NGO Workers Abduction and Killing - Uruzgan (2015)

Incident
Date
Mar 1, 2015
Dates of incident
Mar 1, 2015 ~ Apr 10, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Uruzgan: Tarin Kowt
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 32.6669194646242

Longitude: 65.9068082869349

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Tarin Kowt
Town/Village
Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Hostage taking
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Attacking humanitarian personnel and objects
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Taking hostages
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Abduction: March 1, 2015 Bodies recovered: April 10, 2015 Location: Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province. Victims: Five Afghan employees of Save the Children Perpetrators: Taliban Incident Type: Abduction and killing Claimed Responsibility: Taliban

Narrative:

On March 1, 2015, Taliban forces abducted five Afghan employees of the international non-governmental organization Save the Children in Tarin Kowt District, Uruzgan Province. The victims' bodies were recovered by authorities on April 10, 2015, after the Taliban informed the victims' families of their location.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

UNAMA/UNMISSION, Pg.16

No of victims involved
5