Hazara Genocide Archive

Siahvashan, Herat

On September 12, 2015, four employees of the telecommunications company "FirstOption", Ali Chaman Mohammadi, Ebrahim Mohammadi, Hossein Ebrahimi, and Hassan Sadeqzadeh, all of whom were from the Hazara community - were abducted while entering their workplace in the "Pashtun Zarghun" area of Herat province by the Taliban, with assistance from one of the local security guards of the mentioned company. Following the abduction, the four employees were taken to a region known as "Siawashan" in Guzara district, where they were subjected to severe torture throughout their captivity. During their hostage, the Taliban repeatedly contacted the families of these individuals, demanding large sums of money and prepaid credit cards. In each communication, the Taliban threatened the families, warning that if they reported the abduction to security forces, the lives of all four captives would be in grave danger. Such threats were intended to exert psychological pressure on the families, effectively silencing them. The emotional toll of these threats deeply affected not only the victims but also their families. Finally, after several days, on Thursday, September 17, the Taliban brutally murdered the four innocent employees in the Karta Siawashan area. Upon discovering their bodies, it was evident that the captives had endured horrifying torture during their imprisonment. The bodies bore marks from axes and knives, gunshot wounds, and showed signs of having been dragged across the ground.