Abdul Majid Rouzi
Majid Rouzi | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Junbish-e Milli-yi Islami-yi Afghanistan |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
General Abdul Majid Rouzi was a Uzbek commander of Arab Descent during the Afghan Civil war. He was allied with the forces of General Abdul Rashid Dostum.
In 1992 Rouzi was in charge of the overall command of the forces of Junbish.[1] During the battle of Kabul, Majid Rouzi was reportedly profiting from the looting of Kabul by his forces and the forces of General Dostum. [2] He was recalled to Mazar-e Sharif in 1992.
General Majid Rouzi was one of the commanders who sided with Abdul Malik when he defected to the Taliban in 1997.
Rouzi was also present during the transfer of Taliban prisoners to Sheberghan in which thousands were killed and suffocated in containers. [3]
On February 3, 2002, in the face of escalating conflict in Mazar-e Sharif, Majid Rouzi lead a 600-person mixed security force for the city drawn from each of the 5 parties operating in the region, after a United Nations backed agreement.[4] This post will include 240 members of Jamiat-e Islami, 180 members from Junbushi and 180 members from the 3 Hazara parties such as Hezb-e Wahdat.
References
- ^ Afghanistan Justice Project. "Casting Shadows: War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, 1978-2001." 2005. Accessed at: http://www.afghanistanjusticeproject.org/ [Accessed on 10 November 2009], pg 102
- ^ Human Rights Watch. "Blood Stained Hands: Past atrocities in Kabul and Afghanistan's Legacy of Impunity." 2005. Accessed at: www.hrw.org/reports/2005/afghanistan0605/afghanistan0605.pdf [Accessed on 22 November 2009],54
- ^ Gal, Carlotta. "Mass grave may reveal Northern Alliance atrocities; Decaying bodies in desert believed to be Taliban." New York Times. Dasht-e Laili, Afghanistan. 5 May 2002. Accessed at: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/01/world/study-hints-at-mass-killing-of-the-taliban.html.
- ^ Human Rights Watch. "Paying for the Taliban's Crimes." 09 April 2002. Accessed at: http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2002/04/09/paying-talibans-crimes