What the records say
- When
- Dec 2001
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 250
- Coordinates
- 36.66° N, 65.71° E
- Description
- massacre in Afghanistan
Dasht-i-Leili massacre
2001 massacre in Afghanistan
In December 2001, between 250 and 2,000 Taliban insurgents who had surrendered to the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan were massacred while being transported to Sheberghan Prison in the Jowzjan Province. Fighters loyal to General Abdul Rashid Dostum tightly packed the prisoners into shipping containers in Kunduz and sealed them inside, while denying them water and sustenance, and reportedly shot all those who…
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Dasht-i-Leili massacre: Hundreds of Taliban prisoners are killed by the forces of Abdul Rashid Dostum”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Deşt-i Leyli katliamı: Abdürreşid Dostum'un güçleri tarafından yüzlerce Taliban mahkûmu öldürüldü”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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