Islamabad: Taliban According to a report published on Tuesday, 27 people were captured, bound and shot dead in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley last month during an offensive against resistance fighters in the area, the group’s earlier claims. It was denied that the men were killed in battle.
A video of the killings, verified by the report, showed five men, blindfolded and their hands tied behind their backs. Then, Taliban fighters fired at them for 20 seconds and wept in celebration.
Its researchers said the investigation by Afghan Witness, an open-source project run by the UK-based non-profit Center for Information Resilience, is a rare validation of allegations that the Taliban used brutal methods against opposition forces and their supporters. Is. Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have enforced a strict and rigid rule, even as they are pushing for international recognition of their government.
David OsborneThe leader of the Afghan Witness team said the report provided “the clearest example” of the Taliban carrying out an “orchestrated purge” of resistance fighters.
Afghan witness said he analyzed dozens of visible sources – mostly from social media Video More photos – linking a group of Taliban fighters to the killings of 10 people in Panjshir’s Dara district, in which the video shows five people being crushed.
It said it also confirmed 17 other nonjudicial killings from further images on social media, all showing dead men tied behind their backs. Videos and photographs of Taliban fighters accompanying the bodies, assisting the geographic location and chronology, as well as providing close-ups of fighters at the scene. These were cross-referenced with other videos of the suspect to showcase the group.
“Using open-source techniques we have established the facts surrounding the summary and systematic execution of a group of men in the Panjshir Valley in mid-September,” Osborne said. “At the time of their execution, the detainees were bound, posing no threat to their Taliban captives.”
Inayatullah Khawarazmi, spokesman for the defense minister on behalf of the Taliban, said a delegation was investigating the videos released on social media. He said he was unable to provide further details as the investigation was on.
zabihullah mujahidiA spokesman for the Taliban-run government was not immediately available for comment.
Last month, the Mujahid was reported as saying the Taliban had killed 40 resistance fighters and captured more than 100 in Panjshir. He did not give any details about how the 40 people died.
The fighting force in the mountainous Panjshir Valley north of Kabul – a remote area that has defied the first victors – emerged from the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces. He has vowed to oppose the Taliban after the Taliban took over the country and seized power in August 2021.
“The Taliban committed war crimes by those who surrendered to them, and the videos are proof of that,” said Ali Maisam Nazari, head of foreign relations at Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front.
The Afghan witness said he had credible evidence of 30 more deaths due to last month’s Taliban attack against alleged resistance fighters in Panjshir.
A video of the killings, verified by the report, showed five men, blindfolded and their hands tied behind their backs. Then, Taliban fighters fired at them for 20 seconds and wept in celebration.
Its researchers said the investigation by Afghan Witness, an open-source project run by the UK-based non-profit Center for Information Resilience, is a rare validation of allegations that the Taliban used brutal methods against opposition forces and their supporters. Is. Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban have enforced a strict and rigid rule, even as they are pushing for international recognition of their government.
David OsborneThe leader of the Afghan Witness team said the report provided “the clearest example” of the Taliban carrying out an “orchestrated purge” of resistance fighters.
Afghan witness said he analyzed dozens of visible sources – mostly from social media Video More photos – linking a group of Taliban fighters to the killings of 10 people in Panjshir’s Dara district, in which the video shows five people being crushed.
It said it also confirmed 17 other nonjudicial killings from further images on social media, all showing dead men tied behind their backs. Videos and photographs of Taliban fighters accompanying the bodies, assisting the geographic location and chronology, as well as providing close-ups of fighters at the scene. These were cross-referenced with other videos of the suspect to showcase the group.
“Using open-source techniques we have established the facts surrounding the summary and systematic execution of a group of men in the Panjshir Valley in mid-September,” Osborne said. “At the time of their execution, the detainees were bound, posing no threat to their Taliban captives.”
Inayatullah Khawarazmi, spokesman for the defense minister on behalf of the Taliban, said a delegation was investigating the videos released on social media. He said he was unable to provide further details as the investigation was on.
zabihullah mujahidiA spokesman for the Taliban-run government was not immediately available for comment.
Last month, the Mujahid was reported as saying the Taliban had killed 40 resistance fighters and captured more than 100 in Panjshir. He did not give any details about how the 40 people died.
The fighting force in the mountainous Panjshir Valley north of Kabul – a remote area that has defied the first victors – emerged from the last remnants of Afghanistan’s shattered security forces. He has vowed to oppose the Taliban after the Taliban took over the country and seized power in August 2021.
“The Taliban committed war crimes by those who surrendered to them, and the videos are proof of that,” said Ali Maisam Nazari, head of foreign relations at Afghanistan’s National Resistance Front.
The Afghan witness said he had credible evidence of 30 more deaths due to last month’s Taliban attack against alleged resistance fighters in Panjshir.