Mullah Ezat, also rendered as Mullah Izzat or Ezatullah, was an Afghan military commander from Paghman, Afghanistan. During the Afghan civil war, he was associated with the forces of Ittihad-i Islami, led by Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, and with Jamiat-e Islami.
Mullah Ezat (Mullah Izzat, Ezatullah) | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Allegiance | Ittihad-i Islami Jamiat-e Islami |
Conflicts | Afshar Operation |
During the resistance against the Soviet-backed Afghan government, Ezat was reported to have been a member of Ahmad Shah Massoud's Supervisory Council of the North, where he allegedly commanded approximately 600 men.[1]
Afshar Operation
editEzat was reportedly involved in the planning of the Afshar Operation, a February 1993 military operation in western Kabul that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians.[2]: 99
Human Rights Watch reported that forces under Ezat's command were implicated in abuses during the fighting in Kabul, including kidnapping. One reported case involved the abduction of a person named Bagh-e Daoud, which was attributed to Ezat's men.[2] Other reported attacks against Hazaras were also attributed to forces under his command.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Sikorski, Radek (21 April 1989). "Afghanistan: The Soviets' Vietnam". National Review. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 Blood-Stained Hands: Past Atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's Legacy of Impunity (PDF) (Report). Human Rights Watch. 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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