Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·NOVEMBER 24, 2001
Afghanistan

A mass grave of people believed to have been executed...

A mass grave of people believed to have been executed by the Taleban had been discovered in Herat, western Afghanistan

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A mass grave of people believed to have been executed by the Taleban had been discovered in Herat, western Afghanistan. The dead were "either shot or dumped" into a swimming pool, a BBC correspondent in the city reported. The bodies had their hands tied behinds their backs, suggesting they were executed.
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  • (Sources: BBC, DPA, South China Morning Post, 24/11/2001)