Village Leader Killed by Taliban for Refusing Ransom Payment - Faryab (2020)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۹ غبرگولی ۳۱
Year of Incident
2020
Province of incident
Faryab: Unknown
Town Village
Faryab Province
Types of Incident
  • Execution
  • Murder
  • 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: Extortion
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Persecution
  • Unknown: Summary execution
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On 20 June 2020, the Taliban killed a village leader in Faryab Province for refusing to pay the militants $130 as a ransom. According to councillor Mohammad Arif, the Taliban harshly punish people who refuse to pay them in areas under their control.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

RFE

No of victims involved
1