ISIS-KP Executes Four Men After Two-Month Captivity in Kunar (2018)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۷ زمری ۶
Year of Incident
2018
Province of incident
Kunar: Dara-I-Pech
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.9534579678061

Longitude: 70.8817291259765

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Dara-I-Pech
Town Village
Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Arrest
  • Execution
  • Hostage taking
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Summary execution
  • Unknown: Torture
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Summary

On July 28, 2018, Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISIS-KP) executed four men in Dara-i-Pech district whom they accused of spying for pro-government forces. The victims had been abducted and held in captivity for two months before their execution. ISIS-KP claimed responsibility for the killings and published photographs of the executions on the Amaq news website, demonstrating their use of propaganda to publicize their violence.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

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UNAMA

No of victims involved
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