Two Civilians Kidnapped and Killed for Alleged Government Cooperation - Ghōr (2019)

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Date
۲۰ آبان ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Ghor: Chaghcharan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5321794641909

Longitude: 65.247013136478

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Chaghcharan
Town Village
Firozkoh, Ghōr Province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Execution
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Summary execution
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Two civilians were kidnapped by Taliban forces in Firozkoh, the provincial capital, on Friday, and were later killed over allegations of cooperation with the government. The incident represents both an abduction and subsequent execution of civilians based on suspected government collaboration.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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NYT

No of victims involved
2