Strangled, muscles sliced off: Nine men of Hazara minority killed by Taliban in Afghanistan
3 years, 4 months ago

Strangled, muscles sliced off: Nine men of Hazara minority killed by Taliban in Afghanistan

India Today  

The Taliban tortured and killed nine men of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan and looted their homes in Ghazni province in early July, human rights group Amnesty International said. Amnesty's secretary-general Agnès Callamard said, "The cold-blooded brutality of these killings is a reminder of the Taliban's past record, and a horrifying indicator of what Taliban rule may bring." It is the time of war.’" LONG READ: There will be no 'interim government' in Afghanistan, says Taliban spokesperson | Exclusive "These targeted killings are proof that ethnic and religious minorities remain at particular risk under Taliban rule in Afghanistan," Agnès Callamard. Amnesty International called on the United Nations and urged it "to adopt an emergency resolution demanding that the Taliban respect international human rights law, and ensure the safety of all Afghans regardless of their ethnic background or religious beliefs".

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Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Taliban minister and member of powerful Haqqani family killed in Kabul bombing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban’s acting minister of …

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim
1 month ago

Afghanistan: Taliban minister of refugees, his bodyguards killed in massive explosion in Kabul, reports claim

India TV News  

Kabul: A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister and two others, officials said, in the most brazen attack on a member of the Taliban inner circle since they returned to power three years ago. Haqqani was the most high-profile casualty of a bombing in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power and the …

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year
3 months, 4 weeks ago

IS militants kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Islamic State militants killed 14 people in a Shiite-majority area in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year. The Islamic State groups affiliate in Afghanistan is a major rival to the Taliban and has challenged their authority by attacking schools, hospitals, mosques and Shiite areas over the past three years. The Taliban’s …

Report: Taliban killed captives in restive Afghan province
2 years, 2 months ago

Report: Taliban killed captives in restive Afghan province

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban captured, bound and shot to death 27 men in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley last month during an offensive against resistance fighters in the area, according to a report published Tuesday, refuting the group’s earlier claims that the men were killed in battle. David Osborn, the team leader of Afghan Witness, said the report gives the ”most …

Death toll in last week’s Kabul school blast climbs to 52
2 years, 3 months ago

Death toll in last week’s Kabul school blast climbs to 52

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Last week’s suicide bombing at a Kabul education center killed as many as 52 people, more than twice the death toll acknowledged by Taliban officials, according to a tally compiled by The Associated Press on Monday. Taliban security officials initially said 19 people had been killed, then revised the death toll to 25 over the weekend. Khalid Zadran, …

Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 35 mostly ‘girls, young women’
2 years, 3 months ago

Kabul attack: Death toll rises to 35 mostly ‘girls, young women’

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of women have protested to call for more protection for the ethnic Hazara community in the wake of the attack. The death toll from a suicide bombing at an education centre in the Afghan capital has risen to 35, according to the United Nations mission to the country, as women reportedly took to the streets to protest against the …

Taliban confirm reports of four women killed in northern Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban confirm reports of four women killed in northern Afghanistan

India Today  

Four women have been found dead in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, a spokesman for Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Saturday, following reports that activists had been killed. Two suspects have been arrested after the four bodies were found at a house in the city's fifth police district, interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosti said in a video statement. Read …

Why the Hazara people fear genocide in Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

Why the Hazara people fear genocide in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

In the aftermath of the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, violence against the Hazara population has escalated. While the Taliban and other armed groups are targeting and committing human rights violations against the people of Afghanistan, the Hazara ethnic and religious population is especially at high risk. The international community must pressure the Taliban to guarantee the protection of …

17 killed in clash between Taliban, group of armed men in Afghan province of Herat
3 years, 2 months ago

17 killed in clash between Taliban, group of armed men in Afghan province of Herat

India TV News  

Nearly 17 people have been killed as clashes broke out between Taliban fighters and a group of armed men in the western Afghan province of Herat. "Today, the bodies of 17 people, including seven children, three women and seven men, were taken to a hospital in the province of Herat. According to the Afghan authorities, the Taliban carried out a …

Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras, others to reward supporters: Human Rights Watch
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban forcibly evicting Hazaras, others to reward supporters: Human Rights Watch

India Today  

The Taliban are forcibly evicting thousands of people from their homes and land in Afghanistan, in what amounted to “collective punishment”, according to Human Rights Watch. “The Taliban are forcibly evicting Hazaras and others on the basis of ethnicity or political opinion to reward Taliban supporters,” said Patricia Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch. FORCED EVICTION IN 5 …

Taliban Killed 13 Ethnic Hazaras 2 Weeks After Taking Over Afghanistan: Amnesty International
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban Killed 13 Ethnic Hazaras 2 Weeks After Taking Over Afghanistan: Amnesty International

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Taliban killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, including a 17-year-old girl, after taking control of Afghanistan, an investigation by the Amnesty International revealed. According to a report by AP, the killings took place in the village of Kahor in Daykundi province in central Afghanistan on August 30, around two weeks after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. “These cold-blooded executions …

Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras in Daykundi province, says Amnesty International
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras in Daykundi province, says Amnesty International

Firstpost  

The killings took place in the village of Kahor around two weeks after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, said the prominent rights group Kabul: Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to the insurgents, a prominent rights group said Tuesday. The Islamic State group’s affiliate — based in eastern Nangarhar province …

Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras: Rights group
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras: Rights group

India Today  

Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to the insurgents, a prominent rights group said Tuesday. The Taliban took control of Daykundi province on Aug. 14, according to the Amnesty report, and an estimated 34 former soldiers sought safety in Khidir district. On Aug. 30, an estimated 300 Taliban fighters arrived in …

‘Cold-blooded’: Taliban accused of executing Hazara people
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Cold-blooded’: Taliban accused of executing Hazara people

Al Jazeera  

At least 11 members of the former government forces were killed in Daykundi, Amnesty says. On August 30, a convoy of 300 Taliban fighters entered Khidr district and killed at least 11 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces, nine of whom were taken to a nearby river basin where they were executed shortly after having surrendered, the rights …

A brief history of the plight of Hazaras in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

A brief history of the plight of Hazaras in Afghanistan

India Today  

Hazaras are Dari-speaking people, thought to be of Turk-Mongol race, the country's third-largest ethnic group which constitutes about 20% of the Afghan population. To get their voice heard in a civilized manner, the Enlightenment Movement, a non-violent grassroots movement largely lead by young Hazaras, organised the country's largest and most peaceful demonstration in Kabul in 2016 to protest ex-president Ashraf …

Taliban thrash Afghan on Kabul streets as latter runs for life | Video
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban thrash Afghan on Kabul streets as latter runs for life | Video

India Today  

Amid chaos and mayhem engulfing the cities of Afghanistan, a video showing a few men, purportedly Taliban fighters, thrashing civilians on the streets of Kabul has gone viral on social media. The video, shared by Twitter account Ihtesham Afghan, shows the men dressed in black, hitting the civilians with their arms, as they try to run away. A report compiled …

Afghanistan’s Hazara community fears reign of terror under the Taliban
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan’s Hazara community fears reign of terror under the Taliban

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Hazaras of Afghanistan, the third largest ethnic group …

Report: Taliban killed minorities, fueling Afghans' fears
3 years, 4 months ago

Report: Taliban killed minorities, fueling Afghans' fears

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Taliban fighters tortured and killed …

Taliban responsible for massacre of nine Hazara men: Amnesty
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban responsible for massacre of nine Hazara men: Amnesty

Al Jazeera  

‘Cold-blooded brutality’ of killings is a ‘horrifying indicator of what Taliban rule may bring’, Agnes Callamard says. Taliban fighters massacred nine ethnic Hazara men after taking control of Afghanistan’s Ghazni province last month, Amnesty International has said in a new report. It is the time of war.’” ‘Cold-blooded brutality’ During the two-day killing spree, three other men – Ali Jan …

Taliban launch door-to-door hunt for NATO workers, kill relative of journalist
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban launch door-to-door hunt for NATO workers, kill relative of journalist

India Today  

The Taliban are conducting door-to-door searches for people who worked for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces and the previous government, a United Nations document has reported. The report compiled by the RHIPTO Norwegian Center for Global Analyses, which provides intelligence to the UN, warned that the Taliban was targeting "collaborators", BBC reported. A second relative was seriously wounded but …

Taliban destroy Hazara leader Abdul Mazari's statue from 1990s civil war after Afghanistan takeover
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban destroy Hazara leader Abdul Mazari's statue from 1990s civil war after Afghanistan takeover

India TV News  

The Taliban have blown up the statue of a Shiite militia leader who had fought against them during Afghanistan’s civil war in the 1990s, according to photos circulating on social media Wednesday. The statue depicted Abdul Ali Mazari, a militia leader killed by the Taliban in 1996, when the Islamic militants seized power from rival warlords. "So Taliban have blown …

Taliban blow up Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban blow up Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari's statue in Bamiyan

India Today  

Days after coming into power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have allegedly damaged the statue of Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari in Bamiyan, whom they killed back in 1995. Bamiyan is the same place where the Taliban had blown up the Budhha statues in 2001 on the orders of its then leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Follow Afghanistan news LIVE updates So …

Afghan Hazaras being killed at school, play, even at birth
3 years, 6 months ago

Afghan Hazaras being killed at school, play, even at birth

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Just running errands in the mainly Hazara neighborhoods of west Kabul can be dangerous. It was the latest in a vicious campaign of violence targeting Afghanistan’s minority Hazara community — one that Hazaras fear will only get worse after the final withdrawal of American and NATO troops this summer. Since it emerged in 2014 and 2015, a …

Islamic State claims killing deminers in north Afghanistan
3 years, 7 months ago

Islamic State claims killing deminers in north Afghanistan

Associated Press  

KABUL,Afghanistan — The Islamic state affiliate has claimed a horrific attack this week that killed 10 workers of the HALO Trust de-mining organization and wounded 16 others in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province. The statement issued late on Wednesday said IS operatives killed and wounded 60 workers “firing on them with their machine guns.” According to reports from survivors the gunmen …

Hazaras fear for future as Afghanistan risks slipping into chaos
3 years, 11 months ago

Hazaras fear for future as Afghanistan risks slipping into chaos

Al Jazeera  

Fearing the government will collapse and country may descend again into civil war, Hazaras start to prepare for the worst. “We were forced to take up arms,” said Asadi, now a spokesman for the Resistance for Justice Movement – a band of Hazara fighters based in the war-torn country’s rugged, snow-capped central highlands. “Even with the presence of the US …

Machh Massacre of Hazaras in Balochistan: All you need to know
4 years ago

Machh Massacre of Hazaras in Balochistan: All you need to know

Op India  

Protests erupted in Pakistan after the abduction and murder of 10 coal miners from the Hazara community in Quetta, Balochistan by Islamic State terrorists. The Chief Minister of Balochistan said that recent events ought to serve as “learning lesson for the rulers of the country,” adding that the demands “should have been met without this sit-in.” The armed terrorists had …

Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings
4 years, 1 month ago

Afghan officials say 34 killed in separate suicide bombings

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 34 people were …

34 killed in separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan, officials say
4 years, 1 month ago

34 killed in separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan, officials say

LA Times  

Afghan soldiers arrive at the site of a suicide bombing in eastern Ghazni province on Sunday. At least 34 people were killed on Sunday in two separate suicide bombings in Afghanistan that targeted a military base and a provincial chief, officials said. In the eastern province of Ghazni, 31 soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded when the attacker drove …

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