Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death
In the middle of June when we first revealed the small parts of our story about the mass graves here at Dasht-i-Leili, the Pentagon effectively denied that the atrocity had taken place at all. They also denied that American soldiers were anywhere near the vicinity nor did any American personal have any knowledge whatsoever about such a thing taking place. We can now reveal that the Pentagon was lying. Produced and directed by Irish filmmaker and former BBC producer Jamie Doran, the film tells the story of thousands of prisoners who surrendered to the US military's Afghan allies after the siege of Kunduz.
According to the film, some three thousand of the prisoners were forced into sealed containers and loaded onto trucks for transport to Sheberghan prison. When the prisoners began shouting for air, U.S.-allied Afghan soldiers fired directly into the truck, killing many of them. The rest suffered through an appalling road trip lasting up to four days, so thirsty they clawed at the skin of their fellow prisoners as they licked perspiration and even drank blood from open wounds.
Witnesses say that when the trucks arrived and soldiers opened the containers, most of the people inside were dead. They also say US Special Forces re-directed the containers carrying the living and dead into the desert and stood by as survivors were shot and buried. Now, up to three thousand bodies lie buried in a mass grave. Outraged human rights groups and lawyers are calling for an investigation but the U.N. special envoy to Afghanistan refuses any U.N.-backed investigation until the Afghan government can protect witnesses. Two of the witnesses in the film have already been killed.
Some comments show the same propaganda twisted mindset the Nazis had. The behaviour of the actors in the documentary is very much alike. Yes, the Nazis though as well that they were only killing "the bad guys". Almost like Mrs Albright, when she said "killing half a million children was worth it"... And these psychopaths are beging admired in the US. Sick and rotten to the core. And this has nothing to do with atrocities which happen in a war. Nobody declared the war to the US in the last 70 years. Yet this "Rogue Nation" (William Blum) invaded >70 countries all over the world and killed more than 20 Mio. people - "Killing Hope" (William Blum".
I lost interest in this documentary when I saw the subtitles were wrong. It said that Dostum said "they will be raped".. he didn't say that. Actually a lot of the translation is wrong.
Also, it's pretty pathetic to have a documentary about the northern alliance and Taliban and there has been no mention of Ahmad Shah Massoud who is known as the national hero of Afghanistan. There were pictures of him all over Kabul when the Taliban were defeated.
if they were really talaban and alquaida.....they were treated too good......i would have givin them blood transfusions to keep them alive so i could tourture them some more.....then i would have fed them a nice ecoli meal with wine mixed with drain cleaner.
1) You can't surrender to the UN or even get UN protection when the UN was not involved and had no forces down range at the time of surrender.
2) As near as I can tell, all this showed was that some Afghans (possibly under the command...and documentary implied orders of that Dostum) probably killed a bunch of Taliban AFTER their fellow Taliban surrenderees attacked their prison and killed/injured many of their comrades in a nearby area.
3) It has been claimed the US personnel were around...implying they were taking part in the alleged massacre...implying they are responsible. I might buy that if it was PROVEN or credibly suggested the Americans had effective command/control in the specific place where the massacres took place. I saw none of that...just implication and speculation.
4) There can be no white hats and clean hands in war. War is about killing, destroying and making the universe so intolerable for your enemy that any peace is preferable to continued fighting. The sooner you take off the white hats and rose-colored glasses, the sooner the war will be over. Most folks don't seem to grasp this fact.
America sucks.
Sorry, It's very hard to feel sorry for the Taliban.
Of course this happened.
Man, I can't wait to not watch this documentary.
America is the biggest terrorism. First arming the Taliban and later on fighting against them.
VIVA AMERICA AND THE ALIED FORCES..PLS CONTINUE TO FIGHT TERRORIST IN ANNY COUNTRY SPECIALLY TO THE MUSLIM COUNTRY ANG BRING TO THEM THE TRUE FREEDOM AS WE HAVE TODAY IN THE PHILIPPINES..
The title is misleading, the "Afghan Massacre" either meant the location is in Afghanistan, or the massacre was done by Afghans.
"Afghans Massacre Terrorists" should be a better name for it.
It is really a terrorism in "Afghanistan" and the "Americans" and their allies never feel any soft corner for these people to whom "God" created and their mothers and fathers worried for their growth and served a lot of nights and days for their betterment but these silly "Americans" and their allies never feel any softness in their heart because they all are drunked people and they are doing their jobs; instead serving their nations!!! It is really an example of cruelty; what these people are doing in other countries!!! May "God" help all of Us to save such kind of poeple from their cruelty!!!
Nothing suprising here, unfortunately. Though what I'm left contemplating is the profits behind such conflicts. The military complex, oil companies securing pipelines, poppy fields replanted for heroin production. Perhaps occupation for other military strategic interests nearby? I honestly don't know with certainty what this conflict is really about, I have doubts that its just about finding terrorists. If anyone can enlighten me, please do so.
What I see here is expendable pawns being shifted around. I never see the players, the beneficiaries who have vested interests in the game.
this shows what war really is...
I love how all of you will watch a documentary, and believe it. LOL.. just because someone makes a video/documentary or even tells a story, doesn't mean its real! You guys are pathetic, get a life.
is it not obvious the Northern Alliance took sweet revenge for atrocities committed against them, justice was done.
This is not a simply case. Americans are in big troubles there in Afghanistan and this massacre was an attempt to solve one of them. 'To much people in the prison so what we gonna do General?' 'We'll kill them on the dessert and nobody will proof that it was our fault becouse we'll say that it was the Afghan soldiers idea.' But there are witnesses, so we will see... maybe in the far future they solve this case. I firmly belive that some high US General is responsible for that war crime.
This is nothing.USA and England have done 1000 worse than this.
Will we ever really know the truth?
War is dirty and motions were put in place after warfare turned modern during the first world war governing the treatment of prisoners of war(after all america declared war on afganistan and that countires elected body the taliban)after thier surrender. But Rumsfield and the american war machine out of self preservation declares them non combatants and are thusly declared the responsibility of Dhostrum and the Northern Alliance(of which america is one). The american army even says thier prevaling forces are the safekeepers after completion of operations in an area that is in their allies and thier own forces comtrol.
How can you people even say these things?
Think about what humanity means.
Afghan people have fought for more then 40 years, there whole history is almost war.
There turn into beast by every leader they had almost.
Like the American soldier the Taliban had there leaders, these one were already death by giving up.
I will never give a soldier the blame of what his leaders order him.
But when I watch that video I saw some taliban fighter around the age of 18 19. How can they be blamed?
I ask you people out of the depts in my heart too just think about what to boys suffer and what your soldier, possible friends, lovers or children are suffering because some cause.
The war is only getting worse and why is that?
Think about it what would any persone do if his son, familie or lover was killed.
He would want to bring the persones who did that to justice.
And the first persones they see aren't the ones responsable..
Your fellow countrymens are sacrifice for those who wanted to get rich of this war.
Please stop blaming each other and start doing the right thing.
Too seak out the real truth and then listen too our heart.
yes steve you are right and i agry with you this talibans were supposed to be death but unfortunately some of those insane un aware and blindereds were left alive, and one thing more i wish this talibans were americans and europeans what do you think about it,
I want peace in world wide.
I am so glad those talibans are dead, i don't care how they were treated. In fact I wish this happened more often, to more people over their. The fact is that those people do no value their own lives never mind other peoples so why not kill em. All praise the special forces good work !
@european u r probably french aren't u? shut up & go smoke ur FAG looser,btw i'm not talking about cigarettes!!!!
@Koylar peace to you from East-Europe !