Village Leader Killed by Taliban for Refusing Ransom Payment - Faryab (2020)

Incident
Date
Jun 20, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Faryab: Unknown
Town/Village
Faryab Province
Types of incident
  • Execution
  • Murder
  • 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 : Extortion
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
  • Other Crimes : Summary execution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 20 June 2020, the Taliban killed a village leader in Faryab Province for refusing to pay the militants $130 as a ransom. According to councillor Mohammad Arif, the Taliban harshly punish people who refuse to pay them in areas under their control.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

RFE

No of victims involved
1