Two Civilians Killed and Bodies Left in Street by Taliban - Samangan (2020)

Incident
Date
Jan 5, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Samangan: Dara-I-Sufi Payan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.9467439616065

Longitude: 67.2775268554687

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Dara-I-Sufi Payan
Town/Village
Baloch village, Dara-I-Sufi Payan, Samangan Province
Types of incident
  • Execution
  • Public Humiliation
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Other inhumane acts
  • Other Crimes : Outrages upon personal dignity
  • Other Crimes : Summary execution
  • Other Crimes : Torture
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Taliban forces killed two civilians in Baloch village of Dara-I-Sufi Payan District and left their bodies in the street. The area is controlled by the Taliban, and the reason for the attack remains unclear. The incident represents a targeted killing with the public display of the victims' bodies.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
2