Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Afghan bodies returned after Italian killings
Three Afghan migrants were killed in Italy by two Pakistani men.
The men threw gasoline on a minivan and burned the migrants alive.
One survivor escaped and told reporters what happened.
The bodies were taken back to Afghanistan in late July.
The Italian Prime Minister and the Taliban said they would investigate and bring the killers to justice.
Three Afghan migrant bodies returned to Afghanistan after killings by Pakistani men in Italy.
Bodies arrived in Kabul on July 27-28 and were delivered to families in Balkh, Kabul and Parwan provinces.
Two Pakistani nationals were arrested in June for burning four migrants alive in Amendolara, Calabria.
Survivor described the attack, saying gasoline was thrown into a minivan and he escaped.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Taliban Foreign Ministry condemned the killings and called for investigation.
- Who
- Afghan migrants, Pakistani men, Italian authorities
- What
- Murder of Afghan migrants by Pakistani men in Italy
- When
- Bodies returned July 27-28, 2024; incident in June 2024
- Where
- Amendolara, Calabria, Italy; bodies returned to Kabul, Afghanistan
- Why
- Refusal to pay transportation money
- Victims
- 3 Afghan migrants
- Perpetrators
- 2 Pakistani nationals
- Incident location
- Amendolara, Calabria, Italy
- Bodies returned
- July 27-28, 2024
- Authorities involved
- Italian police, Taliban Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation
- Condemnations
- Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Taliban Foreign Ministry