Civilians Killed by Taliban After Returning from Mosque - Paktika (2020)

Incident
Date
May 11, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Paktika: Unknown
Town/Village
Mohammad Hasan village, Khair Kot District, Paktika Province
Types of incident
  • Murder
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 11 May 2020, the Taliban opened fire on a group of civilians who were returning from a mosque in Mohammad Hasan village, Khair Kot District, Paktika Province, killing a child and two adults, while wounding an additional two children.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
5