A Taliban fighter shot and killed two brothers, Abdul Basit and Abdul Rahim, in the Torkhail area of Deh Sabz district, Kabul, on the evening of September 18, 2
Summary
A Taliban fighter shot and killed two brothers, Abdul Basit and Abdul Rahim, in the Torkhail area of Deh Sabz district, Kabul, on the evening of September 18, 2026, following a land ownership dispute. No legal process was involved. The article also references a separate incident in Farah province four days earlier, in which a local Taliban commander killed a debtor.
Where
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Placed to district level. Sources name the district; no coordinates have been established, and the exact address is withheld.
Legal classification
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Extrajudicial / summary killing · primary
ICCPR Art. 6; UDHR Art. 3
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Killing of civilians in attack
ICCPR Art. 6; IHL
Assigned from the reported conduct and confirmed on review.
Also coded as: Civilian casualties
Sources
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Afghanistan Human Rights Center, “A Taliban fighter shot and killed two brothers, Abdul Basit and Abdul Rahim, in the Torkhail area of Deh Sabz district, Kabul, on the evening of September 18, 2”, entry AHRC-2026-0918-KAB-01, grade: Single-source, 2026-09-18. Retrieved 7 October 2026.