Taliban Killing of Twenty-Three Civilians in Kandahar (2016)

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Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ لیندۍ ۱۲
Dates of Incident
AP ۱۳۹۵ لیندۍ ۱۰ ~ AP ۱۳۹۵ لیندۍ ۱۲
Year of Incident
2016
Province of incident
Kandahar: Naish
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 32.3973200323212

Longitude: 65.7167816162109

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Naish
Town Village
Naish district, Kandahar province
Types of Incident
  • Corporal Punishment
  • Murder
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
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)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Killing
  • Unknown: Murder
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

Between November 30 and December 2, 2016, Taliban militants killed 23 civilians in Naish district of Kandahar province. The killings occurred over a 48-hour period, demonstrating a pattern of deliberate attacks against the civilian population.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

Indian Times

No of victims involved
23