Khost Protection Force Kills Two Civilians Returning from Market in Khost (2017)

Incident
Date
Apr 7, 2017
Year of incident
2017
Province of incident
Khost: Sabari
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.5669627215823

Longitude: 69.8784168298907

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Sabari
Town/Village
Sabari district, Khost province
Types of incident
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Khost Protection Forces (KPF)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilian objects
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 7, 2017, members of the Khost Protection Force (KPF) shot and killed two civilian men who were traveling home after purchasing food items from Khost City in Sabari district. Following the incident, KPF members reportedly apologized to the victims' families. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) found no indication that Khost authorities conducted an investigation into these killings by the pro-government paramilitary unit.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
2