Taliban Killing of Highway Police Commander Qahar Khurm Aabi and Other Civilians (2016)

Incident
Date
Apr 14, 2016
Year of incident
2016
Province of incident
Takhar: Unknown
Town/Village
Uknown
Types of incident
  • Ambush
  • Assassination
  • Assault
  • Murder
  • 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)
  • Other
  • 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 : Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
  • Other Crimes : Killing
  • Other Crimes : Other inhumane acts
Regime in place
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On April 14, 2016, Taliban militants killed Qahar Khurm Aabi and at least 7 other people, a highway police commander. The attack also resulted in injuries to seven other people. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the targeted killing of a security official.

Source_1

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
8