Taliban Target and Kill Anti-Taliban Mullah at Wedding Party in Samangan (2018)
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۷ غویی ۹
- Year of Incident
- 2018
- Province of incident
- Samangan: Aybak
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 36.317421892101
Longitude: 67.9627965148858
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Aybak
- Town Village
- Aybak district, Samangan province
- Types of Incident
- Assassination
- Extrad-Judicial Killing
- Shooting
- Targeted Killing
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- ISIL-KP
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Persecution
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On April 29, 2018, Taliban fighters deliberately opened fire at a wedding party in Aybak district, targeting a mullah who was known for preaching against the Taliban. The attack killed the religious leader and one woman, while injuring two other women who were attending the celebration. This incident represents the targeted assassination of a religious figure who opposed Taliban ideology.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 2
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