Kandahar Strike Force unit detained five men and took them to an undisclosed location, effectively forcibly disappearing them

Document
Date
۲۱ فروردین ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Panjwaye
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.5503884901849

Longitude: 65.4612742528685

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Panjwaye
Town Village
Talokan, Sarkilla
Types of Incident
  • Enforced disappearance
Conflict Parties
  • Kandahar Strike Force
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Enforced disappearance
  • War crime: Unlawful confinement
Summary

Kandahar Strike Force unit detained five men - one from Talokan and four from Sarkilla and took them to an undisclosed location, effectively forcibly disappearing them. A witness with the initials M.M. spoke to Human Rights Watch about the incidents.

Sources

Human Rights Watch Report, "They've Shot Many Like This" Abusive Night Raids by CIA-Backed Strike Forces, available at https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces.