Taliban Execution of Woman for Alleged Adultery in Ghor (2016)
Incident- Date
- Feb 8, 2016
- Year of incident
- 2016
- Province of incident
- Ghor: Unknown
- Town/Village
- Ghor province
- Types of incident
- Arbitrary Detention
- Detention
- Execution
- Extrad-Judicial Killing
- Murder
- Torture
- Conflict parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Other
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged types of crimes
- Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Other Crimes : Denying a fair trial
- Other Crimes : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Other Crimes : Killing
- Other Crimes : Murder
- Other Crimes : Outrages upon personal dignity
- Other Crimes : Summary execution
- Other Crimes : Unlawful confinement
- Regime in place
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary of incident
On February 8, 2016, the Taliban executed a woman named Zahra after a Taliban court found her guilty of adultery. Prior to the execution, she was detained by Taliban forces. The incident occurred in Ghor province and was reportedly documented in video footage.
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AHRDO Incident Report
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- No of victims involved
- 1
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