The Taliban has killed hundreds of Afghan former military, security and government officials since the U.S.-backed government fell to the insurgents two years ago, the United Nations said in a report released Tuesday.
Taliban leader Amir al-Mu’minin verbally granted amnesty to Afghans who aided the U.S. and allied militaries in their 20-year war to stamp out Islamist insurgents, but instead have retaliated against former Army and security personnel, the investigation found. At least 200 were arbitrarily killed and hundreds more subjected to torture, disappearances and imprisonment outside of legal proceedings between Aug. 15, 2021 and June 30, 2023, the U.N.’s humanitarian arm in Afghanistan said.
A “climate of fear” exists among former government officials and members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), the U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) wrote in the report.
“Members of the de facto authorities continue to perpetrate, or fail to respond to, human rights violations that are carried out with apparent impunity,” UNAMA said. “The de facto authorities’ failure to fully uphold their publicly stated commitment and to hold perpetrators of human rights violations to account may have serious implications for the future stability of Afghanistan.”
Tens of thousands of former government and security officials and Afghan National Army soldiers remain in Afghanistan who, for various reasons, have not joined the scramble of Afghans fleeing the country since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. No country has recognized the Taliban as a legitimate government.
UNAMA documented more than half of the extrajudicial killings in the four months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, and an additional 70 in 2022. In most cases, investigators were unable to track down the member or branch of the de facto government perpetrating the killings.
More than 144 individuals reported experiencing torture and abuse at the hands of the de facto authorities, including beatings with pipes and cables and treatment leading to loss of consciousness, in order to force confessions of working for the former government or ANDSF.
Taliban officials have promised to investigate incidents and have arrested suspected perpetrators, but the investigation found little evidence of a dedicated effort to systematically enforce the promise of general amnesty.
When acknowledging a killing, the Taliban has in many cases passed it off to the U.N. as motivated by “personal enmity or revenge” and not done on official orders, according to the report.
UNAMA provided a draft of the report to the Taliban’s foreign ministry, which shared it with relevant governing bodies. The response reiterated the Taliban’s commitment to amnesty.
“Until now, no case of non-compliance with the order of general amnesty of Amir al-Mu’minin has been received. In case any official or security and defense institution of the Islamic Emirate has violated the decree of amnesty, the matter will be officially investigated, and the perpetrators will be introduced to the judicial authorities for prosecution,” the Taliban said.
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Yes . . .Well, there was just a burnout on Maui where over 1,000 appeared to have been incinerated — with a FEMA–directed coverup: no exit, no sirens, no water, almost no fire/rescue response, no aid from the military which has always been utilized in the past?!
So much death and destruction! (Always wonderd why they created or restructured the FEMA under Carter —- actually managed by Covington & Burling, yet no bio detail on that anywhere; had I not been working in DC at that time I would never known about that!)
After the assassination of the valiant Northern Alliance leader, Ahmad Shah Massoud, several days prior to the attacks on 9/11/01, by Taliban–affiliated al Qaeda, everything from that point on was a sham! Both Clinton and Bush refused to all entrance into the US by Mr. Massoud who wanted to warn of a predictable attack by elements of al Qaeda —- he was once the staunch ally, but Clinton/Bush then allied with the Taliban, like today —- go figure!
When intrepid DIA analyst Julie Sirrs returned from a fact finding trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan, DIA director, Gen. Patrick Hughes, rejected her report warning of a forthcoming probable al Qaeda attack, claiming al Qaeda would never pose any threat to America —– then 9/11! (Gen. Patrick also fired Sirrs! No matter, years later Ms. Sirrs still hasn’t figured out how the Deep State operates!)
Biden regime considers the Taliban to be allies, right?!
Great synpathy for the victims of the vile Taliban, but this all tracks back to Jimmy Carter, right!?
Also, great sympathy and prayers for the victims in Maui!
Let’s cover and stick to the facts, shall we???
The biden Effect causes so many deaths, worldwide…and the blind cannot see this.