Post via Islamic Emirate

Yesterday Pajhwok news agency published a report claiming that a young man named Fazl Ahmad was killed by the Taliban and his eyes gouged out in Qazyano area of Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province.

We strongly condemn this inhumane act and have launched an investigation to find the culprits and punish them in accordance with Shariah. We are shocked about this incident and sympathize with the victim’s family. We have tried to contact the father (Ahmad Khan) of this young man in order to extend our condolences and ask him about the details of the incident but were unable due to bad telecommunication signal.

We once again reiterate and promise to continue our investigation into the matter until we have found the culprits and punished them accordingly.

Spokesman of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Qari Muhammad Yousuf Ahmadi

10/03/1437 Hijri Lunar               21/12/2015 Gregorian

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Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad . She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.