Back
Sayed Hassan Hussaini

is a victim/survivor of a/an

  • Ground Attack
  • In many incidents and cases related to the war in Afghanistan, some information might be missing due to the volatile nature of the conflict or the difficulty in gathering comprehensive information
  • The content displayed in black constitutes sensitive and confidential information.
Photo of Victim

Additional information

  • Date of birth:

    1979

  • Village/Town of birth:

    Nayak نیک

  • Province of birth:

    Bamyan: Yakaolang

  • Gender:

    Male

  • Ethnicity:

    Sadat

  • Education:

    Illiterate

  • Date of the main incident:

    January 08, 2001

  • Place of the main incident:

    Yakaolang, Nayak نیک

  • Related incident:

Incident description

On January 7, 2001, the Taliban attacked the Yakaolang District of Bamiyan Province and massacred hundreds of Hazara civilians. Many of those who managed to escape and take refuge on the mountains froze to death. On the 8th of January, Taliban members began a house-to-house search across the district. The massacre of Hazaras continued through the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th of January. At least 300 Hazaras were executed by the Taliban.

Source

AHRDO Archive

Alleged type of harm

  • Human costs: Killed

Alleged type of crimes

  • Crime against humanity: Murder

Sayed Hassan Hussaini

Incident geolocation

  • Province:

    Bamyan: Yakaolang

  • Latitude:

    34.7470944036382

  • Longitude:

    66.9444940613056

Latitude: 34.7470944036382

Longitude: 66.9444940613056

Witness/Survivor Statement

Confidential