Amnesty International accused the Taliban of carrying out “arbitrary executions” in the Afghan province of Sar-e Pol. Photo: Internet The international human rights organization Amnesty International reported on its Twitter page that it is “deeply concerned about reports of arbitrary executions and casualties among the civilian population in the Balkhab district of Sar-e Pol province.” […]
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Amnesty International accused the Taliban of carrying out “arbitrary executions” in the Afghan province of Sar-e Pol.
Photo: Internet
The international human rights organization Amnesty International reported on its Twitter page that it is “deeply concerned about reports of arbitrary executions and casualties among the civilian population in the Balkhab district of Sar-e Pol province.”
The organization urged both sides to fully comply with the laws of war and to “prevent harm to civilians and civilian objects.”
“The international community must not turn a blind eye to the increasing human rights violations in Afghanistan, but instead must seek to hold those responsible accountable and end impunity,” the statement noted.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the accusations from Amnesty International, calling them “unfounded”:
“We have no casualties among the civilian population in the Balkhab district of Sar-e Pol, and the statement from Amnesty International is baseless. We do not know on what credible documents this organization made such a statement,” Mujahid wrote on his Twitter page.
However, Mohammad Mohakik, one of the leaders of the Hazara community in Afghanistan currently living abroad, told VOA NEWS that around 50 people have died in clashes between Taliban forces and followers of Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid, including 20 military personnel and about 30 civilians.
Fighting between the Taliban and forces loyal to former Taliban army commander Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid has been ongoing for more than four days.
It is reported that Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid was previously one of the devoted commanders of the Taliban. However, when the Taliban movement attempted to remove a Hazara leader in his hometown and replace him with a Pashtun, he opposed this. The Taliban declared him and his followers “rebels,” leading to armed conflict between them.
Reports indicate that thousands of people have left their homes and sought refuge in safer areas, including in the mountainous regions of Balkhab.
Photo: Internet