Religious Scholar and Madrasa Owner Killed by Taliban - Kandahār (2019)

Document
Date
۲۰ شهریور ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kandahar: Shah Wali Kot
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.3297704987188

Longitude: 66.0773364016513

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Shah Wali Kot
Town Village
Bakhto-Tangi village, Shah Wali Kot, Kandahār Province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces killed a scholar, Mullah Mohammad Agha, who owned a madrasa in Bakhto-Tangi village of Shah Wali Kot District. The incident represents a targeted killing of a religious educator and school proprietor by insurgent forces.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1