A religious scholar was shot and killed by ISIL-KP

Document
Date
۶ تیر ۱۳۹۸
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Jalalabad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.4552967856833

Longitude: 70.4518092111804

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Jalalabad
Types of Incident
  • Targeted Killing
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary

Religious scholar who was also the acting head of the provincial Hajj and Religious Affairs department was shot and killed by ISIL-KP.

Sources

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, 2019 Report, pg. 48, available at https://unama.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/afghanistan_protection_of_civilians_annual_report_2019_-_22_february.pdf.