Taliban Killed and Lynched Five Hazaras in Jaghatoo, Ghazni (2020)

Incident
Date
May 20, 2020
Year of incident
2020
Province of incident
Ghazni: Jeghatoo
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.7750907574508

Longitude: 68.364741534513

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jaghatu
Town/Village
Dara-e-Qiyaq
Types of incident
  • Abduction
  • Arrest
  • Execution
  • Lynching
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • CIA backed Afghan Military Strike Force
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Cruel treatment
  • War crime: Inhuman treatment
  • War crime: Killing or wounding a person hors de combat
  • War crime: Murder
  • War crime: Outrages upon personal dignity
  • War crime: Taking hostages
  • War crime: Torture
  • Crime against humanity: Murder
  • Crime against humanity: Other inhumane acts
  • Crime against humanity: Persecution
  • Crime against humanity: Torture
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

Taliban gunmen captured a vehicle carrying 5 Hazaras, which included three civilians and two police officers, in "Dara-e-Qiyaq" in Jeghato district in Ghazni province on May 20, 2020. Subsequently, they subjected the detainees to torture on the grounds of government membership and then executed them by gunfire. Afterward, the Taliab ignited their bodies and departed from the area.

Source_1

AHRDO Archive

Euro news Farsi

Source_2

Shafaqna

Tolo News

No of victims involved
5