A new wave of forced displacement has begun in Dawlatyar district of Ghor province following ethnic tensions.
Local sources in Ghor province have confirmed that the Taliban have forced residents of Dara Kashru in Dawlatyar district to migrate for the second day in a row.
According to these sources, on Saturday (July 20), Taliban fighters expelled nearly 100 families from their homes in the area. The wave of expulsions intensified after a resident of Darwaza village in Dara Kashru posted a video on social media that angered the Taliban.
Local sources say that the Taliban took action to arrest the man, but he fled to the mountains fearing for his life. Local residents have warned that if arrested, there is a high possibility that he will be killed.
The background to this tension goes back to a long-standing dispute between the Taimani and Sardar Khel tribes over land in Dara Kashru. The Taliban, who have apparently acted in favor of the Sardar Khel tribe, have now targeted the Taimani tribe for forced displacement.
According to local sources, Ahmad Shah Din Dost, the former Taliban governor of Ghor, last year ordered the Taimanis to leave their homes and land and hand them over to the Sardar Khel as part of what was called a “peaceful decision” between the two tribes.
In the latest development, sources say the Taliban are not even allowing displaced families to pitch tents near the highway or in visible areas. Taliban forces have collected a number of tents and warned that no family has the right to take shelter in public areas.
Local sources add that the Taliban have ordered residents of six villages in the valley—which, according to local council figures, include nearly 600 families—to leave their areas by Monday.
This event continues while the Taliban has not yet provided any official explanation about the dimensions and reasons for this forced displacement.
