Tag Archives: Night Raids
Night Raid Victims’ Families in Maidan Wardak Demand Justice
Tolo News: Families of victims of night operations of foreign forces in Chak Maidan Wardak district are demanding justice from international courts and human rights organizations. They called the event a war crime and asked the international courts to punish the perpetrators for their actions. Shams Rahman, one of the relatives of the victims, said
Victims of 2010 Night Raid in Uruzgan Call for Compensation
Tolo News: Family members of victims of a night raid that they say was conducted by Australian forces in 2010 in Kakrag, Uruzgan, said they should be paid compensation. Residents claim that “at least 60 people were killed, and 59 others were wounded” in a night raid by Australian forces in Kakrag village of Tarinkot
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
The Intercept: In Afghanistan, it was impossible to talk at any length to members of the secretive commando forces known as the Zero Units. They hunted the Taliban in night raids and were widely accused of killing civilians, including children. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Tortures Civilians for Not Delivering Weapons in Ghazni’s Jaghuri District
8am: Taliban fighters are torturing residents of the Jaghuri district of Ghazni province for not giving them weapons. According to the sources, the Taliban forcefully and violently enter people’s houses in this district at night under the pretext of finding weapons. Click here to read more (external link).
Taliban Committing ‘Revenge Killings’ Against Former Afghan Security Forces, Says HRW
Henry Ridgwell VOA News November 30, 2021 Taliban forces have carried out more than 100 summary executions and forced disappearances in just four Afghan provinces, in a series of revenge attacks since the militant group seized power in August following the withdrawal of Western forces, according to Human Rights Watch. The attacks were documented in Ghazni,
CIA-Trained ‘Death Squads’ Behind Afghan War Crimes, Says Rights Group
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty October 31, 2019 Human Rights Watch (HRW) says CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary forces have “committed summary executions and other grave abuses without accountability” — including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and attacks on health-care facilities. In its report, released on October 31, HRW called on the Afghan government to immediately disband all pro-government