This is a condensed translation of a report by Mukhtar Wafayee about Gol-Andam and Rajab, a couple from the Hazara and Pashtun ethnic groups who faced persecution by the Taliban due to their racial and religious differences. Rajab was forced to change his religion in Taliban prison and, after his release, fled Afghanistan. Gol Andam and Rajab in Mazar-e-Sharif, 2008. On a sunny day June 2022, amid the bustle of the taxi station, Rajab and Gol Andam sat quietly with their four children, hoping to finally reach safety after 18 years of living …
This investigative report documents what happens behind the bars of Taliban prisons. The original version of this report was published in Persian in Independent Persian . Amir, a former National Security officer in the previous Afghan government, still bears the scars of a burning coal placed on his right thigh by a Taliban policeman during an interrogation. Amir shared this ordeal, stating: “Three Taliban members tortured me repeatedly over several nights, constantly asking, 'How many mujahideen [Taliban fighters] did you kill?'” Amir…
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