More than eleven years have passed since a dark chapter shook the conscience of the public, yet the file concerning the kidnapping and brutal beheading of Hazara travelers remains wide open and unresolved.
The ordeal began on October 13, 2015, when seven residents from the village of Dahmarah Golzar in the Jaghori district of Ghazni province—including two women, a 9-year-old child, and four men traveling toward Pakistan—were ambushed and abducted in the Dalan area of Gylan district by unidentified armed men, an atrocity widely blamed on ISIS elements at the time.
This nightmare was not an isolated incident. Just three months prior, three other residents from the exact same village—consisting of two women and a man journeying from the Angori market back to Dahmarah Golzar—simultaneously vanished in the Rasnah area of Gylan district.
The failure to bring full closure, accountability, or justice to these victims’ families highlights a legacy of systemic impunity. As years pass, these unresolved historical atrocities continue to serve as a painful reminder of the persistent security failures and vulnerabilities faced by vulnerable communities under past and present authorities in Afghanistan.