Despite the amnesty, the Taliban killed more than 100 Afghan officials!

Despite the assurances it has broadcast in recent months, and even announcing a general amnesty for those who have worked within the state security services and government institutions, the Taliban movement that took control of Afghanistan last August (2021) has not fulfilled its promises.

A UN report confirmed that the militant movement and its allies killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel and people who worked with international forces.

Forced killings and kidnappings

“Despite the announcement of a general amnesty for former members of the government and security forces and for those who have worked with international military forces, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan continued to receive accusations, “UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in the aforementioned report. Highly credible reports of killings, forced kidnappings and other abuses against these individuals.

Furthermore, the report revealed that since the Taliban captured Kabul on August 15, the UN mission has received more than 100 reports of killings which it considers credible.

Field executions

It also noted that more than two-thirds of these killings were “extrajudicial executions committed or associated with de facto authorities”. “Human rights defenders and practitioners of media they continue to be attacked, intimidated, harassed, arbitrarily detained, mistreated and killed, “he added.

In addition, the report provided details on the suppression of peaceful protests, as well as the lack of access for women and girls to work and education. He expressed his fear of hiding “the entire social and economic system of the country!”.

humanitarian disaster

Interestingly, Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian catastrophe exacerbated by the takeover of power by the Taliban, which has prompted Western countries to freeze international aid.

In addition to poverty, several regions of the country are facing a significant decline in freedoms and the occurrence of numerous violations, under the new rule imposed by the movement.

This prompted the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, to ask the Security Council to “verify the responsibility of the perpetrators of violations and abuses” in Afghanistan, in particularly against women and children.