Taliban killed 43 people in Afghanistan’s Ghazni, claim residents

Taliban shot and killed 43 civilians and security forcespersonnelin the central province ofGhazniin an attack bythe groupon theMalistandistrictearlier this month,claim residents.

The residentsofMalistan, who have reached Kabul after fleeing the fighting in their areas, have claimed that they lost their family members in the attacks.Several such incidents are being reported from otherareas as well.

At a press conference in Kabul on Sunday,Mina Naderi, who is a civil society activist fromGhazni, read a joint statement fromMalistanresidents, saying,“Taliban fighters after enteringMalistandistrict 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.”

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Naderi added, “In thecentreofMalistandistrict, they (Taliban) also destroyed and looted shops.”

Several displaced peoplehaveclaimedtolost family membersorhomesinthe recentTaliban attacks. The fighting and damaging of their homes haveforcedthem to leave their areas.

A resident Haji Nadir said, his two sons, 29-year-old Ramazan and 31-year-old Ishaq, were killed by the Taliban around 10 days ago when they were trying to leave the district with their families following arisein fighting in the area.

The Taliban have rejected the claims made by the residents.