The Killing of Khalifa Omar and His Nephew, Ghor (2021)

Document
Date
AP ۱۴۰۰ وږی ۲۳
Year of Incident
2021
Province of incident
Ghor: Chaghcharan
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5321794641909

Longitude: 65.247013136478

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Chaghcharan
Town Village
Bara Khana
Types of Incident
  • Assault
  • Execution
  • Murder
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Security (Police) Command
Perpetrators
  • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA)
Summary

On September 14, 2021, Taliban forces killed Khalifa Omar, a renowned commander of the Ghor popular uprisings, and his nephew, Hafizullah, in the Bareh Khana area of Firuzkoh city, the center of Ghor province, Afghanistan. Khalifa Omar had previously lost one of his legs in a mine explosion.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

No of victims involved
2