From Yakaolang where many people were massacred by Taliban in Jan 2001

Yakolang


The holes in the walls of this house are caused by Taliban firings. This is house of Sayd Hashim in the village of Kata Khana. During a Jan 9, 2001 Taliban attack on the house, Sayd Hashim and his son Sayd Mehdi were killed. Just a few days before his death, his 2 years old son had also been killed. It is said that Taliban commander Mangal fired on this house.



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