UN: Over 200 former Afghan officials killed since Taliban took power

2023-08-22 10:24:09, Kosova & Bota CNA

UN: Over 200 former Afghan officials killed since Taliban took power

Members of the UN Security Council condemn the actions of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan during a meeting in New York, US, on April 28, 2023.

The United Nations (UN) mission in Afghanistan said on August 22 that more than 200 former members of Afghanistan's military, law enforcement and government have been killed since the Taliban seized power in the country, despite an amnesty decision. .

The UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said in a report that it had recorded at least 218 extrajudicial killings since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-2021 and up to June this year.

"In most cases, individuals were detained by de facto security forces, often for a short time, before being killed," the UNAMA report said.

Senior Taliban leaders have said that former government officials and former members of the military will be amnestied on the orders of their supreme leader.

The Taliban-led Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in response to UNAMA that it had received no reports of non-compliance with the amnesty order and that any cases that had occurred would be investigated.

About half of the killings recorded by UNAMA occurred in the first four months after the Taliban took power as US-backed foreign forces were withdrawing in August 2021, while 70 cases were recorded during 2022.

"For most of the violations mentioned in this report, there is limited information about the measures taken by the de facto authorities to investigate the incidents and hold the perpetrators accountable," UNAMA said, referring to the Taliban administration .

"The apparent impunity through which members of the de facto authorities continue to commit human rights violations against ex-government and ex-army officials is a serious concern," the report continues .

Në total, UNAMA ka regjistruar 800 incidente të shkeljeve të të drejtave të njeriut të lidhura me talibanët ndaj ish-punonjësve të qeverisë dhe ushtrisë, duke përfshirë arrestime arbitrare, zhdukje më forcë dhe torturim.

Shumica ishin kundër ish-anëtarëve të forcave të sigurisë dhe policisë, tha misioni.

Ministria e Punëve të Jashtme e udhëhequr nga talibanët tha se udhëheqësi i tyre suprem kishte lëshuar urdhrin për amnisti dhe një urdhër tjetër kundër torturimit dhe keqtrajtimit të njerëzve në paraburgim.

“Asnjë personel ushtarak i administratës së mëparshme nuk është arrestuar, ndaluar apo torturuar për shkak të aktiviteteve të tij në institucionet e sigurisë”, thuhet në deklaratën e tyre, e cila është pjesë e raportit të OKB-së./ REL