one protester and injured five others. This incident occurred as the government moved to end prolonged demonstrations that had been blocking streets in the capital.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
6