There has been over three decades of war here in Afghanistan . The Soviet occupation from 1979 to 1989, civil war among political groups and rise of the Taliban in 1919s and now the U.S-led war are the key wars.
Local people have suffered very much during these conflicts. housands of Afghans disappeared. And now shocking stories are emerging.
The discovery of this mass grave is one of them. It has been found in a military base.
These construction workers told us that they were digging here to build a parking lot when they were confronted this terrible scene.
The scene was very horrible to us too. The grave was filled with a substantial amount of fragments of human bones. The skeletons were in different states.
Some were tied behind their backs. Others had bullet holes. Women and children’s clothes were also in the grave. But exactly how many bodies are in it? And why were they dumped in this grave?
These questions have not been answered yet. This Afghan official said that the U.N is planning to launch an investigation into this incident soon. It is not an isolated discovery here.
It is a newly found mass grave here. Over the past ten years, many mass graves have been discovered, especially in the northern parts of this country. And each time, it has reminded Afghan people of their sad memories of the country’s bloody civil war.
Now here in Balk city, everyone wants to know who the dead ones are.
Some were talking about many such massacres in this city. Others were demanding justice. But will this time, the real killers would be identified and they would be put into trial, these people are skeptic.
Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:58PM GMT
Fayez Khorshid, Press TV, Balkh
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/221404.html
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