Pro-Government Armed Group Kills Shopkeeper in Jowzjan (2017)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ سلواغه ۱۳
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Khamyab
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 37.5124433593024

Longitude: 65.8007894368506

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Khamyab
Town Village
Khamyab
Types of Incident
  • Bombing
  • Explosion
  • Extrad-Judicial Killing
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Local Militia
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Extortion
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On February 1, 2017, members of a pro-government armed group placed a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) in a carpet shop in Khamyab district. The device detonated, killing the shopkeeper who had refused to pay taxes to the group. The explosion also injured three other civilians. This incident represents an extrajudicial killing carried out by irregular forces affiliated with the government.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UN

No of victims involved
4