Tribal Elder Abducted and Beheaded by Taliban - Takhar (2020)

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Date
۱۶ فروردین ۱۳۹۹
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Takhar: Taluqan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.7364952360929

Longitude: 69.5345202470089

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Taluqan
Town Village
Chak Aab village, Fourth Police District, Taluqan City, Takhar Province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Decapitate
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Inhuman treatment
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Outrages upon personal dignity
  • Unknown: Persecution
  • Unknown: Summary execution
  • Unknown: Taking hostages
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On 4 April 2020, Taliban fighters abducted a tribal elder from Chak Aab village in the Fourth Police District of Taluqan City, the provincial capital of Takhar Province. The man was subsequently beheaded by insurgents, and the motive for the attack was unclear.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1