Taliban Kidnap and Execute Female Activist for Alleged Adultery in Takhar (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ مرغومی ۸
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Takhar: Dashti Qala
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 37.2160783112707

Longitude: 69.5153045654297

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Dashti Qala
Town Village
Dashti Qala district, Takhar province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Detention
  • Execution
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • 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: Denying a fair trial
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Persecution
  • Unknown: Summary execution
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On December 29, 2018, Taliban fighters kidnapped and killed a female activist in Dashti Qala district, accusing her of adultery. This execution represents the Taliban's enforcement of their interpretation of Islamic law through extrajudicial killing, while also targeting women engaged in activism and public life.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1