According to Amnesty International, the Taliban reportedly “massacred” and tortured numerous individuals of the Hazara community in Afghanistan. Survivors have offered terrible details of the executions, which occurred in Ghazni province in early July.
The Taliban have sought to project a more controlled image since taking over Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, on Sunday. Amnesty International, on the other hand, called the episode a “horrible indicator” of Taliban control.
Afghanistan’s Hazara racial minority is the country’s third biggest ethnic group. They mostly follow Shia Islam and have long experienced prejudice and oppression in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which are predominately Sunni.
Amnesty also stated in International’s report released on Thursday, the nine Hazara males were slain between July 4 and 6 in the Malistan region of eastern Ghazni region. Following the killings, the rights group questioned eyewitnesses and examined photographic evidence. When combat between government troops and Taliban insurgents became more intense, many reported they fled to the hills.
When they arrived at Mundarakht village to get food, they claimed that the Taliban had plundered their houses and were waiting for them. Meanwhile, several men were attacked while passing through Mundarakht on their way back home to their village.
Six males were shot, some in the head, and three were tortured to death, according to reports. One man was choked with his own scarves and had his forearms cut off, according to witnesses. Another person’s body was blown to bits. According to one eyewitness, the warriors were questioned about why they were committing such atrocities against their own people. “When there is a fight, everyone dies, regardless of whether or not they have firearms. It is a wartime epoch “According to reports, a warrior remarked.
“The cold-blooded cruelty of these executions is a reflection of the Taliban’s historical record, and a frightening warning of what Taliban control may bring,” said Amnesty Supervisor Agnès Callamard. “These targeted murders demonstrate that ethnic and religious minorities in Afghanistan remain vulnerable under Taliban rule.”
It went on to say that because cell phone communications had been blocked in many of the Taliban-held regions, knowledge of the killings had not slipped out until now. Amnesty International has called on the United Nations to investigate and safeguard those who are in danger.
Following its capture of Kabul, the terrorist group vowed not to retaliate against anybody who collaborated with US forces and to provide rights to women under Islamic sharia law in a media briefing. Taliban terrorists have been going door-to-door looking for persons who worked for Nato forces or the former Afghan government, according to a danger analysis produced for the UN.
