Taliban Fighter Opens Fire on Funeral Ceremony Killing 4 Civilians in Balkh (2018)

Incident
Date
Dec 14, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Balkh: Dawlatabad
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.984476951595

Longitude: 66.7974751684947

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Dawlatabad
Town/Village
Dawlatabad district, Balkh province
Types of incident
  • Shooting
  • Small Arms Fires
  • 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 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 December 14, 2018, a Taliban fighter opened fire on a funeral ceremony in Dawlatabad district, killing four civilians. This attack deliberately targeted mourners gathered for a funeral, representing a particularly egregious assault on civilians during a time of grief and religious observance.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
4