Forced confessions in Bamyan; Taliban forced residents of Rashak to deny forced displacement.
Local sources in Punjab District of Bamyan Province report a disturbing move by the Taliban governor to force residents of a village to make forced confessions.
According to these sources, Abdullah Sarhadi, the Taliban governor in Bamyan, has forced a number of residents of Rashak village to say in front of the camera that they left their homes without pressure or coercion.
This move comes while the residents of the area have previously complained about direct and indirect pressure from the Taliban and their supported groups, including the nomads, and have described their migration as “forced and imposed.”
Local sources have confirmed to Media that on Sunday, August 03, Taliban forces entered Rashak village with the aim of arresting a number of parties to a tribal dispute with the nomads.
During this operation, a young girl was arrested and released after a few hours.
Analysts say that forcing citizens to make false confessions is a clear attempt to legitimize forced displacement and cover up widespread human rights abuses.
Such measures not only violate human dignity, but also reflect repressive policies that, rather than resolving ethnic conflicts, exacerbate divisions.
Human rights activists have called such confessions “a tool of psychological and political pressure” and have called on the international community not to remain indifferent to the growing trend of violations of minority rights in central Afghanistan.
