M.Eshaq Hedaiaty
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
On November 07, 2023 the ISKP group targeted a bus in the west of Kabul, as a result of which seven people were killed and more than 20 others were injured.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Kabalsha Aghajan
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Tajik
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Nadir Shah Kot: 33° 18′ 58″ N, 69° 41′ 55″ E
Aziz Ahmad Aref
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Pashtun
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Kuz Kunar: 34° 35′ 46″ N, 70° 34′ 30″ E
- Description of incident
When I was freed from jail in 1984, I was persuaded that living in Kabul was impossible for me anymore. I left Kabul for my home village, Khiwa, in Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan. Our district in Nangarhar was not yet occupied by the government and Soviet forces. The time of peace did not last long. Pro-government forces attacked our home in a late night in the fall of 1984. In the night that attack happened, I was at home with my brothers, one of whom were killed and the other and I were injured. I was 20 or 21 years old at that time. It was night time and I couldn’t recognize the type of gun I was injured with. But it was obvious that we were killed and injured by Russian guns, because, all pro-government forces used Russian weaponry.
Hussainali Qasimi
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Yakawlang: 34° 44′ 50″ N, 66° 56′ 40″ E
Shirin Gul
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Female
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
During the war, I lost three members of my family: My mother, my cousin and my brotherin-law. My whole family including my son-in-law and my cousins were in our home when a rocket hit our house and killed them. I was not personally present when the incident happened.
- Declaratory Statement
When Homes Turn into Graveyards
Narrator: Safia
Victim: Shirin Gul
Date of the incident: 1993-1996
Location of the incident: Kabul city, Dash-e Barchi
Shirin Gul is not the only woman whose house was destroyed over the past three decades of war in Afghanistan though all houses destroyed in Kabul resemble that of Shirin Gul. The injuries visible to the walls of the houses mirror the injuries inflicted onto the bodies of its residents.
During the various conflicts, in particular the one between the different Mujahidin factions, the houses in Kabul were no longer people’s shelters but rather their graves prepared in advance -albeit on the surface. There was always the possibility of a rocket or artillery shelling destroying people’s homes. None of the houses were beyond the reach of violence and neither were they durable enough to protect their inhabitants against the persistent attacks. These ruined houses became a refuge for death, making his home among the many people buried in the rubble of their own homes. The whole of Kabul was turned into a gigantic graveyard.
Shirin Gul was one of those people whose house was bombed and took her life during the civil war in the 1990s. It happened on an evening where she attempted to defy the terror of war, by holding a small reception to bring back the happiness of former times to what had by then become a city of ghosts. She did not expect that her home would one day become a slaughterhouse and that her reception would end in terrible tragedy. Shirin Gul had invited her son-in-law and brother-in-law to an evening reception. They had just begun their supper when a stray rocket fired by the Taliban hit the exact room where the reception was taking place, immediately killing Shirin Gul and her two guests. The death of Shirin Gul marked the end of happiness for her children. Her husband did not marry again and dedicated himself to take care of his mother-less children.
The Story of Shirin Gul
My name is Safia and I am 42 years old. I am living in Dugh Abad area of Dasht-e- Barchi. During the war, I lost three members of my family: My mother, my cousin and my brotherin-law. My whole family including my son-in-law and my cousins were in our home when a rocket hit our house and killed them. I was not personally present when the incident happened.
According to my family members, their bodies were ripped to pieces and it was almost impossible to identify them. My cousin had a two-month old child who died soon after his father’ untimely death. His wife had no option but to return to her father’s home. My mother left behind six children, 2 sons and four girls. Today, my father is old and my sisters are mentally unstable. One of my sisters left her husband and children because of these mental problems.
Now she does not recognize anyone anymore. I am not mentally stable either. I was desperate after the death of my mother. She loved me a lot.
The worst moment in my life was when I heard about the death of my mother. After she died, no one ever properly welcomed me in my father’s home anymore and this made me so disappointed.
Mohammad Tahir
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Ghazni City: 33° 33′ 13″ N, 68° 25′ 50″ E
Sayed Sajad Rahmati
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Sayed Rahmatullah Temori
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Sayed AbdulHusain Husaini
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Habibullah Wafaei
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Alimadad Jafari
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Mohammad Juma Akbari
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Mohammad Reza Qadiri
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Firouzkoh's Bride
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Female
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Chaghcharan: 34° 31′ 56″ N, 65° 14′ 49″ E
- Description of incident
The Taliban on July 24, 2014 have shot and killed fourteen minibus passengers, including a bride, her sister, mother, and son-in-law. Ghor Governor Anwar Rahmati added that the Taliban stopped three minibuses carrying passengers from the city of Firuzkoh (Chaghcheran), the capital of Ghor province, to Kabul in the "Badgah" area, 25 km from Firozkoh. According to him, the Taliban divided the passengers into two groups based on their identity documents and separated those belonging to the "Hazara" tribe, tied their hands and shot them, and released the rest.
Sayed Ghulam Hassan
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Yakawlang: 34° 44′ 50″ N, 66° 56′ 40″ E
- Description of incident
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 either summerly executed or deliberately killed by the Taliban.
Abozar Rasoli
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
The explosion in the Shia mosque in Pul Khumri city, Baghlan Province, north of Kabul, left a number of dead and injured. According to reports, the explosion occurred during Friday prayers in the Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of Pul Khomri city. Local media quoted witnesses as saying that explosives planted inside the mosque exploded during prayers. Video images after the explosion show that the place of the explosion was apparently in the line of worshipers. This attack was a "suicide" attack and left at least "20 dead and 66 wounded".
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Sayed LaLa Mosawi
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Sayyad: 35° 52′ 25″ N, 68° 25′ 51″ E
- Description of incident
On 3 August 2017, Anti-Government Elements including Taliban and local self-proclaimed Daesh/Islamic State affiliated fighters launched an attack against Mirza Olang village in Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, where fighting continued until 5 August. The village, known as ‘the gate to Sayyad’, lies deep in a long valley. Its southern entrance is near to the border of neighbouring Faryab province and is located 20 km south of the Sayyad district administrative centre. Much of the area surrounding the district administrative centre has been under control of Anti-Government Elements for more than one year.
Mohammad Hassan
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Bayat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
Sayed Aliakbar Husaini
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Sayed GhulamSakhi Karbalaei
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Monajatsha Karimi
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Puli Khumri: 35° 56′ 49″ N, 68° 42′ 16″ E
- Description of incident
A deadly blast rocked a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri City, Baghlan Province, on October 13, 2023, killing and injuring dozens of people. The Imam Zaman Shiite mosque in the second district of the city was packed with worshippers for Friday prayers when the explosion happened. Witnesses told local media that the blast was caused by explosives hidden inside the mosque, but some residents claimed that it was a suicide attack aimed at the Hazara and Shia communities. The attack left at least 20 people dead and 66 others wounded, according to ground records conducted by AHRDO.
- Declaratory Statement
No statement
Chaman Ali Kamali
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Sayyad: 35° 52′ 25″ N, 68° 25′ 51″ E
- Description of incident
On 3 August 2017, Anti-Government Elements including Taliban and local self-proclaimed Daesh/Islamic State affiliated fighters launched an attack against Mirza Olang village in Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, where fighting continued until 5 August. The village, known as ‘the gate to Sayyad’, lies deep in a long valley. Its southern entrance is near to the border of neighbouring Faryab province and is located 20 km south of the Sayyad district administrative centre. Much of the area surrounding the district administrative centre has been under control of Anti-Government Elements for more than one year.
Haji Khadim Hussain Wahidi
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Sayyad: 35° 52′ 25″ N, 68° 25′ 51″ E
- Description of incident
On 3 August 2017, Anti-Government Elements including Taliban and local self-proclaimed Daesh/Islamic State affiliated fighters launched an attack against Mirza Olang village in Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, where fighting continued until 5 August. The village, known as ‘the gate to Sayyad’, lies deep in a long valley. Its southern entrance is near to the border of neighbouring Faryab province and is located 20 km south of the Sayyad district administrative centre. Much of the area surrounding the district administrative centre has been under control of Anti-Government Elements for more than one year.
Sayed Timor
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Sayyad: 35° 52′ 25″ N, 68° 25′ 51″ E
- Description of incident
On 3 August 2017, Anti-Government Elements including Taliban and local self-proclaimed Daesh/Islamic State affiliated fighters launched an attack against Mirza Olang village in Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, where fighting continued until 5 August. The village, known as ‘the gate to Sayyad’, lies deep in a long valley. Its southern entrance is near to the border of neighbouring Faryab province and is located 20 km south of the Sayyad district administrative centre. Much of the area surrounding the district administrative centre has been under control of Anti-Government Elements for more than one year.
Kamal
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Sayyad: 35° 52′ 25″ N, 68° 25′ 51″ E
- Description of incident
On 3 August 2017, Anti-Government Elements including Taliban and local self-proclaimed Daesh/Islamic State affiliated fighters launched an attack against Mirza Olang village in Sayyad district, Sari Pul province, where fighting continued until 5 August. The village, known as ‘the gate to Sayyad’, lies deep in a long valley. Its southern entrance is near to the border of neighbouring Faryab province and is located 20 km south of the Sayyad district administrative centre. Much of the area surrounding the district administrative centre has been under control of Anti-Government Elements for more than one year.
Khair Mohammad
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Mazar-e Sharif: 36° 41′ 38″ N, 67° 6′ 48″ E
Gholam Hassan
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Mazar-e Sharif: 36° 41′ 38″ N, 67° 6′ 48″ E
Mohammad Hassan
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Yakawlang: 34° 44′ 50″ N, 66° 56′ 40″ E
- Description of incident
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 either summerly executed or deliberately killed by the Taliban.
Sayed Mohammad Ali
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Sadat
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Yakawlang: 34° 44′ 50″ N, 66° 56′ 40″ E
- Description of incident
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 either summerly executed or deliberately killed by the Taliban.
HussianDad Nikzad
- Photo of Victim
- Gender
- Male
- Ethnicity
- Hazara
- Marital Status
- Married
- District geolocation of incident
- Kabul: 34° 31′ 1″ N, 69° 8′ 60″ E
- Description of incident
A suicide bomber has blown himself up inside a Shia Mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 53 people and wounding dozens of others. The explosion happened at the Baqir-ul-uloom mosque in the Darul Aman area as people gathered to mark the end of an important religious period.