NCRI – Hundreds of angry residents in the western province of Herat blocked the Herat city’s highway on Thursday morning to protest against the execution of Afghans in Iran.
The protesters also called on the Iranian regime to hand over the dead bodies of the Afghans to their families and urged the Afghan government to follow the issue of Afghan citizens execution in Iran.
One of the protesters, Mir Khan, told Pajhwok Afghan News: “My brother and nephew were among the 13 people of my village who were shot dead a few months back by Iranian guards.”
Their bodies were yet to be handed to relatives, the protestor said, complaining that the Afghan government and the international community had done nothing to resolve the problem.
Last week, about 20 bodies of the Afghans executed in Iran were brought to Takhar province. President Hamid Karzai on Monday tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the issue with Iranian regime officials, according to Afghan news agencies.
