ISKP IED Execution of Taliban - Nangarhar (2015)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۴ زمری ۳
Year of Incident
2015
Province of incident
Nangarhar: Achin
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.0826692263006

Longitude: 70.6667628480014

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Achin
Town Village
Achin District, Nangarhar Province
Types of Incident
  • Execution
  • Explosion
  • Improvised Explosive Device (IED)
  • Remote-controlled IED (RC-IED)
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
  • Local Militia
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Unknown
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Denying a fair trial
  • Unknown: Inhuman treatment
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Killing or wounding a person hors de combat
  • Unknown: Other inhumane acts
  • Unknown: Torture
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On July 25, 2015, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) forces executed ten Taliban fighters using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Achin District of Nangarhar Province. A video documenting the execution was widely circulated on social media platforms beginning on August 10, 2015.

Sources

UNAMA:Reports on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict, 2015 Annual Report, pg.56

No of victims involved
10