The Taliban executed a man by hanging after a Taliban shadow court sentenced him to death

Document
Date
۲۹ دی ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Herat: Adraskan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 33.6442991272476

Longitude: 62.2681294850427

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Adraskan
Types of Incident
  • Execution
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary

The Taliban executed a man by hanging after a Taliban shadow court sentenced him to death. The man was accused of killing a man and stealing his motorbike in early 2018. He was held by the Taliban while his case proceeded through three courts in the Taliban justice system.

Sources

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 2019 Report, pg. 50, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/afghanistan_protection_of_civilians_annual_report_2019_-_22_february.pdf