| Kerala massacre | |
|---|---|
  Kerala, Kunar Kerala, Kunar (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kerala, Kunar Province, Afghanistan |
| Date | April 20, 1979 |
| Deaths | 1,170–1,260[1] |
| Perpetrators | Afghan Army (Khalq)
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The Kerala massacre (not to be confused with the state in India) was an alleged incident on 20 April 1979 described in American publication The Christian Science Monitor based on reports from Afghans in Pakistani refugee camps. According to these claims, the then Marxist government of Afghanistan's soldiers and policemen (including the 444th Commando Battalion and the 11th Division of the Afghan Army)[2] drove to a village called Kerala in Kunar Province, eastern Afghanistan, shooting at over one thousand unarmed civilians.[3][4] The Associated Press had reports of 640 males allegedly put to death in April 1979.[5] These allegations were refuted by the Russian media at the time.[6]
- ^ Afghanistan: The Soviet War by Edward Girardet, 1985. Page 110
- ^ "War Crimes Against Humanity" (PDF).
- ^ "A grim chapter in Afghanistan war". Christian Science Monitor. 4 February 1980.
- ^ "The Kerala Massacre". Washington Post. 1980-02-06. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ "MASSACRE DESCRIBED BY AFGHAN REFUGEES: THEY TELL OF SURVIVING ARMY ATTACK AGAINST A VILLAGE LAST SPRING BECAUSE IT AIDED REBELS SURVIVORS TELL OF ROUNDUP REBELS TAKE REFUGE 'WE WERE ABOUT TO BE KILLED' RUMOR OF RUSSIANS COMING". The New York Times. February 17, 1980.
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