The Taliban kidnapped and killed a military prosecutor and a Zabul government official

Incident
Date
May 28, 2019
Year of incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghazni: Unknown
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary of incident

The Taliban kidnapped a military prosecutor and a Zabul government official while they were traveling on the highway connecting Kabul to Kandahar. They were later killed by insurgents and their bodies were sent to Helmand Province.

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Afghan War Casualty Report: May 24-30, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/24/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html