Taliban terrorists after entering Malistan district committed war crimes and killed civilians who were not involved in the fighting.
They attacked people’s homes and after looting their property, they burned residential houses,” said Mina Naderi, a civil society activist from Ghazni who read a joint statement from Malistan residents at a press conference in Kabul on Sunday.
The Taliban shot and killed 43 civilians and security force members after the group attacked the Malistan district in Afghanistan’s central province of Ghazni earlier this month.
“Taliban fighters after entering Malistan district committed war crimes and killed civilians who were not to involved in the fighting,” Mina Naderi, a civil society activist from Ghazni, said at a press conference in Kabul on Sunday.
As fierce fighting rages in Afghanistan amid the withdrawal of US and NATO military forces. The Taliban continues to capture territory from the Afghan government forces.
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Haji Nadir said his sons Ramazan Ali, 29, were killed by Taliban 10 days ago. They were not government employees or members of the country’s security forces.
Nadir said they were trying to leave Malistan with their families as fighting in the area escalated.
With US military forces scheduled to withdraw from Afghanistan by the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The Taliban is trying to capture as much territory as possible in order to strengthen its position at the negotiating table and stake a strong claim in any future government
“They attacked people’s homes and after looting their property, they burned residential houses. In the centre of Malistan district, they also destroyed and looted shops,” Naderi read a joint statement from Malistan residents.
Taliban terrorists shot and killed 43 civilians and security forces members in a district in Afghanistan’s Ghazni.
Similar occurrences have been to reported in other areas as well.
Among those killed were two young men whose father said they were to killed while leaving the area with their families. They were not government employees or security force members.
In recent weeks, the Taliban have carried out deadly attacks against Afghan forces and civilians.
Since May, the terror group has taken control of crucial border crossings with Iran, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan.
The Taliban now claim to control about half of the country’s roughly 400 districts. However, verifying such claims is difficult.