Rahmatullah Nikzad

is a victim/survivor of a/an

  • Targeted Killing
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Additional information

  • Date of birth:

    Unknown

  • Village/Town of birth:

    Ghazni City

  • Province of birth:

    Ghazni: Ghazni City

  • Gender:

    Male

  • Ethnicity:

    Tajik

  • Education:

    Unknown

  • Date of the main incident:

    December 21, 2020

  • Place of the main incident:

    Ghazni City, First security zone of Ghazni

Incident description

On December 21, 2020, Rahmatullah Nikzad, a freelance journalist, was shot and killed by an unknown gunman in Ghazni Province in southern Afghanistan.

Source

Alleged type of harm

  • Human costs: Killed

Alleged type of crimes

  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Wilful killing

Rahmatullah Nikzad

Incident geolocation

  • Province:

    Ghazni: Ghazni City

  • Latitude:

    33.553649501162

  • Longitude:

    68.4306428259085

Witness/Survivor Statement

No statement