Taliban Execution of Woman for Alleged Adultery in Ghor (2016)
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۴ سلواغه ۱۹
- Year of Incident
- 2016
- Province of incident
- Ghor: Unknown
- Town Village
- Ghor province
- Types of Incident
- Arbitrary Detention
- Detention
- Execution
- Extrad-Judicial Killing
- Murder
- Torture
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Army (ANA)
- Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- National Directorate of Security (NDS)
- Other
- Taliban
- Taliban Militants
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
- Unknown: Denying a fair trial
- Unknown: Excessive incidental death, injury, or damage
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Murder
- Unknown: Outrages upon personal dignity
- Unknown: Summary execution
- Unknown: Unlawful confinement
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
On February 8, 2016, the Taliban executed a woman named Zahra after a Taliban court found her guilty of adultery. Prior to the execution, she was detained by Taliban forces. The incident occurred in Ghor province and was reportedly documented in video footage.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 1
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