Farmers Killed by Taliban for Refusing to Pay Taxes - Sar-e Pul 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۲۰
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Sare Pol: Sar-e Pul
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.344759373304

Longitude: 66.1706216589517

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Sar-e Pul
Town Village
Korak-e-Mughul, Sari-e Pul City, Sare Pol Province
Types of Incident
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Rocket Attack
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Destruction and appropriation of property
  • Unknown: Extortion
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Three farmers were killed by a Taliban rocket when they refused to pay taxes demanded by Taliban forces in Korak-e-Mughul area. The Taliban also burned their crops following the killing. The incident represents both extortion and retaliation against civilians who refused to comply with insurgent taxation demands.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
3