Former leaders of the Afghan government Abdullah Abdullah and Mohammad Hanif Atmar have called for an investigation into the mass killings of ethnic Tajiks in the northern provinces of the country and for those responsible to be punished. Today, on May 13, former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah […]
Former leaders of the Afghan government Abdullah Abdullah and Mohammad Hanif Atmar have called for an investigation into the mass killings of ethnic Tajiks in the northern provinces of the country and for those responsible to be punished.
Today, on May 13, former chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah condemned a series of recent mass killings in the northern provinces of the country, including in the provinces of Panjshir, Baghlan, and Takhar.
The Taliban deny that clashes are occurring in Panjshir; however, Afghan media and civil society activists report that in the past eight months, since the Taliban took power in the country, no anti-Taliban forces have dealt such a heavy blow. Therefore, by sending more militants and carrying out mass killings, the Taliban intend to intensify the terror of fear in these three provinces, predominantly populated by ethnic Tajiks.
