Findings of the Investigation Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on the Gruesome Event of Kunduz and Names of Victims

Afghan Resistance Statement

Findings of the Investigation Commission of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan on the Gruesome Event of Kunduz and Names of Victims

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

Ramadan 18, 1430 A.H, September 9, 2009

In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate

As reported in the media, Kunduz a northern province of Afghanistan, borne the brunt of a horrendous event. Jet fighters of foreign invaders on Friday night bombed a congestion of people who had gathered to take fuel from tankers left by the enemy. More than one hundred persons from various villages of Char Dara and Ali Abad districts were killed as a result. People who witnessed the place of the event and some media reporters who visited the scene say all the victims are civilians but NATO and Kabul regime’s spokesmen and other authorities brazenly claim the victims are armed Taliban.

On the following day of this horrific event, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan constituted an investigation team to find facts about the event and submit them in the shape of a separate report. The aim was to present facts before our country men and the people of the world for their judgment. This report has been prepared under the sole moral, religious and patriotic Afghan obligation. It is neither a politically motivated report nor a propaganda-oriented. The facts contained in the report are solely those told by local people and the victims relatives. Therefore, it is a credible report of the event.

1. How the Event Occurred: Mujahideen ambushed fuel tanker on high way in Ali Abad district on Thursday September 3, 2009. The fuel tankers were carrying fuel for military vehicles from central Asian countries. Mujahideen usually carry out such attacks but this time the NATO forces left two fuel tankers intact in the scene of fighting. Mujahideen tried to drive the tankers to Char Dara district but one fuel tanker trapped in mud in a river between Ali Abad and Char Dara district,. The Mujahideen tried to empty the fuel of the tanker.

However, witnessing the tankers, the local people of the surrounding villages who were still awake because of Ramadan, approached the Mujahideen and requested them to allow them to take the gushing fuel home. Mujahideen allowed them to take the fuel but upon seeing the enemy reconnaissance planes in the air, Mujahideen told people to stop taking the fuel. But now the gathering of the people had reached hundreds of persons. Every one wanted to take the fuel home. Mujahideen could not prevent all the people from taking the fuel. However, they stopped some of them but many others came once again to take fuel. The Mujahideen who were present on the site say, we tried hard to tell people to go home but could not force them to do so. Exactly, at 1:45 AM in the night, jet fighters bombed the fuel tankers.

2. All the Victims are Civilians: At the time of the bombardment, some Mujahideen and local people had left the site but still there were people on the site. Residents of Haji Abdur Rahman village of Ali Abad district, Haji Essa khan village, Haji Aman village, Haji Rustam village, and Yaqub bai village, Essa khel of Char Dara district and of other villages say the victims are their sons and brothers and are common villagers. Many of them are miserable youth and students. The people categorically rejected statements by spokesmen of USA, the Kabul regime and some other vested-interest circles who claim the victims were armed Mujahideen. Similarly, tens of the injured are villagers as well.

3. White Phosphorus were used in the Attack: Contrarily to the claims that the victims have been burnt up in the flames of the fuels of the tankers or as a result of bomb explosions, in fact, the victims have been burnt in the flames of the bombs and other explosives. The witness says they saw flaming fire from the jets descending to the ground which in two cases scorched a ground of 100 square meters. They say the tankers were not hit directly from the planes but the fuel tankers caught fire from the flames of the bombs thrown from the jet fighters. The ground has been baked with flames.

There is no cavity or crater to show the impact of the bombs strike. The victims say a bad smelling matter glued to their bodies which they felt to be burning all their flesh down to bones. A father of two sons, who died after the air raid, said his sons had lost mental balance before dying. These are the same symptoms seen in victims of Bala Blok, Farah province. Later, doctors in Bala Blok said the symptoms of the victims were the result of the use of white phosphorus.

This unfolds veil from an unforgivable crime. The white phosphorus is a poisonous matter which is banned to be used according to all laws governing wars. But the invaders are brazenly using them. Ironically, the United Nations and other human rights advocacy entities have remained deaf and blind about this serious issue. The Kabul government was not allowing the victims to be taken to Kabul for the treatment. It is clear that they did not want the world to know about the use of the white phosphorous in Kunduz.

The exact number of the victims is still unknown because the victims of this horrendous event are hailing from villages sparsely situated in the area. To collect information about the exact number of those killed in the air raid will take time. Many of the corpses were burnt to ashes while others burnt beyond recognition.

Some dead bodies were carried away by water of the river. Some injured persons have been taken to hospitals. There are families who still do not know whether their members are martyred or injured or not. The local people and eye-witness estimate that up to 120 people may have died in the bloody event but the exact number of the victims could not be confirmed.

The following is the list of the victims along with their names and identity who have been buried up by their families. However, this is in no way the final account of the victims.

No.: Name - Father’s Name - Village -Age - Job

1: A. Rahim - Haji Bashir - H.A. Rahman - 34 - Driver

2: Ibrahim - Haji Bashir - H.A. Rahma - 20 - farmer

3: Sami ullah - Haji Bashir - H.A. Rahman - 17 - Student

4: Zakir ullah - Abdul Dayan - H.A. Rahman - 13 - Student

5: Ahmad Gul - Gul Raiz - H.A. Rahman - 15 - Student

6: Muhammada Gul - Gul Raiz - H.A. Rahman - 13 - Student

7: Mullah Noor - Abdul Raof - H.A. Rahman - 16 - Student

8: Arif khan - Abdul Rahman - H.A. Rahman - 12 - Student

9: Abdul Dayan - Abdul Hanan - H.A. Rahman - 14 - Student

10: Abdul Samad - Abdul Hanan - H.A. Rahman - 11 - Student

11: Mohammad Sadiq - Gulo Bai - H.A. Rahman - 35 - farmer

12: Momin - Aziz khan - H.A. Rahman - 22 - Driver

13: Abdul Hameed - Abdulallah Khan - H.A. Rahman - 34 - farmer

14: Qudrat ullah - Aman ullah - H.A. Rahman - 40 - Shopkeeper

15: Abdul Ghoyor - Sahar Gul - H.A. Rahman - 25 - Labor

16: Najmudin - Gulanudin - H.A. Rahman - 35 - farmer

17: Muhammad Wali - Tor - Char Dara migrant - 35 - farmer

18: Ayaz - Muhammad Wali - Char Dara migrant - 8 - Student

19: Gul Douz - Ajab khan - Char Dara migrant - 50 - farmer

20: Muhammad - Gul Douz - Char Dara migrant - 14 - Student

21: Hakamudin - Haji Musa - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 31 - Driver

22: Allah Noor - Haji Musa - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 25 - farmer

23: Gul Din - Haji Musa - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 27 - Shopkeeper

24: Ahmad Noor - Laludin - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 15 - farmer

25: Abdul Khaliq - Suliman - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 24 - Labor

26: Hasan - Muhammad Omer - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 60 - Wrestler

27: Fazal - Wrestler Hasan - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 15 - Labor

28: Mullah Qadam Shah - Abdul Mansor - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 40 - Labor

29: Muhammad din - Abdullah Jan - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 25 - farmer

30: Nadar khan - Akhtar Muhammad - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 15 - farmer

31: Arif - Nadar khan - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 15 - farmer

32: Alaf din - Akhtar Muhammad - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 16 - farmer

33: Daoud - Ibrahim - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 15 - Student

34: Aman ullah - Abdul Salam - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 30 - farmer

35: Qodrat ullah - Abdul Dayan - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 20 - farmer

36: Khodai dad - Abdul Wahab - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 19 - farmer

37: Hafeez ullah - Abdul Wahab - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 17 - Student

38: Jan Muhammad - Juma bai - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 20 - Driver

39: Noor ullah - Juma bai - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 9 - Student

40: Salam - Abdul Wadoud - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 14 - Student

41: Alaf din - Haji Gul din - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 25 - farmer

42: Wazir - Haji Gul din - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 22 - Driver

43: Bashir - Haji Gul - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 17 - farmer

44: Zikrullah - Alaf udin - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 12 - Student

45: Ajmal - Abdul Hanan - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 15 - Student

46: Muhammad Ali - Noor Muhammad - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar Dara - 35 - Driver

47: Rahmat ullah - Muhammad Ali - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 14 - Student

48: Ibrahim Noor Muhammad - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 20 - farmer

49: Saed Muhammad - Haji Jalat - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 33 - Mill owner

50: Juma Gul - Haji Jalat - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 27 - farmer

51: Asad ullah - Haji Jalat - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 22 - Shopkeeper

52: Aman ulllah - Feroz - Yaqob bai village, District Char Dar - 16 - Shopkeeper

53: Hafeez ullah - Haji Nor ahmad - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 28 - Boat worker

54: Masjidi - Mir Rahman - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 24 - farmer

55: Sahamsudin - Mir Rahman - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 17 - Student

56: Ihsan ullah - Saed Muhammad - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 19 - Labor

57: Nasrat ullah - Muhammad ulllah - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 25 - farmer

58: Gulbadin - Jamaludin - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 22 - Labor

59: Din Muhammad - Juma khan - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 45 - Labor

60: Abdul Rahim - Mir Akbar - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 17 - Student

61: Asad ullah - Wali Jan - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 19 - Hotel worker

62: Faiz Muhammad - Jan Muhammad - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 18 - Shopkeeper

63: Ahmad Shah - Muhammad Dauod - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 10 - Student

64: Fazal Rahman - Mullah Abdul Rahman - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 19 - Labor

65: Muhammad Musa - Ghaeb ullah - Haji Amanullah village, District Char Dara - 33 - farmer

66: Abdul qayom - Haji Mida - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 26 - farmer

67: Ali Muhammad - Jan Muhammad - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 30 - farmer

68: Ahmad din - Saed Aleem - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 14 - Student

69: Noor Alam - Salamat khan - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 25 - Shopkeeper

70: Saed Rahim - Samandar - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 28 - farmer

71: Aziz ullah - Saed Ahmad din - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 24 - farmer

72: Bashir Ahmad - Ghami - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 32 - farmer

73: Abdul Rahim - Ghulam - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 22 - farmer

74: Amir Gul - Karim - Essa khel village, District Char Dara - 30

75: Shah Wali - Mullah Akhtar - Haji Rustum village, District Char Dara - 40

76: Juma khan - Haji Shalo - Haji Rustum village, District Char Dara - 35 - Driver

77: Ajab khan - Haji Shalo - Haji Rustum village, District Char Dara - 32 - Shopkeeper

78: Ikram udin - Adam khan - Haji Rustum village, District Char Dara - 21 - Labor

79: Jamal udin - Naeem udin - Haji Rustum village, District Char Dara - 21 -farmer

4. Conclusion: The above report substantiates that a most deplorable act of crime and atrocity has taken place in Kunduz province in which Afghan civilians have been targeted. The Charter of the United Nation, principles of the Amnesty International and the Geneva Conventions clearly oppose such crimes. If the United Nation, the Amnesty International and other human rights entities, the Islamic Conference and finally the so-called civilized world respect the value of the blood of a human being, their sincerity and commitment will be put to test following this horrendous event.

If the judges sitting in the Hague tribunal do not summon the perpetrators of this event to question them, or at least do not show reaction in the shape of condemnation against this event, then what face will they have to raise the voice of prosecuting perpetrators of crimes of humanity.

Ostensibly, they issue summons time and again to bring to book those who are involved in crimes of humanity. The event in Kunduz will prove that whether the world entities of human rights are sincerely working for the protections of human rights or they only raise empty slogans.

To end, we express our sympathy with the people of Kunduz for this atrocious event and suffice to remind them of the following divine message in order to deliver them from the violence of colonialism "Do not think Allah is unaware of the deed the wrongdoers do but He only postpones it until the Day when their eyes will be blurred. (True is the Word of Allah)

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Fact-find Commission on Kunduz Event

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