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A former member of d Special Forces in previous govt recently freed from Taliban prison recounts a harrowing experience during his 9 months of imprisonment. He describes the use of torture by TBN, incl amputating the genitalia of prisoners.
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A former member of d Special Forces in previous govt recently freed from Taliban prison recounts a harrowing experience during his 9 months of imprisonment. He describes the use of torture by TBN, incl amputating the genitalia of prisoners.
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He says the Intelligence Directorate has been transformed into a brutal and terrifying jail by the Taliban, & that in addition to males, both women and children are being held captive in this prison. He states that he was arrested by the Taliban while traveling to ...
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... Kabul from the northern region, accused of working with #NRF.
"They put a scarf on me, my eyes were closed," he says. "After six hours when I opened my eyes, I found out that I was in the Intelligence Directorate."
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"They put a scarf on me, my eyes were closed," he says. "After six hours when I opened my eyes, I found out that I was in the Intelligence Directorate."
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He says that he was subjected to electric shocks for months. He was hung from the ceiling and beaten with a rifle. He recalls that his hands and legs were tightly bound. The negative electric line was tied to the tip of his big toe, and the positive one was tied to his heel.
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They would then give him electric shocks until he lost consciousness, & then throw water on him to revive him and restart the process.
According to him, daily, hundreds of prisoners are subjected to this cruel torture. During his imprisonment, he says to have known nine ...
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According to him, daily, hundreds of prisoners are subjected to this cruel torture. During his imprisonment, he says to have known nine ...
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... individuals who were killed as a result of the torture.
He says that one of the people who was killed had his penis amputated by the Taliban, and another person was paralyzed and then killed.
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He says that one of the people who was killed had his penis amputated by the Taliban, and another person was paralyzed and then killed.
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He mentions different methods of torture in the Taliban prison and says that the most painful one was when "both hands were tied to a handcuff from the front & back & they were torturing with electricity."
He states that in the prison where he was held, there were about ...
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He states that in the prison where he was held, there were about ...
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1,800 male and 200 female prisoners, along with 40 children. All of these individuals were arrested on the suspicion of being connected to the NRF or for kidnapping. He encountered individuals in the prison who were imprisoned with their family members, including a man ...
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... whose wife gave birth in the absence of medical assistance while they were both jailed for alleged collaboration with the #NRF.
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.@SR_Afghanistan @hrw @amnesty @UNHumanRights @UNWomenWatch @tomas_niklasson @hrwafghanistan
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.@SR_Afghanistan @hrw @amnesty @UNHumanRights @UNWomenWatch @tomas_niklasson @hrwafghanistan
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