Taliban Execute Man and Woman for Alleged Adultery in Badakhshan (2018)

Incident
Date
Feb 28, 2018
Year of incident
2018
Province of incident
Badakhshan: Yamgan
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.4874881626815

Longitude: 70.8741760253906

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Yamgan
Town/Village
Yamgan district, Badakhshan province
Types of incident
  • Execution
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Other Crimes : Denying a fair trial
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Persecution
  • Other Crimes : Summary execution
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On February 28, 2018, Taliban fighters shot and killed a man and woman in Yamgan district after accusing them of adultery. The woman was killed at her home while the man was executed in a nearby garden. This incident represents the Taliban's enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law through extrajudicial executions based on moral accusations.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
2