Shiite Religious Scholar Killed by Taliban - Paktika 2019

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۸ چنگاښ ۱۴
Year of Incident
2019
Province of incident
Kunduz: Kunduz city
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.5082186198022

Longitude: 68.3410455750978

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Waza Khwa
Kunduz
Town Village
Balochha, Kunduz City, Kunduz
Types of Incident
  • Assassination
  • Murder
  • 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: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
  • Unknown: Persecution
  • Act of genocide: Killing
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Abdul Qayyum Ansari, a Shiite religious scholar, was killed by Taliban forces in Sarwandi village. The incident represents a targeted killing of a religious leader from the Shiite community by insurgent forces.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

NYT

No of victims involved
1