Mullah Ezat

Mullah Ezat (Mullah Izzat, Ezatullah)
BornAfghanistan
AllegianceIttihad-i IslamiJamiat-e Islami
Battles / warsAfshar Operation

During the Civil War in Afghanistan, Mullah Ezat (Mullah Izzat, Ezatullah) was a commander from Paghman, Afghanistan, for the forces of Ittihad-i Islami and Abdul Rasul Sayyaf and Jamiat-e Islami. During the resistance against the Soviets, he was supposedly a member of Ahmad Shah Massoud's Supervisory Council of the North, commanding 600 men.[1] He was reportedly involved in the planning of the Afshar Operation which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of civilians.[2]: 99 

During the fighting in Kabul it was reported that his men were engaged in kidnapping. For example one claim of kidnapping and abducting, with the hostage being Bagh-e Daoud was attributed to Ezat's men.[2] Other claims of attacks against Hazara's have been attributed to Ezat's men.

  1. ^ Sikorski, Radek. National Review. 21 April 1989 Accessed at: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_n7_v41/ai_7518699/pg_2/
  2. ^ a b Human Rights Watch. "Blood Stained Hands: Past atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's Legacy of Impunity." 2005. [Accessed on 19 July 2015]