It has been claimed that the Taliban, an Islamic militant group, massacred 13 ethnic minority residents after they succeeded in taking control of Afghanistan.

Foreign media such as Al Jazeera and CNN reported on the 5th that this incident occurred in the Hazara village of the central Daikundi Province on August 30, citing a report from Amnesty International, a human rights organization.

According to reports, the Taliban carried out atrocities in the village of Kahor after they took control of Daikundi province on August 14.

"The Taliban killed more than 11 Hazara soldiers, including illegally executing nine surrendered Afghan government forces," Amnesty said in a statement. claimed that

Amnesty noted that it was viewed as a "war crime."

This is not the first time the Taliban's recent atrocities against the Hazara have been made public.

Amnesty noted in a previous report that in mid-July, the Taliban had also killed nine Hazara civilians in Ghazni province.

The Taliban, who ruled the society harshly in the past (1996-2001), promised respect for human rights and an inclusive government after re-establishing power.

As if conscious of the international community's concerns about coercive rule, it showed off a soft image unlike in the past.

However, Amnesty expressed a negative stance on the Taliban's 'declaration of change'.

"The Taliban said they were not targeting people who worked in previous governments," Amnesty said.

Amnesty went on to say that these ruthless executions are further evidence that the Taliban are still perpetrating the horrific atrocities they have in the past.

In fact, the Taliban also destroyed a stone statue of Abdul Ali Mazari, the leader of the Hazara tribe in Bamian province, during their takeover of Afghanistan.

The Hazara tribe Mazari is a member of is the third most populous in Afghanistan (9%), but has always been oppressed by the Pashtun tribe (42%), the dominant force in Afghanistan.

This is because, unlike other ethnic groups such as the Pashtun, which are Sunni Muslims, the Hazara were Shia. The power base of the Taliban is the Pashtun.

The Hazara are believed to be descendants of the Mongols who have settled in Afghanistan since Genghis Khan invaded Bamian in the early 13th century. They also look similar to Asians.

The Taliban slaughtered the Hazara on a large scale during their previous rule and even expelled them from their homeland. Tens of thousands of people were driven into hiding in the mountains.

According to foreign media, the Hazara are also escaping to Pakistan and other countries to escape the Taliban's 'ethnic cleansing'.

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