Taliban members set fire to a man in Khyber District, Faryab province, on charges of being a member of the National Resistance Front (NRF) of Afghanistan. In a video provided to Afghanistan International, Taliban gunmen can be seen gathering around the man's body.
Sources confirmed to Afghanistan International that Taliban fighters set fire to a man in the village of Jawdana in the newly-established Khyber district of Faryab province on Saturday night.
In a video obtained by Afghanistan International, Taliban gunmen can be seen gathering around the man's burnt body and cursing him. The video also shows Taliban fighters lighting a fire near the body and warming themselves.
In the video, one of the Taliban fighters says, "This is a member of the Resistance Front. Alhamdulillah, the Mujahideen killed him. Here is his body. "The mujahideen have gathered around him." The Taliban fighter can be heard asking, "How did you injure and martyr the Mujahideen?"
Sources told Afghanistan International that the man was identified as "Abdullah". According to information, the Taliban have clashed with 13 opponents of the group in this area.
Local sources claimed that the man was accused of being a member of the National Resistance Front and took refuge in a house in the Jawdana area, and after resisting, Taliban fighters set him on fire in the same house.
The National Resistance Front of Afghanistan has not yet commented on the individual's membership in its ranks.
After coming to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has repeatedly arrested people on charges of being members of the National Resistance Front, and there have been reports of harassment and ill-treatment of them.
