Kamoliddin Tohirjonovich Kacimbekov's statement
Kamoliddin Tohirjonovich Kacimbekov's statement[edit]
In the beginning of August 1999, in Tashkent, my friend Abdurouf, wanted to borrow my car for a short period of time. I gave it to him and waited for him near the hospital of Tashkent medical institute. He came vary late around 10-11 at night. He called me from the car, without getting off.
I set in the car and He drove the car for about a half in hour through the beltway in to vineyard. I was wondering that He didn't say a word while driving. Later He told me that my passport, driver's license and registration (could be a title) are gone and where He left them. When He was giving a ride to His friends, who are in inquiry (wanted), police stopped Him and asked for documents. When police realized that documents are do not belong to Abdurouf, He wanted to repossess the car.
At that moment His friends got scared and they killed the police. My documents were with that policeman and Abdurof left His friends and came back to me. I had my military ID with me. Than Abdurouf apologized to me and requested that I'll go with Him to Kazakstan.
Involuntarily I had to leave. In Kazakstan I stayed approximately 1 week. Than during one day, Abdurouf got the address of some place from His friends and we left with Him towards that address. We came back to Tashkent, went to the South Station and left to Yangier by bus.
From there we went to Leninobod, city in Tajikistan and then to Dushanbe city by taxi. Than by minivan we travel to Tajik opposition and met with the IMLJ representative. After one day we travel to Hoyit by a hitch hiking truck. I came to Hoyit.
There, another person took my military ID and asked me several questions about myself. Then He took only me to the place in Hoyit, which previously belong to some auto shop and was surrounded by wall. People of all kind off ages were there and they were also newcomers.
I stayed at that place 1 week. During that week I received training on the AK-47 rifle and shoot 10 bullets for practice only. I also saw grenade launcher and PK gun machine there, but we didn't have training on them. After about 1 week or 10 days, truck came and at nighttime we drove for a 1 or 2 hours and came to Tajikistan mountainous area near the border of Kyrgyzstan.
After one day with ammunitions we walked up to the mountains 1 day and down 1 day. And came to the Batkent region of Kyrgyzstan. If you walk another half a day from that place, you would've end up at the battlefront (for reason to cross to Uzbekistan) of IMU. I didn't go there. I left behind.
I was having problems with my health. 1 month later I took care of (improved) my health and went back to Tajikistan again. I came to the Lojir village of Tajikistan. At that place IMU had a hospital. There I was getting treatment for about 7 month or so. Then, truck came and took us all. On the way other cars, trucks, busses joined us (in month of May) and we all went (came) to the border of Afghanistan through (via) the city Kulob of Tajikistan.
Then Tajik government and Russian army by helicopter and ship transported us to Afghanistan. Then on our trucks again we came to city Kunduz, Afghanistan. We stayed 1 day there and than left to city Masar-E-Sharif. After staying in Masar-E-Sharif for about lweek, me and 5-6 other people were transported to city Kabul by airplane. In Kabul they placed me to work at auto shop on Vazir Akbarhon street or region. That auto shop belongs to IMU and after working there for some period of time I've been appoint to drive the IMU's ambulance.
In the year of 2001, because I've missed my home and my parents, I went to the leader of IMU and ask permition to go home and also for my military ID and money. After the third time, still not getting result, I borrowed approximately $80 from my friends and runaway, because anyone who decides to live that place for good will be jailed. While riding a minivan taxi from Kabul through Masar- E-Sharif in order to get to Uzbekistan, I've been captured and jailed for 6 month by people from IMU between Kabul and Masar-E-Sharif.
I've been released on September 16th 2001 with agreement that I will help in a battle. I came to the front line in Dashti Archi district of Kunduz city and was helping with all kind of household work for about a month or so. In 2001 US bombarded those places and because of lots of dead bodies they gave me AK-47 weapon. IMU retreat front line. I didn't follow them. I went to the US Alliance commander Abdul Mumin in Dashti Archi's Mulla Quli village and turn in my weapon. There were no bullets shot from my weapon.
P.S. Because of time, months and days might not be very accurate.