Taliban IED Attack Kills Ulema Chief and Six Children in Parwan (2017)

Incident
Date
May 9, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Parwan : Unknown
Town/Village
Parwan province
Types of incident
  • Bombing
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • 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)
  • Other
  • 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 : Persecution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On May 9, 2017, an improvised explosive device (IED) killed the Parwan Provincial Ulema chief, who had been publicly critical of the Taliban, along with six children who were studying at his school. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack that deliberately targeted both a religious leader who opposed their ideology and the educational institution he ran.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

United States Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

No of victims involved
7