Suspected Taliban Assassination of Imam in Laghman (2017)

Incident
Date
Mar 22, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Laghman: Unknown
Town/Village
Laghman province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • 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 civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On March 22, 2017, suspected Taliban gunmen assassinated an imam who also served as a former provincial council member in Laghman province. This targeted killing represents an attack on both religious and political leadership, eliminating individuals who held positions of authority in both religious and governmental spheres.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Comments

United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

No of victims involved
1