Balkhab uprising

Balkhab uprising
Part of the Republican insurgency during the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) and the war on terror
Date23 June 2022 – 17 August 2022
Location
Balkhab district, Sar-e Pol province, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Result

Taliban victory

Belligerents
Afghanistan
Islamic State ISIS–K[1]		 Mehdi Mujahid's forces
Liwa Fatemiyoun veterans[2]
Supported by:
Afghanistan NRF[3]
HWIMA[4]
Hezbe Wahdat[5]
Commanders and leaders
Qari Fasihuddin[8] Mehdi Mujahid †
Units involved
Unknown
Strength
12,000[10] 200[11]
Casualties and losses
Civilian casualties:
Thousands of families displaced[12]

The Balkhab uprising was a Hazara rebellion in Balkhab district, Sar-e Pol province, Afghanistan against the Taliban. It was led by Mehdi Mujahid, and it began on 23 June 2022 after Mehdi Mujahid's forces captured Balkhab district.

Initially, the Taliban did not take Mehdi Mujahid seriously when he declared war against them. After he gathered his own fighters and quickly took control of his native Balkhab district, the Taliban deployed troops and widely outnumbered Mehdi and his militants.[13]

  1. ^ "Local Sources: Taliban Utilizes ISKP Fighters in Balkhab, Sar-e Pol Province - Hasht-e Subh Daily". 8am.af.
  2. ^ "شورش مهدی بلخابی؛ نبرد علیه طالب به رهبری طالب". ایندیپندنت فارسی. 19 August 2022.
  3. ^ "گزارش‌ها از آغاز درگیری میان طالبان و نیروهای مولوی مهدی در بلخاب". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. ^ "گزارش‌ها از آغاز درگیری میان طالبان و نیروهای مولوی مهدی در بلخاب". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). 23 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ^ "کریم خلیلی: طالبان در ولسوالی بلخاب جنایت علیه بشریت را مرتکب شدند". روزنامه صبح کابل. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  6. ^ "طالبان: مولوی مهدی هنگام خروج از افغانستان کشته شد". www.aa.com.tr.
  7. ^ "Taliban Fighters Execute 150 Civilians in Balkhab - Hasht-e Subh Daily". Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ Azadi, RFE/RL's Radio. "Taliban Atrocities Reported In Crackdown On Rebel Hazara Commander". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Local Sources: Seven offensive Attacks of Taliban on Balkhab District Repelled - Hasht-e Subh Daily". 8am.af. [dead link‍]
  10. ^ "Mawlawi Mehdi Coherences His Forces in Balkhab to Fight Against Taliban". 6 July 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  11. ^ "وضعیت ولسوالی بلخاب ولایت سرپل چگونه است؟". amp.dw.com.
  12. ^ Subh, Hasht-e (11 July 2022). "Defeated and Encircled, the Hazara Community in Balkhab Scrambling to Escape Atrocity Crimes Committed by Vengeful Taliban". Hasht-e Subh Daily. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. ^ Sarwary, Bilal [@bsarwary] (12 June 2022). "#AFG Mawlawi Mehdi Mujahid , an influential Hazara member of the Taliban, has broken away with the Taliban after he was fired as head of intelligence of Bamyan. He says 10 million Hazaras are sidelined and disenfranchised from political space by Taliban. Balkhab, Saripul. https://t.co/3pHGaAdhx6" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Twitter.