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This Saturday, the United States, along with a dozen allies, including the European Union, the United Kingdom and Japan, were “concerned” by a series of “summary executions” of which the Taliban are accused of carrying out carried out against former members of the Afghan security forces. The Taliban reject the allegations.
Since the assumption of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban last September, the repercussions on the international scene appear constantly. While France and Qatar continue their incursions evacuating civilians and European countries seek to form a joint embassy to have a diplomatic presence, the United States led a new rebuke against the Taliban in power.
When they took control of the country weeks ago, the Taliban assured that their mandate would be different from the one that dominated Afghanistan 20 years ago: they said they would respect human rights, they would not oppress women’s freedom or have extremist interpretations of Islam, in addition to promising a general amnesty for those who had collaborated with the West.
However, the initial promises have been fading shortly after his return to Kabul. Along with a group of Western nations, the United States expressed concern over a series of “summary executions” that various human rights organizations accuse the Taliban of carrying out in the country against former members of the Afghan security forces. .
Human Rights Watch denounces 47 executions or forced disappearances
At the beginning of the week, a report released by Human Rights Watch denounced that in recent months it has documented executions or forced disappearances of 47 former members of the Afghan security forces, among other military personnel, police and intelligence agents.
In a joint statement, the countries urged the Taliban to conduct swift and insightful investigations. “We are deeply concerned about reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances, as documented by Human Rights Watch and others,” says a letter published by the US State Department, supported by the countries of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, among others.
“The reported cases must be investigated promptly and in a transparent manner, those responsible must be held accountable,” the statement requires.
In the statement, the group of countries stressed that these actions “constitute serious human rights abuses and contradict the announced amnesty.” In addition, they asked the Taliban to ensure that the amnesty is applied and that it is valid for all of Afghanistan.
Taliban reject Western accusations
For its part, the Taliban rejected the accusations of having committed this series of crimes and assured that these accusations are not based on “documents and evidence.” They promised again that the new administration in power has granted a general amnesty to former officials.
“We reject such claims. If you have documents and evidence, you should disclose it to us. … Many of those who have martyred hundreds of mujahideen and civilians live peacefully in Kabul city and in the provinces,” said Qari Sayed Khosti, spokesman for the Ministry of the Interior of the Taliban government.
According to the HRW report, Taliban leaders ordered surrendered security forces to register for screening, with the aim of finding links to certain military units. After delivering a letter that guaranteed their safety, they would have used these controls to arrest, disappear or execute the uniformed men.
With AFP
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