H U M A N R I G H T S W A T C H
“Today We Shall All Die” Afghanistan’s Strongmen and the Legacy of Impunity
“Today We Shall All Die” Afghanistan’s Strongmen and the Legacy of Impunity
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MARCH 2015
ISBN: 978-1-6231-32347
“Today We Shall All Die” Afghanistan’s Strongmen and the Legacy of Impunity Map .................................................................................................................................... i Glossary of Acronyms and Terms ........................................................................................ ii Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 Key Recommendations ............................................................................................................. 5
Methodology...................................................................................................................... 8 I. Background: Roots of Impunity ...................................................................................... 10 Warlords and Militias.............................................................................................................. 11 Inability and Unwillingness to Confront Armed Groups and Militia ........................................... 15 Corruption .............................................................................................................................. 19
II. Profiles of Impunity ...................................................................................................... 22 Abdul Hakim Shujoyi ..............................................................................................................22 Khair Mohammad Timur (“Cherik”) ........................................................................................ 29 Commander Azizullah ............................................................................................................. 31 Atta Mohammad Noor .............................................................................................................36 Haji Najibullah Kapisa ............................................................................................................42 Mir Alam ................................................................................................................................ 46 Asadullah Khalid .................................................................................................................... 57 Sexual Violence .............................................................................................................. 60 Arbitrary Detention, Torture, and Enforced Disappearances.............................................. 62 Abdul Raziq...................................................................................................................... 71 Extrajudicial Executions and Forced Disappearances ........................................................ 73 Enforced Disappearances .......................................................
