The Taliban killed Abdul Qayyum Ansari, a Shiite religious scholar

Document
Date
۱۴ تیر ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Paktika: Waza Khwa
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.5082186198022

Longitude: 68.3410455750978

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Waza Khwa
Town Village
Sarwandi
Types of Incident
  • Small arms Fires
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary

Abdul Qayyum Ansari, a Shiite religious scholar, was killed by the Taliban in the village of Balochha in Kunduz City, the provincial capital.

Sources

Afghan War Casualty Report: July 5-11, Fahim Abed, New York Times, available at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/magazine/afghan-war-casualty-report.html