US Special Envoy For Afghanistan Calls For Full Investigation of Attacks On Hazaras

Thursday, 11/09/2023

Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, echoed the call of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan, for an investigation into the deadly attacks in the Shia-dominated district 13 of Kabul.

On Wednesday, West wrote on the X social media platform that these senseless attacks on the Hazaras must stop and called for a full investigation.

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Afghanistan, said that a thorough and transparent investigation should be conducted to identify the perpetrators of the Dasht Barchi attacks and hold them accountable. He described the attacks as "terrible".

At least seven people were killed, and 20 others were injured in a bomb explosion on a passenger vehicle in Dasht Barchi area of western Kabul on Tuesday evening.

ISIS claimed responsibility for this attack.

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