8am: Following the criticism of committing war crimes and the Taliban’s treatment of prisoners of war, the National Resistance Front (NRF) has demanded the dispatch of fact-finding investigative delegations to the areas where, according to the front, the Taliban have committed war crimes. Sibghatullah Ahmadi, the NRF spokesman tweeted on Saturday (September 17th) that human
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 16, 2022 Amnesty International says its initial investigation validates the authenticity of videos shared on social media depicting what appears to be extrajudicial executions carried out by the Taliban of members of a resistance group operating mainly out of the Panjshir Valley. The United Nations has already voiced “grave concern” about
By RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi September 15, 2022 The United Nations says it is “gravely concerned” by video that appears to show Taliban militants executing captured members of an Afghan resistance group. The video, which has been shared widely on social media, shows two groups of men — allegedly from the National Resistance Front (NRF), a group operating mainly
Ayaz Gul VOA News September 14, 2022 KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Taliban security forces in Afghanistan have launched a large-scale “clearance operation” against insurgent forces in parts of the turbulent northern Panjshir province, killing dozens of them and capturing many more. Chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told VOA Wednesday that the security action was carried out in
8am: The Taliban rebels have shot dead eight prisoners of the National Resistance Front (NRF) forces in Panjshir province, including Mohammad Yar, one of the commanders of NRF and his two young sons, local sources reported. According to sources, these members of NRF were captured by the Taliban fighters on Monday in Shaba base in
HRW: Delay in a critical International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling has protracted the wait of Afghans seeking some measure of justice for grave international crimes. In the 16 years since the court’s prosecutor first began considering potential cases in Afghanistan, the conflict in Afghanistan has been marked by a laundry list of war crimes and
8am: Local sources in Takhar say that the Taliban have executed two prisoners who had affiliations with the National Resistance Front (NRF). The incident took place on Friday (September 2nd) in the village of Kata Amba, Warsaj district, Takhar province. Local sources in Takhar told Hasht-e Subh that the Taliban captured these two NRF members
Amnesty International: Responding to the series of attacks leading to about 120 deaths and injuries in areas dominated by Hazara Shiite communities in west Kabul over the last few days, Zaman Sultani, Amnesty International’s South Asia regional researcher, said: “The systematic attacks on the minority Hazara Shiite community in Afghanistan may amount to crimes against
Ariana: Amnesty International on Wednesday described the BBC’s findings of alleged war crimes by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan between 2010 and 2011 as horrific and called for an urgent investigation. “The BBC’s reporting outlines unlawful killings, including deliberate killing of individuals after they were detained, targeting of civilians and fabricating evidence to justify the
8am: Local sources told Hasht-e Subh that after Mullah Yaqoob, the Taliban’s defense minister, criticized the members of this group for disobeying the orders of their commanders in Baghlan province, the Taliban have now deployed hundreds of their reserved forces to the Khost district of Baghlan province. Sources in Khost district said on Wednesday (July