ISIS-KP Member Beheads Thirteen-Year-Old Orphan in Darzab, Jowzjan (2018)

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Date
۲۰ اسفند ۱۳۹۶
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Darzab
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.0284310892941

Longitude: 65.3665355269909

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Darzab
Town Village
Darzab district, Jowzjan province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Decapitate
  • Execution
  • Hostage taking
  • Targeted Killing
  • Torture
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan Local Police (ALP)
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • 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: Denying a fair trial
  • Unknown: Inhuman treatment
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Outrages upon personal dignity
  • Unknown: Summary execution
  • Unknown: Torture
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On March 11, 2018, a self-identified ISIS-KP member abducted a 13-year-old orphan who was related to a member of the Afghan Local Police in Darzab district. After holding the child hostage for one month, the perpetrator beheaded the boy. This brutal killing represents the deliberate targeting of a child based on his family connection to security forces.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1