Ahmad Karimzadeh, a Kolbar from Baneh, was severely injured after being directly shot by Border Regiment forces along the Baneh border zone.
According to Kolbarnews, on Friday, March 7, 2025, border regiment forces opened fire on a group of Kolbars in the “Barderash” border area of Baneh, resulting in one person being seriously wounded. The injured Kolbar has been identified as Ahmad Karimzadeh, 36, from Baneh.
Reports indicate that Karimzadeh sustained severe injuries to both legs and, due to the seriousness of his condition, has been transferred to a hospital in Sanandaj for medical treatment.
Based on statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in 2024, a total of 345 Kolbars (border porters) in the border areas and inter-road routes of the West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces were killed or injured due to factors such as direct gunfire from regime military forces, avalanches and frostbite, stepping on landmines, falling from mountains and heights, and other incidents. Of this total, 59 Kolbars (17%) were killed, and 286 Kolbars (83%) were injured.Among the 345 Kolbars killed or injured in 2024, 259 cases (75%) were due to direct gunfire from regime military forces. Additionally, 22 of the total (6%) were child Kolbars under 18 years old, one of whom died as a result of frostbite.
