Afghanistan: Killings of civilians in Ghor province is a horrendous crime
| Publisher | Amnesty International |
| Publication Date | 26 October 2016 |
| Cite as | Amnesty International, Afghanistan: Killings of civilians in Ghor province is a horrendous crime, 26 October 2016, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/5825dfc84.html [accessed 28 May 2023] |
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Responding to the news that nearly 30 civilians, including children, in the Firoz Koh district of Afghanistan's Ghor province, were abducted and killed by an armed group suspected of links to the so-called Islamic State, Amnesty International's South Asia Director Champa Patel said:
"The abduction and killing of nearly 30 civilians, including children, is a horrendous crime. There can be no justification whatsoever for targeting and killing civilians under any circumstances.
"The victims and their families deserve justice. The Afghan authorities must carry out an independent, impartial, and effective investigation into these killings. And the perpetrators must be brought to justice in fair trials, without recourse to the death penalty."
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