In early 2000, six elders from Ismail village in Gosfandi District of Sar-e-Pol province met with the Taliban after the retreat of the Union Front forces. A patrol of Taliban fighters was encountered in the village. The mullah was shot dead immediately after introducing himself. Five more men were interrogated. The individuals identifying as Hazara were immediately killed. Baz Mohammed, son of Murad, and Gul Bai, son of Qurban, were the two victims. The other three individuals identified as Syeds or Tajiks were spared and released later.