KPF Executed Peace Council Member and Five Family Members in Paktia (2018)

Incident
Date
Dec 30, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Paktia: Zurmat
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.4359885654695

Longitude: 69.0310478013903

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Zurmat
Town/Village
Zurmat district, Paktia province
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
  • Execution
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Ground Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Khost Protection Forces (KPF)
  • 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
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
  • Other Crimes : Summary execution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On December 30, 2018, Khost Protection Forces entered the home of a provincial peace council member in Zurmat district and systematically executed him and five male members of his family, killing them one after another. This incident represents a mass killing of a family targeted because of the peace council member's position, demonstrating the extreme violence employed by this paramilitary force against civilians.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
6