Taliban Killed Religious Leader in Helmand Province (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۳ مرغومی ۲۲
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Helmand: Lashkargah
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6109352297402

Longitude: 64.406487844484

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Lashkargah
Town Village
Lashkargah City, Helmand Province
Types of Incident
  • Assault
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan Local Police (ALP)
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militant
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Date: January 11, 2015 Location: Lashkargah City, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Victims:

One religious leader and member of the provincial Ulema council killed (identity not provided)

Perpetrators: Taliban Incident Type: Targeted killing Claimed Responsibility: Taliban Narrative: On January 11, 2015, a religious leader who was also a member of the provincial Ulema council was shot and killed near his home in Lashkargah City, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The Taliban carried out the attack and claimed responsibility for the killing.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

AIRHC

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan-UNAMA Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Midyear Report, pg. 63

No of victims involved
1