According to Amnesty International, the Taliban “killed” and tortured several members of the Hazara minority in Ghazni, Afghanistan. It will be in early July, the organization said, based on interrogations of witnesses and the photographs received.
The Hazaras are people of Mongolian origin who live mainly in the central region of Afghanistan known as the Khazarajat. It is a community that has long suffered from discrimination not only in Afghanistan (mainly Sunnis), but also in Pakistan.
According to the BBCBased on a report by Amnesty International, at least nine people were reported killed between 4 and 6 July in the Malistan (Ghazni) area. Six people were reportedly killed by gunshots, some in the head, and three more were tortured to death.
According to Amnesty International, this was a “terrible indicator” of how the Taliban are operating, although they have meanwhile promised the international community moderation after coming to power in the country.
Despite promises that they will “forgive” all Afghans, the Taliban are persecuting, “arresting” or “threatening to kill” those who work for the United Nations (UN) and NATO. another report that the BBC and other media got access on Thursday – in this case from the UN.
According to the report, the Taliban go door to door, looking for their targets and threatening their families. The document states that people working in the police and the military are at greatest risk. “The Taliban have mapped individuals. [mais importantes] before controlling the largest cities, ”the document says.
“They persecute the families of those who refuse to surrender, and they persecute and punish their families in accordance with She is from Sharia“,” Said Christian Nellemann, executive director of the Norwegian Center for Global Analysis, who wrote the report. “We expect that both individuals who previously worked with NATO and US forces, and their allies, as well as their families, may be tortured and executed,” the official warns.
