Civilians Including Former Commander Abducted and Killed by Taliban - Faryab (2020)

Incident
Date
Apr 27, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Faryab: Maymana
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.9504602263319

Longitude: 64.7800170303519

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Maymana
Town/Village
Maymana City, Faryab Province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Execution
  • Murder
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 : Summary execution
  • Other Crimes : Taking hostages
  • Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On 27 April 2020, the Taliban abducted and killed three civilians, including a former garrison commander, in Maymana City, the provincial capital of Faryab Province, as they were traveling to Almar District.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3