Provincial Peace Council Member Assassination - Kandahar (2015)

Incident
Date
Feb 12, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Kandahar: Kandahar City
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 31.6311552979186

Longitude: 65.7419292332302

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kandahar
Town/Village
Mosque in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Use of mines against civilians
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: February 12, 2015

Location: Mosque in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province

Victims: Haji Sherin Agha, member of the Provincial Peace Council

Perpetrators: Unknown gunmen

Incident Type: Assassination

Claimed Responsibility: No group or individual claimed responsibility

Narrative:

On February 12, 2015, Haji Sherin Agha, a member of the Provincial Peace Council, was assassinated in Kandahar City, Kandahar Province. The incident occurred while Agha was attending prayers at a local mosque. Unknown gunmen carried out the attack. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the assassination.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Report:pg. 5, available at