Anti-Taliban Community Elder Killing - Faryab (2015)

Incident
Date
Jun 28, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Faryab: Bilchiragh
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.8426181037193

Longitude: 65.2300351797707

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Bilchiragh
Town/Village
Bilchiragh District, Faryab Province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Assassination
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Torture
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 28, 2015, Taliban forces shot and killed a community elder in Bilchiragh District of Faryab Province. The elder was reportedly targeted for encouraging local people to oppose Anti-Government Elements. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA:Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Annual Report page. 43

No of victims involved
1