Kahor killings of 2021
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On 30 August 2021, Taliban forces killed 13 Hazaras in Kahor village, Daykundi province, including former security personnel who had surrendered and a 17-year-old girl.
On 30 August 2021, in Kahor village, Khidir district, Daykundi province, Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 Hazaras, according to Amnesty International. Eleven were former members of the security forces and two were civilians.1
Amnesty reports that nine of the security personnel were extrajudicially executed after they surrendered. The civilians included Masuma, a 17-year-old girl, who was shot when fighters opened fire on a crowd.1
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Amnesty International, Afghanistan: 13 Hazara killed by Taliban fighters in Daykundi province, October 2021. ↩ ↩2