Anti-Taliban Community Elder Killing - Faryab (2015)

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Date
۷ تیر ۱۳۹۴
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Faryab: Bilchiragh
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.8426181037193

Longitude: 65.2300351797707

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Bilchiragh
Town Village
Bilchiragh District, Faryab Province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Assassination
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Torture
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On June 28, 2015, Taliban forces shot and killed a community elder in Bilchiragh District of Faryab Province. The elder was reportedly targeted for encouraging local people to oppose Anti-Government Elements. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the killing.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA:Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Annual Report page. 43

No of victims involved
1