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.
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AHRDO Incident Report
- Comments
- No of victims involved
- 1
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