Driver Abduction and Murder - Farah (2015)
Document- Date
- AP ۱۳۹۳ سلواغه ۲۷
- Year of Incident
- 2015
- Province of incident
- Farah: Shib Koh
- Geolocation (province level)
Latitude: 32.414955684086
Longitude: 61.228864503845
- Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
- Shib KohQala i Kah
- Town Village
- Shebkoh district, Farah Province,
- Types of Incident
- Abduction
- Murder
- Targeted Killing
- Conflict Parties
- Afghan National Civil Order Forces (ANCOF)
- Afghan National Police (ANP)
- Haqqani Network (HN)
- ISIL-KP
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (IRA)
- Local Militia
- Taliban
- Taliban Militant
- Unknown
- Alleged crimes in the incident
- Unknown: Attacking civilians
- Unknown: Killing
- Unknown: Murder
- Unknown: Taking hostages
- Unknown: Unlawful confinement
- Unknown: Wilful killing
- Perpetrators
- Republic of Afghanistan
- Summary
Date: February 16, 2015 (abduction) - March 16, 2015 (body discovered)
Location:
Abduction: Shebkoh district, Farah Province, Body found: Qala-e-Kah District, Farah Province
Victims: One civilian driver (unnamed)
Perpetrators: Unidentified armed group
Incident Type: Abduction and murder
Claimed Responsibility: No group claimed responsibility
Narrative:
On February 16, 2015, an unidentified armed group abducted a driver from Shebkoh district in Farah Province, Afghanistan. The abductors demanded a ransom for the driver's release. After the ransom payment failed to materialize, local villagers discovered the driver's remains in Qala-e-Kah District, Farah Province, on March 16, 2015. At the time of the incident, there was no clear evidence to attribute responsibility to either the Taliban or any local criminal organization.
- Sources
AHRDO Incident Report
- Source_2
- No of victims involved
- 1