Tribal Elder Assassination - Herat (2015)

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Date
۱ فروردین ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Herat: Shindand
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.3076937798311

Longitude: 62.1365497076623

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shindand
Town Village
Shindand district, Herat Province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militant
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Date: March 21, 2015

Location: Shindand district, Herat Province

Victims:

  • Mullah Abdul Khaliq (tribal elder)

Perpetrators: Unidentified

Incident Type: Assassination

Claimed Responsibility: No group claimed responsibility

Narrative:

On March 21, 2015, tribal elder Mullah Abdul Khaliq was assassinated in Shindand district of Herat Province. At the time of the incident, the Taliban were conducting anti-government operations in the area, targeting government-affiliated individuals and organizations.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Rich Text

Referred to a website with URL : (https://qurbanyan.af/) which is not available anymore.

No of victims involved
1