Execution of Pregnant Woman in Yamgan, Badakhshan (2017)

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Date
۱۱ بهمن ۱۳۹۵
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Badakhshan: Yamgan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.4874881626815

Longitude: 70.8741760253906

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Yamgan
Town Village
Yamgan district, Badakhshan province
Types of Incident
  • Execution
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Persecution
  • Unknown: Summary execution
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On January 30, 2017, anti-government elements dragged a pregnant woman from her home in Yamgan district and shot her in the yard of her house. The killing was reportedly based on allegations that she supported the government. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) documented this incident through witness testimony.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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UN

No of victims involved
1