Healthcare Workers Abducted by Taliban Over Salary Dispute - Takhar (2020)

Incident
Date
May 20, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Unknown
Town/Village
Khwaja District, Takhar Province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Taking hostages
  • Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 20 May 2020, Taliban members abducted three healthcare workers from an organization in Khwaja District, Takhar Province, accusing the organization of failing to pay the salaries of their workers.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

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No of victims involved
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