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| Afghanistan |
| Talibs drafting Tadjiks |
| 2001-09-25 |
For the past several days, according to scores of refugees who came up the Old Kabul Road yesterday seeking a safe haven on territory held by the opposition Northern Alliance, mayhem has been visited on the Tajik quarter of the Afghan capital. Taliban militias have been staging nighttime raids on the district's homes, dragging the menfolk away to fight for them on the frontline, to get ready to defend the city against US attacks, to be thrown into jail, or to be held as hostages and perhaps human shields. "Four days ago they began to hold people hostage," explained Mohamad Hossain, 30, who arrived in the village of Denau yesterday with his wife, five children, and niece. "They jail people, then keep them as hostages, because they have many soldiers captive and want to exchange them." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |