Afghanistan: Taliban torture and kill former prosecutor/law professor

20/07/22

Mumtaz Sherzai, a lecturer at Khost University in the province of Khost in southeast Afghanistan, has reportedly been found dead after going missing for a few days.

Local sources state that after Professor Sherzai went missing for a few days, his body was discovered on Saturday, July 16, bearing obvious signs of torture.

The professor’s death is thought to have been caused by beatings and torture, as evidenced by the professor’s body’s torture marks.

The lecturer’s family and relatives told the media that although he was the only breadwinner and main source of income for the family, professor Sherzai had no personal animosity against anyone.

Moreover, according to sources, the professor is survived by his wife and their 3-year-old daughter.

The Taliban government’s officials have not spoken to the media about the enigmatic death of this professor.

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University Lecturer Allegedly Tortured to Death in Southeastern Afghanistan

N.B. Mumtaz was the internal and external security prosecutor during the republican government and was also a university lecturer. He was a resident of Matun area, in the center of Khost province.

The body of Mr. Mumtaz Shirzai, a former prosecutor and professor at a private university in Khost province was found near the airport of Khost province on Saturday. Mr. Shirzai was one of the hundreds of federal prosecutors we are attempting to evacuate from the country. pic.twitter.com/fRAdBardfh

— Fletcher Afghan Evac & Resettlement Group (@FletcherEvac) July 18, 2022

Bonjour chère Natacha
Je tiens à vous informer que ce soir, un avocat du nom de Mumtaz Shirzai a été tué par la sécurité intérieure des talibans et que son corps a été abandonné. Aidez-nous, nos vies sont en danger…

— Yusuf Darbar (@YusufDarbar5) July 17, 2022

A university professor was killed in Khost province

Mumtaz Shirzai's body was found yesterday in Tani district of Khost province

Mumtaz Shirzai, who was a prosecutor in former govt, was recently abducted by the Taliban from Matun district of Khost province. pic.twitter.com/hxvt4qo4Iq

— khalilminawi (@khminawi) July 17, 2022

The previous day, the Takfiri Taliban dragged Professor Mumtaz Shirzai, a university professor and Tharnwal in the National Security Department of the previous government, out of his house in Khost Province and tortured him to death. https://t.co/1S15I4BWEe

— Punk31 (@Punk319) July 17, 2022

Taliban kill a former lawyer and his wife in front of their family& take their daughter, son, daughter-in-law& grandchild with them.Their fates r unknown.Taliban r living in the house of that family according to the family's relatives.1 of the 100s of daily atrocities of Taliban.

— Zubaida Akbar (@ZubaidaAKBR) July 18, 2022

مخ‌پټو کسانو په خوست کې د پوهنتون یو استاد وژلی

(PASHTO)

#DayoftheEndangeredLawyerhttps://t.co/k7mcaOSPAf

— Stuart Russell (@StuartR92034479) May 10, 2022

#DayoftheEndangeredLawyerhttps://t.co/5zwpkxCXFi

— Stuart Russell (@StuartR92034479) May 10, 2022

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