“Summary executions” and “forced disappearances” of dozens of former agents and soldiers loyal to the pro-US government ousted in Afghanistan. Almost four months after the capture of Kabul, the revenge of the Taliban who had promised amnesty for the enemies ends up in the crosshairs of the United States and its Western allies, who say they are “deeply concerned”. A complaint contained in a report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) in recent days, which collected “credible information” on over 100 victims in four provinces of the country. Accusations that the self-styled Koranic students reject as “unfounded”. According to the spokesman for their Interior Ministry, Qari Sayed Khosti, the deaths of some former soldiers are due to “personal rivalries” and not to a systematic practice of the forces of the mullahs. “If there is evidence, show it,” the Taliban spokesman replied.
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“We are deeply concerned about reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances of former members of the Afghan security forces, as documented by Human Rights Watch and others,” said a US State Department statement signed by some twenty countries and institutions, including including EU, UK and Japan. “We emphasize that the alleged actions constitute serious violations of human rights and contravene the amnesty announced by the Taliban”, adds the note, calling on the new leadership in Kabul to ensure that this amnesty is effectively applied and “maintained throughout the country and in all. its ranks “.
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On the contrary, according to HRW, the mullahs would have turned the lists of former government officials who had self-reported to obtain the promised safe conduct into proscription lists. For Washington and its allies, now “reported cases must be investigated promptly and transparently, those responsible must be held accountable, and these steps must be clearly announced to act as an immediate deterrent to further killings and disappearances.”
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In recent days, the NGO had identified over 100 victims in the provinces of Ghazni, Helmand, Kandahar and Kunduz alone in a 25-page report, entitled No Forgiveness for People Like You (‘No forgiveness for those like you): testimonies documenting the killing or disappearance of at least 47 former members of the Kabul security forces, who had surrendered or were captured between August 15 and October 31, and collects “credible information” on over 100 victims.
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