Taliban Public Punishment - Nangarhar (2015)

Incident
Date
Mar 6, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Khogyani
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.5547577974849

Longitude: 68.2978137574004

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Khogyani
Town/Village
Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province
Types of incident
  • Arrest
  • Extrad-Judicial Acts
  • Public Humiliation
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Taliban Security (Police) Command
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Cruel treatment
  • War crime: Denying a fair trial
  • War crime: Inhuman treatment
  • War crime: Outrages upon personal dignity
  • War crime: Wilfully causing great suffering
  • Crime against humanity: Other inhumane acts
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Date: March 6, 2015 Location: Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province

Victims: Four men

Perpetrators: Taliban

Incident Type: Illegal detention and public punishment

Claimed Responsibility: Taliban

Narrative: On March 6, 2015, Taliban forces detained four men in Khogyani District of Nangarhar Province under allegations of robbery. A Taliban 'court' sentenced each man to 28 lashes. The Taliban carried out the punishments in public after Friday prayers. The group claimed responsibility for the punishments through a statement on their website.

Source_1

1- AHRDO Incident Report

2- UNAMA Annual Report on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict. pg. 51