Mundarakht massacre

Mundarakht massacre
Part of War in Afghanistan, Persecution of Hazaras, Anti-Shi'ism
LocationMundarakht, Malistan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan
TargetHazaras
Attack type
Shooting, Torture, Mutilation, Strangulation
Deaths9
Victims
  • Wahed Qaraman, 45
  • Jaffar Rahimi, 63
  • Sayed Abdul Hakim, 40
  • Ali Jan Tata, 65
  • Zia Faqeer Shah, 23
  • Ghulam Rasool Reza, 53
  • Sayeed Ahmad, 75
  • Zia Marefat, 28
  • Karim Baksh Karimi, 45
PerpetratorsTaliban
MotivePersecution of Hazaras

From July 4 to July 6, 2021, the Taliban carried out a series of killings in the village of Mundarakht, situated in the Ghazni Province of Afghanistan, targeting Hazara men. The killings were condemned and shock was expressed at the savagery of killings, especially when it was revealed that the Taliban used torture in order to kill the men.

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