POWs killing in Mazar merits probe - Truth yet to come out from bizarre incident - 9/11

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:24:39 GMT

PESHAWAR: The massacre of hundreds of pro-Taliban prisoners over the last three days in the Qala-i-Jangi Fort in Mazar-i-Sharif, most of them becoming victims of US air strikes, have raised disturbing questions as to the conduct of this so-called war on terrorism. The bizarre incident hasn't been fully explained by the Northern Alliance military commanders to whom these fighters had surrendered in Kunduz. Even Western reporters in the area have said the story hasn't yet been told. The US defence authorities as usual are not saying much in keeping with their military strategy. To expect Uzbek warlord Abdul Rasheed Dostum, known for his ruthlessness towards opponents, to tell the truth is like asking for the moon. Matching his ferocity are his allied commanders, Ustad Atta Muhammad who happens to be an ethnic Tajik, and Ustad Mohaqqiq, a Shi'ite Hazara. Both are on record having ordered their soldiers to kill all pro-Taliban foreign fighters.