A Kolbar from Baneh, was injured by direct fire from border guard forces in the HangeJal border area. His health condition has been reported as unstable.
According to Kolbarnews, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, border guard forces in the HangeJal border area of Baneh opened fire on a group of Kolbars, seriously injuring one of them.
Kolbarnews has confirmed the identity of the injured Kolbar as Khaled Ahmadian, 45, from the village of Sivch in Baneh County.
Reports indicate that Mr. Ahmadian suffered severe injuries to his pelvis and is currently hospitalized in the city of Tabriz for surgery. Due to the severity of his injuries, his condition remains unstable.
Khaled Ahmadian is married and the father of four children.
According to statistics recorded by Kolbarnews, in the year 1403, a total of 183 Kolbars were killed or injured in the border areas and inter-road routes of West Azerbaijan, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces due to factors such as direct shooting by regime military forces, avalanches and hypothermia, landmine explosions, falls from mountains and heights, and other incidents.Out of this total, 52 Kolbars (28%) were killed, and 131 Kolbars (72%) were injured. Among the 183 Kolbars who were killed or injured in 1403, 143 cases (78%) resulted from direct shootings by regime military forces.Additionally, among the 183 kulbars affected, 11 (6%) were child Kolbars under the age of 18. One of these cases resulted in the death of a child Kolbar due to hypothermia.
