Release of Abducted Red Crescent Doctors in Sare Pol (2016)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ مرغومی ۲۶
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Sare Pol: Sayyad
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 35.8736610570906

Longitude: 68.4307075524203

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Sayyad
Town Village
Ahoo Area, Sayyad District, Sare Pol Province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Hostage taking
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Taking hostages
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

In July 2016, three doctors working for the Afghan Red Crescent Society were freed after being abducted by unidentified militants in the Ahoo area of Sayaad district, Sar-e Pul province. Details regarding when the medical workers were initially kidnapped were not provided in the available reports.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Gandhara RFE

No of victims involved
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