Introduction
After we interviewed this source, the authors agreed that he should be provided anonymity.
Alcohol Can be Deadly
The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) 8th Infantry Division was garrisoned at Kabul. We had a contact that was an officer in that division. Over the years he provided us with lots of good information. His cooperation put him, and his family, at risk. He wanted to defect to the Mujahideen. We helped engineer his defection while hurting the enemy. We told our contact to arrange a party on 24 September 1983. He invited the Political Officer of the 8th Division and two Soviet advisers who worked with them to his home in Kot-e Sangi. The three accepted this invitation and arrived at night driving their military jeep. Our DRA officer contact had plenty of Western whiskey and shish kebabs on hand. The Soviets and the Political Officer ate and drank and became totally drunk. They passed out. Then the DRA officer summoned us. We came into his house and carried the unconscious drunks out to their jeep. We drove them to the village of Qala-e Qazi located to the southwest of Kabul. Since we were in their jeep, no one stopped us or challenged us. We took the drunks out and sent the jeep back to the DRA officer. He loaded his family into the jeep and took his family to Pakistan. He then joined our cause openly.
We carried the drunks to a hideout in the Morghgiran ( "chicken snatchers") Mountain village. When the drunks sobered up the next day, we offered them the chance to convert to Islam and to choose a righteous path. The Soviets became very angry and began cursing and insulting us. They stated that "There is no way back from the path chosen. Afghanistan will be communist. We will not accept you or your dirty religion." They refused to cooperate. We could not get them out of the area without some cooperation on their part and we could not shoot them because the shots might draw attention from nearby security outposts. So, we buried them all alive. We kept their clothing and papers, which we eventually sent to the Islamic Party of Gulbuddin Hikmatyar (HIH) headquarters in Peshawar, Pakistan. The next day, the Soviets surrounded the area, so we left and went to Parwan and Maidan. While the Soviets were looking for us, they had a clash with Mawlawi Rahmatgul’s forces. After the clash, the Soviets found where we had buried the three. They were all dead and their bodies had turned black.
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