The Taliban in Balkh shot three young men on suspicion of being members of the National Resistance Front

After the Taliban claimed to have killed three members of the National Resistance Front (NRF) and arrested several other members of this Front in Balkh Province, now sources in this province say that the killed youths did not have a military background and were civilians.

Local sources told reliable media on November 1, 2023, that the youths who were shot by the Taliban in Balkh had recently returned to the country from India and Tajikistan to meet their families. Relatives of the killed youths say that the Taliban shot them when they were returning from a wedding ceremony in Jawzjan. Asadullah, Ahmad Fahim and Eisa Khan have been named among the killed people, and according to sources, Ahmad Fahim and Eisa Khan had returned from India and Asadullah had returned from Tajikistan.

 

Meanwhile, Attaullah Zaid, the spokesman of the Taliban governor in Balkh, claimed on November 1, 2023, that three members of the National Resistance Front, including the head of the northern zone of this Front, have been killed in a clash with the Taliban in "Chaharsarak" area of Balkh district of Balkh province. According to the Taliban's claim, several other members of this front were arrested in this conflict, and a Kalashnikov rifle and a handgun were recovered from them.

 

After retaking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have killed probably hundreds of Afghan civilians through arbitrary courts or even without court sentences. The accusations against Afghan civilians are mostly mere guesses and revenge for Taliban's losses on the battle field. A few days ago, Taliban fighters in Kabul shot several youths at a checkpoint. They later turned out to be residents of Panjshir Province.