Targeted Killing of Government Worker - Badakhshan 2019

Document
Date
۲۷ بهمن ۱۳۹۷
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Badakhshan: Baharak
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 37.1737450219779

Longitude: 70.9014098398787

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Baharak
Town Village
Chapchi, Baharak, Badakhshan Province
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • 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
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Taliban forces shot and killed one civilian who was working with the government in Chapchi village. The victim was targeted due to their association with government operations. The incident represents a targeted killing of a civilian based on their employment with government authorities.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1