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Taliban pressure Wakhan Ismailis to supply fuel to military bases
Local sources in Badakhshan say that Taliban forces have been using Ismaili residents of Wakhan to provide fuel for the group's two military battalions in Brughil and
They have put pressure on Qalehpanjeh.
Four sources, including a Taliban member and three Ismaili residents of Wakhan, told the media that in the event of a shortage of wood, Taliban forces take fuel from people by threat and force.
According to sources, in villages where
There is no wood or forest, and some families have been forced to provide the Taliban with animal waste stored to heat their homes in the winter.
Sources also reported that the Taliban forcibly took people's horses.
It has been reported that a number of these animals died during the fuel transfer; however, their owners have not received any compensation.
Wakhan is one of the coldest regions of Afghanistan, with temperatures in some parts of the region dropping to minus 30 in winter.
The temperature decreases.
According to sources, the pressure on the people is coming at a time when many families are facing difficulty in securing the fuel they need for the winter.
Sources say Ismaili residents of Wakhan are fleeing due to fear
As a result of the protests and clashes, Taliban forces are unable to withstand these pressures.
These claims come as UNAMA reported in 1404 that at least 50 Ismaili men were forced to convert, as well as threatened and beaten.
Opponents of this action had reported it in Afghanistan.
