Afghan Local Police Commander Kills Three Civilians in Takhar (2017)

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Date
۶ فروردین ۱۳۹۶
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Takhar: Taluqan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7364952360929

Longitude: 69.5345202470089

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Taluqan
Town Village
Taluqan district, Takhar province
Types of Incident
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Shooting
  • Small arms Fires
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan Local Police (ALP)
  • 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 crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On March 26, 2017, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander opened fire on a group of civilians in Taluqan district during a land dispute. The shooting killed three civilians and injured four others. This incident represents the abuse of authority by a government security official who used lethal force against civilians in a civil matter.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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UN

No of victims involved
7