retaxis
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Americans and Afghans put 2000 people into metal shipping containers and left them out in the desert to die in the most torturous and inhumane way. Bush and Obama did everything they could to cover it up.
The event you are referring to is known as the Dasht-i-Leili massacre, which occurred in late November 2001 in northern Afghanistan. [1, 2]
The primary perpetrators were the Afghan forces of the Northern Alliance, commanded by warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum. However, the role and responsibility of the United States military remain a subject of intense controversy and criticism. [1, 2, 3]
What Happened during the Massacre
The Role of the United States
The extent of America's involvement is divided between what occurred on the ground and subsequent government actions:
The event you are referring to is known as the Dasht-i-Leili massacre, which occurred in late November 2001 in northern Afghanistan. [1, 2]
The primary perpetrators were the Afghan forces of the Northern Alliance, commanded by warlord General Abdul Rashid Dostum. However, the role and responsibility of the United States military remain a subject of intense controversy and criticism. [1, 2, 3]
What Happened during the Massacre
- The Surrender: Following the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, thousands of Taliban and Al-Qaeda fighters surrendered to Northern Alliance forces in the city of Kunduz. [1, 2]
- The Containers: The prisoners were crammed into sealed, unventilated metal shipping containers to be trucked to Sheberghan prison. Witnesses described men packed "like plywood," with no food or water. [1, 2, 4]
- The Deaths: Hundreds—and potentially up to 2,000—of the prisoners died of asphyxiation, heat, and thirst. Alliance guards also reportedly shot directly into the containers to kill prisoners or create air holes. [1, 2, 3]
- The Desert Burial: The survivors and dead were taken to the Dasht-i-Leili desert, where the bodies were dumped and buried in mass graves. [1, 2]
The Role of the United States
The extent of America's involvement is divided between what occurred on the ground and subsequent government actions:
- Presence on the Ground: General Dostum’s forces were working directly alongside U.S. Special Forces and the CIA. Eyewitnesses in the 2002 documentary Afghan Massacre: The Convoy of Death claimed U.S. soldiers were present when the containers were loaded and when survivors were executed in the desert. The Pentagon has consistently denied that U.S. troops participated in or had prior knowledge of the killings. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- The Cover-Up Allegations: The primary verified failure of the U.S. government was the active suppression of investigations. Reports by The New York Times and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) revealed that the Bush administration repeatedly discouraged the FBI, State Department, and United Nations from investigating the incident to protect General Dostum, a key U.S. military ally. [1, 2, 3]
- Subsequent Inquiries: While President Barack Obama ordered a review into the massacre in 2009, the White House ultimately closed the inquiry in 2013 without releasing any actionable details or findings to the public. [1, 2]
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