Suspected Taliban Assassination of Imam in Laghman (2017)
Document- Date
- ۲ فروردین ۱۳۹۶
- Year of Incident
- 2017
- Province of incident
- Laghman: Unknown
- Town Village
- Laghman province
- Types of Incident
- Assassination
- 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 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: Murder
- Unknown: Persecution
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On March 22, 2017, suspected Taliban gunmen assassinated an imam who also served as a former provincial council member in Laghman province. This targeted killing represents an attack on both religious and political leadership, eliminating individuals who held positions of authority in both religious and governmental spheres.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Rich Text
- No of victims involved
- 1