Assassination of Deputy Head of Kabul Ulema Shura (2018)

Incident
Date
Nov 24, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Kabul: Kabul
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Kabul City, Kabul
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)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On November 24, 2018, gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed the deputy head of the Kabul Ulema Shura (religious council). This targeted assassination of a senior religious leader represents an attack on Islamic religious authority and leadership. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1