Local sources: Ismaili Taliban force Wakhan to supply fuel to military forces

Elaha Fri Aug 2026 3 weeks ago 181

Wakhan is one of the coldest inhabited areas of Afghanistan, with the elevation of Qal'eh Panja reported at about 2,800 meters and the border of Broghil near 3,250 meters above sea level. In winter, the air temperature in parts of this district drops to as low as -30 degrees Celsius, and heavy snow also blocks communication routes for extended periods. Sources say that whenever fuel for the military units does not arrive on time or their reserves run out, the Taliban put pressure on Ismaili residents to procure wood, and in some cases, threats and force are used. Families that do not have enough wood are also forced to purchase it from others.


According to sources, there are no forests or trees in some villages of Wakhan, and residents of these areas are even forced to hand over part of the animal waste they have stored for heating their homes in winter to the Taliban forces. Sources have also said that the Taliban forcibly take people's horses for their own tasks, and a number of these animals have died during the work without their owners receiving any compensation. Three Ismaili sources said that local people have no ability to protest against these behaviors, and the pressure on the Ismaili community in Wakhan, according to them, has continued in various forms for years.


Reports of pressure on Ismailis in Badakhshan have been published before. UNAMA announced on May 1, 2025, that at least 50 Ismaili men in Badakhshan had been forced to change their religion, and those who resisted had faced beatings and death threats. UNAMA also said in August this year that the Taliban had closed 33 Ismaili community centers in Badakhshan: 17 in Zebak, 14 in Eshkashem, and two in Wakhan. In response, the Taliban said they make decisions about each building separately, and some of these places were previously mosques or residential buildings.


The human rights organization Ravadari has also previously described the Taliban's behavior toward Ismailis as "systematic religious harassment." The organization has reported restrictions on worship, deprivation of Ismailis from administrative and social participation, dismissal from work, and pressure to abandon their faith. The Taliban have also previously been accused of efforts to impose Hanafi Sunni Islam, ideological interrogations, threats and beatings, and forcing Ismaili children to attend Sunni religious schools.



Local sources in Badakhshan say that Taliban forces in Wakhan district of Badakhshan are forcing the Ismaili residents of this area to supply the fuel needed for two of their military battalions. According to the sources, these two battalions are stationed in Broghil and Qal'eh Panja, each with four to five platoons of forces. Local people, especially the Ismailis, are obligated to provide wood and other fuel materials needed for the heaters of these forces.

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