A popular national Afghan newspaper, 8 sobh(8 AM), published on 18 September 2013, a list of at least 5,000 victims of mass killing, who were executed during the late 1970′s in Afghanistan. According to the newspaper, the mass killing was carried out by AGSA (Department for Safeguarding the Interests of Afghanistan), between 1978 and 1979 under the rule of the Afghanistan communist regime.
The report reveals a number of prominent leaders of that time including Akram Yari, Sadiq Yari, Ayatullah Suroor Waeez and Misbah. The list is based on the names, father names, residential address of the victims including their charges. The majority of the victims were charged and tried for anti-government propaganda, by the Democratic People’s Party of Afghanistan which gained power in 1978 and ruled the country until 1993.
The report is based on investigation by Dutch authorities and based on testimony by a certain “Amanullah”, one of the investigators of AGSA accused of crimes against humanity and torturing the victims.
The list of the victims were obtained during the investigation process and in cooperation with an Afghan author in Germany along with support of the eyewitnesses.
Documents obtained by 8 AM newspapers reveals that Amanullah migrated to Holland in 1993, however, his request for asylum was denied by the Dutch government due to accusations against him.
SEE LIST IN ENGLISH BELOW. 8 Sobh notes that the translation of names of victims listed was given by late Afghan Minister of State Security Ghulam Faruq to Lord Bethell in 1989. The list concerns prisonners during 1978-1979. For further details we refer to the copy of the original list as published on the website. Translation errors might exist.
