Agdaban massacre

Agdaban massacre was the killing and forced displacement of Azerbaijani civilians during the capture of Agdaban on 8 April 1992 during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The village of Agdaban was located on the right bank of the namesake river, 56 kilometers northeast of the administrative center of Kalbajar Rayon. Prior to the war, it consisted of 130 houses and had a population of 779 people..
According to Azerbaijani witness accounts, after the capture of a nearby village of Chapar by Armenian forces, two Armenian reconnaissance soldiers caught by Azerbaijanis near Agdaban informed of the planned attack on the village. This information was dismissed by the local authorities. In the early morning hours, Armenian forces attacked the Azerbaijani hillside positions near Agdaban, killing 3 patrol soldiers, and proceeded to the village Joint decision lead to creation of "Relief Committee for Defense of Kelbajar". Contributions were gathered for strengthening of defense forces to defend Kelbajar from occupation. At the request of people of Kelbajar, General Zaur Rzayev was appointed the commandant of Kelbajar.
On 27 March 1993, an Armenian offensive to occupy Kelbajar started from Agdaban again. This time, the village was burned for the second time. Bashibel-Tunel was closed 3 days later which finally resulted in occupation of Kalbajar on April 3, 1993.

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