Human Rights Watch reported on the bombings that took place in Hazarajat on October 3, 1984. A witness stated: “I came from Jalrez about ten days ago. When I was there, many air attacks were taking place. Every day, the airplanes were flying in the area. When they failed to hit the military points, they bombed the bazaars and homes and the places where there was agricultural production. There were two bombardments in our village. They wanted to bomb the mujahidin but couldn’t, so they bombed the populated areas like houses and the bazaar, which caused some casualties.”