MURDERED PROSECUTORS
AFGHAN PROSECUTORS KILLED FOR UPHOLDING THE RULE OF LAW
SINCE AUGUST 2021, UNDER THE TALIBAN DEFACTO GOVERNMENT
Many more have been severely wounded in attempted assassinations.
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Iqbal Shah
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Wathiq Siddiqi
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Khairudin Mazhari
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Shafiqullah
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Shirzad
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Wahidullah Noori
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Ahmad Yamin Nasiryar
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Hojatullah Mirzaei
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Elhamudin Yamin
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Naqibullah
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Bilal Jan
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Suliman khatgar
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Tamim Hamidi
September 2, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Rohullah
March 23, 2024
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mohammad Kayan “Naseri”
August 5, 2021
AGO Staff
Jowan, Afghanistan
Ahmad Sha Shangar
August 5, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Nangahar, Afghanistan
Nusratullah
August 8, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Sayed Ahmad Rasooli
August 11, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Farah, Afghanistan
Habib, Son of Sultan
August 15, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Paktia, Afghanistan
Brother of Gholam Farooq “Sayeedi”
August 16, 2021
AGO Prosecutor’s Brother
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mumtaz Sherzai
August 16, 2021
NDS Prosecutor
Khost, Afghanistan
Jan Ahmad
August 20, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Sediqullah Sediqi
August 21, 2021
AGO Executive
Samangan, Afghanistan
Habibullah
August 26, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Abdul Basit
September 11, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Kapisa, Afghanistan
Mehrabuddin Osmani
October 6, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Sawabuddin Osmani
October 6, 2021
AGO Prosecutor’s Brother killed with the Prosecutor.
Kabul, Afghanistan
Ajamal
November 2, 2021
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Sebghtullah Kohistani
November 11, 2021
ACJC Executive
Kabul, Afghanistan
Shahsawar
November 11, 2021
Military Prosecutor
Laghman, Afghanistan
Ismail Deldar
February 21, 2022
AGO Prosecutor
Paktia, Afghanistan
Father of Shokofa Zamani
February 21, 2022
AGO Prosecutor’s Father killed in the search for the Prosecutor.
Kabul, Afghanistan
Mohammad Qasim Serat
October 23, 2022
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Abdul Jamil “Ahmadi”
October 23, 2022
AGO Records Manager
Kabul, Afghanistan
Aqa Gul Ahmadi
October 23, 2022
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Asadullah
October 23, 2022
AGO Prosecutor
Kabul, Afghanistan
Salem Sharifi
October 29, 2022
AGO Prosecutor’s husband killed in the search for the prosecutor
Balkh, Afghanistan
Abdulwahed Sahebzada
October 31, 2022
AGO Prosecutor’s brother killed in the search for the prosecutor
Kunar, Afghanistan
Zarghona Ahmadi
December 2, 2022
AGO Prosecutor killed while working as a police officer.
Kabul, Afghanistan
Amanullah Haqmal
October 23, 2022
AGO Admin Director
Baghland, Afghanistan
Sekandar Mazhari
May 9, 2023
AGO Prosecutor (also a Judge)
Farah, Afghanistan
Bakhtullah
June 1, 2023
AGO Executive
Nuristan, Afghanistan
Sister of Tahera
July 3, 2023
AGO Prosecutor
Oruzgan, Afghanistan
Mohammad Nazir Menvi
July 6, 2023
AGO Prosecutor (also a Judge)
Ghor, Afghanistan
Khyber, son of Ghulam Rabbaniakhtullah
July 6, 2023
AGO Prosecutor
Parwan, Afghanistan
Einuddein Rahimi
July 6, 2023
AGO Prosecutor
Parwan, Afghanistan
Dost Mohammad
July 17, 2023
AGO Prosecutor
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Mohammad Naghi
November 16, 2023
AGO Prosecutor
Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Musawer
December 17, 2023
AGO Prosecutor
Islamabad, Pakistan
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AGO is an abbreviation for the Afghan Attorney General’s Office
NDS is an abbreviation for the Afghan National Directorate of Security
ACJC is an abbreviation for the Anti-Corruption Justice Center
All information has been received from Afghan prosecutors and is extremely difficult to verify. Dates may be transposed from Afghan Solar Hijiri calendar dates inconsistently to European (DD/MM/YEAR) and US (MM/DD/YEAR) formats.