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, residents have said. “Taliban fighters after entering Malistan district committed war crimes and killed civilians who were not involved in the fighting,” Mina Naderi, a civil society activist from Ghazni, said at a press conference in Kabul on Sunday, according to Tolo News.
“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. The Taliban has rejected the claim by the residents of Malistan.
According to Tolo News, Haji Nadir said his sons Ramazan Ali, 29, and Ishaq Ali, 31, were killed by the Taliban 10 days ago and 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.
News Source : WIONews
