Targeted Crime Against Hazaras; Taliban Remain Silent on Murder of Hazara Resident in Behsud.
Local sources in Markaz Behsud District of Maidan Wardak Province say that armed nomads have murdered a Hazara resident named Mohammad Zaman Ahmadi.
He had gone to the surrounding mountains with cash to buy a few sheep on Saturday morning, but upon reaching the location, the nomads took his money and brutally murdered him.
Ahmadi’s body was found in the same area today after a five-day search.
According to local residents, this incident is a continuation of the pressure and organized violence against the Hazara people.
Armed nomads have been destroying people’s lands and pastures for years and are now targeting the security and lives of villagers.
Locals say that such incidents are recurring due to the Taliban’s silence and that no serious action is being taken to prevent them.
Sources close to the victim and a number of residents claim that the Taliban are not only unwilling to investigate because the victim is a Hazara and a Shia, but are also involved in such crimes in coordination with armed nomads.
They believe that the silence of the Taliban’s security agencies shows blatant discrimination and complicity in this violence. People have called on human rights organizations and the international community to hold the perpetrators of this crime accountable.
