After the February 2020 US-Taliban deal, Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021), 2021 Taliban offensive, Fall of Kabul (2021)
Amrullah Saleh, proclaimed himself the caretaker President of Afghanistan and announced the formation of an anti-Taliban front with a reported 6,000+ troops in the Panjshir Valley, along with Ahmad Massoud. However, on 6 September, the Taliban took control of most of the Panjshir province, with resistance fighters retreating to the mountains to continue fighting within the province. Fights in the valley ceased mid-September, while resistance leaders Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud fled to neighboring Tajikistan.
30 September was a bombing of the Kaaj Education center located Kabul's Naqash station, district 13, which is inhabited by the Hazara ethnic minority.
According to United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)’s statistics, at least 35 students died and 82 others were severely wounded. Observers note that this is part of an ongoing genocide of Hazaras.[1]
Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid condemned the attack in a tweet Friday.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan calls the attack on Kaj training center in the 13th district of Kabul a big crime, strongly condemns it, and expresses deepest sympathy to the families of the victims of this incident.”
“Serious measures will be taken to find and punish the perpetrators,” he added.
Islamic State–Taliban conflict
The Islamic State - Khorasan Province has claimed responsibility for 13 attacks against the Hazaras and been linked to three more that have killed and injured at least 700 people, according to Human Rights Watch.
“The Taliban authorities have done little to protect these communities from suicide bombings and other unlawful attacks or to provide necessary medical care and other assistance to victims and their families,” the report added.
A string of attacks in Kabul have claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks.[2]
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- ^ Eqbal, Saqalain (2022-10-02). "Twitter Storm: '#StopHazaraGenocide' Twitter Campaign after Explosion in Kabul". The Khaama Press News Agency. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ CNN, Masoud Popalzai,Rhea Mogul,Irene Nasser,Alex Stambaugh,Ehsan Popalzai (2022-09-30). "At least 25 dead after suicide bomb blast at educational center in Kabul". CNN. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
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