Taliban Attack on Mosque During Friday Prayers Kills 12 in Jowzjan (2017)

Incident
Date
Feb 25, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Darzab
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.0284310892941

Longitude: 65.3665355269909

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Darzab
Town/Village
Darzab district, Jowzjan province
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
  • Ground Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Light Weapon Attack
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • 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 February 25, 2017, Taliban insurgents staged a coordinated attack on a mosque in Darzab district where Afghan Local Police (ALP) members were offering Friday prayers. The assault resulted in the deaths of 12 people, including a police commander and his wife. This attack deliberately targeted a religious site during worship, violating the sanctity of the mosque and causing civilian casualties alongside military targets.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Pajhwok

No of victims involved
12