Tribal Elder Public Beheading - Nangarhar (2015)

Incident
Date
Jun 19, 2015
Year of incident
2015
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Bati Kot
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 36.8672498001557

Longitude: 66.2001287090534

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Bati Kot
Town/Village
Bati Kot District, Nangarhar Province
Types of incident
  • Assassination
  • Decapitation
  • Execution
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged types of crimes
  • Other Crimes : Attacking civilians
  • Other Crimes : Cruel treatment
  • Other Crimes : Inhuman treatment
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Murder
  • Other Crimes : Outrages upon personal dignity
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On June 19, 2015, an Islamic State (IS) affiliated group beheaded a tribal elder who was also the leader of the local shura in Bati Kot District of Nangarhar Province. The victim was allegedly executed for assisting the Taliban. A Twitter account linked to the Islamic State circulated purported photographs of the beheading on the same day. The account was subsequently deleted.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA: Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 67

No of victims involved
1