Arrest and Torture of Mohammad Ali in Jaghori District, Ghazni (2022)

Incident
Date
Mar 1, 2022
Year of incident
2022
Province of incident
Ghazni: Jaghuri
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 33.410303469151

Longitude: 67.4975265361925

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Jaghuri
Town/Village
Baba Village, Jaghuri
Types of incident
  • Arrest
  • Assault
  • Extrad-Judicial Acts
  • Torture
Conflict parties
  • Taliban General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militant
  • Taliban Security (Police) Command
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Attacking civilians
  • War crime: Killing or wounding a person hors de combat
  • War crime: Torture
  • War crime: Unlawful confinement
  • War crime: Wilfully causing great suffering
  • Crime against humanity: Murder
  • Crime against humanity: Other inhumane acts
  • Crime against humanity: Torture
Regime in place
  • Second Taliban Regime of Afghanistan
Summary of incident

On March 1, 2022, the Taliban arrested Mohammad Ali, a former commander of the popular uprising forces, from Baba village in Jaghori district, Ghazni province. During his interrogation, Mohammad Ali was severely tortured, allegedly for possessing and concealing weapons. However, the primary reason for his torture appears to be his previous membership in the popular uprising forces.

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AHRDO Incident Report

No of victims involved
1