Mohammad Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Dec 12, 2024
Sultan Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Dec 6, 2024
Ali Dad
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Dec 5, 2024
Eqbal Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Dec 4, 2024
Ali Asghar
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Dec 3, 2024
Sadiq Ali Yari
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Nov 7, 2024
Nader Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Nov 1, 2024
Sayed Leiaqat Ali Baqery
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Nov 1, 2024
Haji Ali Hossain
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Nov 1, 2024
Mahram Ali Akbarzada
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Oct 30, 2024
Mohammad Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Oct 24, 2024
Ali Reza
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No Statement
- Date added
- Oct 22, 2024
Ramazan Ali Sharifi
- Photo of Victim
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No Statement
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2024
Qanbar Ali
- Photo of Victim
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No Statement
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2024
Hussain Ali Arbab
- Photo of Victim
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No Statement
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2024
Hussain Ali
- Photo of Victim
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No Statement
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2024
Ali Asghar
- Photo of Victim
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2024
Ali Daryab Sherzad
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
Known as the "Killing of AGSA," it refers to the collective murder of opponents of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan in the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul between 1978 and 1979. The Afghan Intelligence Office, or AGSA (Afghan Agency for Safeguarding National Interest), led by Asadullah Sarwari, had arrested nearly 150,000 people, out of which an estimated number of 27,000 political prisoners were put to death without a single trial, probe, or even allegation. Many Afghan families had no idea where their loved ones had disappeared in the latter part of 1978 and early 1979. A list of those slain that included 5,000 victims of AGSA mass executions was made public by the Dutch Prosecutor's Office in 2013.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Oct 21, 2024
Sher Mohammad Jafar s/o Mohammad Dad
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Nili: 33° 43′ 0″ N, 66° 10′ 2″ E
- Description of incident
On the night of November 23, 2022, forces from the Taliban Security Command and the General Directorate of Intelligence (GDI) conducted an operation in the village of Sare-e-Siwak, located in the central district of Nili, Daykundi province. The operation began with the encirclement of the village, focusing on particular residences. In the early hours of the following morning, as residents prepared for morning prayers, nine individuals from two families, including four minors, were fatally shot, and two sustained injuries. Additionally, five individuals were detained, with one subsequently reported missing. Reports suggest that the operation was initiated based on erroneous information attributed to a local commander and his associates, stemming from previous disputes and personal animosity, alleging insurgent activities by the victims.
- Date added
- Oct 6, 2024
Ali Amiri s/o Dor Mohammad
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Sangtakht: 34° 28′ 3″ N, 65° 44′ 33″ EDawlat Yar: 34° 33′ 29″ N, 65° 45′ 59″ E
- Description of incident
Incident Date: September 21, 2024
Location: Near Sarpahlu Sang village, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan (bordering Daykundi province)
Victims: 13 residents of Qariwdal village, Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province, One passerby from Palon Sang village, Ghor province, Four severely wounded survivors
Perpetrators: Four armed individuals, later claimed by ISIL-Khorasan Province
Incident Summary:
On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, a group of 17 residents from the small village of Qariwdal in Daykundi province were en route to welcome two fellow villagers returning from a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq. As they approached the border area between Daykundi and Ghor provinces, near the small village of Sarpahlu Sang in the Dawlat Yar district of Ghor, they encountered four armed men on motorcycles. The armed individuals identified themselves as security forces [of the Taliban] and assured the group that they were searching for a suspicious person, telling them not to worry. The assailants then instructed the villagers to line up, ostensibly for a commemorative photograph. One attacker began taking photos while another started filming. Without warning, the other two opened fire on the group from both sides. The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of 13 Hazaras, all from the Qariwdal village. Four others were severely wounded. Additionally, a traveler from Palon Sang village in Ghor, who happened to be passing through the area during the shooting, was killed while attempting to flee. The day following the attack, ISIL-Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the massacre in an official statement.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2024
Noor Ali Rajabi s/o Ewaz
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Dawlat Yar: 34° 33′ 29″ N, 65° 45′ 59″ ESangtakht: 34° 28′ 3″ N, 65° 44′ 33″ E
- Description of incident
Incident Date: September 21, 2024
Location: Near Sarpahlu Sang village, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan (bordering Daykundi province)
Victims: 13 residents of Qariwdal village, Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province, One passerby from Palon Sang village, Ghor province, Four severely wounded survivors
Perpetrators: Four armed individuals, later claimed by ISIL-Khorasan Province
Incident Summary:
On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, a group of 17 residents from the small village of Qariwdal in Daykundi province were en route to welcome two fellow villagers returning from a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq. As they approached the border area between Daykundi and Ghor provinces, near the small village of Sarpahlu Sang in the Dawlat Yar district of Ghor, they encountered four armed men on motorcycles. The armed individuals identified themselves as security forces [of the Taliban] and assured the group that they were searching for a suspicious person, telling them not to worry. The assailants then instructed the villagers to line up, ostensibly for a commemorative photograph. One attacker began taking photos while another started filming. Without warning, the other two opened fire on the group from both sides. The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of 13 Hazaras, all from the Qariwdal village. Four others were severely wounded. Additionally, a traveler from Palon Sang village in Ghor, who happened to be passing through the area during the shooting, was killed while attempting to flee. The day following the attack, ISIL-Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the massacre in an official statement.
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2024
Ali Hussain Hussani s/o Ghulam Hassan
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Sangtakht: 34° 28′ 3″ N, 65° 44′ 33″ EDawlat Yar: 34° 33′ 29″ N, 65° 45′ 59″ E
- Description of incident
Incident Date: September 21, 2024
Location: Near Sarpahlu Sang village, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan (bordering Daykundi province)
Victims: 13 residents of Qariwdal village, Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province, One passerby from Palon Sang village, Ghor province, Four severely wounded survivors
Perpetrators: Four armed individuals, later claimed by ISIL-Khorasan Province
Incident Summary:
On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, a group of 17 residents from the small village of Qariwdal in Daykundi province were en route to welcome two fellow villagers returning from a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq. As they approached the border area between Daykundi and Ghor provinces, near the small village of Sarpahlu Sang in the Dawlat Yar district of Ghor, they encountered four armed men on motorcycles. The armed individuals identified themselves as security forces [of the Taliban] and assured the group that they were searching for a suspicious person, telling them not to worry. The assailants then instructed the villagers to line up, ostensibly for a commemorative photograph. One attacker began taking photos while another started filming. Without warning, the other two opened fire on the group from both sides. The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of 13 Hazaras, all from the Qariwdal village. Four others were severely wounded. Additionally, a traveler from Palon Sang village in Ghor, who happened to be passing through the area during the shooting, was killed while attempting to flee. The day following the attack, ISIL-Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the massacre in an official statement.
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2024
Hussain Haidari s/o Haidar Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Sangtakht: 34° 28′ 3″ N, 65° 44′ 33″ EDawlat Yar: 34° 33′ 29″ N, 65° 45′ 59″ E
- Description of incident
ncident Date: September 21, 2024
Location: Near Sarpahlu Sang village, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan (bordering Daykundi province)
Victims: 13 residents of Qariwdal village, Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province, One passerby from Palon Sang village, Ghor province, Four severely wounded survivors
Perpetrators: Four armed individuals, later claimed by ISIL-Khorasan Province
Incident Summary:
On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, a group of 17 residents from the small village of Qariwdal in Daykundi province were en route to welcome two fellow villagers returning from a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq. As they approached the border area between Daykundi and Ghor provinces, near the small village of Sarpahlu Sang in the Dawlat Yar district of Ghor, they encountered four armed men on motorcycles. The armed individuals identified themselves as security forces [of the Taliban] and assured the group that they were searching for a suspicious person, telling them not to worry. The assailants then instructed the villagers to line up, ostensibly for a commemorative photograph. One attacker began taking photos while another started filming. Without warning, the other two opened fire on the group from both sides. The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of 13 Hazaras, all from the Qariwdal village. Four others were severely wounded. Additionally, a traveler from Palon Sang village in Ghor, who happened to be passing through the area during the shooting, was killed while attempting to flee. The day following the attack, ISIL-Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the massacre in an official statement.
- Date added
- Sep 15, 2024
Eshaq Ali Rajabi s/o Chaman
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Sangtakht: 34° 28′ 3″ N, 65° 44′ 33″ EDawlat Yar: 34° 33′ 29″ N, 65° 45′ 59″ E
- Description of incident
ncident Date: September 21, 2024
Location: Near Sarpahlu Sang village, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan (bordering Daykundi province)
Victims: 13 residents of Qariwdal village, Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province, One passerby from Palon Sang village, Ghor province, Four severely wounded survivors
Perpetrators: Four armed individuals, later claimed by ISIL-Khorasan Province
Incident Summary:
On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, a group of 17 residents from the small village of Qariwdal in Daykundi province were en route to welcome two fellow villagers returning from a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq. As they approached the border area between Daykundi and Ghor provinces, near the small village of Sarpahlu Sang in the Dowlat Yar district of Ghor, they encountered four armed men on motorcycles. The armed individuals identified themselves as security forces [of the Taliban] and assured the group that they were searching for a suspicious person, telling them not to worry. The assailants then instructed the villagers to line up, ostensibly for a commemorative photograph. One attacker began taking photos while another started filming. Without warning, the other two opened fire on the group from both sides. The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of 13 Hazaras, all from the Qariwdal village. Four others were severely wounded. Additionally, a traveler from Palon Sang village in Ghor, who happened to be passing through the area during the shooting, was killed while attempting to flee. The day following the attack, ISIL-Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the massacre in an official statement.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No
- Date added
- Sep 15, 2024
Baba Ali Rahmani
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Malistan: 33° 20′ 48″ N, 67° 12′ 13″ E
- Description of incident
Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed Malistan District in Ghazni province at the end of July 2021. Taliban fighters seized control of the district following hours of combat with government forces at the time. They immediately initiated search operations, arbitrary detentions, and summary executions of civilians. At least forty civilians, including children and women, were reportedly murdered, and dozens more were arrested and tortured by Taliban combatants throughout the conflict, according to multiple sources, including locals and eyewitnesses.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Jun 27, 2024
Ali Komail Hasanzada
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Tajik
- District geolocation of incident
- Herat City: 34° 20′ 58″ N, 62° 11′ 21″ E
- Description of incident
On August 1, 2017, a Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, was attacked. 33 people were killed and 66 others were injured. Two men carried out the attack. One carried a suicide vest and the other was armed with a rifle. They entered the Jawadia mosque during an evening prayer session where approximately 300 people had gathered to worship. The first attacker flung bombs into the crowd before detonating his vest. The second attacker also discharged his rifle into the crowd before blowing himself up. The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2024
Ali Sina Hasanzada
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Tajik
- District geolocation of incident
- Herat City: 34° 20′ 58″ N, 62° 11′ 21″ E
- Description of incident
On August 1, 2017, a Shia mosque in Herat, Afghanistan, was attacked. 33 people were killed and 66 others were injured. Two men carried out the attack. One carried a suicide vest and the other was armed with a rifle. They entered the Jawadia mosque during an evening prayer session where approximately 300 people had gathered to worship. The first attacker flung bombs into the crowd before detonating his vest. The second attacker also discharged his rifle into the crowd before blowing himself up. The Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
No statement
- Date added
- Feb 20, 2024
Mohammad Shafi
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Pashtun
- District geolocation of incident
- Jalalabad: 34° 27′ 19″ N, 70° 27′ 7″ E
- Description of incident
One day, he told us that he would be going to Jalalabad to fetch spare car parts. Just before he left, we even joked about his trip. My brother loved jokes. We advised him not to go there but he insisted that he had nothing left to sell in his shop. He spent one night with my sister and her family in Waisal Abad and then went on to Jalalabad. We later learned that he was taken out of the car and killed in the Kaj Sher area of Jalalabad. The driver attempted to stop the murderers but failed.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
About Crime and Punishment
Narrator: Mah Parwar
Victim: Mohammad Shafi
Date of the incident: 1992-1996
Location of the incident: Kajsher, Jalalabad, Nangarhar
The nature of war is inherently unjust, unequal, and unfair. In war, one of the most problematic relationships is between crime and punishment. More often than not, people are punished without having committed any crime while those who took part in crimes are never called to account.
This sad fact is clear to almost everyone in Afghanistan and there is no need to consult the books of history to prove this. The destruction of Kabul city and the suffering of its residents are overwhelmingly evident even today, with both victims and perpetrators living side by side in this city formerly praised by kings and emperors for its immense beauty.
The truth is that committing crimes in Afghanistan has been a deeply rewarding endeavor, generally resulting in higher social status and admiration, effectively transforming the war criminal into a hero to be revered.
Committing crimes brings more wealth and prosperity. On the other hand, there are people who have been punished in spite of their innocence. It is a paradox. The ones who kill and create pain and destruction enjoy better, more affluent lives, proudly posing in their mansions full of expensive luxuries. The ones who have committed no crimes live under the bridge, on the streets, or in the ruins of their former homes, their children begging for a piece of bread. There are thousands of such stories, with many more secrets hiding under the broken skin of this decaying city. Each of those secrets tells a part of the “unjust situation”.
One of the most obvious examples of this “unjust situation” is the story of Mohammad Shafi. He is a person who quit his studies due to poverty and was forced to work in order to support his family. One day, he was killed on the way to Jalalabad without any apparent reason. Today, the death of Shafi remains a mystery to his family. What they know is that Shafi had nothing to do with other people’s dirty business. On the contrary, he was busy trying to put food on the table for his family when unknown people took him out of a vehicle on his way to Jalalabad. Shortly after, his dead body was sent home to his family. What crime did Shafi commit? What was he punished for? How long shall these forms of arbitrary punishment continue in the capital of Afghanistan? These are the questions that the people of this city ask themselves day after day.
So far, not one person in power has felt the need to answer these simple questions. In the meantime, crimes continue to go unpunished and the people’s dream for the sun of justice to finally rise are slowly withering away. One thing is certain: Something must be done and the campaign for the promotion of justice in Afghanistan should be accelerated and intensified. The Memory Box project is one small step towards the realization of this dream. It is an attempt to bring the victims of injustice to the center of attention when Afghanistan’s past, present, and future is being discussed. It is a step towards the prevention of further crimes and tragedies.
The Story of Mah Parwar
My name is Mah Parwar and I am 40-years-old. I live in Chehil Sutun, Kabul. Before the war, we used to live in Chardehi. I was 20-years-old when violence broke out. We did not have a good life at that time but it became even worse once my brother was killed.
One day, he told us that he would be going to Jalalabad to fetch spare car parts. Just before he left, we even joked about his trip. My brother loved jokes. We advised him not to go there but he insisted that he had nothing left to sell in his shop. He spent one night with my sister and her family in Waisal Abad and then went on to Jalalabad. We later learned that he was taken out of the car and killed in the Kaj Sher area of Jalalabad. The driver attempted to stop the murderers but failed. It was him who reported the murder of my brother to the 60th Battalion.
It was Eid night and my mother had gone to my uncle’s home. My mother told them that Shafi had gone to Jalalabad. They were soon informed that Shafi had been injured and was brought to the Chardehi mosque. My mother and uncle immediately went there but could not find him. They then went from hospital to hospital and eventually found his dead body in the Ali Abad hospital. I later went to my uncle’s home where I saw the dead body of my brother.
- Date added
- Nov 29, 2023
Zawar Ali
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Markazi Bihsud (Hesa-I-Dowom-e-Behsod): 34° 23′ 23″ N, 67° 55′ 13″ E
- Description of incident
In Maidan Wardak Province's Bihsud areas, Zawar Ali was a well-known cleric. Despite his considerable social impact, he was neither politically nor militarily affiliated with any political or militia factions vying for supremacy across the nation. When the Taliban seized control of Kabul in the middle of 1996 and advanced on Hazarajat, Zawar Ali traveled there on behalf of his people to engage in peace talks with the Taliban. The Taliban were not prepared to listen to him, so they imprisoned and then killed him.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
The Girl Who Took on The Role of Her Father
Narrator: Alia Azimi
Victim: Zawar Ali, son of Sher Mohammad
Date of the incident: 1996
Location of the incident: Markaz-e Behsod, Maidanwordak
Alia was only 10-years-old when her father was killed. Her father was a clergy member with a great deal of influence at the local level. He was known as a peace-loving person and thoroughly rejected the notion of war as a means to resolve conflict. Not only did he not participate in any war, but he actively tried to prevent people from resorting to any form of violence. In his view, war was the source of destruction and brutalities, hence unjustifiable both from religious and rational perspectives. According to him, no society could ever be built by war, which is why he actively carried out campaigns against war by reciting verses of the Quran and conducting religious rituals.
When the Taliban attacked the Hazarajat region of Afghanistan, Alia’s father once again tried to raise the flag of peace. He gathered the local elders and other influential people to negotiate a settlement with the Taliban. They literally raised a white flag as they approached them. But the Taliban paid no attention to their call for peace and did not even allow them to put forward their requests. On the contrary, they fired and killed all of them including Alia’s father. Later, his body was found with his ring finger cut off.
Alia’s father left behind four daughters and a son. Alia was the eldest of them. Naturally, none of them were old enough to work in order satisfy their basic human needs. Later, during the patriarchal regime of the Taliban, it was almost impossible for women and girls to work outside the house. As a result, Alia and her sisters suffered a great deal as they had no regular income and were trapped in chronic poverty. Eventually they migrated to Pakistan, where they worked in a carpet factory. They used the money they earned to go to Iran, where they spent a few years before returning to Afghanistan. Alia’s sisters got married and so did her brother, while Alia assumed the role of her father, giving Quran lessons to meet her and her mother’s financial needs.
The Story of Alia
My father went to negotiate a peace agreement with the Taliban when they shot and killed him, along with my uncle. Some of the people from the area had begun to fight the Taliban in order to defend themselves and their properties. Other people fled the area as they were fearful of them. Some women even left their children behind and escaped the area without them. Most of the younger people finally left as well, and only the elders remained.
The war soon spread everywhere and we were forced to migrate to Pakistan where we worked in a carpet factory for a while. Then we went to Iran, where my uncle paid for our expenses. My sisters and I went to school there. My brother got a job. When my three sisters eventually got married and returned to Afghanistan with their husbands, I joined them too. Later, my brother got married as well. After the wedding, he and his wife did not stay with us, which affected my mother a great deal. Now, my mother does not have a happy life.
There are only a few things that remain from my father. I would like to include one of his books, a ring, and an overcoat for the Memory Box project. I am including all these things so that the officials and people know that we have not forgotten our loved ones. When the first Memory Box exhibition took place, I was excited to stand next to my father’s box, tell his story, and share my pain with my fellow countrymen and women.
- Date added
- Nov 23, 2023
Haji Ewaz
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- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
My father in-law, Haji Ewaz, used to be a Mujahid. One day, unknown people came and inspected our home and took my uncle away. He was imprisoned in Sedarat for six months and then spent another year in Puli Charki prison. Later we were informed that he had been executed and we should come and get his clothes.
- Witness/Survivor Statement
There Is Nothing Holy about War
Narrator: Safura
Victim: Haji Ewaz
Date of the incident: 1985
Location of the incident: Kabul City
Haji Ewaz was excited about Jihad. For him, Jihad was a form of holy struggle that cleans the spirit of the individual and society at large. Haji Ewaz knew that Jihad must first take place inside oneself before it can spread to the outside world. Hence, he was preaching Jihad in order to fight the regime. From his point of view, Jihad was good and those who engaged in it, the Mujahidin, were the best people in the world. The truth is that he was not involved in Jihad for his personal benefit but as a result of his faith and deep convictions.
Haji Ewaz sacrificed his life for Jihad but he did not live long enough to witness its final results: the destruction of Kabul, the pain and suffering it generated, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the burial of women and children under the collapsed walls and roofs of their own residencies.
Neither did Haji Ewaz live long enough to witness how the Mujahidin wiped out an entire city and its dwellers. He had an idealized image of Jihad in his mind. He felt that Jihad is the source of life and that only through Jihad the country could be saved. But he did not live long enough to see how Jihad produced only destruction and suffering for the people of Afghanistan.
Haji Ewaz engaged in Jihad and sacrificed his life for it, but what was holy and emancipatory for him soon turned into an evil for his children as the Mujahidin did not only not follow his model but later killed two of his sons.
The Story of Safura
My name is Safura. I lost my father in-law during the war. I also lost my brother in-law. We used to have shops and properties before the war began. When my father in-law was killed, there was no one in our home to take care of us.
My father in-law Haji Ewaz used to be a Mujahid. One day, unknown people came and inspected our home and took my uncle away. He was imprisoned in Sedarat for six months and then spent another year in Puli Charki prison. Later we were informed that he had been executed and we should come and get his clothes.
Among the things they gave me were a blanket, a pair of scissors, a mirror, and a bed sheet. His bed sheet was full of blood. I asked them why his bed sheet was full of blood but they did not answer. My husband was in Herat at that time. Later, two of my brother in-laws were killed. Nader Ali, 30-years-old, and Dawood, 14-years-old. My husband was shattered when he learned about the death of his father and two brothers. Since then, our life has been very difficult.
I brought a number of things to contribute to the Memory Box project. These objects were left behind by my father in-law and brother in-laws. There are a turban, a blanket, scissors, and a measurement tape. I hope their memories will remain alive forever.
- Date added
- Nov 22, 2023