Anti-Government Elements Abduct and Execute Two Men in Naish, Kandahar (2017)

Incident
Date
Apr 7, 2017
Dates of incident
Apr 7, 2017 ~ Apr 8, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Kandahar: Naish
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.3973200323212

Longitude: 65.7167816162109

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Naish
Town/Village
Between Nawa and Chino villages, Naish district, Kandahar province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Execution
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Local Militia
  • 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 : Denying a fair trial
  • Other Crimes : Summary execution
  • Other Crimes : Taking hostages
  • Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 7, 2017, anti-government elements abducted two men aged 20 and 21 years old from an area between Nawa and Chino villages in Naish district. The captors subsequently shot both men dead. Their families recovered the bodies the following day. This incident continues a pattern of targeted killings in the Nesh district area during this period.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA