People in Need NGO Staff Killings - Balkh (2015)

Incident
Date
Jun 2, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Balkh: Zari
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 35.8501565132343

Longitude: 66.7299678111104

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Zari
Town/Village
Zari district, Balkh Province
Types of incident
  • Clash
  • Hand Grenade
  • Murder
  • Small Arms Fires
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

In the early morning hours of June 2, 2015, Anti-Government Elements entered the compound of the Czech non-governmental organization "People in Need" in Zari district of Balkh Province. The assailants killed nine Afghan civilian employees of the organization, including one pregnant woman, using small arms fire. The identity of the attackers and their specific affiliation remained unknown.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Guardian

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 52

No of victims involved
9