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People in the district had just spent two years under an Islamic State reign of terror, complaining that the extremists had raped and enslaved women, and killed men and sometimes children suspected of supporting either the government or the Taliban.
In a video posted on Facebook on Aug. 11, an insurgent sought to interview a villager who appeared to be returning from exile, after fleeing the Islamic State. The militant was part of a group of fighters with AK-47s strapped across their chests, riding motorcycles through the heavily ruined village of Sar Dara and filming from their bikes to show the devastation from recent fighting there.
“What is your name?” the insurgent asked.
“Noruddin,” the villager responded.
“Were you forced to seek refuge because of the Islamic State?”
“Yes, we went to the desert.”
“So now the Islamic Emirate came here and they captured the area,” the Taliban militant said, referring to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as the group calls its own government. “Are you happy with the Islamic Emirate?”
“Yes, we are happy,” Noruddin said.
“Did they oppress you?”
“No, none of them oppressed us.”
“None of the mujahedeen?”
“No, No,” a very relieved looking Noruddin said as the questioning ended.
Bilchiragh, the district in Faryab Province that fell on Saturday night, was at least the fifth rural district to be captured by the Taliban since their attack on Ghazni city; the other four, in Ghazni Province, fell last week.
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