War Crimes (April 2021)

On April 1st, 2021, a civilian walking back from his farm to home was martyred by enemy troops at a checkpoint near Nawrak village of capital Qalat in Zabul province.

On 1st April, a innocent civilian named Fazlur Rehman was martyred by mercenary troops in Raheen area of Alishing district in Laghman province.

On 1st April, a civilian was martyred by enemy firing in Nari area of Sarhowza district in Paktika province.

On 2nd April, five civilians were martyred and wounded amid enemy firing of in Sanglu area of Abkamari district in Badghis province.

On the same day eleven civilians including women and children were wounded by Kabul admin forces artillery shelling in Kotali area of Alishing district in Laghman province.

On 2nd April, a civilian was martyred by the “campaign” troops in Wargha village of Khost city.

On 2nd April, two civilians were martyred and four others were wounded during a raid of “02 Unit” troops in Goch area of Kama district of Nangarhar province.

On 2nd April, during the raid in Nawababad village of Marakazi Baghlan district of Baghlan province, Kabul admin troops broke the doors of many houses, beat people, burnt private vehicles and martyred one civilian.

On 3rd April, a child was martyred by the internal forces in the camp area of Marjah district of Helmand province.

On 4th April, a civilian was martyred and another  wounded by internal forces firing in Bazar area of Qaisar district in Faryab province.

On 4th April, a girl was martyred in mortar fire of internal mercenary troops in Sari Maidan area of Zirok district in Paktika province.

On 4th April, a passenger was martyred by hirelings troops inside a mosque of Landro village of Ali Shir district in Khost province.

On 5th April, a woman was martyred and another wounded by internal forces in Barkhana area of Ferozkoh district, the capital of Ghor province.

On 5th April, two civilians were martyred and a child wounded in a mortar attack of enemy troops in Malangab area of Baharak district in Badakhshan province.

On 5th April, two villagers were martyred and many others injured in a helicopter attack on a funeral in Bakhtabad area of Shindand district in Herat province.

On 6th April, 11 civilians were martyred and wounded by enemy bombardment and artillery attack in Garangal area of Chapa Dara district in Kunar province.

On 7th April, “campaign” forces abducted a civilian named Mohammad Anwar from the vehicle on the highway and then martyred him in Toro Obo area of Khost city, the capital of Khost province,

On 7th April, Dr. Jalil’s pharmacy was destroyed in a mortar attack by the internal forces in Nahrin district of Baghlan province.

On 7th April, four children and a woman were injured and multiple homes were damaged in enemy bombardment in the Yakhan Sufli area of Tewara district in Ghor province.

On 8th April, four students were martyred and 20 shops were damaged by enemy bombardment in Karto Machine Bazaar area in Arghandab district of Zabul province.

On 8th April, a civilian was martyred during a raid by enemy troops in Hassan Ziyo village of Ismail Khel district in Khost province.

On 9th April, a mosque was martyred and three shops were damaged in a drone attack in Charshanghgo village of Mangijik district of Jawzjan province.

On 9th April, two shepherds were martyred by enemy mortar shelling in the vicinity of Junea Dara of Doab district in Nuristan province.

On 9th April, a civilian was martyred by enemy airstrike in Bodana Qala area of Shulgara district of Balkh province.

On 10th April, ten civilians were injured and three others martyred amid enemy bombardment in Mohajer Bazaar area between Greshk and Shorab districts of Helmand province.

On 10th April, the head of Darul Uloom Qureshi Madrassa was shot and wounded by enemy troops in Lab Jirqrish area of Khwaja Dukoh district in Jawzjan province.

On 11th April, in Zaka area of Sayedabad district of Sar-e-Pul province, hireling troops martyred three civilians, wounded seven others, took away their vehicles, animals and valuables and set on fire multiples houses and a mosque.

On 11th April, two civilians were martyred by enemy bombardment in Sang Toda area of Al-Jihad district in Sar-e-Pul province.

On 11th April, a civilian while watering his fields was martyred by the internal forces in Charkala area of Najrab district of Kapisa province.

On 12th April, three civilians were martyred and their vehicles were set on fire by enemy forces in Sadmish area of Shulgara district of Balkh province.

On 12th April, three farmers were martyred and wounded by hirelings in Nari Manda area between Greshk and Shorab districts of Helmand province.

On 12th April, a child was martyred by internal forces in Surkh Kotal area of Pul-e-Khumri district of Baghlan province.

On 13th April, the mercenary troops raided Qala-e-Qazi village in Sarhawza district of Paktika province, martyred 3 villagers, shattered the doors of the houses, set fire to a pharmacy, took valuables and cash from the houses of villagers.

On 13th April, Kabul admin troops martyred the imam of a mosque of Dahan-e-Ab-e-Spingal Killi area in capital of Badakhshan province.

On 13th April, the internal troops have martyred Hafiz Mohammad Yunus s/o Mohammad Raqib adjcent Nawa district centre in Helmand province.

On 13th April, enemy has martyred a driver in Sayedan area of Greshk district of Helmand province for not paying illegal money.

On 13tg April, three civilians were martyred and wounded in enemy indiscriminate bombardment in Maktab and Surkh Kotal areas of Pul-e-Khumri district of Baghlan province while inflicting financial losses on the civilians as well.

On 14th April, enemy airplanes attacked a mosque in Hasan Khel area of Khas Balkh district of Balkh province, in which the mosque was martyred and a woman and a man were martyred in a house near the mosque.

On 17th April, a child was martyred by Arbakis in bazaar of Ghorian district of Herat province.

On 18th April, a woman was martyred in a mortar attack of the internal forces in the camp area of Marjah district of Helmand province.

On 18th April, a child was martyred and a woman was wounded when enemy troops shelled Bose Tepa area of Charbolak district of Balkh province.

On 18 April, a woman was martyred and a man was wounded in a hireling bombardment in Eski area of Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province. Similarly, an elderly man was martyred and his house was destroyed by enemy bombardment near Motor Shoie Pul area of the said district.

On 19th April, invaders carried out two drone attacks on a Mujahideen prison in Konjak village of Musa Qala district of Helmand province in which six legal and criminal prisoners were martyred and one was wounded. Later on hireling troops raided the prison where they beat and threatened the locals, and abducted 28 other criminal and legal prisoners.

On 20th April, a civilian was martyred by the internal forces in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan province.

On 20th April, enemy bombarded Arzo Killi area of Ghazni city from which 2 civilians were martyred and one was wounded.

On 20th April, ALP troops raided houses of the civilians in Isfa Sang and Jari Surkh areas of Allah Yar district of Ghor province, martyring 1 woman and a child, wounding another and abducted two children besides inflicting heavy financial losses on the people by destroying and burning many vehicles and 130 houses and shops.

On 20th April, the enemy troops abducted a civilian (Arbab Syed Ahmad Tahiri son of Haji Abdul Majeed Tahiri) from his house and then slaughtered and dismembered him in Ghorian district of Herat province,

On 21st April, Kabul admin troops raided a road building site in Manar area of Khashrod district of Nimroz province, martyred and injured four workers, burnt the road construction equipment and abducted six engineers and workers as prisoners.

On 21st April, a civilian was martyred by the internal forces in Bawario area of Qalat the capital Zabul province.

On 22nd April, two civilians were martyred by the Arbaki militia in Jagkotki village of Zazi Aryub district of Paktia province.

On 22nd April, a child was martyred and two others including a woman were wounded in mortar attacks of enemy troops in Uzgar, Khanjar Khel and Sadiqan areas of Alasay district of Kapisa province.

On 23rd April, the invaders targeted a civilian vehicle in Babus area of Logar province, from which the driver and a child were martyred.

On 23rd April, a child and a man were martyred by the internal troops during a raid in Pashkari and Shatoro areas of Tagab district of Kapisa province.

On 24th April, three children were martyred and five others were wounded by enemy mortar shelling in Otrhryo Killi area of Syedabad district in Wardak province.

On 24th April, a civilian was martyred and another was wounded in a mortar attack of the internal forces in Khogyani village of Arghistan district of Kandahar province.

On 25th April, the internal forces fired heavy artillery on the houses of civilians in Khashah area of Khogyani district of Ghazni province, as a result of which one child was martyred and one woman and three children were injured.

On 25th April, seven civilians working in their fields were martyred in enemy bombardment in Zarulang village of Jalrez district in Wardak province.

On 26th April, enemy airplane bombarded a madrassa in Yakhan Alia area of Tewara district of Ghor province from which the madrassa was destroyed, but no casualties have been reported so far.

On 26th April, a child was martyred in a mortar attack of the internal forces in Petaw village of Munawara district of Kunar province.

On 26th April, a child was martyred in the firing of the internal forces in Khumir Khwaran area of Namak Ab district in Takhar province.

On 26th April, three villagers were wounded and two others were martyred by enemy artillery firing in Bazaar, Besh Bala and Sar Asyab areas of Qaisar district of Faryab province.

On 26th April, the internal forces martyred a student of a local madrassa in Charcharak village of Bagram district in Parwan province.

On 27th April, a civilian (Mohammad Nasim) was martyred by an Arbaki commander Abdul Razzaq in Dhamzang area of Greshk district in Helmand province.

On 27th April, a civilian was martyred by the Arbaki militia in Karso area of Surkhrod district of Nangarhar province.

On 28th April, a child was martyred and two others were injured from an enemy bombardment in Sariano area of Charbolak district of Balkh province.

On 29th April, as many as 4 civilians were martyred and wounded from enemy mortar shelling in Khari area of Garmsir District in Helmand Province.

On 29th April, five children and a woman were injured in a mortar attack of the internal troops in Sari Qala area of Nawa district in Helmand province.

On 29th April, ten civilians were wounded and one was martyred by enemy artillery firing in Spina Qala district of Badpash district of Laghman province.

On 29th April, the government soldiers martyred two civilians and put them under tanks while fleeing from Alishing village in the capital of Laghman province.

On 30th April, five civilians were martyred by the Arbaki militia in Turkmen Kandoq area in capital of Jawzjan province.

Sources: (BBC, Radio Liberty, The Afghan Islamic News Agency, Pazwak, Khabaryal, Larawbar, nunn.asia and Benawa websites.)