An older video was republished by the British Daily Mail on the recent developments in Afghanistan and the debate over the motives, way of thinking and practices used by the Taliban. This is the moment when an Afghan comedian is arrested by fighters of the Islamist movement, in order to then find death from their executive detachment.
The Taliban admitted in late July that they had killed Faisal Mohammad, an Afghan policeman who had become popular for his humorous videos on the internet, after the emotion caused in Afghanistan by the publication of images that went viral and showed him being punched by gunmen. then display his corpse.
In the southern Afghan province of Kandahar, the cradle of the Taliban movement where he lived, Faisal Mohammad was better known as a comedian than a policeman, known as "Hassa Zuan", with whom he appeared on internet videos.
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A few months ago, however, he found himself at the center of another tragic video that went viral: In it, Mohammad appears in the back of a car, his hands tied to a pole, surrounded by two Taliban fighters, one of whom hits him hard. slaps while he seems to want to try to make his guards laugh. Shortly afterwards, another video was released showing a guerrilla having fun with a corpse, reportedly belonging to Mohammad, while another guerrilla was watching.
According to the Afghan press, Mohammad was forcibly removed from his home by a group of gunmen during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. After initially denying any involvement in Mohammad's death, the Taliban admitted after the videos were released that their fighters had killed him. "He was an acting police officer responsible for the deaths of many people," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP. "He was not a comedian, he fought against us in many battles. "He tried to escape, forcing our men to shoot him."
This is Nazar Mohammad, known online as Khasha Zwan. He posted Tik Toks making fun of the Taliban.
On July 22, 2021, Taliban fighters abducted Mohammad from his home in southern Kandahar, beat him, and then shot him multiple times. (src: HRW)
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Shailab, a Kandahar police officer who was stationed with Mohammad at a checkpoint, told AFP that Mohammad had never been involved in a fight and was better known to his colleagues for his talent as a comedian than as a police officer. "His son called me to tell me that the Taliban had come to his house and taken him," Silab said. "The next day, his body was found with his hands tied behind his back."
The video of his arrest and the announcement of his death caused emotion on social media. "His barbaric and absurd killing shocked Afghans and reminded them that the Taliban have no tolerance," a Twitter user stressed a few months ago. "The Taliban are opposed to talent (…), they want Afghanistan to be the country of violent people who never laugh," according to another tweet.
The Taliban have been accused of hiding behind a wave of targeted killings in recent months, killing mostly officials, journalists, judges and non-governmental activists.
Source: Protothema.gr