Baraki Barak massacre
| Baraki Barak massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of anti-communists | |
Attack type | summary execution, massacre |
| Deaths | ~40–45 |
| Perpetrators |  Soviet Union |
| Motive | reprisals against civilians for anti-communist resistance members |
The Baraki Barak massacre was a war crime perpetrated by the Soviet Army on 10 September 1984 in the Baraki Barak District, Logar Province, Afghanistan, during the Soviet–Afghan War. Reports indicate 40 people were killed.[1]
According to the
anti-communist resistance members, taking a large part of convoy with him. As reprisals, the Soviet army arrested 40 local civilians, tied them up, poured gasoline over them and set them on fire, burning them alive.[1]
According to a March 1985
maimed by Russians. A man was robbed and shot in the foot.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Human Rights Watch 1984, p. 40.
- ^ "Congressional Record – Senate" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Publishing Office. 6 March 1985. p. 4578.
Bibliography
- Human Rights Watch (1984). "Tears, Blood and Cries. Human Rights in Afghanistan Since the Invasion 1979–1984" (PDF). New York, Washington D.C. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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