Pro-Government Armed Group Commander Beats 75 Year Old Man to Death in Faryab (2018)

Incident
Date
Apr 24, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Faryab: Unknown
Town/Village
Faryab province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Execution
  • Torture
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 civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Torture
  • Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 24, 2018, the commander of a pro-government armed group in Faryab province abducted and beat a 75-year-old man to death. The killing was carried out in retaliation after the victim's son, who was a Taliban member, was accused of killing a tribal elder who was also a relative of the commander. This represents a case of collective punishment where an elderly civilian was murdered for the alleged actions of his son.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1