Teenage Guard Killed by Taliban at Telecommunications Compound - Kandahār (2019)

Document
Date
۲۲ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Spin Boldak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 30.9993468423032

Longitude: 66.4173524529208

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Spin Boldak
Town Village
Spin Boldak, Kandahār Province
Types of Incident
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Summary execution
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

A 17-year-old boy was killed with a knife by Taliban forces in the Salaam Telecommunication compound after taking over his father's shift as a guard. The teenager was working as a security guard at the telecommunications facility when he was targeted and murdered by insurgent forces.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1