Farmers Killed by Taliban for Refusing to Pay Taxes - Sar-e Pul 2019

Incident
Date
Jul 11, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Sare Pol: Sar-e Pul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.344759373304

Longitude: 66.1706216589517

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Sar-e Pul
Town/Village
Korak-e-Mughul, Sari-e Pul City, Sare Pol Province
Types of incident
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Rocket Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Other Crimes : Extortion
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Three farmers were killed by a Taliban rocket when they refused to pay taxes demanded by Taliban forces in Korak-e-Mughul area. The Taliban also burned their crops following the killing. The incident represents both extortion and retaliation against civilians who refused to comply with insurgent taxation demands.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3