Taliban Abduct Shopkeeper and Cut Off Finger for Voting in Helmand (2018)

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Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ تله ۳۰
Dates of Incident
AP ۱۳۹۷ تله ۲۸ ~ AP ۱۳۹۷ تله ۳۰
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Helmand: Unknown
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 31.6619926489105

Longitude: 64.9910104012577

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Maywand
Town Village
Maywand district, Helmand province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Torture
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: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Mutilation
  • Unknown: Outrages upon personal dignity
  • Unknown: Persecution
  • Unknown: Torture
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On October 20, 2018, Taliban fighters reportedly abducted a shopkeeper in Maywand district and detained him for two days. According to the victim, the Taliban cut off the top of his finger as punishment for having voted for an anti-Taliban candidate. This incident represents deliberate torture and mutilation as punishment for exercising democratic rights.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

UNAMA

No of victims involved
1