Killing of Tribal Elders in Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province (2015)
Incident- Date
- Jan 1, 2015
- Incident date
- January 1, 2015
- Year of incident
- 2015
- Province of incident
- Ghazni: Zana Khan
- District geolocation of incident
Latitude: 33.7626128235494
Longitude: 68.7722572843487
- District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
- Zana Khan
- Town/Village
- Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
- Types of incident
- Extrad-Judicial Acts
- Extrad-Judicial Killing
- Murder
- Targeted Killing
- Conflict parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Afghan Special Forces (ASF)
- ISIL-KP
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
- Local Militia
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
- Other Crimes : Murder
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
Date: January 1, 2015
Location: Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
Victims:
Ahmadzai (tribal elder) Shah Wali (tribal elder) Abdul Aziz (tribal elder) Dawlat Mohammad Bararn (tribal elder)
Perpetrators: Unknown armed individuals Incident Type: Targeted killing
Claimed Responsibility: None
Narrative: On January 1, 2015, a tragic incident occurred in the Zana Khan District of Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four respected tribal elders—Ahmadzai, Shah Wali, Abdul Aziz, and Dawlat Mohammad Bararn—were killed by unknown armed individuals. The circumstances surrounding their deaths remain unclear, as no group or individuals have claimed responsibility for the killings.
- Source_1
AHRDO Incident Report
- No of victims involved
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