Relative of 8 killed in Balkh raid seek justice

KABUL (Pajhwok): Relatives of eight individuals killed during a special operation gathered in front of the UNAMA office in Kabul, demanding justice.

Three days ago, police spokesman Mohammad Asif Waziri said the 888 Unit personnel raided a house in the Khwaja Khiran area of Mazar-i-Sharif on Tuesday night.

He said eight “kidnappers” were killed and two security personnel injured in the raid. Three Kalashnikovs, two pistols, ammunition and three vehicles were seized in the operation that lasted three hours.

Relatives of those killed in the raid gathered in front of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in Kabul on Friday and claimed the victims were innocent. They demanded justice.

Some protestors said the victims had traveled to Mazar-i-Sharif to sign project agreements and spent the night at their relative’s house.

Abdul Jabar, a protestor, told TOLOnews: “”One of them is the deputy head of a company and another one is head of the company; they are brothers. Their nephews were working as marketing managers because the company was both logistics and construction.”

Ainullah Kamalpiri, a relative of the victim, said: “I want justice, whoever gave wrong information should be identified and brought to justice.”

“They must answer for themselves. Why did they shoot at them? Why were these youth martyred without committing any offense??” asked Abdul Baqi, a victim’s relative .

Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul NafayTakor said the Islamic Emirate’s forces conducted operations against the individuals who responded with armed resistance and were shot and killed.

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