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Taliban Kills 11 in Kabul, Prompting Calls for Probe

8/14/2026

Summary

Taliban Police Killings

Taliban police killed seven people on 1 August in Kabul’s eighth district and four men on 10 August in the 18th district after entering a house to steal.
Police recovered two pistols from the 18th-district victims and seized a vehicle and weapons in the earlier clash.
Relatives identified the seven victims, some Hazara, as shot without trial, prompting U.S. commentator Bennett to call for an impartial investigation under international human-rights law.

Summary

Fateh Battles Taliban

Fighting erupted on 11 August in Badakhshan’s Nusay district as Taliban forces clashed with fighters loyal to Juma Khan Fateh.
Juma Khan Fateh said he commands roughly 10,000 fighters across Afghanistan.
Juma Khan Fateh urged locals to join the war.
Mawlawi Ghulam sent more troops to Nusay after gold-mine revenue disputes and Hibatullah Akhundzada’s ban on illegal mining.
Taliban helicopters evacuated the dead and wounded, leaving several bodies untransported.

History

Historical Context

In September 1996 the Taliban seized Kabul, proclaimed the Islamic Emirate and imposed a strict Sharia regime that barred women from work and education. The United Nations later documented 15 systematic massacres and widespread rights violations during the 1996-2001 rule, including mass killings of Hazara civilians. Those historic patterns of extrajudicial force echo the current arrests and militia clashes that threaten Afghanistan’s fragile stability.

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Taliban Police Killings

Taliban police killed seven people on 1 August in Kabul’s eighth district and four men on 10 August in the 18th district after entering a house to steal.
Police recovered two pistols from the 18th-district victims and seized a vehicle and weapons in the earlier clash.
Relatives identified the seven victims, some Hazara, as shot without trial, prompting U.S. commentator Bennett to call for an impartial investigation under international human-rights law.

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